New Years resolutions are, I think, a great way of setting out how you want to be better in the new year. It is important that all of us recognise we do indeed have flaws, flaws that make us who we are and at the same time who we don't want to be. But sometimes, our flaws can become our strengths.
I'm never one for going with the usual classics of lose weight or get nice nails, which are admittedly things I always want but can never quite achieve. No my new years resolutions are a little more on the deeper side so please do bare with me.
1) Go with the flow
I have far too much of a desire to have order and a set list of instructions. I think this year I'm going to challenge myself to go with the flow more, let things happen and see where life takes me!
2) Stop listening to rubbish and focus on what's important to yourself
The media constantly bombards us with images of the perfect woman, how to achieve better skin in 3 easy steps or what your star sign says about you. Bloody nonsense. We are taught that being ourselves is not good enough; for that in order to be a success in this world one must fit into a certain and very specific set of rules set out by some sniffling old man sat at a desk he probably inherited from his great great grandpapy. I want to stop listening to this and in 2014 I think I did a pretty good job of it. We are good enough exactly as we are. Yes we can make improvements on ourselves, hence this list, but they should never be things that have been drummed into us since we were five. Focus on achieving your goals, your dreams and your values, not the dreams of some seemingly perfect woman in a magazine.
3) Clean contact lenses more
This is something I am absolutely awful at and my optician constantly tells me off. I just get so lazy, take them out my eyes, put them in the little pot and forget about them for a few days. Who knows what horrible nasties I'm putting into my eyeballs every three days?! Must address. Urgently.
4) Value everyday life
I think we all seem to forget that life exists beyond our iPhones and laptops. We wake up in the morning and the first thing we do is check twitter or Facebook or see how many people liked our Instagram selfie. We forget to look outside and see the birds in the trees or the squirrels running about the garden. I think I definitely need to appreciate the world we live in way more than I do.
5) Having a boyfriend is not the be all and end all of life
Okay yes I recognise that it is a very lovely part of life and my god do I enjoy it when I do have a man in my life but that's as far as it goes. May I firstly point out, this is something I recognise and have done for a long time. I am my own person and I rather enjoy that. That being said, here is far too much of a focus on women, young girls in particular, and the importance of having a boyfriend. We're taught that having a boyfriend will make you popular, happy and satisfied. But this couldn't be further from the truth. When it comes to a point in YOUR life when you can't remember the last time you talked to your best friend about something other than a guy, or when the last time you sat down and watched a TV programme only you wanted to watch, there is something fundamentally wrong. How can we possibly even attempt to make someone know us if we don't know ourselves. A relationship is a partnership, not a dedication to self-loss and we could all do a damn sight better to remember that.
I do hope you've enjoyed that little list there. My contact lenses are a must so if you do see me tweeting or instagramming please do nag me! What are your new years resolutions?
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