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!
