1. To lose myself in the world of books: Being a former English Literature student, I have a wealth of books on my book shelf and used to immerse myself in them whenever I got stressed, sad or just wanted to escape from reality for a little while. For the past few months I am ashamed to say that I have neglected this past time in favour of tv and dvd boxsets and have therefore decided that my first NYR is to bring the joy of reading back into my life. It is the best form of escapism and, as I have so many books ranging from different eras and genres, I should be able to have so many adventures, fall in love so many times and to lose myself in different times. I've started this by re reading 'The Secret Diary of a Call Girl', ok it's not a classic but lets start slowly shall we?
2. Be more creative: Believe it or not, I used to be quite a creative person. I used to make music, crochet and do cross-stitching for pure pleasure and private time but, due to work etc, this has been put on hold for a good few years now! As a mummy-to-be, I have decided to bring this aspect of me back starting with crocheting my little one a blanket. This is going quite well although the colour scheme may be slightly off - Teal and scarlet red patchwork. This wasn't the original choice but, due to my laziness in starting this, I'm now running out of time and think this might be the easiest option. As said before, lets start slowly and build from here.
3. Try not to worry as much: Now this NYR is one that I know that I will struggle with and one I feel I will fail at. I know you're probably thinking why am I even bothering to try and do it if I think I'm going to fail... well mainly because it is the little things that I get really worried about, things that can easily be brushed to one side and overcome easily. I can get really worked up over these things and it isn't good on any form, especially with a baby in tow, so I am going to try with everything I have to 'woooooozzzzaaaaa' my way through these little problems. My only niggling thought is whether this is something that can be tackled or whether it is just me and this is how I'm meant to be... but lets not get ahead of ourselves.
4. Be a wonderful mum: My final resolution may seem simple but it is the most important one on my list. This year, 2012, is the year that my son will be born (yes it's a boy :D) and my life will change forever as I will now be known as mummy or mammy (welsh version lol). As the build up to the big day comes I find myself getting more and more worried, not about the labour or anything slight like that (: /) but the idea that this little human being will rely on me for the rest of my life is quite daunting. The only person who relies on me at the minute is me which is easy to cope with but a tiny baby whose whole development, personality and outlook on life depends on me... well you can see how easy it is to freak out and how hard it will be to be a wonderful mum. However, this is a NYR that I intend to keep with all of my heart and try my very best at. I have a wonderful guy who is going to be an insanely great dad and will teach him everything he needs to know and whose support never waivers even for a second. In all honesty, this is the best and most exciting NYR and I cannot wait!
And that's it. I think these NYR's will improve my "quality of life" in all different ways and having only four of them... well even I can manage that! Even though people nowadays don't take NYR's seriously, I think they're a great way to try something new and try to make you as a person that little bit better. Why not just pick one this year and see if you can stick to it?
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