I seem to unintentionally come up with resolutions every time i’m away on holiday.

Which makes more sense to me because it’s when i have time to ponder over what changes in my life i want to bring, and how the holiday itself signifies the transition from the old me to the NEW me.
I always feel like a new me after a holiday!
I feel a shift in my desires and what i should be focusing on (until my next holiday).

Last year’s Europe summer holiday’s resolutions were to edge myself out of going into the office everyday cos it was killing my happiness. And that i really wanted to concentrate more on making money from doing the things i love doing. Thankfully… it worked out. I was incredibly busy till end of 2012 with 6-day weeks but ultimately, really loving the work i was doing.

This year… i’m thinking i must be more RESPONSIBLE with my money!

I have a terrible habit with money.
I earn it, i spend it, i earn it, i spend it.

The upside to this buying habit, is that i booked an apartment in 2011… so that means i have no choice but to save so i can furnish it and pay the mortgage (Clem will share that part with me) when it’s ready this year. If i didn’t have that apartment to think about, i’d probably use the money and traipse to Machu Pichu (cos i REALLY want to go there), or to South Africa and see some giraffes (cos i LOVE GIRAFFES SO MUCH).

But i guess… it’s time to be a responsible adult and start building a proper home so we don’t have to move anymore (i hate moving) and have all my belongings in one place (a third of my wardrobe has been at my parents’ for 3 years :p).

Other than my 1) home project, i would like to:

2) start a business which depends solely on me.
i know i have my blog running, and i still consult for Universal McCann, but i have time (for now) and i’d like to use it to TRY to start something that doesn’t depend on any other company and just… ME. Uh… wish me luck please! It’s so hard to get something off the ground, and i tend to overthink details to the point i feel TIRED when i get to the operational parts, so i figured… stop overanalyzing and just DO IT.

3) take up a musical instrument.
I’ve been fiddling with this idea for two years, and just NEVER did it. Okay maybe cos i didn’t have time too, but i’d like to take SOMETHING up. I thought of the clarinet (Clem thinks it looks dumb) but i like its sound. Or the guitar. OR. The ELECTRIC GUITAR. Then i can feed my own rock star fantasies in the privacy of my make believe stage at home.

4) go back to learning French.
After 6 months at the Alliance Francaise, awkward class times during peak traffic hours and too much work to fit it around; i haven’t learned French for a very. long. time. But as Clem and i get more serious, i know for a fact that i MUST learn French else i’d never be able to communicate with his family properly! So… i’ve asked Heloise to give me private lessons once a week this year (not too ambitious and i should be able to handle it).

OK that’s it. I really hope Numbers 1, 2 and 4 all turn out well.
It’d be a miracle if i managed to do all 4 this year.

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