The last resolutions post started with something like “I can’t believe how late I’m writing this” so apparently my brain thought “well theres a target to beat”.
Anyway.
In 2024, I wanted to…
- (try to) Be less embarrassed about *gestures* all this
I feel like I failed with this one. I still feel silly talking about it all, but when I don’t actually do anything, it makes it even more embarrassing!
- Show up more
Hahahahahahahhaha I’m not even going to respond to this one, I know I failed
In 2025, I will make more of an effort with…
- cooking
Most of you will probably know that I like cooking for other people – the first time I made a Sunday roast, it was for 10 people and I had to run between my flat and the one downstairs because it didn’t all fit in our oven.
But I just don’t love cooking for the two of us. Thinking about what to cook, shopping, prepping and actually cooking it feels like a chore and it begins again the next day. I would love to hear about any recommendations you have to make this easier!
- relationships
As I write this, I’m somewhere over Alberta after 9 days in the UK for a funeral. Since this was the first time me and Alex had been back properly since leaving in 2017 (we came back in 2019 to renew our visas, but I left him in London as he had to work while we waited for our new stickers in the passport, and I did a few days in Bristol and Chester), we tried to squeeze in seeing as many people as possible, which meant a lot of driving (for Alex. I was not allowed to drive the German barge aka a Mercedes SUV because I wasn’t insured and the roads in the UK are much skinnier than I remembered!). We travelled LHR > Bath > Tiverton > Yeovil > Bath > Aberystwyth > Chester > Windsor > LHR and that’s not even including the quick trips into town (including a trip into Wrexham to show Alex who watches the FX documentary with my amazing commentary* just how terrible it is. )
It was amazing catching up with everyone, but so so exhausting and I realized that its partly because I’m a bit shit at talking to many people. I’m so thankful to have the sort of relationships with people that I do where you can just pick up a few years later but maybe I should be a bit more proactive?
* it is not amazing, it is basically just me going HOW IS THAT PLACE STILL STANDING IT IS A SHITHOLE
- content
YES OK I SAY THIS EVERY YEAR BUT MAYBE THIS YEAR IT WILL ACTUALLY HAPPEN
Maybe
I make no promises.
(hey, at least it was a top 6 this year instead of one single post!)
Want to see older resolutions posts? I’ve been writing these since 2009, and you can find them all here
