I have been thinking about the things I want to achieve this year, 2014 was okay- I had some amazing adventures but some things were a bummer. So this post is just about things I expect to do and perhaps learn from 2014. Aka "kick butt of last year"
1) Lose weight - I am sure that this is not just my resolution/goal. I got into good shape in 2013 but I let myself go in 2014. Now I am feeling the consequences of that- I just want to be confident again and feel as if I have proved others wrong. So my plan is pretty basic - I hate the gym. I have never enjoyed going there and I hate the idea of working out in front of people which is pathetic I know but it's hard sometimes. I have been doing a lot of research on exercises that I can do at home and with the right equipment and will power I know that I can do this. I simply cannot let myself become lazier to be honest. As for diet - it's amazing how it's always 70% diet and then 30% exercise. I can (if I try hard enough) discipline myself. I do try to eat the right amount of greens and healthier food. The results I usually see on my skin and my attitude. With this I aim to gain more confidence and feel like my good old self. So fingers crossed that I get somewhere this year.
2) Make up empties - ok this one is a little more silly but I genuinely feel like I have too much for a single person. My aim is to use up a lot of my stuff and if not donate/sell or give away. At the moment I am very close to finishing my first MAC lipstick in Brave and hit Pan on my MAC Orb eyeshadow. Think of it this way - I have spent a lot of my own money on high end make up and a lot of it is just hidden away and never used. I found my Urban Decay Naked2 palette after so long and I hadn't used it in forever! I remember buying it when it was released in like the first couple of days and then a couple of years go past and you forget. I do have an addiction to make up I thjnk - if I see something new I buy it and don't use it. Which could be ok if I was a make up artist and used it on other people but I'm not lol. What's interesting is that when you first start out collecting/using products your taste and preferences of brands/colours change a lot over time. I have many lipsticks that are staple pink nudes but now I just don't feel like it suits me anymore. For example - MAC - Fanfare, Cosmo, Brave, See Sheer, Mehr. These are all very similar colours that are wonderful but I just don't feel it anymore. So either I finish these or I donate them on to people who will use them. I think, if I use one lipstick a week I might just get through it all! So 2015 will be the year that I try to de-clutter my make up and pass it on to people who might have better use for it than myself!
3) Be Savvy with the £££ - I am the worst culprit when it comes to saving money and taking the cheap way out. I guess I do have expensive taste at times and this is particularly bad when it comes to going out with my friends. I don't even know where the money goes! But now I am going to think...do I really need that lunch? Do I really need that coffee? It's not just about the calories but I don't even want to think of how much money I spend on unnecessary things in one year. Yes we need food etc but I would rather save up and buy a designer handbag or heels. They might last longer! I won't stop these all together but I will try to cut my spending by at least half.
4) Be Charitable - So as well as saving the £££s I also want to give them away generously. This is more of a self cleanse thing. We live in a world where our first world problems take over and we feel like the world owes us a favour. I am very guilty of this at times - I want to remain positive and work on helping others. There is so much stuff that I could do. My one £20 lunch might be something of gold to another less fortunate person.
5) Clear surroundings = Clear mind - One word clean! I want to clear out a lot of things around me and be more organised. Sometimes I feel like if things around you are tangled - your mind is stressed and perhaps less at ease. Spring clean will definitely happen and recycling the things around me. Perhaps this will help my kickstart to change and be less of a hoarder and feel free. It does sound lame but I really do want a clearer room, house, mind, social life etc etc and make room for more reading and "me time"! I can do this.... I hope lol!
My five goals/resolutions/ must-dos of 2015! I want to be more positive and take these things on board.
What are your hopes for 2015?!
Keep smiling you lovely people!
Ash x
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