MY GOALS TO BE HAPPIER THIS SCHOOL YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELLO PALS!!!!!

I hope all of you had a fantastic week! I am doing much better than I  was when I wrote my last post that’s for sure! Thank you to all who commented offering advice on how to figure out my tricky situation. I really appreciate those of you who took time out of your day to help me! It really makes me see how many good and caring people exist out there! SO THANK YOU YOURE ALL THE PEANUT BUTTER TO MY JELLY AND THE APPLE TO MY PIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright so I’m gunna move past the food references before I start eating my body weight and get onto the topic of this post!!!

In about a month I’m going back to school and moving into my very first apartment with some friends of mine! Summer will be over and it will be back to the research essays and readings! WHAT FUN

Not that I’m not excited to go back I’m actually ready to jump for joy about it! However, there are a few things that make me quite nervous about going back to school! There were many times last year I just wasn’t happy. Freshman year is a big adjustment and since I am a year behind everyone else it was an even bigger adjustment for me! There were definitely times when all I wanted to do was go home and hangout with my mom and my dog just so I could get away from all the things making me unhappy or worried. It’s kind of terrible to think you want to run away from the life you’re living? I really REALLY don’t want to live like that!

I don’t want those same problems making me think and act negatively this year. I’ve learned a lot from my first year and I’m ready to take on my second year with the new things I’ve learned and go back more prepared! Your thoughts translate to your actions so I’ve set some goals that I think will let me become the best version of myself I can be!!!

1.     Sit down, relax and enjoy my morning coffee/tea every morning.

This is something I used to do every morning back when I was still in high school. However in uni I always found myself rushing out the door to my classes. Starting my morning rushing and stressing about making it to class on time was definitely a good way to put me in a bad mood in the morning. Before,  I would sit there by myself, check my phone, think about the day ahead of me, etc. It’s a simple thing but it always put me in a relaxed and ready mood in the mornings and I think doing that will start my day off on a more positive, uplifting note!

2.     EXPLORE!!!!!!!!

I’m in uni!!! I’m in an entire different city than the one I grew up in!! I’m all alone with no parents or older siblings to tell me what to do! I’M A FREE FREAKING BIRD!!!!!!!!! This year all my friends were made within my dorm and I was nervous about getting lost so I ended up spending basically a majority of my year in my dorm building!! Going back I realize there is literally SO MUCH left to discover. A friend of mine who grew up in that city always tells me about these lovely tea rooms and parks and vintage stores that I would absolutely love to venture to this year! Since the city is basically overrun with students there is ALWAYS something going on. I hope to go to more karaoke nights and dances and maybe join a club! I wanna make friends, I wANNA FIND NEW INTERESTS, I WANNA MEET A CUTE BOY, I WANNA FIND A NICE TREE TO READ UNDER, I WANNA FALL IN LOVE WITH WHO I AM AND THE PLACE I LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

3.     TREAT YO’ (my) SELF

When I was 2 years old my daycare caregivers would always tell my mom I was one of the most determined children they had ever met, this is something that has not left me since then. I’m always goal chasing and when I’m not I’m completely bored!! Which some people might say is a great trait to have but when you actually have it you see the ugly side. Sometimes I work TOO HARD. I’ll stay up all night to stay on track and spend me entire weekend doing homework instead of resting or having fun. This year I really burned myself out doing that and ended up frustrated! This year I wanna let myself have some fun by going out on Friday’s or doing no homework one day (THAT WILL SERIOUSLY BE A HARD ONE.) If I write an exam I deserve some ice cream and Netflix, if I rock a presentation I deserve to go out laser tagging with friends!!! We’re all people, we’re not machines and I hope I learn to discover a happy medium between work and play!

4.     Dress up more!!

A friend of mine once showed up to an exam with full makeup and a classy outfit on! When I asked her what she was all dressed up for (considering more kids show up to an exam in sweat pants) she simply said “Look good, feel good!” It’s literally a 4 word sentence but think about it….IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!! It’s like when I feel like I look good I have more confidence to face whatever comes my way, if some obstacle were to come I’ll feel better about handling it and it won’t ruin the perfectly good day I’m having! I’ve always had a bad habit of sleeping in and just throwing on random clothes to make it to class on time so I definitely want to try to look like a HOT TAMALE more often! Maybe by picking what I’m going to wear the night before or even……waking up earlier…..SIGHHHHH…..

I guess one goal to summarize all the above goals is to just learn be a happier person! I’m young and I’m alive and I have so much life ahead of me that I want to fill with more happy days than sad ones!!!!

With the new school year fast approaching I encourage you all to do the same!

What are some goals you have for yourself next year? Let me know in the comments!! (I may steal a few if I really like them hehe J)

Until next time!

Jade