2018 Resolutions + Goals / 2017 Christmas Haul
Hey y'all! I cannot believe how long that title is. I also cannot believe that it's 2018 already. It seems like just yesterday that I sat down to write a very similar post a year ago. Every year I look back and see not just the things that I did but the things that I didn't do, and I always try to do more in each year. Most years I fail. This year I'm really going to try super hard to keep on track with my resolutions, so that I can feel like I've accomplished something when the calendars turn to 2019.
With this goal in mind, I began writing a Google Doc of all of the things I wanted to do in 2018, and at first I thought I wouldn't come up with nearly enough things to make a blog post out of it, but as I started thinking, I realized that I have way more resolutions than I thought. So here goes! I've divided them into smaller categories for easier management. If you think I have a major character flaw that I need to change, please tell me! 😆
General Resolutions
↠ Get in shape/eat healthy
↠ Dress nicely all the time
↠ Be more thankful
↠ Be more confident
Baking
↠ Bake more often
↠ Experiment with more breads
↠ Perfect a pie crust
↠ Apply the techniques of Ken Forkish
↠ Get a Dutch Oven!!!
Blogging
↠ Blog on a schedule
↠ Send shoutouts for every post
↠ Be more active in commenting on other blogs
↠ Try to be more professional 😆
↠ Have more insightful posts
↠ Have more photography posts
↠ Finish the trip series already
↠ Upgrade my Wix account
Reading
↠ Finish Little Dorrit!!!
↠ Read all of Shakespeare's comedies
↠ Read Hamlet
↠ Read more current books
↠ Read David Copperfield
↠ Read The House of The Seven Gables
↠ Read books y'all suggest to me (please, give me your suggestions in the comments!)
↠ Reread the Hunger Games (they're so good!!!)
Writing
↠ Write at least 5 chapters of a novel
↠ Experiment with short stories and Kishotenketsu
↠ Improve my grammar
↠ Try new styles of writing
↠ Write WAY more poetry
↠ Write a poetry book (I've been meaning to for years)
Music
↠ Practice an hour every single day or more
↠ Play piano more
↠ Study music theory more
↠ Compose/arrange a piece
↠ Go to more concerts
School
↠ Study WAY more
↠ Try harder at math 😆
↠ Get homework done more efficiently
↠ Focus more on English and History
Doubtlessly I have way more things I need to fix, but I think the list I have made is an achievable goal. I'm going to try to check up on it with y'all around once every month, but I may or may not get anywhere with that. These are just some goals, and I'm hoping to try to be a more productive person by these things.
Now, on a less serious note, is my Christmas 2017 Haul! Please keep in mind that this is not bragging in any way, shape, or form, but merely because I love it when bloggers do these kinds of posts. Promise. I want to share what I got with y'all, so here you have it!
From American Eagle/Aerie
From Old Navy/Gap
From Under Armour
Non-Clothing Presents
Hee hee!
(I also got the new Beauty and the Beast but I didn't get a picture of it)
I am so grateful to all of my family for all of the things I got! Everybody was super generous, and I was even given some money from other family members to help pay for tour. Thank you so much, guys!!! I hope y'all have a great new year, and comment down below what some of your favorite gifts were that you guys got this year!
