[LIFE] Happy new years!

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Happy new year everyone! 2012 has gone past so quickly, so I really hope I can try and hold on to every moment in 2013.  I already know its going to be a great year - I start my PhD, we have a long weekend break booked in February and hopefully we'll be able to get a longer holiday later on in the year.  Oh and I finally get to fulfil my childhood dream and get horse riding lessons.  Woo!

I am writing this post to recap 2012, and also to announce my resolutions for 2013.  Exciting! I love making resolutions, as I am a total believer in turning over a new leaf, starting afresh, and so on.  While I think it's important to make these new commitments on more than one day a year(!), I do like the general 'new year, new start' principle.

My resolutions last year were:

My new year 'resolutions' are to take more time out for myself, and relax more.  Be more patient and kinder to myself again.  And try and get my confidence back, cos I feel like a shell of my old self!! I also want to take more pictures, cos I've barely taken any this year!! And blog more :)

Hmm.  I spent the first few months of 2012 yoyo-ing between being totally miserable with my life and going "yeah! I'm going to turn it around!" The last few months have been a lot better though - I'm starting to realise that I do spend too much time hitting refresh on my phone, and less time actually relaxing.  I've also started to do yoga at home regularly, so I guess in that respect I have made some progress! However, I have definitely not taken more pictures, or at least not on my camera - my Instagram account shows that I am taking much more pics on my phone though! Blogging is as always a bit sporadic, as I lack the time and sometimes the inspiration to do it on a regular basis. 


In general, I feel a lot happier in my own skin - or at least I've stopped feeling like I don't know who I am etc.  I think this is one of those cases where if you don't think about it, you're doing just fine :) While nothing particularly major happened in 2012, I feel like I have grown as a person - a person who I really do like. And that is a big achievement!

My resolutions this year are:

- To continue looking after myself and making sure I relax
- To learn patience
- To get fit! I am very excited to start working out more, and can't wait to start using the gym at work regularly.  I want to start doing yoga 3-4 times a week as well, and I want to get some decent running trainers for when the weather gets warmer (fair weather jogger here!!).  I don't want to lose weight - maybe tone up a little round my middle, but in general I just want to feel better and start looking after my body more.

What are your new years resolutions?  Do you always stick to them? How was 2012 for you?

Tali xxx