Happy New Year Everyone!!! I hope you all had a happy and safe break over Christmas and New Year!! I have been a little absent from the Blogging and Social Media world for most of December, with only 1 post in December and only a couple of Social Media posts!!
It was good to have a break from it all, and I had the added bonus of being overseas for the first half of December!!
So if you remember my 2016 post I had split up my goals into various aspects of my life, and this year I will do the same..
So a quick recap to 2016 and how I went:
It was good to have a break from it all, and I had the added bonus of being overseas for the first half of December!!
So if you remember my 2016 post I had split up my goals into various aspects of my life, and this year I will do the same..
So a quick recap to 2016 and how I went:
Blog Resolutions:
- Up my posting to twice a week - I kept this up for the first 6-ish month and then I was a bit sporadic
- Keep working on my photography skills - nope
- Post some make up looks (!!) - I posted 1 make-up look! I need to work on this!
- Be better at responding to comments from my lovely readers! - I think I was pretty good at this (need to check) ha
- Collaborations with fellow bloggers - I did a collab with the lovely Sarah from Bows & Pleats on our money saving series called "Spend or Save" (here, here, and here)
Beauty Resolutions:
- Skincare – more specifically, a consistent regime of quality products; including regular facials from my local cosmetologist, Bette – she’s amazing! - Success!! I really focused on my skincare this past year and my skin is pretty amazing at the moment!! I did skimp on the regular facials but!
- Spending Ban – NO UNNESSCESARY BUYING (just because it’s pretty and shiny!) - I think I did pretty well with this!! I mean there was no unnecessary Black Friday/Cyber Monday hauls last year, and I only splurged on a few releases!!
- Shop my stash – I have so much make-up, as evident from some of my collection posts (highlighter & eyeshadow palettes) - Still need to work on this!!!
- Project Pan – coming soon… - Project pan was started... But I didnt really manage it well and forgot about it!!
Personal Resolutions:
- More Adventures - like weekend escapes or hiking - Hmm we had a few, but not as many as I had hoped!
- Spending Ban – learning to decipher between WANTS & NEEDS… - I think I did ok? haha
- SAVE – for a house, for a holiday(s), and an emergency fund. - TICK, TICK, TICK!! BOOM Success!!
- Read more quality books – not the trashy ones I have read time and time again. - Started out ok, finished by re-reading the Harry Potter series! haha
- Be more active - gym, boxing, walks with the dogs, gymnastics. - I am so sporadic with this. Still need to work on it!
- Go gluten free! Coeliac Disease runs in my family, so this a little bit preventative but also a lifestyle choice too. - I was Gluten Free for about 6 months and then gave up! So much cake and bread to eat!!
- Nail my back handspring & the splits - for those who don't know, I coach gymnastics to school age children - it's so much fun!! - HAHAHA
Business Resolutions:
- Practice, Practice Practice! - Practiced a little, but not enough!!
- Advertise more locally. - Paid for a few sponsored posts and non paid adverts through FB
- Make alliances with other local businesses – hair & make-up deals etc - Kind of forgot about this one!!
- Practice some more! - Enough already.. haha
- Attend another masterclass or learning opportunity. - FAIL
Sooooo all in all, I think I have succeeded in this!! I think I nailed a pretty major one - SAVING! So I think that outways the negatives a little!! I think this year I am not going to set so many and just have 1 major one for each aspect of my life and 2 little ones I think!!
How did you go with your 2016 resolutions? Did you smash them or did they go out the window in week 2 of 2016?! Let me know in the comments below!!
