2 months of resolutions, let's take a look back

This time two months ago I posted a resolutions post, like most bloggers. Now I decided to look back and see how I was doing with them!

Blog regularly Well, I think I can tick this one!

 

Try not to break my phone This was always a bit of a silly one, but I am pleased to say that I haven't broken it....yet!

 

Cook more Ahh, yes. Well. This failed drastically. I even forgot this was one of my resolutions until I looked back!

 

Take a run or at least a walk everyday This was never going to work. But I do run or walk about 3 times a week on average, so not exactly, but halfway there?!

 

Dance better  Yeh, well I don't actually know if this is happening? But I am so trying harder.

Ok, basically what happened here is that I didn't follow my own advice. I didn't do the whole organise into small steps, stick stickers on your calendar thing. Nor did I follow advice number 6. which was, Don't give up on small things. Like rain. It is so hard to force yourself to run in the rain. I mean who wants to run down a country lane in the rain? That is basically just like asking to ruin your leggings with mud.

Anyway I think the conclusion of that is, basically:

I suck at keeping at things, except things I want to do, aka blog, dance....xx

Keeping those New Year resolutions

So many people make resolutions at the beginning of the year and then forget/give up by June.
I for one am guilty of this! Mainly we set ourselves too hard, seemingly impossible tasks to achieve. Here are some tips to help them seem more achievable:

1. Don't set yourself too hard challenges in the first place!

2. If there is one really big thing you want to do, like getting fitter or quitting something, then just focus on that one thing and don't make loads of other resolutions in case you get side-tracked.

3. Believe you can do it. That sounds cheesy but a lot of the time the reason why people give up is because they start off thinking it is impossible and they will never be able to do it. If you follow the advice of the first 2 tips and then believe you will be able to do it.

4. Break it down into smaller steps working up to the original resolution. If you said you would workout everyday, then start of by working out three times a week, adding on another day each fortnight? Within 10 weeks you will have reached your goal.

5. To make you keep to this smaller steps method, write down on your calendar each day you are going to do it, then stick a gold star or something next to each day you manage. Adapt this method to what ever your resolution is.

6. Don't give up at small things

7. Tell friends and family so they can help you to achieve this.

8. Obviously this isn't going to work with everybody but I hope it helps somebody! Remember, you have to really want it and stick to it. Good luck!

So here we are again - HAPPY NEW YEAR

Another year over, a new one just begun. I wonder what is going to happen this year?
 

 Happy New Year Everyone, hope it's a good one!!

 

Thinking up resolutions that are difficult but that I actually might have a hope of achieving is always hard, but this year I have absolutely no idea.... what are your resolutions for next year?

This is what I have managed to come up with:

 

Blog regularly Obvious but worth putting on this list anyway, in the hope that I do it!

 

Try not to break my phone This one is a bit silly, but I'm serious!

 

Cook more I mean make dinner by myself, cause I can do it but I don't.

 

Take a run or at least a walk everyday This one should be achievable if I set myself a specific time of day to do it. This would be a good achievement but I can see it will end up being on everyday that I don't dance, which will be 4 out of 7 days.... still a good achievement but not what I was hoping.

 

Dance better I am not sure if I can just tell myself to do this and it will work, but I will try!

 

So after saying I can't think of any, I have come up with a few that I think I might be able to do!

 

Hope you all have a good 2016 and thanks to everyone who read my blog last year, hope you stay with me this year as well! If you are new to this bit of internet, hi, welcome, pleased to meet you, keep reading, I would love to hear from you in the comments! Millie x 

What I listened to in 2015

Here is a little round up, not of what came out this year that I liked, but just of songs that I listened to this year (some of them are several years old), hope it inspires your playlist for next year!

Superheroes by The Script Obvious to anyone who has read my previous music posts!

Shut up and Dance by WALK THE MOON

You're Beautiful by James Blunt

Bright by Echosmith

Ugly Heart by G.R.L

On my Way by Charlie Brown

Wings by Birdy

Demons by Imagine Dragons

Pompeii by Bastille

Any songs by Keane, The Killers, The Script....

Immortals by Fall Out Boy

George Ezra in general....

Fireflies by Owl City

Brooke Frasers albums Albertine, Flags and What to do with Daylight - basically anything

Never miss a beat by Kaiser Chiefs

As you can see that was quite an ECLECTIC MIX?? I cannot remember back to the beginning of the year so this is more a list of what I listened to this autumn....

Have you seen my new (and improved) about me? At the top of the page next to Home. Millie x