Happy 2015 everyone! I'm very much excited for this year because it's the year I graduate from college and that means another chapter of my life ends and begins. I'm also trying my best to be positive towards everything because I believe now that having a positive attitude is everything. :) Allow me to share some photos I took on New Year's Eve and as well as some of my resolutions/bucket list for this year :D
This was taken on the afternoon of January 31st, a gloomy New Year's Eve ahead. Luckily, the gloomy weather didn't turn into rain that night if not the amazing fireworks won't be able to be seen!
My brother's Labrador Retriever, Yeller. He's such a sweetheart and is very playful. I took this photo of him because he looked so photogenic. "Woof's that?"
This is my third koala stuffed toy, straight from Australia itself! My aunt gave it to me as a Christmas present when she came home on the afternoon of New Year's Eve.
So, moving on... Here are some of my realistic goals for this year. I'd rather call them goals than resolutions because they're more like "Stuff to check off my 2015 bucket list" than "Stuff I need to change" or something like that. No, I highly believe that we don't need a list of "resolutions" that we don't even follow after the second week of January. The whole "Love myself", "Get fit", "Trust people more" crap isn't my kind of list. My list is more realistic and more interesting. It's realistic because as I've said this is the year I'm graduating therefore I'm going to have a lot of free time on my hands so these are stuff I'm actually going to be able to do unlike in the past years. On the other hand, it's interesting because these are either things I've always wanted to do but I couldn't because of time or because it's something new that I haven't tried at all. :) Maybe you could get some ideas yourself!
1. Read more books. -- Through college, I lost my deep love for reading. It's like the bookworm in me disappeared into another dimension. This is probably because I've no time anymore because in my spare time, it's either I catch up on sleep I lost from studying or I have been taken over by the internet. I told myself that this year, it's time to be a bookworm again! I've received so many books for my birthday and for Christmas that I haven't even touched yet, and this year is probably the time to do so!
2. Get my driver's license before my 21st birthday. -- Yes, it's quite weird to know that I'm 20, yet I don't have a driver's license yet. I told myself last year that I will get it before my 20th birthday, and look, I'm now 20 and still license-less. Though I still don't have a car of my own (we sold ours last year lol), at least having a license can actually make me feel a bit better about myself because at least it means I know how to drive.
3. Save regularly. -- And don't spend on stuff you don't need! I'm making a monthly list of the stuff I will be needing and a separate list of the expensive stuff I want and set a budget for both. The stuff I will be needing will have a different budget and the expensive stuff will come from my daily savings. I told myself that whatever amount is left in my wallet at the end of the day, I will put in my hidden place at home and I will only count how much I've saved at the end of every month--that way I won't be too tempted to spend it.
4. Travel. -- God, I say this every year. It never happens. But I swear this time, especially in the summer, I MUST DO IT. I'm dying to travel to different places, even just in the Philippines. I'm really so jealous of people who go to Boracay Island or Palawan as if it's taking the bus to the nearest cinemas. Also, I'm quite positive that I can count on my boyfriend to be my travel buddy this time! :D
5. Take a new hobby. -- This one's gonna be photography for me. Isn't it obvious? One of the expensive stuff I'm saving for in number 3 is a camera. Not the professional bulky ones pros use, but just a simple small DLSR. I've looked for some cheap ones (since I'm just a beginner) and Nikon has very good and recommendable ones. I'll settle for that for now of course because again I'm just a beginner. In case anyone was wondering by the way, I use my iPhone 5c for all my photos and edit them on vsco and afterlight. :)
So... There. Try to make your goals this year more realistic and achievable. Make sure it's not something you're going to forget to do like have an attitude make-over or whatever. Don't wait for the new year to change your attitude, come on! And be yourself everyday, not just during the new year. ;)
-M
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