How Did I Do On My 2018 Resolutions?

I wanted to publish a New Year’s Resolution post right away but I first wanted to do a short reflection on the intense year that had just passed.

I had some vague goals at the start of 2018, and unfortunately, many of them were unattained. However, there were some things that I was able to achieve.

Here is a little list that’ll show you my triumphs and failures in 2018.

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Things that went well:

• I updated my blog more regularly. Sure, I wasn’t the best at being prompt but I’ve been publishing articles almost once a week!

• I got my first internships. I spent many hours obsessing over my resumé, building a somewhat presentable portfolio, crying over my Journalism degree, and feigning confidence in front of recruiters. Ez. 🤷🏽‍♀️

• I learned how to do my makeup. I’m really glad I took the time to do this because this has been a motivation for me to get up early lol. I have yet to learn all the proper techniques but I’m satisfied with my current skill level for everyday purposes.

• I learned to allow myself to enjoy solitude. It’s such a relief to have no guilt about not being a social butterfly all the time.

• I achieved my highest ever GPA. Okay, so, my courses aren’t really that tough so this may not seem impressive. It probably isn’t, but I’m allowed to be satisfied by numbers sometimes.

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Things that didn’t go so well:

• I didn’t meet my reading challenge of 50 books. I recall hyping this up exactly a year ago and look where we are. Whoops.

• My weight loss efforts were inconsistent. When I was in Dublin for the first half of the year, I did occasionally go to the gym, but only once a week. The second half was miles better, but in my opinion, not good enough.

• I ate too much junk. I don’t recall ever eating at a certain restaurant on-campus without feeling like &%$# right after. I don’t even know why I did that to myself.

• I was overly emotional when I shouldn’t have been. Sometimes, when I felt like I’d been wronged, I was quick to respond rashly. On some occasions, I regretted this because I felt like it would have been better to be the “bigger person”, regardless of whether the outburst was deserved by the other person.

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I take full responsibility for whatever poor outcome there is with any of these goals lol. I feel as though it was inevitable given the lazy execution.

For 2019, my goals will be a little more specific and enforced with way more discipline.

So stay tuned for my post on my New Year’s Resolutions and how I plan on fulfilling them!