5 Things I Want to Achieve in 2017
Apologies for the inconsistency on this blog.
I just thought I would put less pressure on myself by writing as and when I please. I've recently taken time out of blogging to study and focus on my health, as I've had intermediate bad back pains for the past four years now and they have just flared up again. I can never recall them being this bad though. Apologies if I sound like a broken record and you already know this.
I thought I'd just do a nice little post to keep myself motivated and to continue letting you lovely readers get to know me and follow my personal journey (sounds so cliche, I know).
I wanted to do this post as I have no idea where my head is at right now, and I thought setting myself some goals would help me discover what I actually want to do with the rest of my life and how I should get to the place I want to be in, if that makes sense.
So here are five things I would like to have achieved by the end of 2017...
1) Pass my first year of uni with a 1st...
I bet you're all thinking "well you're not going to achieve that by writing blog posts when you're deadlines are in a month's time". Well, I can at least try. After achieving grades I never thought I'd be able to achieve in my first semester at university, I'm more motivated than ever. I'm also under a bit of pressure too, as I now know I am capable and don't want to let myself down. But I feel like I will be able to have the most relaxing Summer ever this year knowing that I've worked my arse off and put in a considerable amount of effort. I'd love to make my friends and family proud, too.
2) Find out what career I actually want...
For the past four years, I have known that I really want to work with children between the ages of birth and ten years. I've gone from wanting to be a midwife, to a primary school teacher, to a nursery owner, back to a teacher, then a social worker, and now something in the child health and wellbeing sector. It's important that I get a strong idea of what I want to do with the rest of my life before I enter my final year of uni (which is a couple of years away yet) so I don't end up being stuck in a job that I absolutely hate.
3) Learn to find joy in the little things...
As you can see, I spend most of my time stressing about the big things that are coming up in my life, I never take the time to enjoy the little things. Once all these deadlines are over, and my back is finally fixed up, I just want to do more for myself by spending time doing things I enjoy without worrying what I have to do the next day. It's going to take time to learn how to do this, but it will be worth it and I think it's an attribute every person needs and deserves to have.
4) Lose a couple more pounds...
Exercise and going to the gym is actually a hobby of mine, as I don't have the right skills to participate in team sports. I also love watching my own transformation and working on myself to become somebody I am actually happy with, rather than someone I resent looking at in the mirror. Not being able to exercise effectively because of these back pains has been horrible for me, and my physical fitness has gone down rapidly to the point where walking from Tom's place to university is physically demanding and I have to stop for breaks because of the pain and being out of puff. I've been eating well, but like I said; exercise is my hobby. And it's just not the same.
5) Get back into photography...
I have a pretty decent camera sitting in a camera bag that has not been touched since December. I thoroughly miss taking decent pictures with it and uploading them. Even if they're just snapshots of my day, they're memories I can keep for a while, whack onto my blog or share with friends. It would be a waste of decent equipment if I didn't get it out more and use it for it's purpose. It just needs a bit of fixing up first, though.
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Hope this post has gone down well with you. I will try and do stuff like this as and when I can.
Until next time, best wishes and stay safe.
Liv xo
I just thought I would put less pressure on myself by writing as and when I please. I've recently taken time out of blogging to study and focus on my health, as I've had intermediate bad back pains for the past four years now and they have just flared up again. I can never recall them being this bad though. Apologies if I sound like a broken record and you already know this.
I thought I'd just do a nice little post to keep myself motivated and to continue letting you lovely readers get to know me and follow my personal journey (sounds so cliche, I know).
I wanted to do this post as I have no idea where my head is at right now, and I thought setting myself some goals would help me discover what I actually want to do with the rest of my life and how I should get to the place I want to be in, if that makes sense.
So here are five things I would like to have achieved by the end of 2017...
1) Pass my first year of uni with a 1st...
I bet you're all thinking "well you're not going to achieve that by writing blog posts when you're deadlines are in a month's time". Well, I can at least try. After achieving grades I never thought I'd be able to achieve in my first semester at university, I'm more motivated than ever. I'm also under a bit of pressure too, as I now know I am capable and don't want to let myself down. But I feel like I will be able to have the most relaxing Summer ever this year knowing that I've worked my arse off and put in a considerable amount of effort. I'd love to make my friends and family proud, too.
2) Find out what career I actually want...
For the past four years, I have known that I really want to work with children between the ages of birth and ten years. I've gone from wanting to be a midwife, to a primary school teacher, to a nursery owner, back to a teacher, then a social worker, and now something in the child health and wellbeing sector. It's important that I get a strong idea of what I want to do with the rest of my life before I enter my final year of uni (which is a couple of years away yet) so I don't end up being stuck in a job that I absolutely hate.
3) Learn to find joy in the little things...
As you can see, I spend most of my time stressing about the big things that are coming up in my life, I never take the time to enjoy the little things. Once all these deadlines are over, and my back is finally fixed up, I just want to do more for myself by spending time doing things I enjoy without worrying what I have to do the next day. It's going to take time to learn how to do this, but it will be worth it and I think it's an attribute every person needs and deserves to have.
Exercise and going to the gym is actually a hobby of mine, as I don't have the right skills to participate in team sports. I also love watching my own transformation and working on myself to become somebody I am actually happy with, rather than someone I resent looking at in the mirror. Not being able to exercise effectively because of these back pains has been horrible for me, and my physical fitness has gone down rapidly to the point where walking from Tom's place to university is physically demanding and I have to stop for breaks because of the pain and being out of puff. I've been eating well, but like I said; exercise is my hobby. And it's just not the same.
5) Get back into photography...
I have a pretty decent camera sitting in a camera bag that has not been touched since December. I thoroughly miss taking decent pictures with it and uploading them. Even if they're just snapshots of my day, they're memories I can keep for a while, whack onto my blog or share with friends. It would be a waste of decent equipment if I didn't get it out more and use it for it's purpose. It just needs a bit of fixing up first, though.
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Hope this post has gone down well with you. I will try and do stuff like this as and when I can.
Until next time, best wishes and stay safe.
Liv xo
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