2017 Goals

Hello everyone,
at the start of 2016 I wrote a post regarding all of the hopes I had for the year. Generally I steer clear of 'resolutions' because I think it's a given that they never work out. Goals are just kind of things you can begin to work on, in my opinion, and don't necessarily have to be completely done and dusted once the year ends. Before I jump into my goals for this year, I want to take a look back on those I put in my 2016 post, and evaluate just how well they worked out!

• Read more of what I want to read: My degree as an English student was force feeding me to read books I didn't enjoy. I have to admit this goal didn't essentially work. I did pick up a few books towards the end of 2016, but there was a large gap between then and graduation where reading felt impossible. This is a goal I will be carrying into this year, which I will state more on later.
• Commit to a vegetarian lifestyle: I am super proud that I achieved this, given it's something I had wanted to do for such a long time. Honestly, there have been hiccups, but I'm not going to be too harsh on myself, given I've watched vegan lifestyle videos in which people have admitted they've made mistakes with food. I mean, who would think Parmesan isn't veggie?
• Have an entirely cruelty free makeup collection: Now, I spent most of 2016 buying makeup so I think this happened. I bought from Colourpop, Kat Von D and Makeup Revolution, all who claim to be cruelty free, so I can *try* and make myself look cuter, whilst no lil animals were harmed.

As you can see, I don't tend to make many plans for goals or hopes, but usually I think they are pretty big things I want to achieve? In 2016 I completely changed my diet from burgers and chicken nuggets to livin' la vida veggie! Let's take a look at my goals for 2017 and let me know if you have any of the same goals, so we can help each other out!

• Read more: I think this is something I am going to achieve this year, given I have a pile of around 11 books in my room just waiting to be read. Also, my library has recently stepped their game up, so I want to take advantage of this amazing service and allow it to let me try new books and authors. My reading list includes so many books I've wanted to read for a while, such as Last Night at the Viper Room and books I wouldn't usually pick up, such as Three Dark Crowns.
• Have more positive me time: It's hard to summarise this, but generally I shut myself off from others and fall into a negative mindset. I had a really bleh time over Christmas where I really just didn't want to get out of bed or socialise, but being alone wasn't helping either. I have made a promise with myself to have every Sunday for pampering, such as face masks, pilates or making a new recipe etc. I saw an interesting quote recently online that has really stuck with me 'I'm stuck with me for life, you may not have to love me, but I do' and this is something I really want to pursue.
• Socialise more: I have the best friends in the world. I love them all so much and I just always want them to be happy and well. This isn't me saying I want new friends (god not at all, never take my lovely pals) this is me saying that when I'm with friends and their friends or at work and meeting new people, I want to feel better in socialising with strangers. It's something that has always affected me. I'm going to be 22 and I just find it so hard thinking about going into a new job and meeting new colleagues or going on dates when the thought of talking about myself to strangers makes me feel so queasy. This is the year of holding conversations and hopefully, developing new relationships or friendships or work friends, which leads to my next hope-
• Let people in: I let myself be so used to being treated like *poop emoji* when I was at school, that immediately when someone shows the slightest bit of interest in me I genuinely think it's a set up and I have to just cut them off before they can hurt me. Be that boy, girl, friend, anyone. I was recently watching Gabbie (Velvet Ghost) talk about her New Years goals and this was one of them, and it suddenly hit me that maybe it might go wrong, maybe I might get hurt, but if it's going to make me happy in the present I should let it, before making myself upset over something that may or may not happen in the future. 
• Blog more: Sometimes I find it hard to blog because I don't have a particular niche such as beauty or travel. But, I do enjoy it and I would love to see my blog looking tidier and probably with more interactions such as comments or collaborations by the end of the year.
• Get a new job: I think we've established I am emo and I think my job makes that worse. When a customer is rude I take it personally, though I shouldn't and I honestly dread most shifts. I've been finding it so exhausting to go to work and pretend I'm fine and I just want a new job where I can feel happy and confident and surrounded by people who make me feel welcome. Also I don't want those three years of uni to go to waste on some menial job that leaves me frazzled.
• Get a doggo: I may not entirely love me just yet, but I do think I am so worthy of a doggo friend. Most importantly, I have constantly been in the headspace that a pet can relieve stress and anxiety. Since being petless I have definitely found myself more stressed and ill than ever, and I think a cute lil pupper would help me out. Plus I love them so, let me love them.

These are the only major goals I have for 2017. Of course I want to see my friends even more than before, and in my wildest dreams move out and maybe have a pal palace. Let me know what your goals for this year are, I would love to hear about them.
See you in my next post,
love, Aimee XX