Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015!

So, here we are again.
Another end to another year and another exciting year to come!

Here's was my 2014 in a nutshell:

- I finished University and graduated with a 2.1

- I went to Malta with Joel to celebrate our 5 year anniversary

- I started working in a school with four Italian students

- I got offered a place in Cardiff Met to do my PGCE in September

- Joel and I have managed to scrape together money for a mortgage deposit

So all in all, this has been a pretty good year. But the exciting thing is, 2015 will be even better! We will be able to get a house, move out and start our own life together. I'll be doing my PGCE and working towards my career as an MFL Teacher. 

Some things have fallen by the wayside a bit though. I haven't been able to see many of my friends, and definitely not as often as I'd have liked. The same goes for my family and for Joel too. 

I'm pretty sure my New Year's Resolution last year was to spend more time with the people close to me. It's safe to say that didn't happen! I'm taking this year and next year as selfish time. I will use this time to get where I need to be and hopefully, the people who really are closest to me will understand. 

This year, I won't be making a New Year's Resolution. I want to be slimmer and more toned, but rather than setting myself up to fail, I'll just go to the gym and do it myself. I want to spend more time with people, but making a promise to myself at midnight isn't going to help. 

Instead, my dearest friend Aim showed me how to make "Remembulation Jars". Rather than setting yourself up for a failure, you personalise a jar and fill it throughout the year with all your accomplishments and memories. So when New Year's Eve rolls around again, you can empty out your jar and remember how amazing your year was. 

I'm so excited for the year to come. I'm excited for all of the changes that are waiting for us; the house, the career and whatever else is around the corner! I'm not going to make resolutions but I do want to spend more time with those closest to me. I want to make memories and visit places and do things. It's going to be a struggle balancing that and all the work I'm doing. But I know it'll pay off in the end.

So I wish you all a very happy New Year and I hope you all achieve your goals this coming year. And if you don't, just sit back and appreciate all the things you have done. 365 days await. 365 days in which ANYTHING could happen. 

I'm excited. Aren't you?