16 Things I Want To Do (More of) in 2016.

Resolutions just aren’t my thing.

Okay, real talk, I hate New Years Resolutions. Everybody makes them, nobody sticks to them and everyone makes someone else feel bad for not sticking to theirs. Instead, I think you should make little goals, things that you want to do, can do, and will probably stick too.

If you have made some big goal, like loosing 40 pounds, these little things will make you more likely to achieve these big things.

Here are 16 things I want to do in 2016.

1. Take more photos. I have an iPhone with a great camera, I’m living in two beautiful places in which traveling back and forth means lots of road trips at different times, there are beautiful people in my life. I’ve bought photo editing apps. And yet, the majority of photos in my camera roll are screenshots. I need to take more actual photos.
2. Talk more. In truth, I talk a lot to my partner but it’s about things that are mundane. I’ve been afraid to go deep, as if he wouldn’t be there for me. But this is something I’ve been working on as of the last week, and I’m a lot happier.
3. Watch more movies. I add movies to my Netflix list often. I add tons of chick flicks and cool things I think will be interesting but I end up watching documentary after documentary and that’s great; but nothing motivates and / or inspires me more than a good chick flick or romance movie.
4. Eat more good food. This does not have to mean eating more healthy food, though it no doubt can. I just have a tendancy to deny myself food I love because society has told me not to eat it. That’s trash.
5. Write more. I write a lot, naturally I am a writer. However, I tend to get focused. If I’m writing strictly for work, school, or deadlines, I write only for that and tend to forget that I actually love slam poetry and I should write it.
6. Stay organized. This and time management has been easy for me now, but I know in a few weeks it will start to untangle, so I just need to remind myself that staying organized will help the craziness feel less crazy,
7. Stop comparing. Thanks to social media, every time you sign into your computer or open your smartphone — it’s super easy to feel bad about yourself in point 5 seconds. Stop comparing your car, your job, your relationship, etc to everyone else on your timeline. It probably isn’t as good as it looks.
8. Remember that not everyone is looking out for you. Some people just don’t want you to be happy, or you to do well, or the people around you to do well. So, take what they say with a grain of salt, look at their life, they probably don’t have all the answers, and they’re probably not right.
9. Say “yes” to experiences. I have a habit of saying “yes” to things I might not want to do because I cannot say no. But sometimes I say “no” when I really mean to say “yes.”
10. Say “no to experiences. Refer to the statement above. Learning to say “no” is the key to your calendar not overflowing and driving you insane with commitments you don’t want to go to.
11. Bond with my partner. Go on dates, watch movies at home cuddled up, road trips and coffee. Just be with him.
12. Go shopping. Most of my money is spent on food, I need to treat myself once and a while; I like books and clothes too.
13. Save money. This completely goes against #12 but something I need to learn.
14. Listen. When I’m talking to someone, I’m not sure how much of my time is spent listening and understanding what is being said to me or figuring out what I’m going to say next, but listening and understanding where someone is coming from is a good idea.
15. Have fun. I’m young, and I’m an adult now whose working and making money and still I stop myself from doing things for fear of consequences. Boring.
16. Be happy.

What do you want to do in 2016?