hello new year!

So the new year is finally here, which means a few things: new years resolutions, spring cleaning, a new set of personal goals and a fresh outlook on life. Although those are general things that everyone tends to do when it comes to a new year and it lasts maybe a few weeks, I am determined to stick to my resolutions this year, so for my own sake I've made them fairly open to leeway.

Before telling you all my resolutions, I thought I'd do a little recap of 2013!

I left my job at Toys R Us, which I was glad and disappointed about. On the one hand, I hated the actual job and what I had to do on a daily basis but on the other hand I absolutely loved who I worked with and I miss them all so much! I moved to Edinburgh with Craig which has been so good for both of us. At our old flat, only I was working while Craig was studying at uni so we didn't have a lot of money to do things, as anything I did earn tended to go on rent, bills etc, whereas now, with both of us working, we've had a lot more opportunity to spend on ourselves and actually have a life outside of the flat. I also love Edinburgh, I don't think I'd want to live anywhere else now. I gained a lot of self confidence, which I've only recently realised. I also don't tend to worry too much about how I look any more, I used to stress about having put on a little weight, about losing my "thigh-gap", about being quite small chested. But it just doesn't bother me much any more, as I've finally realised that everyone's body is different and it's not a bad thing. It only took me 22 years to get to this frame of mind. I got a job in a phone shop, which I absolutely love. I've never had a job where I've enjoyed going to work, but I honestly do with this one. Everyday is completely different because I get to speak to loads of different people on a daily basis and the people I work with are all so nice too! 

I really enjoyed 2013 and I honestly hope that 2014 is just as good, I have some good plans for it. As for my resolutions, they are fairly simple.

» Eat a little bit more healthily. - I don't eat that unhealthy right now, but it could be better!

» Exercise. - I don't do any at all right now, which is shocking, so I'm going to start.

» Spend less. - I still occasionally buy things on impulse, so I'm going to try and stop that.

» Organise and blog. - I really enjoy blogging, so I'll be doing it more often.

» No more than one takeaway a month. - This one will be so hard, I love a good Chinese takeaway!

» Sort my wardrobe. - I have so many bits of clothing that I need to give sort and give to charity.

Those are fairly easy to stick to (I hope) so I should be able to actually keep to my resolutions this year. I have a few big plans for this blog too, including a lot more posts and content, along with a shop for blog designs, I'm so excited!

I hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and New Year!