Category: Goals

Goals For 2016

31/12/2015

Hello Everyone!
Sorry I've been so absent recently, I've had a lot going on.
It is New Year's Eve; the end of 2015, so it's only right to set some goals for the upcoming year.
This year has been a tough one for me, reading back last year's post I had achieved quite a lot. This year has just been a struggle and I'm looking forward to saying goodbye to 2015!

This is going to be a lengthy 'talky' post so if that's not your thing, feel free to skip out on this one and have a browse through my categories! I'm sure you'll find something that's to your liking.

As you may know if you read my last two New Year's posts (2014/2015), I'm not good at resolutions so I prefer to think of them as 'goals'.

These are my list of goals that I hoped to achieve this year:

1) Learn To Drive
2) Work Hard (both at work and on myself)
3) Be More Confident
4) Learn To Cook
5) Blog More
6) Do More Nail Art
7) Read More

I'm going to be honest, I've failed nearly all of these goals.

1) I am definitely going to start learning to drive in 2016, I am feeling much more determined and motivated to actually do it this year.

2) I always try to work hard but I haven't worked that hard to better myself this year.

3) I do think I'm more confident though! I think working in a job where you are constantly talking to new people and to strangers has really helped. Being left in charge, even if it's just while my Supervisor is on break, has helped too.

4) I haven't really progressed with this one, I bought two little cookbooks earlier this year and I don't think I've looked at them since!

5) I would love to be able to blog ALL THE TIME but I physically do not have the time. I need to start organising myself better and even if I feel really down, try not to let that stop me from blogging as blogging is something I really enjoy.

Although I haven't blogged as much as I would have liked to this year, I do think the quality of my blog posts and photos have improved.

6) Again, I'd love to spend all day doing nail art but I just don't have the time and when I do, I'd rather spend it with my family than sat in my room on my own.

7) As for reading more, I have a book that I've wanted to read for about 15 months and have yet to get to. I read the first 25 pages while on holiday and enjoyed what little I've read so I would like to continue it.

So I have not done well this year with my goals. It's been a really tough year this year and I've really struggled so I'm hoping 2016 has more ups than downs!

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Right then, let's get to my goals for 2016, there are only a few for this coming year but they'll be more achievable this way (I hope).

1) Book driving lessons and start learning to drive
2) Improve my blog
3) Be healthier, even if it's just cutting out all the extra snacks

I'm currently working on a new blog completely, it's on a different site, it has much better features and I'm really pleased with it. The tricky part is transferring all my posts to the new site and making it live etc. Hopefully by this time next year you'll be reading my posts on a lovely new site!
I promise it's on its way!

Have you made any goals for the new year? Did you complete any you set for this year?
Leave me a comment!

Have a wonderful new year and thank you for the continued support!
I'll speak to you in 2016.

Thanks for reading,

Abi xxx

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Blog's 2nd Birthday

1/9/2015

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Hello everyone!
Sorry I haven't blogged in a while, I've not really been in the right frame of mind.
Today marks the 2nd birthday (anniversary?) of my blog, though, so I just had to post about it!
If you want to read the blog post I wrote about my blog's first birthday last year, you can do so here.

Comparing last year's stats to this year's stats, I've seen a massive improvement which is so lovely and reassuring.
This is last year's:

In my first year of blogging, I accumulated roughly 3.3 thousand unique visitors and roughly 3.6 thousand page views.
Compared to this year's stats:

As of the 1st of September last year, and the 1st of September this year; I've accumulated 4.9 thousand unique visitors and a whopping 17.8 thousand page views!
A lot of those visitors and page views are from people stumbling onto my blog for about two milliseconds and then hopping off again, but I still think that's an improvement, especially with the page views.

As of this moment I have 17 Bloglovin followers and if you'd like to follow me (and I think you should- who'd want to miss out on the possibility of more thrilling statistics?) you can do so by clicking here.

This year I have written 66 blog posts (67 if you include this one) which I think is quite an achievement, considering I haven't been feeling my best these last few months.

