Its been difficult finding the motivation at the moment to sit down and actually write. I'm basically working full time at the moment and I'm constantly exhausted. I find myself making more time for taking blog photos than actually writing which is fine but I started this blog so I could have a bit of fun and use the skills from my English course and I feel like I haven't been doing that. However, Sundays are the more talky of my blog posts so its time to just sit and do it. In this case rather than a graduate's advice I'm going to talk about the goals I want to achieve when I move to Leeds. I feel like I'm in limbo at the moment so having some goals for when I move helps me push through these last 7 weeks. I know these aren't going to happen all at once and really I'm looking at a couple of years doing them all but I'm the type of person who likes structure and planning so this is great.
Take up swimming
I used to swim all the time as a kid. It was my favourite activity and I did it about 3 times a week with my grandparents. However, as I moved into being a teenager body issues and generally being the angst-y emo kid I was put a halt to that. However, I feel better about myself and I want to do it again. Its good exercise and I'd find it a lot easier to get out of bed if I could get into a nice swimming pool if I was to go to the gym. Plus they make swimsuits with a skirt now and I'm all for that even if its not the most practical.
Do the 5k run in Leeds
I don't know why I want to do this. I despise running and unless I'm in a zombie apocalypse situation I will only do it begrudgingly. However, to train and achieve the goal even if its just a little one attracts me to doing this. It fits into my new city, new me ethos that I want to follow and hopefully its something I can train towards.
Eat healthier and cook from scratch
Last on the new me front is to eat healthier. I have a sweet tooth that is just terrible and over summer its gotten worse because I hate cooking in my mums kitchen because the oven only goes up to 150 degrees which drives me much because I can't time anything. I spent my third year of university cooking from scratch and I want to recapture that. However, I know its going to be more difficult with 2 full time jobs so as always I'll meal plan and plan what to cook on weekends so that there's leftovers for the week. Feeding the freezer is necessary and I need to get into the swing of doing that all the while sneaking in vegetables to every meal. I'll get a couple of healthy cookbooks and it should be ok.
'Re-learn' Spanish
I did Spanish to A-Level and I was great at it. I always sucked at my speaking exam because of nerves though in my final one I got 61/70 thanks to taking too much rescue remedy and then I believed in my abilities. However, its been three years and I remember more French than I do Spanish and I hate that. Its such a beautiful language and I want to be able to hold a conversation again on something other than how many sisters I have and what my favorite colour is. I can remember really random things like ceguera (blindness) or viejo verde (a colloquialism meaning dirty old man) but really that isn't enough because I've basically forgotten most verbs. I know once I get into a classroom environment it'll all come flooding back so I just have to do that and re-learn.
Learn to Drive
I wasn't allowed a part-time job until I finished school so there was no way I could afford the lessons, the test and the insurance of learning to drive as a teenager. However, I'll have a full time and most importantly steady job I'll finally be able to afford it. I want to be able to drive all over England. Even though my co-worker has warned me about learning to drive in Leeds is hellish I'm still willing to tackle it head on.
Travel
I love travelling, thanks to my mum I saw a lot of Europe but I want to see more and my dream is to interrail. I really want to see Berlin and speak about it like I have something booked and I constantly (maybe not constantly) talk with my boyfriend of all the places we'll go. When I'm bored I'll go on expedia and plan trips, its awful but I have some savings that will hopefully be left over after the move so its a possibility and once I've got my steady job I can really plan and save hard for all the experiences I want.
Keep up this blog
I've really been enjoying this blog and everything that comes with it so hopefully once I make it to Leeds I'll still have time to post.
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