Net zoals de voorgaande jaren (ik blog inmiddels alweer bijna vijf jaar) heb ik weer wat resoluties geschreven voor het nieuwe jaar. Elk jaar ben ik er weer druk mee bezig; hele lijsten bedenken wat ik anders kan doen in het aankomende jaar. Ik heb altijd wel wat verbeterpunten. Uiteraard altijd weer de eeuwig terugkerende maar ook weer wat nieuwe. Hieronder dan mijn lijst. Waaruit bestaan jullie resoluties?
English translation
Just like all the previous years (I'm blogging now for almost five years) I have made some new years resolutions. Every year I'm really busy making plans and writing a to do list for the new year. I always have things I can improve but ofcourse I have some new items on my list as well. See below my list. What kind of new years resolutions do you have?
Taking my blog to the next level
Zo simpel is het nog niet. Maar aangezien ik nu parttime ga vliegen (ik werk als stewardess) heb ik dan ook meer tijd om te bloggen. Tijd om er meer tijd in te steken en het nog professioneler te maken. Hoe? Ik ga hard werken aan mijn youtube kanaal, probeer mijn instagram account te verbeteren en ook mijn blog moet eraan geloven. Ik ben overigens nog aan het twijfelen voor de stap naar wordpress maar wil zeker vaker gaan posten (op dit moment eens in de twee dagen).
This one is not very simpel. But since I'm going to fly parttime (I'm a flight attendant) and that means that I will have alot more time to blog and make it more professional. How? I'm going to work really hard on my youtube channel, try to improve my instagram account and also my blog will be changed. I'm still in doubt to transfer my blog to wordpress but I do want to post more often (right now I'm posting a new article once every two days).
Spending less money
Deze komt elk jaar wel weer terug; minder uitgeven. Ik ben gek op kleine, goedkope dingen. Maar al die kleine, goedkope dingen bij elkaar blijken toch maar weer wat vaak behoorlijk duur te zijn. En dat lieve mensen, is niet goed. Daarom dan ook; minder uitgeven. Een vast budget voor mezelf stellen en proberen geld te sparen.
This one is coming back every year; spending less. I love small, cheap items. But all those small, cheap items together is kind of expensive too. And that my lovely friends, is not really good. Therefor I want to spend less. I have to set a descent budget for myself and try to actually save some money too.
Not using animal tested products
Ik lees er de laatste tijd heel veel over; alles wat op dieren wordt getest. En dan met name make up. Ik ben echt wel heel erg gek op make-up (zou je misschien niet zeggen) en heb ook behoorlijk veel. Maar de dingen die ik bij koop wil ik van een dier vriendelijk merk hebben; geen producten meer die op dieren zijn getest. Dit geld ook voor douchegels, bodylotions etc. Ik zal hier binnenkort een post aan wijden.
Lately I'm reading a lot about this; everything that has been tested on animals. And specifically beauty products. I really, really love make up (you probably can't really tell) and I own ALOT! But with all the new stuff I'm going to buy I want it to be cruelty free: no more stuff that has been tested on animals. This also applies to showergels, bodylotions etc. I will make a post about this soon.
Eating healthier and trying to eat less meat
Ik ben sowieso geen vleeseter. Het enige wat ik lekker vind ik een broodje carpaccio en gehakt door mijn spaghettisaus, maar daar houd het dan ook wel bij op. Oja, en een goede biefstuk. Ik denk dat ik op dit moment zo'n drie keer per week vlees eet, dit wil ik dan ook graag terugbrengen naar twee keer. Hoe? Er zijn vooral de afgelopen tijd heerlijke vegetarische recepten bijgekomen. Daarnaast vind ik het hele clean-eating concept erg interessant en wil ik me hier meer in verdiepen.
I'm not a huge fan of meat in general. The only thing I really like is a sandwich with carpaccio and spaghetti bolognese. But that's where my list ends. Oh, I almost forgot, but I love a good beefsteak too. At this moment I'm already skipping meat alot. I eat it about three times a week which I want to bring back to a maximum of two times. How? Well, lately there are alot of delicious vegetarian recipes which make it very easy. Besides that I find clean eating really interesting and I want to read more about this.
Working out more
Nog zo een die elk jaar terug komt. Dit jaar kan ik wat specifieker zijn; ik wil gaan beginnen met de work outs van Kayla Itsiness of die van Way of Grey. Daarnaast wil ik ook naar een yoga klasje gaan hier in Utrecht, dat lijkt me echt super leuk! Ik kijk er erg naar uit en wil ook het hardlopen weer oppakken. Ik heb alle benodigde spullen al, dus nu moet ik alleen maar beginnen :)
This is also one which is coming back every year. This year I can be a bit more specific: I want to start with the workouts from Kayla Itsiness or the ones from Way of Grey. Besides that I want to do yoga once every week here in Utrecht, that would be super fun! I'm really looking forward to working out more and also want to start running again. I already have all the equipment I need so all there is left to do is just START!
A new year means new resolutions! Since I love making lists I figured it would be fun to make some new years resolutions. This year with a special meaning: I would like to make the world better starting with myself.
