Happy New Year!!
I know we are a fortnight into 2016 and we should have posted this before now but I am finally up to date with coursework again so I am making the most of my time. There are a few things I would like to achieve by the end of 2016. They aren't New Years resolutions as such because you are meant to start them from the first day of January and some of them aren't possible to achieve yet as you will see. I have five goals I would like to achieve and then mini goals to help me achieve the bigger goals so hopefully this will be an insightful look into my plans.
1) Make changes to my body to feel good about the way I look.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't hate the way I look at all, I just want to be more confident about myself and learn to love my body no matter how much I weigh. For this reason I am following the Slimming world plan to some extent but not too strictly because as I am a larger girl and I eat a lot of junk foods I can lose weight by eating healthier and moving more. I also want to improve the condition of my hair because straightening it since the age of 7 hasn't done it any favours so I want to look after it and hopefully lighten in it colour before I start to treat it. The reason I want to lighten it before I treat it is because if I treat it them use dye it will wreck it again. The last thing that I want to focus on in terms of appearance is my skin, I have very spot prone skin especially around the dreaded time of the month and I never feel confident without a little bit of foundation on. I have got myself a really good little routine going on and I can see improvements already ( it was that time of the month last week and I only had one spot which cleared up after 2 days) I will do a skincare routine post in the next few weeks.
2) Get a job and earn my own money.
As you will see a bit further down my list, I have a very exciting thing happening this year which I need to save up for and to do that I need to get a job, ideally I can find a job within my community as we have a few little shops and a bakery right around the corner from me which would mean my wages would be spent on bus fare to my job. I want to be able to support myself financially and hopefully I will have a job pretty soon.
3) Manage my anxiety.
Anxiety isn't something that I have spoken a great deal of on this blog but it is something that I have to live with. I often get anxiety if I am stressed and taking on too much or if I am nervous about something coming up. Now I am not going to talk too much about it today but I will later on. On Tuesday I will be having my first councilling session at college to come up with some coping strategies for my anxiety so hopefully I Will be coping with it better by the end of the year.
4) Expand my makeup collection and improve my makeup skills.
I love makeup and beauty and I take great enjoyment from doing mine or someone else's makeup. I think I am pretty good at makeup and I love collecting it. This year I would like to find my staple products and expand on my collection as it isn't huge but it is a decent size but I just want to be able to try more things out. This time next year I would like to have expanded my collection and also hopefully really improve my skills. I have also grown to love MAC lipsticks and I would like to fill a 12 hole lipstick holder with MAC lipsticks, this may sound like a silly goal but it is some,thing I really want to do.
5) Buy my first car and hopefully learn to drive.
Hopefully in the spring, I will buy my first ever car which is why I want to save up money. My dad is going to buy me a second hand car that is in good condition and then I have to pay for the insurance and petrol and my mum is going to pay my car tax for me until I make enough money to pay for all three. I can't learn to drive until July but I want to have the car beforehand so that I have an incentive to ace my driving lessons. I am already practicing theory work and i am getting pretty good scores. I am hoping to take my test befriend the end of the year but if not beginning of next year. I am so excited to start driving and having the freedom to go wherever I want whenever I want. Plus, it will make going to college so much easier 😂
Well those are my five goals of 2016 and I will definitely keep you all updated on every single one of these goals and how I am doing. I hope your 2016 has been amazing so far and you are doing the best to acheive your goals. You can do it!
-Aimee xx
