I’m going to be optimistic and cross this off, because I haven’t really had any bad grades in the exams I’ve gotten so far. I’m also getting a more realistic grasp of how well I can do.
2.WRITE STUFF, ALL THE TIME
This I failed – I barely got into any writing projects outside of NaNoWriMo in November, excluding short things.
3.
I’m a lot better at guitar than I was this time last year! Also I did learn to play “Creep” on the ukulele, which was in there, though the piano thing didn’t really happen. We also started opening for a local band in the second half of this year, which makes me happy as we play shows every few weeks now.
(I’m excluding 4 and 5 from this, mostly because 1) They were quite vague and 2) I think reviewing my own appearance and personality would either make me seem vain or too self-critical).
6.
This I did do, and I’m crossing it off though I didn’t see anyone from that list. 2011 was the year I discovered the entire community of music springing from predominantly Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling and Mumford and Sons (the first of who I both saw twice, and Laura I met which was one of my favourite things that happened). I also went to a Kina Grannis concert, which I’ve been waiting to do for years, and I saw Death Cab For Cutie, Wakey!Wakey! and even Owl City. And I’m going to continue with this next year, because it makes me broke but is my favourite thing in the world to do.
7. "GET THE GUY"
Haha, not in the sense I thought I meant. But some things happened and circumstances changed, so
8.
I wouldn’t say so entirely, but I go running a lot more often than I used to – I got into a stage of about two weeks where I went for a run at 5:30 before school, but those things never last very long. I think I achieved “get to a sensible exercise routine and accept that I’m never going to be that athletic”.
(the other funny thing about it is that if you go back and read the original post, I talked about how Costa caramel lattes are fattening. I’m sat with one of those right now.)
9.
I think I did this – I read a lot more, and also discovered and rediscovered singers and bands who are now some of my favourites.
10.
I think in the last twelve months, I’ve been in more dangerous situations than ever before – by that I don’t mean life-threatening or anything, I mean adventures; I went on a three day, weird kind of pilgrimage to the other side of the country scared and alone. There was also a situation at 3am in a chicken restaurant when I felt like I was going to be murdered, a story probably not worth explaining for the amount of funny it was. In summary, things happened to me which seemed normal at the time but probably would have shocked me if I’d been told about them this time last year. So whether or not that’s a good thing, it’s off the list.
2012 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
If there’s anything I’ve learnt from filling out last year’s list, it’s that vague resolutions are stupid and hard to comprehend later on.
1. Learn to play piano.
The way I can play piano is pretty much cheating, and I want to be able to read sheet music as quickly as my hands move, instead of having to slowly comprehend things.
2. Quit German.
I can have this crossed off the list by Thursday if I’m brave, which I’m not – basically I took an extra GCSE class, which I barely attend, have an awful teacher and am really behind in. I’ve been meaning to stop since about September, but I’m too much of a coward to tell my teacher because of how easy it’ll be. Just like ripping off a plaster.
I’m starting to think I don’t completely agree with New Year’s resolutions – we get too caught up in calling a new year a “new start”. We talk about all of the things we’ll stop, like eating chocolate and worrying about work and watching too much TV instead of exercising, as if the year gone was full of mistakes and regrets. And maybe parts of it were for me, but at the same time we should think about the good in us, the things we achieved and carry that on into the next year, which is really just a changed date. I want to carry on with music, carry on going to shows and saving up money so that I can travel. I want to stay close with my friends after we leave school.
I don’t want to get into complaining about high school too much, because it’s kind of tedious, but it’s strange and also quite comforting to think that in just over five months everything’s going to be over, everything holding us down.
It's funny, writing this post and reading back on what I wrote last year made me realise I used to be much more willing to share a lot about my personal life on here. I’ve probably been sitting in Costa too long now for the amount that I’ve bought, so I’m going to go. I’ll see you tomorrow!
- Lizzie x
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