2015 - Your year (not just the Goat's)!

New Year’s Resolutions – the art of devising goals and aspirations for the year and failing miserably by the end that last year’s resolutions roll over to the New Year. At least this is my experience and if it isn’t the same for you – Kudos to you (teach me your ways!!!).

I know I sound like a failure already but I do try and keep my resolutions to at least January the 5^th!

Without further ado HAPPY NEW’S YEARS! 2015 – Year of the Goat, International Year of Light, Year of the Apple Watch. To be more specific the 15^th year of the 3^rd millennium, the 15^th year of the 21^st century and the 6^th year of the 2010s decade (thank you Wikipedia).

So many cute goats to choose from
on Google images wahhh!

So I thought I’d share you some of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2015 in the hope that they will inspire you to think more deeply and widely about your plans J  

1. Sprout some ABS –  Probably not as easy as sprout but this has nothing to do with Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s recent instagram bomb on everyone’s self confidence....ok maybe a little but hey, they worked for it and its time I made a more serious attempt so kudos to them!!

2. Get back into sports – I avoided joining sports clubs at uni because it just wasn’t organised like high school plus I didn’t want to look like a complete rookie amongst the elites! So this is the year I get back into Touch football and Netball, improve my stamina and of course make more friends!!

3. Don’t be lazy to go out – sometimes I talk myself out of social events with my friends! Don’t worry, I still go and have heaps of fun with no regrets but I just don’t know where the dreading feeling comes from!!! Either way its nicer to get out and be more worldly in your city!
4. Not use study as an excuse not to read – enough said cause I have a whole list of books to get through starting with "The VOGUE FACTOR" by Kristie Clements!

5. Be more relaxed, stress free, positive vibes - I sometimes over react and I know it! So this year I'm trying not to over inflate situations! What's the point of added headache and conflict?!

6. Look after my skin - this is what I always dreaded....a morning and evening face routine (10 mins everyday that I convince myself I don't have - pathetic I know)! Instead of always complaining about my skin maybe I should show it more love before I have to start using anti-aging creams by 23!! So exfoliates and SPF moisturizers come out = unholy beasts (dirt and oil) begone!

Pictures like these make me relax and feel good! Please tell
me you do this too or is this just me taking things too far? :

7. Read the news more often – not in a boring “let’s check out Business Daily” (no offence) but reading fascinating stories about advancing technology, science, NASA’s new projects, World News, stories capturing Human Nature and Art. You know, broaden a bit from the TV and entertainment news : P

8. Read more about World History – I never studied Ancient or Modern History in senior year and neither will it pop up in my course anytime soon but I always wanted to spend hours reading source after source on an endless tail of intriguing historical figures, events and decisions that shatter the empires and nations and the rebuilding of civilizations. I learnt that you kind of need an appreciation of the past to guide you in the present.

I came across a gallery for pictures and stories of the
 amazing human nature - worth a Google cause i didn't save the source

9. Have a FEEL GOOD morning routine - I feel like a grub when I sleep in so I'm usually up and very hungry within the hour! I always start with a cool seasonal brekkie of muesli and fruit in summer or a fruity porridge in winter! Either way it wakes me up, makes me less grouchy and gives me the energy boost to start on my errands/tasks for the day!!

Sadly his can be me in the mornings with hair on
point as well!!

So I know what you're thinking - you must suck so much at your New Years resolutions that this is probably an accumulation of 10 years and maybe your right! I'm hardly a perfect human being (don’t we all fancy ourselves one) and I'm still looking for balance and a sense of self accomplishment, satisfaction and self belief!

Good luck in the new year! New slate and new memories to be made so get your lazy butts off the computer and  couches under the aircon or heater (as  painful as this is for both of us) and get involved in life, new friends, new challenges, new experiences you an tell stories of!