Happy 2014!

Hi everyone.

Actually let me elaborate who everyone is. People on my Facebook who actually follow my blogs, those who pretend they don't but still do, stalkers from the past that have bookmarked my URL to know what's up in my life, and to those haters who feed off of me for their jealousy. Hi to all of you and a very Happy New Year.

Now, that's out of the way. I genuinely want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I hope everyone has a great year. I wish you all are one step closer to your goals, dreams and ambitions, while I am far off from mine. I am not gonna get into the 'A New Year, a new me' bullshit. Because believe me, you don't need a date to remind yourself that you need to change. It's inner motivation, and it will only arouse when you truly want to change. It's your mental mindset.

You know what my New Year Resolution is? To take my resolutions seriously and change them into reality. And you know what that requires? A reality check.

Here's my reality check. I need to desperately work on my health. I've tried a couple of times, I've succeeded twice and miserably failed the other times. I have been ignorant. I have said, "fuck it." I have been irritated and frustrated. I have made health blogs and not followed them after 2 months or so. Hence, my first goal is to actually stick to a routine.

I have always complained of my sleeping habits and staying up late. My foundation has started settling into the fine lines underneath my eyes because they are getting wrinkly. It's funny how we wreck things for ourselves and then complain later. Guilty as charged. This is my second realistic goal.

Third, getting my life in order. I got into the Post-grad program for HR, quit and went to Edmonton. Now, I am back for the holidays and my parents are not letting me go back. They want me to pursue something here. I see way more opportunities for me in Edmonton than staying here but that's just my mindset. It may be partially true too. But I got myself to think, if I really wanna do something, it can be done here. It's just an excuse to get out of the house. So, this is my third goal. Still, pretty realistic.

Last but not the least, I am the person who puts in zero effort to reply to phone calls, texts and messages. I don't know why I do that. I really don't. It's not even that I am busy, I am just lazy and forgetful. I don't reach out to people as often as I should. I purposely let them have misunderstandings about me and don't bother clarifying any situation. I have no excuses for being like this. I am not gonna pledge to do a 360 personality change here. All I can do is TRY answering every call I get and responding as fast as I can or right when I see it until saving it for later. And my apologies to those who always complain that I don't reply on time!

Now, that the goals are out of the way. How do you achieve them? Action plan? I have one for each goal listed. 1 out of the 4 is already in effect.

For my health, until yesterday, I didn't even know where to begin. The constant cycle of yo-yo-ing has made me exhausted and that's why I lost all motivation. But it's my own fault, I never go all the way and quit in between. So, very simply, my goal is "not to give up." I am not allowed to think, "fuck it" in the middle of my workout or in the middle of my diet in any way. I have to complete what I start. I just have to, no more excuses. I am not getting a gym membership and wasting more money until I really get into the habit of working out. I've paid for my membership for one whole year and not used it. I have a treadmill downstairs, I've got some weights, I have my Jillian Michaels DVD and Insanity. That is enough for me to kickstart my cardio and just get into the routine.

Another note: I will be blogging health again for 2014 and this would be the 3rd time. I did get a couple of messages the last time, that if someone else was having an off day, reading my motivational quotes or looking at pictures kept them going throughout the day. So, I am gonna do that for myself and others once again!

For sleep, I don't know about you guys... but I am very worried about my skin in general. And seeing those wrinkles form under my eyes - not cool. I am way too young for that to happen. I started sleeping on time the first day of January. That was my first goal. I actually went to sleep right after New Year's Eve Dinner. I have been waking up around 7-9 am every day without alarms or anything. And if any of you know me closely, you now that I need a DHOL playing in my room to wake me up when I am sleeping. So, it's been exactly 7 days, I go to bed on time and wake up on time. It is becoming almost habitual. The tip that helped me the most - put away your laptop in another room and put away your phone out of reach when you go to bed. Don't have any technical gadgets when you're trying to fall asleep.


As for the other 2 goals, I don't have an action plan yet. I am still confused and trying to figure things out. I am gonna take my time to do so. When I have answers, I will let you guys know.

I also wrote on Facebook yesterday that I would like to learn cooking this year and I already tried out cooking Biryani yesterday which turned out well. Hopefully, I can learn more and share recipes with you on here =)

In a nutshell, I have pretty basic and realistic expectations this year. I am not jumping ahead of anything. So, I have a pretty good feeling I can do it. What are your resolutions this year?