The New Year.

Hello,
I was going to leave the New Years post until Saturday, but really there's no time but the present is there?
I will first apologise for not posting last weekend, I took a little break to spend time with family and enjoy Christmas with both my aunt's family and my own family, which was really lovely. I had the pleasure of spending time with lovely people, eating great food, and of course seeing people open the gifts that I had gotten them while also receiving some really thoughtful presents as well.

So as the typical cliché I often am, I take this day, the last day of the year, to reflect on my year and the 16 years before that (although I probably don't remember my first 4 years well) and appreciate all the amazing things I have in my life, including what I have accomplished and who I am today. What I appreciate most about this day is reflecting on who I have in my life now. I have the most amazing family, and this year may have been a little bit rocky at time I love them and I know I can always count on them when I really need them. Also my friends, I could ask for more amazing friends...I've been trying to describe them and my love for them, but I can't. They are indescribable and I know that I can always trust them to be there for me, and I'll always be there for them too.

This past year has been such an odd year, I don't know where to begin. So I'll methodically start at last new year when I set myself some 'goals' for what I wanted to achieve in 2014...
The first on my list was 'Be healthy-exercise' I can officially say I achieved this for 5 weeks in total. Then I failed...Badly... I mean it's not that I want to lose weight but my diet is appalling and I could do to tone up a little...
Second was to study more. I can say I achieved this, until September and I've not been very organised at all.. However my results from August reflect where I studied and where I neglected a little bit... I got A,C,E <----Need to work on that one.
My third goal was to start up a blog...It took me until September this year but I quite obviously have a blog now...I do have big plans for 2015 and hope to post more and do more beauty and lifestyle things on here.
My fourth goal was to GET A JOB. I have a job now. I got one in June this year, and it wasn't what I applied for but I work with the nicest people I could ever had hoped for, so I couldn't wish for much better (although a pay rise would be nice ;D).
My fifth goal was to work out my future plans. So it seemed to me this time last year that everyone had their act together and I needed to get mine together. It turns out that really most people didn't know what they wanted to do long term just what they enjoyed in the present time and some possibilities for the future. I wish I knew that then because I spent days, weeks even months this year stressing about the future and I'm still no closer to knowing if I want to go to university or if I want to do psychology long term. I just know that for now I'm enjoying what I am doing and I can continue it until I know for sure.

So that's 5 of my goals set for last year- I did set 10 but some are a little bit too personal for me to put on the internet for the rest of time...

So this year I'm setting some new goals. The reason they are goals as it means I don't have to implement them straight away I just have to achieve them before the year is up... or try to.
Goal number 1: Study MORE! This was in last years and I want it in this years to give me that motivation I've lost in the last few months. I don't want myself to get an E again. Only Cs and above...Maybe Ds...I'll wait for the exams before making that clear.
Goal number 2: ORGANISE MYSELF! From my reflection above I think I can conclude I could've achieved more if I was a bit more organised. So I'm going to get myself organised and timetable my life a bit more (of course my blogging and writing will be factored in to this).
Goal number 3: Yes, here it is the classic lie to myself, be healthier! I want to try and drink more water, eat a bit more fruit and veg and also walk/run 2 miles per day to begin with, I may increase this as the year goes on.
Goal number 4: READ MORE BOOKS. Referring to my previous post on books and how I was going to read 1 a week. Yeah well that was a MAHUUUSIVE fail. So I'm setting a goal of 18 books to read, as I will turn 18 this year. Including the ones seen in my previous post. I finished the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett today so I can start a new one tomorrow.
Goal number 5: Spend a bit more time with family and friends, and a lot more time appreciating them. I feel I did lose some of my appreciation and gratitude for those around my over the past year at times and so I want all my nearest and dearest to know how much I care all throughout this year.

They are my 5 goals for this year, in a years time I will look back on them and comment on how I've done.

So I hope you have all had a lovely 2014, and I hope 2015 is better for all of the people who read my blog. I also hope you had a lovely Christmas as I didn't get to wish you that before leaving on my family break over a week ago!

Thank you for reading as always,
Love Caitlyn xxx