A new year offers the chance for everybody to start over, on a clean slate – another try to get things right.
2010 has been mostly awful to me, but I’ve decided that it’s all in the past and I have a new, exciting year ahead of me that will be (whether I like it or not) be filled with new mistakes, tears, joys and lessons.
Looking back at last year’s resolutions, I realize that I didn’t break some of them, and I added a few more along the way in my head. So even though it’s my personal belief that resolutions are made to be broken, I do love making them. Because it feels good when you look back and discover that I actually managed to keep some of them. Oh yeah, I love proving myself wrong.
So here are my resolutions for the year 2011:
1. Smile more and smile everyday. This means to be less grouchy-moody-broody-emo. Broody does not equal sexy, so I’ve discovered. Well at least not for me.
2. Not to sweat the small stuff. This will help me achieve resolution #1
3. Drink more/enough water. I recycle this resolution every year. I mean if I can give up coffee (my one true addiction) quite effortlessly, this resolution is a no brainer right?
4. Blog everyday. I know this is quite far fetched and I’ll probably wean off it once my Short Attention Syndrome hits, but I’m gonna give it a go anyway. Because daily blog post = more interesting year end blog post 
5. To take less cab rides. You have no idea just how much I spent on cab fare alone in 2010. Even I have no idea how much I spent, but I know it’s a hell of a lot. So yes, more power to buses and trains.
6. To wake up earlier. This is important because when you wake up late, your whole morning gets screwed up because you tend to rush, and when you rush things go all sorts of wrong. And you will take a cab to work (major no-no for 2011!!!)
7. To cook. This is a recycled resolution (sort of) from last year. But what I meant by it this year, is that I will teach myself how to cook, self discovery. If I can teach myself to bake and sew, cooking should be easy peasy. In fact, I did cook this morning. Despite it being just instant noodles, it is a start.
8. To go for yoga regularly. For better fitness, to regain back my figure (no idea how I lost it),because I’ve already paid for the membership and it’s pretty near my new workplace – there is simply no excuses this time.
9. Take up photography. This means getting a proper camera and getting started on photoshop. Yeah I’m artistic, creative and all that jazz (haha) – but I still think I need to take up proper skills.
10. Not to hate almost everybody. There will always be unlikeable people wherever I go, so might as well make the best of it. I may be more of an observer than a people person, but if I try finding just one thing to like about everybody I meet, I may have a better social life.
11. Work hard, play hard, love hard. I’m gonna divide my time well this year and do the best in all aspects of my life – As a girlfriend, daughter, cousin, granddaughter, niece, employee. I will also have time for myself – which is always a must.
So there you have it: 11 resolutions for 2011.
Hoping that there’ll be self-satisfaction when I look back at this list, knowing that I’ve tried my best fulfilling them.
Here’s to an awesome 2011!