My Goals for 2018

Happy 2018! Already, January has flown by and just like every month I'm amazed at how quickly it has gone already. I don't know about you but every start to a new year I seem to get stuck with what to do with myself. I never seem to have the motivation to start or even achieve something new. So I'm happy February is here (well it will soon go!) so I can actually start planning the year ahead.

It also just so happens to be a Monday as I'm writing this blog post so I believe I already have that "Monday Motivation".

This year for the first time I am willing to set myself quite a few goals. Hopefully it will all go to plan and I can even set myself some challenges along the way. I wanted to document my goals for 2018 here, mostly for myself to have a little recap throughout the year and a friendly reminder of why I need to do this for myself or to even see how much I have change.

I'm not very good at blowing my own trumpet so please excuse me if this gets a little cringe!

Here goes..

Although honestly one main goal I have in mind is to push myself into situations I never intended to do. It may sound daft to you but for people who know me, I am not the most confident person or at least the most out going. I don't want things to change completely but I am willing to give it a try. I intend to be more outgoing, more social and most importantly speak up for myself and even put myself first. Now, putting myself first sounds daring to me and sometimes you most certainly have to in whatever situation. You can never think about this being a selfish act as you most definitely have to care about yourself rather than the others around you half the time.

Travelling

I don't mean travelling around the world I just mean a little break away or two to get myself away from city life. Since I've never had the chance to go abroad I wouldn't mind this year to go on a mini vacation or a weekend away because I'm far aware, I am completely missing out! I want to encourage myself to explore different lifestyles people live, to explore other cultures in a variety of places and live the tourist life.

I've already had my eyes set on Barcelona or Amsterdam.

Reading

One of the many things people have their eyes set on when the new year starts and I am definitely one of them. I did love to read one time and now I never make the effort or have the chance pick a few favourite books. I just need to have the courage to put my phone away first.

My Blog

I'm going to try much harder to post weekly content on here, keeping you updated with interests, my course content and even my own work. It can be hard to maintain especially when you're doing other projects but it is all about the commitment.

Photography

It's been over a year since I've produced my own photographs and photoshoots and I do miss it. My camera is probably covered in dust it's been that long. This year and especially since I'm doing a creative course I want to get back into photography because I did absolutely love taken my own photographs and editing them over on Photoshop. I miss having the opportunity to share my own work over on social media and I've not even had chance to post images on here yet. Soon enough, I'll be creating a gallery on my homepage to share with you a few bits and pieces.

Also, I'm planning to get a polaroid camera in the future because I honestly think they're so cute.

Getting back into drawing

Time to get my sketching pencils back out or perhaps just buy new ones. Like photography, I haven't even had the chance to update any of my work so far on here and besides, it has certainly been a while since I've produced any of my own work and that does bother me so much. I loved drawing ever since I was young and honestly I haven't even made the effort for a good two years. I love sketching and I love creating mini illustrations just from imagination. Soon enough I'll say, I'll have the chance.

A scrapbook of memories

It's a working title, my plan is to gather my most loved photographs of family & friends to create one big photo album. I'm sure plenty of people have this idea already but who can't love flicking through the good old days.

Settling down my spending

How can I afford to do all this without saving the money for it. I am one of those big spenders & I just so happen to spend money of things I don't even need or only use once. Especially new clothes that I never wear again. So it is probably for the best that one of my goals is to save money and budget, I'm sure people who know me will agree with me and I'm sure plenty of people stored this into their own mind on January 1st.

There you have it, my goals for 2018. I'm sure enough already dedicated to making a good start.

With love,

A x