Hey everybody, long time no see! I hope you all have had an amazing start to the new year. Mine was quite uneventful and I was ready for bed by 10. Is that a sign of old age ?!? Anyway I did make it to midnight and while everyone else was making the usual resolutions to loose weight, stop smoking and save money. I've decided to set myself a list of goals that are slightly more attainable! As much as I'd like to be able to go to the gym for hours a day and manage to save more than a couple of pennies a week I have a feeling that it wouldn't last long ha!
Read More Books
I used to be an avid reader, you would never catch me without at least a couple of books by my side. In fact I think the school librarian got sick of me always having so many books loaned out. So when I started a full time job It came as a shock when I no longer had time to read, unless you count the odd magazine here and there {and they don't let me tell you!} This year I want to set myself the goal of reading at least two books a month.
Learn a New Language
I'm thinking french, just because I think it's the sexiest sounding language on the planet. And I've always imagined myself living in a quaint little cottage on the side of a river, sipping wine and eating cheese. Oh to dream right! But a friend once told me that if you ever want to move to a different county you should learn the language for at least two years to fully understand the linguistics of it all. Who knows if its true or not but if I do ever turn up on Paris' doorstep I certainly don't want to be yelled at by those obnoxious frenchmen. {I want to be able to be as obnoxious back ;) }
Smile at Strangers
Okay so I don't mean in the creepy I'm staring into your soul kinda thing. Just your usual friendly smile. I think sometimes when people are having a hard day all it can take to make it that tiny bit better is having a stranger smile at them. Or make them really annoyed for having a better day than they are. {Lets hope it's the first} Either way I'm going to start smiling more often!
Smile at Strangers
Okay so I don't mean in the creepy I'm staring into your soul kinda thing. Just your usual friendly smile. I think sometimes when people are having a hard day all it can take to make it that tiny bit better is having a stranger smile at them. Or make them really annoyed for having a better day than they are. {Lets hope it's the first} Either way I'm going to start smiling more often!
Blog More
For those of you who've stuck around for a while you may remember that a few months ago I started a little weekly favourites series. I really enjoyed sharing what I had been enjoying that week. So I'll be bringing that back this Sunday but along side that I'm going to be posting far more frequently. Fingers crossed! My plan is to get more organised, get a schedule kinda thing. Although I'm usually quite sporadic I'm sure if I can get my hands on some sparkly stationary it'll inspire me just that tad more!
So theres my New Years Resolutions! Let's come back next year and see how well I've gone :) Have any of you made a set of resolutions this year or have you ever stuck to them for the whole year? You've got my full admiration if you have!
Lots of love,
So theres my New Years Resolutions! Let's come back next year and see how well I've gone :) Have any of you made a set of resolutions this year or have you ever stuck to them for the whole year? You've got my full admiration if you have!
Lots of love,
I'm right there with you on the read more books and blog more! I never had time to read while still in university but now that I'm out and just working, I hope to have more time to do this like that! xx
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We're both striving to read more! Such great resolutions :) good luck! x
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Agreed! I'm going to try and do all of these things, apart from learn a new language because I know thats too far fetched for me!
ReplyDeleteThese are such good resolutions, especially the smile at strangers one. I always try to do it but sometimes I just go off track! I must get back into the habit!
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Haha, I'm not to sure how I'll go with that one but fingers crossed! Thank-you :)
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These are pretty much all my resolutions too! :)
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HA, Great minds think alike ;)
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Absolutely love your blog!! Great resolutions by the way. :)
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Thank-you :)
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Hey I've just discovered your blog and I love it! I read this post and saw that you wanted to learn French. I live in France and have lived here for nearly 10 years now (can't believe it!) and it's so lovely over here. Never been to Paris though.. Pretty embarrassing seeing as I have lived over here for so long now.
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Thanks! Wow, I'm pretty jealous of you right now!! I'd love to move there but I don't know if I could live in the city, I'm more of a country girl at heart :)
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I'm currently learning French and I highly highly highly recommend the app Duolingo! You HAVE to download it, its amazing!! Its free and you can pick any language you want. Just do it.
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Yay another person learning french!! ;) I've been learning it for 6 years and definitely agree that you should learn it before you visit- it makes the whole experience so much better!I t's so worth it, trust me! :)
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Wow! You must be a fluent little frenchie! I can't wait to start :)
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hiii just hopped on over to your blog because i saw your ad on Sprinkle of Glitter's (Louise) page. i adore your layout and your blog is so lovely!!! i am new to the whole blogging thing so one of my resolutions is to create my blog (done!) and keep it going!
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Thank-you :) Good luck with blogging, if you ever need some advice just pop me an email! I'll try my hardest to help you out {Not that I'm a pro or anything. I still get confused far more often than I'd like to admit!!}
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Great resolutions! Read more books & blogging more are on my list as well :)
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