My Ambitious New Year Resolutions

As tradition dictates, I have been thinking about The Goals I’d like to achieve this year. Hopefully, I’ll commit to them all and overhaul my lifestyle.

Minimalism

• Sell or give away everything I don’t need or want.
• Instagram photos instead of clogging my phone’s memory.
• Use other social media sites less.

Writing

• Write one poem a week.
• Read at an Open Mic Poetry night once a week.
• Discover three new Open Mic Poetry Nights.
• Blog more, every day if I can manage it.
• Ace all of my assignments.

Health

• Cut down on booze, smoking and soda.
• Complete physiotherapy for my ankle injury and start running again.
• Go to the gym three times a week.
• Take more walks.
• Swim at least once a month.

Mental Health

• Stop letting other people’s issues affect me and helping so much.
• Spend fewer days in bed feeling sorry for myself.
• Talk more openly about my mental health.

Yoga and Meditation

• Meditate for at least five minutes a day.
• Actually get on my Yoga mat often instead of looking up Yogis on social media.

Lifestyle

• Go Veg*n, completely.
• Get into the habit of sleeping and waking up early.
• Eat as many homecooked meals as possible.
• Cut my Mexican fast food habit.
• Pinch my pennies.
• Cut down my hours watching Netflix and browsing Reddit.
• Keep up my Duolingo Dutch language skills. (Currently, Level 8.)

Creativity

• Sew items of clothing and actually wear them.
• Knit more.
• Read at least twenty books.
• Watch more “classic” or “cult” movies.

Travel

• Visit France, Denmark, Spain and Scotland.
• Explore more museums.