Well...here we are in 2015, a
whole new year to mess up enjoy!
Although I've had this blog for 6 months I've done
very little sewing, mainly due to also planning my wedding but now it is a new
year and I've got lots more time to spare and have a brand spanking new sewing
machine to try out. In fact sewing more is one of my new year's
resolutions. I have plans to make some pjamas and a skirt and dress for
myself before I go on honeymoon in May and on annual leave in June, as well as having
promised my husband that I would sew him a shirt being inspired by Fiona from
Diary of a Chainstitcher and her lovely shirt and also Peter from Male Pattern Boldness with his sewalong of a Negroni shirt.
Usually my
resolutions are always the same: lose weight; save more money; get a new
job but this year I'm trying something a bit different. I read a post in
internet land (http://offbeathome.com/2012/12/a-year-of-resolutions) about
making monthly resolutions instead of yearly ones as people are much more
likely to stick to them. So twelve one-month challenges here I come:
· Alcohol-free
month – this is currently being done in January, not only is better for my
liver after it’s Christmas beating but I'm also cutting down calories to help
with weight-loss so it will help with this. For a while Chris and I didn't drink
in the week and only had a glass or two at the weekend which worked really
well. I think that after our dry January we might need to get back to that.
· Take a photo
everyday – last Christmas (2013) husband bought me a snazzy DSLR camera so I've had it a year now but I don’t use it nearly as much as I should so that’s where
this goal comes in. Not only will I get more use out of it but I think using
the camera everyday will help my techniques and skills improve. This might be a
February challenge as I'm going on a photo course at the end of January so will
give me opportunities to practise what I learn.
·
No takeaway month – I enjoy cooking a lot but living opposite a Waitrose
and round the corner from a Dominos/Chinese/Indian I do get lazy with my food and
am swayed by all the tasty treats. This will be a really hard one for me and
the husband but it has to be done to prove we can do it, better for bank balance
and better for our waistlines & health as well. I have an awful habit of
buying food, planning out our menus for the week but never cooking what I
planned meaning the food gets wasted, I spend more money and it’s on crap that doesn't fill me up meaning I eat more! It’s a vicious circle…
· Exercise every day
month – in my day job I sit at a desk all day maybe only getting up once or
twice to go to kitchen or printer. I know this is bad for me so I'm going to
try and combat this by doing more exercise. I already do a little bit but doing
some every day for a month would be a challenge. And just to clarify I'm not
talking about running marathons every day here, I'm thinking going for a nice
walk at lunch or a run in the evening after work. I think the offbeat home post
had something about running a mile a day; not sure I could handle that but it’s
something to work up to I guess! I might have to try this in the summer when I can
be outside more.
So there we go… my resolutions for the first
third of the year made, just have to think up another 8! Has anyone else made
any resolutions? Are you still sticking to them? Good luck with all of your own
ones if you've made them!