Goals for next year of blogging:
- update the look/design of my blog
- improve the quality of my photos
- create a logo/identity for my blog/Nail Art Instagram
- change blogging platforms? (Suggestions would be wonderful- blogger, Wordpress etc)
- write more blog posts to improve my state of mind. Blogging makes me happy.
- continue to improve, with page views and followers and content.

I love that I have a place to talk about beauty and lifestyle and express my passion. I like being able to contribute to the beauty community, too.

Is there anything you'd like to see me post about?
I'd love to do a q & a but I don't think I have the following for that, haha!

Thank you for reading and making this blog what it is. The lovely comments you guys post mean so much to me and they make me so happy.

Speak soon,
Abi xxx

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Goals For 2015

4/1/2015

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Hello everyone!
I hope you all had a good New Years!
Today I want to talk about my goals for 2015, because, as we all know, I don't 'do' resolutions.
I have high hopes for this year. I feel like it's going to be a good'n.

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1) Learn To Drive
This is a goal I have carried over from last year, I've always wanted to learn to drive, I just never had the money or really the need to do it. Now that I earn my own money and go to work everyday, not only can I pay for the lessons, but it'd be excellent for me to be able to drive myself to and from work, rather than burden my parents (although they insist it isn't a burden) or rely on unreliable busses.

2) Work Hard
Not only do I want to continue to work hard at work, but I want to work hard on myself too, as I said in my last blog post, this year is going to be a 'me' year, so I'm going to strive to make myself a better person, and reach a standard I'd be happy with.

3) Be More Confident
I'm not a confident person, I'm very shy. I always assume that I'll do something stupid or mess it up so I end up having no self belief that I won't mess it up. I'm not a stupid person, I'm very capable and have a lot of common sense so there is no reason for me to have that little self belief, so this year I'm going to start pretending to be more confident, until I no longer need to pretend.

4) Learn To Cook
This ties in nicely with the 'be a better version of myself' thing. I'd love to be more independent and also it's a very valuable skill to have. I'd also like to help my mum out more, even if it's just by cooking dinner once a week. Plus food is ace and I'd like to eat more of it.

5) Blog More
I love blogging and I'm really glad I created this Nail Art Nut, so I'd love to do more blog posts, it's just finding the time to take photos in decent lighting or plan out what I want to blog about... I'm slowly getting there.

6) Do More Nail Art
I feel like I've been neglecting nail art recently and that makes me sad because I LOVE nail art and it's the whole reason I started this blog in the first place so I will definitely find time to do more of it.

7) Read More
I always forget how much I love reading and getting lost in a story. I've had a new book since my birthday (which was three months ago. Oops) and I'm yet to even open it, despite wanting to read it for ages even before my birthday. So I'd like to get that read this year.

So those are my goals for this year. Basically I want to do more of what makes me happy, because I feel like I spend so much time worrying about others that I forget to make time for myself.

Have you made any goals for this year! Let me know!

Thanks for reading, all my social networks are linked at the top, and I'll speak to you soon!
Abi xxx

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A Year In Review...

28/12/2014

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Hello everyone!
This is the last blog post of the year, can you believe 2014 is nearly over?
What a year it's been, thinking back, a lot happened.
I went to a lot of parties, met a lot of new people and finished college despite hating it with every fibre of my being. I nearly worked for Visa, I fretted about the decision not to go to uni, I got the job at Debenhams and really enjoy it. I made new friends, I became more independent and now I earn my own money, and I think most importantly, I really developed as a person.
It's been a very developmental year. I learnt to trust my judgement and that sometimes, being a little bit stubborn works in your favour and I learnt that following the masses isn't necessary to be happy.

