I've decided I'm not calling these New Years Resolutions anymore, rather goals for the year as New Years Resolutions always makes me think of people breaking them haha. I actually went back and looked at my old resolutions post from last year and yep as I thought I hardly did any of them! Learning to cook..nope! Having one evening a week without laptops and phones..nope! (although I do still think this is a good idea) and I didn't have the operation I was expecting to have either. Infact looking at last years list, the only two resolutions I kept was expanding our family and drinking more water (pregnancy craving!) So I guess I picked the best resolution to stick to in the end!
1. Take a photography course. This is something I've been meaning to do for ages but time and money has stopped me in 2015. I love all things to do with photography and I hope I'm not big headed in saying that I love my own photos and the whole editing process too so it would be great for me to learn the ins and outs of it properly so I can apply anything I learn to my own photography.
2. Focus on blogging over vlogging. 2015 I'd say the two were pretty equal on my priorities and the year before that I'd only had my blog a few months and so vlogging was higher on my priorities as I was more committed to it. This year I'd like to focus more on my blog and the quality of my posts. I've found writing really therapeutic over the last 12 months and I really enjoy putting together posts and I feel like with that I've lost a bit of my mojo when it comes to YouTube. That's not to say I want to stop vlogging entirely, I'll still be posting videos as I do really enjoy it and want the memories but only when I feel like it and not forcing myself to film like I sometimes have to lately. Editing videos is also so time consuming too that naturally with a new baby I feel like my YouTube will probably suffer, at least for the first 6 months. If that doesn't happen and I'm able to stick to filming and editing regularly then great but if my YouTube does go quiet for a while then I'm okay with it. The less pressure the better!
3. Learn to drive. The thought of it terrifies me but I neeeeed to drive! The idea of the nursery run with two kids is so stressful and going on the bus with a pram is no joke haha. I had a few lessons back when I was 18 and absolutely hated it but I'm hoping now I'm older it wont be such a bad experience. Driving would give me such freedom to get about and do different things with the kids, I really just need to bite the bullet now.
4. Don't stress the little things. When I say this I'm mostly thinking about this in terms of having a new baby. I suffered really bad with post natal anxiety after having Lily and I would worry over EVERYTHING. Her health, my health, my parenting skills..you name it I'd find something to stress over and it wont be good for anyone if I'm like that again this time. I'm hoping that I'll be so rushed off my feet with two children that I wont have time to obsess over the little things.. I like the idea of being one of those chilled take everything in my stride parents but I'm just not sure if its me to be honest haha. Time will tell I guess but I do want to make a concious effort to try and be more relaxed this year.
5. Look after myself better by getting a good amount of sleep. Another newborn related goal.. I was so bad with sleep and things when Lily was a baby. The whole sleep when the baby sleeps thing I just never took on board and whenever she'd fall asleep I'd be tidying up or doing exercise dvds, I was just constantly on the go. I've been good with sleep recently, especially while pregnant, and I've actually been going to bed at a decent time on an evening and I can really see a difference to my mood and energy . This time round I'm going to make the most of lily's 2 days at nursery and try and sleep at home when the baby does, messy house be damned!
6. Make the most of summer. Last summer I was in the throws of hypermesis and spent most of the warm months in bed and I was really gutted about it. This summer I want to make the most of the weather and try and get out everyday, going on as many adventures with the kids and James as I can.
7. Find new places for photographs. I'm always on the look out for nice places for my pictures and I think I've pretty much exhausted all places near us! I want to get out of leeds and find some beautiful places to photograph that we haven't been before - beaches, forests, wildflower meadows etc. I'm looking forward to it already!
8. Save more money. Our main 2017 goal is to buy our own house and we'd like to be in a position to start looking by the end of this year or start of next. We're currently in the process of saving up our deposit and we're getting there..slowly but surely! So this year we need to figure out what we can cut back on in order to be able to keep adding to our savings. It's going to be hard to save with another child in the mix but we can do it!
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