I’m not quite sure whether last night was a celebration of the year just gone, or the year about to arrive. Either way it was one of the most phenomenal NYE celebrations thus far. 2011 was a great year, so 2012 has a lot to live up to.
I’m not big on New Year’s Resolutions, but I am a big fan of to-do lists. So this year, I will set a to-do list of 12 things to accomplish/do/own before midnight 01.01.2013.
1. The Macbook Pro. I shall own one.
2. A grown-up stock market investment savings thing. 2012 is the year I turn 25 so probably the year I should start doing “adult” things with my money. Not that there’s anything un-adult about buying stuff.
3. Go back to Uni. Get onto some form of pedagogy course so I can become a certified teacher here in Sweden.
4. Travel to some place I have never been before.
5. Make more of an effort to stay in touch with all of my friends from university/school. I say this all the time, but I really am so lazy. They’re too good to let slip away. There is more to friendship than Facebook.
6. Be a better vegetarian. I am quite conscientious, but some things slip through the net. Last night, for example, I ate fish. As a result of which, I feel terrible. It tasted so good, but the guilt is so strong.
7. Take more risks. I need to step outside my comfort zones. When I took risks in 2011, they led to great things. Though admittedly they were calculated risks…
8. Spend more time being a good Big Sister to E. Every time we meet I realise just how similar we both are. I want to make sure he makes the right choices and doesn’t make the same mistakes I made. I want him to aspire to great things, a great education and great adolescence.
9. Read more. Do you know the amount of fiction books I read for pleasure – and completed – in 2011? Zero. Not one single sausage. This is shameful. I will try to read at least one new book each month. Perhaps I should jump on the Kindle bandwagon?
10. Be kind to stupid people. Rather than get worked up and become angry when people say uneducated things, I shall instead feel sorry for them. I shall be kind to them, rather than try to explain the other side of the argument. There is no point.
11. Grow my hair until it drives me bonkers. Then cut it all off and donate it to charity.
12. Try a new beer each week.
Gott nytt år, happy new year, gutes neues Jahr and a gelukkig nieuwjaar to all.
Don’t get a kindle! There’s something so nice about actually turning pages and that book smell (especially if its a second hand book).
For 5 you should come back to visit Sheffield! Or combine 5 and 4 and I’ll meet you somewhere! I found the photo album you gave me for my 18th of photos from when we went to Stockholm and that was a really great trip
Facebook makes everyone lazy. But you should either stop hiding when youre online or should come online more. I miss our MSN chats (i think that counts as real communication)
Re: 6, I think Its ok to eat fish. My brother is a verge but eats fish because he says they ate stupid. But he doesnt eat crustaceans after watching a programme about how they catch/kill them!
I will now go back to my wine…
That should have said “my brother is a veggie but eats fish because he says they are stupid”… hic
Seneca and Montaigne would have something to say about your #12.
About the Kindle … look no further than above in the comments section.
# 6 ? if it slipped through the net, how did you cook and eat it ??
# 12 would love to join in on that one, but choice is a bit limited here (though i did see some # 7 russian beer for sale the other day)!!
I am in on #12 even if I did try at least 120 new brews last year I don’t think I managed to get one new each week.