New year, new chances, new beginnings

Hello! I hope you all had a great ending to 2014 and a fabulous beginning of 2015. I can't believe that it's 2015 already, I have read somewhere on the Internet that 2030 is as far away as 2000 and it had me thinking, some of my friends who I have gone to secondary school with are going to turn 18 this year. I swear I still remember my first day in year 7 when I was something like 11/12, majority of us were quiet scared and kept close to friends they had in primary schools and look at us all now! We have all made new friends, chose new schools to go to and are almost adults. The time is literally flying past and I'm not sure how I feel about that. This year I will be turning 17, hopefully doing my driving license which means I will hopefully start driving and it's just... wow. I have been waiting for this for ages and now that it's here, I'm not sure what to do with all this!

Anyway, new year means a chance for new beginning. It is a good time to start doing things you always wanted to do, or possibly stop things you always wanted to stop. I think it is absolutely impossible not to have a new years resolution. It doesn't have to be a literal change in your life. You don't have to change everything and become a completely different person so that nobody can recognise you. That is not the point of this. If you can't think of something you want to change in your life, maybe there was something you always wanted to do or learn, or maybe go somewhere. Also the goals don't have to be anything too complicated, it can be something really simple, as long as it's realistic. Having a goal for a new year will give you something to head for and work towards. I have already set some up for myself and here they are:

1. Firstly, getting healthy and into shape is my priority. I know loads of people set this as their goal and then given up after a month (I was one of them) but this year I am really determined. This year I am not really doing it for anybody else, I am doing it for myself. It will really help with keeping my skin clear and generally help me make myself feel better with well...myself I guess. 

2. I want to save up money this year. Finally this is possible because since about May/June time I have a job, only weekends and school holidays but it's always something, plus I have opened my own bank account. Putting money in a bank account means less temptation to spend it on things I don't actually need or will never actually use. I have set myself a target of saving £300 by August as I am planning on buying a tablet, but if I exceed it, I will be more than happy and will not stop saving until January. Fingers crossed I will actually do it. 

3. This one is regarding the blog itself. I want it to become something you as readers want to read and enjoy. I also want to become more systematic in posting. I will try my hardest to deliver weekly posts every Sunday afternoon, and unless something happens that will stop me, I will try and let you know. But I would really like your opinions on what you think I could add, change and generally your opinion. You can leave it in the comments or you can e-mail me if you prefer to talk to me privately. I promise to get back to you as soon as possible. 

I have not decided on a goal to travel anywhere because I won't have time for this, this year anyway, I will have to see and find something for next year. I have also not planned to learn anything new e.g. a language because I know I will not do it. I have enough revision for my 3 AS subjects and a language would be too much. Plus I have already studied French in school for almost 3 years and did not learn that much, I probably would not be able to do anything in France without looking like a typical tourist with my broken French. Anyway, as you can see a resolution can be really simple but it gives you something to work towards in a new, fantastic year. And trust me, if it is something you wanted for a long time, you will feel absolutely amazing upon achieving it eventually.