I think it’s about time I revisited my resolutions for the year and did a bit of an update on my progress:
Eat healthily: This one comes and goes in waves, for the most part I think I am a lot healthier in my eating habits than I used to be. I’m happy with my progress in this resolution.
Get rid of overdrafts: Well I’m working on one, but the other may have to wait a little while until the first is paid off, I should have got rid of one completely by the end of the year though!
Get Rid of credit card: I’m now set up to pay the minimum amount by direct debit every month so that if I forget to go into the bank and pay some off I don’t get hit with charges, it’s a start and I’m definitely making a dent in it, so by the end of the year maybe it’ll be gone for good.
Stop Smoking: This one I am ashamed to say I’m still working on. I’ve cut right back but I haven’t kicked it yet, more through laziness than anything, actually seeing this again today I think I will start again as of now, sorted.
Sit-ups: another shameful underachievement, hopefully I will have more positive news on this the next time I update, though with 6 months of the year gone already I should have a flat stomach by now!
Go to Reading: Tickets booked and ready to go.
Go to Glasto: crap line up, this one has been dropped.
Go to Amsterdam: The Wizard and I are hoping to get away in October around our birthdays.
Read my backlogged books: Since I’ve started reading as I walk I have made great progress through my bookshelf… but I have acquired a few more books to add to the pile… not my fault though, they were practically forced on me!
Pay more heed to my appearance: I have come to the conclusion that I’m just not the sort of girl that cares about make-up and tidy hair. I will make the effort when I feel like it and the rest of the time people will have to put up with a scruffpot
Get my totem tattoo: There have been too many things recently that have cost me money so I think this will have to go on the back burner for now, plus I’m finding it very hard to find good drawings of the totems I want to have tattooed to me, and there’s no way I’m going in without everything 100% as I want it
Go to Portugal: all booked for this September, I’m going to pack 5 books and see how many I can devour
Start a Japan account: unfortunately this resolution is very much dependant on my company’s share price going up a bit by the time my sharesave scheme ends. If I’m not happy with the price I won’t sell and the Japan account will have to wait a little longer.
Learn something new: Hopefully, as long as Ryan gets his bum in gear, I should be starting basic Japanese lessons in September. I have also learned some basic origami.
Visit the Fat Duck: I think I will try and get this sorted in Autumn sometime, I really want to try the tasting menu.
Get my nipple pierced: done and dusted and I’m really rather happy with the result! It’s healed up beautifully, I’m pleased I decided to get one that’s pointing down instead of across, it looks really good.
Get one of the burlesque pics printed off and framed: I haven’t had the time or the money to do this yet, but by the end of the year I will have a photo of the three Graves sisters all corseted-up on my wall, choosing one that I’m happy with could be hard though, the photographer was excellent but I just don’t like the face I pull when I have a photo taken.
See a Shakespeare play at the Globe: Not had a chance to think about this one yet, I’m hoping I get to see a Midsummer Nights Dream, it’s my favourite of Shakespeare’s plays.
Sort out storeage: All done and dusted, I now have all my books at home!
Medieval Banquet: another one I haven’t even thought about yet.
I think I’ve done fairly well with the list so far, I’ll keep soldiering through and stick another update up in a few months.
