I can see his point, and in one sense I do agree. Everyone - including myself - thinks that New Year means new everything, and that just because it's a new year all the bad things about you and your life will go away or be easier to change. This is, of course, nonsense - the date is nothing more than a label we apply to make things make sense.
But I still like making resolutions. I like projects and I like having defined time frames for these projects so that I can easily map progress. The beginning and ends of years are easy times to start projects and I do tend to stick to them, whether it's to take a self portrait every day or to lose weight, once I start them.
So I am going to make some, but they are going to be more like...goals. Resolutions are plans to be better, whereas goals are there to be worked at be achieved.
1. Graduate with a 2:1
This is a pretty dull one, but a necessity. I need to graduate. I need my 2:1. The first step towards this? Start writing my dissertation. Gulp.
2. Get a job or start freelancing
Both utterly terrifying prospects. Again, a necessary one. Until I do this, I can't move to London. So, yeah. Job.
3. Get to target weight
When I first weighed at the start of this year I was 15 stone 1.5 pounds and wore and 18-20. Before all this Christmas gluttony started I weighed 11 stone 5.5 pounds. I went out on Boxing Day and bought lots of new, size 12 clothes. My first target (as in, the one I'm going to hit before I decide whether or not I need to lose more) is 10 stone 7. I want that before my birthday, which is April 10th. 14 weeks. Let's do this.
4. Read 100 books
I've always been a reader, but this has fallen behind recently. Last year I just wanted to read more; this year I'm setting a target that I can always adjust if I need to.
5. Write
This is a bit of a weird one. I write quite a lot, as yesterday's post detailed. But I don't write for no reason other than fun any more. No fiction, little blogging. So this year, I want to write more. Not entirely sure what form this goal should take - Amy suggestions?
Whether or not you make any resolution, I do hope that you have a very happy new year, and I wish you all the best for 2012 xx
Happy new year and good luck with your goals :)
ReplyDeleteA happy new year to you, my darling, hope it rocks and you reach your goals!
ReplyDeleteI don't believe in making resolutions just because it's January 1st. Just change things when it's time to change them, I say. But I still like reflecting on what happened in the past year and what is to come in the new year (and writing blog posts about it, although I only did so in French this year).