A Year in a List

Yes, I am fully aware it is March and not the 1st of January or even the middle of January anymore, and while I am a strong believer in having a good starting point, I also believe that change and challenges can be started at any time. Hence, this list.

I was really struggling for my next blog post already until I realised a few things,

1. I love lists
2. I love to challenge myself
3. There were a lot of things I wanted to do/ change in this next year

I have been punishing myself about my weight and fitness for a while, and every other day I am dreaming about adventures  or things I want to do and so, I have created a list. Between the date today (March 7th 2016) and a year from now (March 7th 2017) I aim to complete as many things on this list as possible.

It’s not a massive list, and I imagine not even very interesting to you out there – but here it is. I’ll blog about each thing as I complete it, and update this page when they are completed.

But for now here it is – let me know if you have a list which is similar, or want to share different things on yours to make me feel like I’m not the only one trying to get their shit together!

Health and Fitness:

• Be able to run a 5K
• Be able to run a 10K
• Up my yoga fitness and strength
• Master the head/hand stand
• Complete a 30 day squat challenge
• Be able to do 5 chin ups
• Do a colour run
• Complete a 30 day ab challenge

Blogging and Social Media: 

• Update blog at least every 3 weeks – (I know that isn’t a lot, but with uni deadlines all the time, it is more realistic)
• Get total views to 1000 – (again, not a lot, but I am a tiny beginner blog, so any views are good views)
• Write a blog post that gets over 20 likes
• Blog about each thing I tick off the list

Travel: 

• Visit 3 different countries
• Visit every main beach in the area I live
• Take a spontaneous day trip to somewhere in the UK
• Go to a Christmas market somewhere else in the UK
• Visit winter wonderland in London
• Visit Joe/Matt at uni

Getting Organised/ Work/ Uni:

• Learn to do leaves on coffees at work
• Start learning to drive
• Write more for the student paper
• Have something published in the physical paper
• Have my phone sorted and fixed  29/03/16 (I won’t blog about this as it is highly uninteresting to me and to you – but in summary it was a nightmare I wish to never repeat) 
• Complete my first year of uni with over 60%
• Save £2000 from working the summer

Personal: 

• Be up to see a sunrise in the UK
• Be up to see the sunrise in Costa Rica
• Do something for charity (or at least apply to)
• Give blood
• Read 15 books for fun – (This does not sound like a lot, but when studying for a history degree, I don’t have a lot of time to read ‘normal’ books)
• Buy a new practical coat which I will actually wear

Food:

• Make my own hummus
• Try a week being Vegan
• Try a week being Gluten free
• Create a book of recipes i make all in one place
• Try proper sushi
• No Dominos for a month – (I am a student, Dominos deliver till 5am, I drink, it’s a lot harder than it sounds)

Much Love x