New Years Resolutions II

Happy 2013 world <3

I had a great New Years, silly, cheap fun with friends and not too bad of a hangover the next day!

If there's one thing I've learned over the years, its that the best New Years plans are the non-existent ones! 

Fun that you don't expect to have is the most exciting and rewarding.

So I guess I should start with the stereotypical New Years resolutions that everyone starts off their year with, but lose sight of before the summer is over.

(I shouldn't say that) 
I actually love thinking about my New Years resolutions. It gives me a sense of confidence and belief that the ability to turn your life around is really not hard at all, which it just isn't!!

Okay, so first off, last year, I had a few different goals. (I did promise to report back, so bear with me!)

Considering how my year panned out, I am satisfied, at the very least, with how I went. 
So, I wanted to find passion, stay single, volunteer and learn an instrument.

-I managed to find what I was passionate about and make it part of my life - in more ways than one, which was enlightening, uplifting and made me realize what was missing. 
-I technically stayed single, but not really how I wanted too. That first six months of my year was wasted! I certainly proved myself right in the reasoning of why I wanted to stay single in the first place. At least I know myself huh?
-At the end of the year I began volunteering for SKYS (St Kilda Youth Service) whose contact was given to me by a teacher at school. I, along with a few other students and young people from around Melbourne, will all be running St Kilda Youth Festival 2013, a drug and alcohol free event for the youth of the City of Port Philip. So very exciting!
-As for the learning an instrument, well, I learned to play happy birthday on an accordion. 

So we'll just take that as a success on the account that my year, in all honesty, was pretty shitty, and I'm surprised that I even rolled out of bed most days.

So Hoorah!

Hello 2013! Your shoes to fill are so tiny that in the last three days you've pretty much outdone yourself, so keep up the happy vibes.
 

As for the New Years resolutions, here we go!

1. Be a super nerd!
Last year I started out okay, but let all the drama that was my own personal life affect my studies, and in the end, my results. This is pretty upsetting, because I gave up a lot to study, and telling certain members of my family I am heading into a completely different direction to all of them, resulted in nights of conversations and long emails about how I was setting myself up for failure. I don't want to prove them right! So I want to make sure I am putting all of the passion I found last year into my studying this year. Yup yup, I WILL NOT FAIL!

2. Eat Healthy!

I always go on little health kicks, but what with not having a proper home for almost 2 months now, and always being so on the go, they never go well, and as a result, I've got a bit of a chubby belly! It's simply a result of me being incredibly undisciplined! Whenever I set healthy eating goals, they are always very loose and have rules such as "Anything in between the hours of midnight and 6am doesn't count!"

So, I'm going to come up with some kind of yummy-and-easy-and-healthy eating plan! (Will have to report back as I'm staying with family, and when you're a guest you get what you're given!) I figure I'm going to have to really try hard at this one. And lay off the cheese and crackers.... aw :(


*Don't worry bloggers! This has absolutely nothing to do with losing weight, or body image! (my chubby belly is the least of my worries!!) I want to eat healthier to feel better and stronger in my mind, body and spirit :)

3. Stick with the ones who love me!

So much time was wasted last year on people who in the end, weren't my real friends and I gave so much more than what I got back. This made me so upset in the end; there's nothing worst than feeling worthless!! 
After my shitty first 6 months, being in hospital, and losing my job and home, I learned that not everyone is a true friend. So this year I want to focus on the people around me who are honest and good friends to have, and especially to all the incredible new friends I made last year who were there for me!

 4. Show the world everything I am!

I was going to say stay single again, but I learned last year that that's just silly. Not to stay single, but to expect myself to follow my own rules in such a matter! This year, my resolution is to just shine, regardless of whether I am in a relationship or not, that shouldn't make a difference. There's so much in me that the world doesn't know about, and I'm sick of being too timid to let it all out. This will be my year of creativity, light and being free again.

Ah I love this new feeling of light and confidence.

2013, come at me!! <3