My 15 goals for 2015

So as I have said, No resolutions for me this year, instead I've set 15 goals, and whether I achieve this goals or not doesn't really matter, they are there for me, things to strive towards, not things to quit, or things to limit myself or change myself. I really do recognize the importance of goals, for me when I have been through my toughest times I've not been the type to ever give up, instead I've always thought 'right okay I went wrong there' and I've gone on to do some amazing things. Probably because I am a very stubborn person, but also striving towards something better always made the rubbish i was going through much easier to deal with.

So here are my 15 for 2015.

1 - Friends & Family

And if i have learnt anything valuable from 2014, it is that Family and Friends are precious, life is not stable, people leave even if they don't intend too. Your family and friends are what makes you, I worship mine, and I can only continue to do so. I really am a family girl, and I have a set of best friends who I know will always be a best friend, they are like family, So I intend to carry on appreciating them all, they are why I am here today.

2 - The body

So this year I decided enough was enough, I didn't recognize myself, The rubbish I'd gone through in the years before had lost me as a person. Id piled on weight, didn't feel confident, however instead of carrying on on that path, I started going to the gym, eating healthily, thinking positively and now I'm happy to say all in all from my heaviest I have shifted three stone, dropped dress sizes and finally feel myself again still a long way to go to what I want to be at, but there is no going back now, I will be training harder, and pushing further, and that's all you can do is treat your body right, look after it, eat healthy, drink water, push yourself to your limits. I'm nearly back to my confident level, and I can't wait to see where I can get too.

3 - Travel

Last year I was so busy with work, renting, finding somewhere to live, and all the mandatory stuff, the year before I was free as a bird, traveled Asia, and then Holland, and Travel really became a part of me, It was amazing. To see places new, to meet people from different worlds, it made me feel free, and happy. This year I am definitely going to travel more, and make the most of it. There is so much to see out there, so much to learn and discover, and I cannot wait to cross more places off my list. Life is too short to not follow your heart and dreams. So please recommend to me some great places to travel. 

4 - Career

I wake up and I enjoy my job, but it wasn't always that way, the beginning of last year I worked in a job I hated, and before that I was lucky enough to work in the Media which I loved. But life happens, you have to do what you can to get by. I won't be a nanny forever obviously. For now its amazing. It's something secure to help me figure out what I do want. Ideally I'd love to be back in the Media using my degree, but combining it with helping others. I need to start figuring out what I want to do not just for now, but for the rest of my life, so for me 2015, Will be the year I try and figure that out. 

5 - Less social network

I feel like I waste so much time, looking at life on Facebook, tweeting instead of making conversation, Instagramming instead of sharing the moments with someone. We really have become a generation of social nymphs. I want to try and break away from depending on social sites, Instead of whatsapping people, I want to actually get out there and meet people and talk face to face, and make these memories.  

6 - Join clubs

Okay so *Geek alert* - I am a nerd, and I want to learn, I want to better skills, and to experience new things, socially as well, There are a few clubs I'm thinking of joining, for one I have always wanted to join a theatre club, as well it's fair to say I am dramatic, so if anyone is up for a bit of club joining - feel free to message!

7 - Say yes/no more

Well I want to start saying yes to what I want rather than what others want, and vise versa, You need to live your life for you, and remember that It's your life, at the end you can only blame yourself!

8 - Just go for it

Leading on from above, Do what you have to, I intend to start doing things I want, why waste time on what is not right for you, when you can be living your life the way you feel.

9 - Be nicer

I feel like we have all turned rather sour, rather moody. I have been the same, sometimes I walk around with a face like thunder, now that doesn't mean that's how I am as a person, I just feel like we have all become a bit unapproachable, and again maybe this is to do with the social media swarm, that we can all send emojis freely, yet cant smile at a stranger in the street. So i intend to smile more, to start conversations more, to not look so moody and unapproachable, to get out there, to thank people, it really makes a difference, for others and yourself. If we were all that bit nicer the world would be a better place i'm sure.

10 - Keep in touch

It gets easier and easier to drift away from people as we grow older, and get busier, and sometimes I let things slip, I forget to reply, I have no time to meet up, I lose touch, Well I feel like I can't keep doing that, People are precious, we get one shot at things, we need to spend time wisely, check in with people, send letters, reply, give time to those who care. I know life is so busy and it happens, but I want to make sure the people I love and care about know that. You just can't afford to start loosing people at this age.

11 - Make memories

Sometimes i spend my hard earned money on crap basically. But there have been times I've spent stuff on good times, like Festivals and little travels, and they make the best memories, trips to the theatre, nights at quirky places, I want to do more of this, to save and to actually have memories to show for it. Life is fleeting, I want to make the most of it all, see things, experience things, and have memories to talk about for life. I'm still not over the fact I was front row to see Kings of Leon and Red Hot Chili Peppers this year!

12 - Worry Less

I am the worlds worst worrier. Literally. Anxiety has always been an issue. I will worry about trivial things. I will worry that I am a rubbish friend, or not there enough for people, or that I am loosing people and not trying hard enough. I worry about it all, and its pathetic. What is the point. You can worry all day long, but it does nothing except make you worry more. Vicious circle which needs to be cut. So from now on I want to be more laid-back, and take things as they come. Might use the time spent worrying on far more better things.

13 - More creativeness

I want to listen to music more, I forget how it makes me feel, how it inspires me and makes sense of everything around me. I love to draw, to write, I need to dedicate more time to these things that make me whole and happy. These things are important.

14 - More volunteer work

Some of the best and most rewarding moments of my life, have been volunteering. I will never forget any of it, its made me who I am today, it's life changing. I miss the children in the schools in Surin, the little ones in the nursery, building a new place for these babies. There is nothing quite like it, and I am currently looking for a volunteer project for 2015, something that will make me feel that way again. Unforgettable. Even volunteering in this country, I need to get back to the paramedic volunteering too :)

15 - Men

DONT SETTLE. I've had enough of that. I feel like I was so desperate to have someone that I degraded myself by settling for absolute arseholes. No thanks! I have learnt self pride, and respect, and I feel happy being single, I'd rather that then be unhappy and with someone not worth my time. So who knows what 2015 holds in this aspect, but one thing I know for sure is that I can only afford to have people in my life that are worth it, that are different, and there is no-way i'm wasting one second of 2015 being unhappy or being made to feel like shit by a boy!

So whats your 15 for 2015?
Have the best New Year :)

Jade xox