Recently a friend of mine reminded me that we were less than 5 months away from 2014. Ah Oh!! I don't know about you, but for me it is another year of unfulfilled resolutions. I am usually not very concerned when I don't achieve resolutions. However, something in me has triggered panic this time around. I realise that in the next year I will be 24 that is 6 more years to the landmark age of 30. I really do not want to look back at my life and have an avalanche of "what ifs" clouding my happiness.
I have always had a vague idea of what kind of life I have wanted to have. Vague it has been but the point is it is there. If you ask me now, how much of it aligns with that vague plan, I might be reluctant to tell you. This state of non-achievment has resulted not from laziness but from coasting along. I will be honest and tell you that I really have not packed in much effort in achieving some of my dreams.
I have promised myself that all that is about to change. And this time I am not waiting for the stroke of midnight to take out my journal and list my goals. From time to time I will chronicle my journey. Here is a list of my goals.
1) Weight loss, weight loss, weight loss!!
Yes you have heard it all before but I NEED to do this. The death of my father recently made me realise how fickle life is and how I need to take care of my health if I am to be around for a long time.
2 )Cutting my hair
Yes after much internal debate I have decided to go natural and cut off my relaxed mane. It is something I have grappled with coming from a background of severely low self-esteem.
3) Enlarge my professional skills set.
4) Learn how to drive
I recently got so emotional when I realised my daddy never got to see me drive. So this is really not for me but for him.
I will not overwhelm myself, however I intend to achieve all four of these goals before the curtain closes on 2013.
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