UPDATE JANUARY 2015

As I mentioned in my last blog post (which was over three weeks ago GOSH DARN IT) I set myself a few goals for the year and I wanted to check in on how I'm achieving them so far.

 

My first main one was to become a better student and I feel like I'm slowly getting there. I've been doing work as soon as I get given it because it gives me more free time to do whatever I wanted. I used to watch TV or listen to music while doing work which is okay for most people, but I get distracted so easily that I end up never doing anything. I would spend an entire day writing one essay which I should've been able to do in 30 minutes. Lately though, I've been trying to utilise my 'Free' Lessons in school (time we're given to do any homework) to the best of my ability by just getting the work DONE. Sometimes its really difficult because I just want to talk to my friend but I'm really really trying.

Another one that's sort of school related is that I've been trying to talk to the Year 12's in my tutor more whenever they ask for my help about the Sixth Form, exams etc. Last year when I was in Year 12, the Year 13's in my tutor were not very helpful in answering any questions I had because they were either never there or just couldn't be bothered. It was one of reasons why I really struggled to fit in at the start because things were so new to me, I was constantly surprised by everything. If you know my personality, you know that I thrive off consistency (ironic since I hardly post on this blog anymore lol) and therefore find it difficult when I'm not sure what's going to happen. This year, I don't feel like that anymore because I'm very much settled and know what to expect when it comes to the rest of the year. I think its my responsibility to make sure the Year 12's feel comfortable with any surprises that come their way in order to ease their first year at Sixth Form.

 

One of my other goals was to start eating better foods and I feel like I am doing really well. I used to go the shop at least twice a week and buy myself a little treat which was so incredibly unhealthy, let alone expensive. This is officially my 26th day of not buying absolute rubbish and I'm so proud. I LOVE all forms of chocolate, sweets, crisps etc, and I thought it would be harder than it has been to cut them out of my life. I haven't been going 'cold turkey' as they say but I've just been reducing the amount I eat for both my body's and bank account's benefit. Anyway, I'll probably write about that more in another post but just know that I'm doing well and plan to continue on with it.

 

That's all I have to say about this month and I know I usually make promises about blogging but I'm not going to today. I have so much work on plate right now, its better to just write whenever I feel like it or else it becomes a task rather than something I love doing. And I still do. I absolutely love it and it kills me that I don't have enough time to do it in the way I want but my grades have to come first at the moment (boo!) I do have some specific things I want to write about but I don't know when they're coming so you'll just have to keep checking in right!

 

Welcome to 2015, let's do BETTER

 

Tayla xx

Welcome to 2015, let's do BETTER

I just wanted to start off this year with a really quick blog post about my New Year's Resolutions. Now, I never normally think that they are a good idea because if you want to save money or quit smoking or spend more time with your family, which are all good in theory, you don't need to wait until the 1st of January to put it into practice. You can do any of them at ANY time of the year. However, this time I decided to make one which I feel I can and will do to the best of my ability. This is just to strive to be BETTER.

 

In my case, I feel like I should be aiming to be a better student; I want to work as hard as possible and use my time to the best of my ability which I felt like I perhaps tried to last year but didn't necessarily do it. This year, I want to go that extra mile to ensure my A-Level results are exactly what I feel that I can get because I know for a fact that if I don't get what I want, I will cry. Like seriously. Especially since I have worked hard for it. Now the only way I can guarantee this is to put more effort into my education; I have to write optional essays and do practice exam papers as well as revising whenever I get the chance to.

 

It's funny as well because despite already being pretty motivated when it comes down to things like this, I can get pretty lazy. I sometimes, okay ALWAYS, get stuck in a rut of watching a whole series of a TV show in half a day which is completely pointless and a waste of my time. I need to be constantly productive this year so that when I do actually relax, I don't feel guilty doing it because I know I've been working hard.

 

I also want to make an active effort to spend more time with my friends, perhaps because this is our last real year together before we all our separate ways. Don't get me wrong, I'm incredibly excited to start my new life at university but I will always miss the people I'm leaving behind. They were, and still are, the most fantastically brilliant group of very different individuals but I know for a fact, that we will still find some way to hang out whenever we can.

 

Last but not least, my final resolution is to start eating healthier because I realised that I eat a hell of a lot of chocolate. This is the one thing that everyone tries to do but I feel like I really can do it because like I said before, I'm trying to DO BETTER. I want to be a better student and friend and daughter and ultimately a better person. One of the reasons why I feel like this is because of the fact that I turn 18 this August which means I will be an official and legal adult. I feel like in order to properly contribute to society in the best way possible is to focus on yourself as an individual first as cliché as that sounds, and as a sociology student, it really really does. Anyway, this is the only way that I will improve my entire being, whether that's socially, physically, academically or emotionally: I want to be BETTER.

 

I feel like everyone should have this goal because there is no such thing as a perfect person, we can all be better and I think it's time we try to be.

 

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Tayla xx