We live in a time where tradition is questioned more then ever. What do I mean by that? In the past few years, twitter and facebook has shown me and i’m sure all of us a the personal thoughts of those we are connected with.
You can log on to twitter, facebook and pretty much get the thoughts of anybody in real time whether you care to hear it or not. While I’m a twitter fanatic, I’ve noticed that a good percentage of people I know seem to forcibly throw their ideals on us all. One tweet dedicated to an issue is no longer enough to satisfy the feeling of expressing ones ideas. It comes in the form of belittling, and teasing those of us who have a opionon, or those of us who don’t put too much attention into these miniscule issues. One example the tradition of New Years, apparently it’s not cool to wait until Jan 1st to make changes, and we are suckers for waiting to make changes. * Insert the Largest Side Eye expression with a side of shut the f*ck up** Opp sorry…i got carried away.
I personally don’t care when people decide to make a change in their lives, but for the love of God we get it. So some of us don’t like waiting, and some of us do, big deal! The amount of time taken to argue this is hella annoying these days which leads to one of my resolutions that you will read later.
1. Sharpening my Writing Skills - One of the goals I have is to push out great content and put it into “not so boring words”. I need help writing outside of my blogging anyway. So I plan on purchasing How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
it covers a ton of aspects.
2. Shop Less- Even as a fashion blogger my logic was that I need to have this awesome wardrobe in order to do clothing post. It’s not true. I look at blogs like Cupcakes and Cashmere and she doesn’t seem to have an overflowing closet, she recycles her pieces and reinvent looks and it works. I’m learning that quality over quantity rules. So I’ve decided to do stock inventory, donate, and work with what I have. That’s not to say that I won’t shop at all, but this means no more items at full price, and no more shopping on impulse thinking that I HAVE to have an item.
I also took the extra step of unsubscribing myself from marketing emails from my favorite brands. If the sale is good enough, I’m sure i’ll find out about it. If i don’t need it then I’m not buying it. I’ve also decided that for the first three months of the new year my shopping allotment will go into a savings account each payday. Well it’s not so much of an allotment. I went back into my bank records and added up how much I spent on shopping divided it and decided that I will put that away instead.
3. Save More/ Spend Less – In 2010 I sold a property that my grandmother left me, I had that house since I was 15 Sounds cool right? Well it’s wasn’t, its a long and depressing story, but I want to own again on my terms. I’ve gotten over certain thoughts that held me back from doing this. I’m using LearnVest which gives great tips on how to save your money, how to live frugally, and tune up your finances. I have to train myself on thinking in a frugal manner. I’ve spoiled myself by driving to work, not taking advantage of my commuter benefits, buying breakfast and lunch , shopping on impulse, and wasting money while grocery shopping. There is nothing wrong with taking a PB&J for lunch with fruit, or eating Oatmeal instead of giving my money to some greasy diner. I realize that if I dine out I can get an appetizer, salad, or something that cost a little less and that’s probably better for me in the long run. I’m more than fully equipped to get to work on the Metro these days as well, in all honestly I hate dislike the metro, and I cringe at the thought of the metro during the winter.
4. Meditate Daily- As someone who constantly worries, I’m afraid i’ll have to invest in Botox by the time i’m thirty. My forehead is always tense as I trail off into deep thoughts all the time. Oftentime it’s about things I have no control over, things that have happened in the past that I wished had a different outcome. Well I want to let go, and live life. I’m 25, with high blood pressure, and the stress is literally killing me. I use sometimes listen to Instant Calm: Guided Meditations to Train Your Brain and Calm Your Emotions
when i’m super stressed this Tape calms me down for a few days. I can’t even describe how it literally feels like you are else where once you turn the lights off, get a comfortable position and listen to this women talk. It’s soothing, and calming, and it works.
5. Lose Weight Big whoop, Big Surprise. I could leave this as is since Everybody pretty much says this. Well my case is serious this time around. Awhile ago I had some issues with my Blood Pressure, I was put on a strong dose of medication and it was working until about a month ago. I’ve been tested in every form to see what is going on, why at 25 this is something that plagues me. The only option left if to lose, lose, and lose some more. I started Crossfit, which is really intense. I wake up at 4:30 am, and head to a little gym in Eastern Market and workout for an hour. I did my first workout last Weds. I almost died after falling down three steps, because my legs felt like jello. I hurt for about 4 days, and even fell on a public toilet because my legs gave out. After running home and steam cleaning my ass for fear of pubic lice it the pain finally went away yesterday…MONDAY. Anyway, i’ve seen great results and the instructor is really nice, and letting me start off slowly. I decided to go in with a frame of mind that I can accomplish this, and that I have to stick to it!
6. Staying positive Back to my twitter rant a little earlier. There are a lot of negative people out here these days. I’m not sure if it’s the economy, a bad relationship, or Terminal PMS but it’s overwhelmingly present. The people i’ve walked by faces are so hard you can strike a match off of their jaws. I have NO idea whats going on, but I tend to pick up off of others energies. I’ve made a commitment to myself to not complain so much, to be a little more thankful, and clear my mind of stressful thoughts. This might include me staying off of twitter as well. I know it’s just twitter, but seeing some of the bitter, rude, and downright nasty tweets bother me sometimes. Some of its is down right offensive, and while none of it is aimed towards me, i fall into the categories of somethings. I guess it reminds me of grade school. I end up unfollowing or muting these people, but sometimes things slip through. I don’t even want to be like them.
7. Organize – When I moved back home…I never actually unpacked my things, I still have Tupperware bins full of stuck from my apartment that I need to unpack and sort through. I also have a couch in my room, and if you’ve ever been to my house, you would know that there IS NO ROOM in my Matchbox of a room to have an Ikea Loveseat. I know think this will make a huge difference in my stress levels. I dream of not having to literally step over shoe boxes, purses, the cats tail to get to my bed. I made a bit of progress a small path leads from my bed to my door… yes I know it’s bad.
8. Blogging- I’ve fallen off the blogging wagon, so much so that actually feel like I don’t have any business going to blogger events around the city. I’ve met some great girls like Vivy, Jenni, Brea, and Allison just to name a few, trust me there are a ton more. I’ve basically been brainstorming ideas to make sure i’m putting out great content. Of course I will be blogging about things I love, it will just be organized. I’m aiming towards Style Post, Food Post, and Photography. A bit of everything.
9. School- As recently I was taking courses in order to prepare myself for nursing school. I was unable to finish for a good reason. Most nursing programs are full-time now, and it just wouldn’t work at this time. So i decided to finish up an associates in Liberal Arts, and I’m applying to Parsons for their online Fashion Marketing Associates. I’ve been in school for a long time, and I’m pretty tired. This leads back to my saving money resolution, I’m hoping that some choices i make financially might help me in the long wrong so that I’m able to get my nursing degree.
10. So…..I ran out of Shit that I want to work on. This is pretty much it. Too bad…I could have had a perfect ten things, but I don’t want to get ahead of myself.
Editors Note*** Apprently I need to Add Proof Reading to my List** ekk Thanks for the email, you know who you are.
In closing New Years is symbolic in creating new goals in life, cleaning out and starting fresh. There is nothing wrong with waiting, and there is nothing wrong with deciding to make changes in July or September. If you’re still reading I’d be interested in hearing your goals for the new years as well. Even if it has nothing to do with my goals I’d be interested in reading and who knows you might invoke something in someone else reading.
What do you know a Post without an GIF’s on Pictures :-\
- Elle