I realise we are into the 3rd week of January, but in all honesty I’ve been so busy I haven’t had a chance to think of some New Year’s resolutions until now!
I
have gone for a list of 20 things I want to complete this year. 12 didn’t seem
like enough! I could have gone with my age this year (I’ll be 26 at the end of
April) but I was struggling towards 20 so it will do! “Twenty for twenty-twelve”
has a nice ring to it.
I
want to complete as many of these as possible. Some of them are simple and
easy, but I think you need some like that to balance out the harder ones. Here
we go!
1. Go
on an op-shopping road trip
– For ages I’ve wanted to travel around both Southland and Otago visiting
small-town op shops and finding clothing and furniture bargains. Good excuse
for a couple of days off work mid-week?
2. Set
up my cake decorating studio
– I need to get a table, another set of shelves, some more equipment, decorate…lots
to do!
3. Read
20 books – I’m keen
to get back into reading this year. Currently I’m reading the Cross Stitch
series (amazing!) further recommendations welcome!
4. Wear
more dresses – I really
want a wardrobe full of dresses. They’re great to wear while I’m working at
home – much better than trackies!!
5. Use
my sewing machine once a week
– this means more handmade clothes, presents, things for my home.
6. Learn
to ski or snowboard –
I’ve always lived 2-3 hours away from the ski fields and have never gone
skiing!! This year it’s a must.
7. Keep
in touch with old friends
– Means getting my Facebook on (we can be friends! Look up “Kasey Dewar” – that’s
me!) sending a text or writing a letter.
8. Make
my house more homely –
time to make/buy some art for the walls, get some pillows, paint some furniture
and make it more me!
9. Work
on the marketing for Sequin Corner
– Sorting a logo, brochures, website, menu, flyers, advertising in a local
paper…
10. Make
some new friends – I’m
so happy I’ve made some blogging friends over the last year. Here’s to more
this year and maybe meeting some of them in real life!
11. Get
back to a size 8 all over
– I’m an 8 on top, it’s time to work on the bottom half! (I’m only a size 10 on
the bottom so it’s not far to go!)
12. Learn
a new skill – I’ve
kept this general, any ideas are welcome.
13. Get
my full drivers license
– I was eligible for this April last year – come on Kasey!
14. Continue
to build my self confidence
– This blog has helped me so much with this already, it’s so nice to feel happy
being me. I’ve realised its ok to not follow the crowd, take a compliment from
someone I barely know (on the blog or in real life!) and “work” whatever I’m
wearing.
15. Make
macaroons – I know my
oven is a good one and I’ve bought myself a macaroon recipe book – now to make
them…
16. Upholster
a chair – I know of
some upholstery classes that are run in Invercargill, I really want a second
hand chair covered in nice material for my dressing room.
17. Have
a market stall – I have
so much research and email/letter writing to do before I can do this! But I’m
so keen; it would be awesome for my little business.
18. Take
more photos of life –
this means having my camera with me, taking pictures and capturing little
things that make me happy, the places I’ve been and bits of my life.
19. See
more of New Zealand –
I have friends all over the place in New Zealand now, I need to text them, see
if I can crash on their couch and fly/drive/swim to see them!
20. Get
over my fear of being the odd one out
– I have to remember – it’s ok if I’m wearing a maxi dress while all the other
girls are wearing jeans, or everyone orders one thing for dinner and I get the
opposite. We still have interests that overlap and its better I feel more like
me then try to conform!!
It will be interesting to look back next year and see which ones I have completed. Here's to a big year! What are some of your New Year resolutions??
Some great resolutions there hun, Ill be doing a few of the same myself me thinks! Hope the earthquake Saturday didnt give you too much of a fright, it went for quite awhile eh! P.S. totes adding you on FB xx
ReplyDeleteA great list and a nice mix of big things and smaller goals. If you ever want to drop by Wellington on your quest to see more of NZ then we have a soft bed you can sleep on:D
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