With the whole climate f.cked up nowadays and a lot of trash outside on the sidewalks, with all the trafic on the streets and the airplanes flying over I figured that the world can use a little bit of help. And since my blog has some pageviews a day I would like to inspire you guys as well to make the world better.
Most of the blog readers are around a certain age (I think around 20 years old, excuse me if you're older/younger) which is giving them hopefully a lot of years to enjoy this world. Keep that in mind and think that you actually CAN do something! How? Just read my new years resolutions and think about it. Small things can make a difference too you know :-)
Top - primark 8 euro || shorts h&m 10 euro || boots new look 15 euro
(my boyfriend was on the picture too, but I'm not quite sure if he would like to be on my blog. Since he doesn't know I own a blog at all ;))
New years resolutions 2012
* Stop using plastic bags
And use a very fashionable cotton one instead! Are you, like me, always accepting that every store puts your new goodies into a plastic bag? And do you throw them away afterwards? This is also applicable to groceries. As from the first of january 2012 I'll bring my own COTTON bag and do not accept the plastic ones anymore in the shops. And when it comes to grocery shopping, this is also a way of saving money (eventhough they are only 0,15 cents each, but still ;)). Want to know what plastic can do to the nature? Check by clicking HERE. I actually was inspired by this new years resolution by my old colleague and friend Merel with her blog"DE GROENE MEISJES". Check out her blog. They are writing in dutch but it's such a great blog about vegetarian food and other make-the-world-a-better-place goodies :)
* Stop buying/wasting bottles of water
I drink a lot of water, especially on board the aircraft. We carry tons of plastic bottles of water. And each crew member takes one to the hotel as well. Unfortunately, we throw them away afterwards. Why not keeping one bottle of water and refilling it, instead of taking a new bottle every single time? My boyfriend is working on a project when it comes to water bottles used in the airline industry. As soon as the project is growing, I would tell you more about it (if he approves it ofcourse). So in 2012, I'm keeping my own water bottle, clean and refill it every time instead of taking a new bottle every time. This has also to do with the waste of plastic, mentioned in the resolution above this one.
* Eating more vegetarian food
I haven't been a big fan of meat since I was a little girl, but I like a hamburger every now and then. The last couple of months I started to eat more meat replacers because my boyfriend is a (part time unfortunately) vegetarian as well. I don't miss the meat at all I must say. I'm thinking about becomming a complete vegetarian but am not quite sure yet. I need to think about a good diet. I lost some weight the lost months and completely stop eating meat is not going to help to gain weight I'm afraid. Untill then, in 2012 I'm going to eat more meat replacers and if I'm buying meat, it should be BIO meat, to make sure the animal has had a good life.
* Using the public transport and my bike more often
Gass is expensive. The taxes for a car are expensive. A car itself is expensive. And it's not very good for the nature. Since the location of my house is perfect when it comes to public transport to the airport or to the big city as Amsterdam, I'm going to use my bike and the public transport a lot more in 2012.
* Be active
Unfortunately I'm getting out of breath really quickly nowadays. Don't really know how I let that happen, but it's time to do something about it. As I mentioned in the resolution above this one, I'm going to use my bike more often! It's time to start moving :)
* Eat more healthy in general
No more salty products, no more quick visits to the junkfood palace, no more pizza's (Big BOOHOO!) and eating more vegetables and fruits. Yes people, this is one of the well known resolutions which is very hard to do. I'm a cabin attendant, I lead a relatively busy life and don't have a standard eating time. This one is going to be hard! But I'm going to do my utmost in 2012 to eat healtier food!
* STOP drinking redbull
I'm a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of redbull. Since I don't drink any coke or coffee at all, so when I first discovered the high level of energy I'm having after drinking it, I became an addict to the stuff. I usually drink one can of redbull a day. But this needs to stop. I need to find other sources (read: food) to gain more energy. (Big BOOHOO again!) I'm a REAL addict, so this one is going to be difficult. Had my very redbull yesterday. Bye bye redbull!
And then the other ones which are not applicable to make the world better, but to make it more fun:
* Blogging a lot more
Need to say more?
* Spending more time with my boyfriend
Since we both work in the airline industry and are both away for a couple of days a week, it's sometimes difficult to see eachother. But let's make time to take a look at our rosters and plan some things so we can be together.
* Going to Cuba and Thailand/Cambodia with my boyfriend
Upcomming holiday plans: going to cuba a week as from the 28th of january. And we're going to travel around in Asia (thailand/cambodia) in the summer. We have three weeks of holiday then.
* Stop buying unnecessary things
I'm a spender, need to say more? It's time to change!
* Taking my mum to Venice and to NYC
It has been her dream since a long time, so why not make it happen?
* Spending more time with my loved ones in REAL LIFE (not on facebook!)
I spend too much time on facebook. Real life is so much more fun!
* Salsa dancing
I already had some salsa dancing classes and I want to improve my skills. Maybe a salsa bootcamp will help me :) And I need to dance in Cuba too!
* Becomming a member of a public library
I want to become smarter :) And I like the smell of old books :)
* Playing the piano
Improving my skills even more. I love playing the piano.
Happy new year kids!