As you know, I don't do resolutions, I do 'Goals'. These were my goals for 2014:
1) 'Get a Job' check.
2) 'Learn to Drive' haven't completed that one but I'm working on it and it'll be added to next year's goals
3) 'Try Harder at College' well I completed college with semi decent results, so I'm going to say that's a goal completed.
4) 'Take More Photos' I think I've achieved this, purely for the sake of this blog. I like taking photos.
5) 'Be Less Judgemental' it's easy to make a snap judgement about someone- we all do it- but sometimes a person is having a bad day and makes a bad impression. Try not to judge someone until you get to know them, we all have 'off' days. I like to think I've been a bit more compassionate this year.
6) 'Try More Things' as someone who isn't a fan of change, saying 'no' or backing out comes quite easy to me, but I've tried to shake that mentality and become a bit braver. Even if it just means looking confident even though you're shaking inside. You'll start to feel more confident.

I know everyone hates the phrase "New Year, New Me" because 'you can make a change any time of the year' but a new year is a good time to make a change. It's a completely fresh start, filled with new months and new challenges and adventures. It's a clean slate.

I'm going to try and make 2015 a 'me' year. I don't mean be more selfish, I just mean I need to do more things that make me happy and get to a place where I'm really happy with who I am, both inside and out.
I feel like 2015 will be a good year, I have a lot of faith in it.

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Do you have any goals for 2015? Was 2014 good to you?

As always, thanks for reading and speak to you soon,
Abi xxx

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Happy New Year!

5/1/2014

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Hello Everyone!
Happy New Year! I can't believe it's 2014 already, I'm so pleased that 2013 is over and done with because it was a horrible year and I'm glad to see it come to a close. I'm doing everything in my power to make this year a good year and I have a couple of nice things lined up already, what with two of my best friends turning 18 in the same week this month, so there'll be lots of celebrations and on the 10th of February I am seeing my all time favourite TAYLOR SWIFT in concert and I am soooooo excited about that! But yes on to my point...

Do you make New Years resolutions? because I don't, purely because I never stick to them. When I was younger it was always things like "stop biting my nails" or "eat healthier" etc and within a week I had broken them. Instead I make Goals, which I find much more achievable and less daunting. Last year my goals were 1) Write a CV, 2) Get a job, 3) Get slim and 4) Jazz up my room. Well I think I did quite well considering I wrote a CV, applied to loads of jobs (with no such luck sadly but I did have my first job interview which was a group interview so I felt I missed out a bit because I'm quite shy). I did slim down a bit but I didn't really do anything towards that I was just chunky in the summer and when the new college term rolled around I slimmed down because I didn't have time to just sit around and comfort eat and I was up and down, to and from the bus stop and college so all the walking must have done something. I also jazzed up my room if only by changing my two pink walls to cream and adding a few accessories, but my bedroom is my favourite room (purely because it's mine) so I am pleased with it.
This year I have made new goals and the list is a bit longer so I'm hoping I haven't bitten off more than I can chew. Here are my goals for 2014:
1) Get a job - I want to be more self reliant and feel less pathetic, to be honest
2) Learn to drive - A skill that is useful, that I really want and again to feel like less of a rubbish teenager
3) Try harder at college - I only have five months left so I want to do the best I can and feel proud of myself and feel like I have bounced back from last year.
4) Take more photos - I love looking through photos and I'm trying to create a photo wall in my room so I want to capture more of my friends and family and gigs and things I like and pretty things etc (I know I'm rambling)
5) Be less judgemental - I feel I make snap judgements or just dislike someone purely because my friend does and I really don't like that character about me. I'm not like that; I like giving people a chance.
6) Try more things - I am a total scaredy cat. I know what I like and I stick to it (especially with food as I have a HUGE phobia of vomit) and I often say no to things and I don't want to any more. I'm eighteen and I need to grow up.

So those are my goals for 2014. Hopefully they will make this year nice and happy because I'm not going through another year like 2013, nu uh, no way. I'd love to hear about your goals for this year (or what yours were for last year) so pleeeeeeease leave me a comment? It would make my day!

So once again HAPPY NEW YEAR! and I shall speak to you next week!

Abi xxx

Looking a little bit dopey thanks to the way my glasses sit...

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