Hey everyone! Today I'm going to be reflecting on how I did on my 2018 new year's resolutions. I will be rating myself on how well I think I did, with 1 being really bad, and 5 being excellent. Let's begin!
1. "Exercise more." Rating: 3/5 I started exercising about once a week from the beginning of the year to the end of school, and over the summer, the number increased to 3 times. I couldn't keep up the trend when senior year started, though. However, I found myself more and more willing and motivated to get out of bed at 10 AM (yes, I love to stay in bed until noon, even if I've been up since say, 9 AM) to exercise. Because of that, I gave myself a lovely 3/5. 2. "Drink more water." Rating: 1/5 The only time I can recall this year where I made myself drink more water was the last couple of weeks, where I was EXTREMELY constipated. Because of that little incident, I started drinking a LOT more water in those weeks. I've stopped drinking that much now, and I'm probably going to regret it when I get constipation again. I really wanted this resolution to work out, but even with knowing the pain that comes with irregular bowel movements, I still can't seem to bring myself to drink more water even to avoid that discomfort. 3. "Drink less boba." Rating: 0/5 At the beginning of the year, I limited myself to one boba a week, which was a pretty good system. However, over the summer, I started working at a boba shop, and I gotta take advantage of the free boba, you know? Also, I'm not even going to go into detail my 7 boba drinks I got over thanksgiving break, which was like, 10 days. But anyways. Even though this was one of my top resolutions of 2018, I honestly don't regret it. At least for now. I probably will regret this when I get diabetes. 4. "Keep this website running and don't quit halfway." Rating: 4.5/5 So, I'm not giving myself full score for this, even though I did indeed keep this website going, and didn't quit. I'm just not completely happy with the quality of my content. But persevering is step one. 5. "Reach at least 100 followers on Twitter." Rating: 5/5 I got myself over 650 followers on Twitter! Super stoked about that. 6. "Be more vocal." Rating: 2/5 I started participating in class a teeny, tiny bit more. However, it's really just not my thing, you know. It never really got easier for me, which I thought it would with more practice. I'm an ISFJ by heart, so it's my personality, how I was born. I was a bit more vocal in the group discussion level, though. 7. "More socializing!" Rating: 4/5 Yes!!!! Over the summer, I hung out A LOT. At least for me. For the average person, the amount is probably average. Anyways, I would hang out with someone at least once a week over the summer. As you all know, this was the period of time when I started working at the boba shop. My friends would always visit me, and when my manager wasn't there, I would sit with them outside of the kitchen / drink making area, outside at the customers' tables, and just chit chat, and provide free boba (don't tell anyone!). I was pretty successful with this resolution. I took 1 point off because this was only during summer. During spring, thanksgiving, and winter break, I kept to myself pretty much, with part of the reason being that I was extremely busy with schoolwork. 8. "Read more." Rating: 2.5/5 I didn't read much over summer because I was busy with other things, but I did read more through the school year, and during the shorter breaks. So I give myself 50% for this resolution! 9. "Less overthinking." Rating: 0/5 I definitely did not do well on this resolution. Even with more practice from the presentations I had to complete throughout the year, it was the same every time: just straight up anxiety. Like the other resolution where I tried to be more vocal, I honestly don't think this is something I can change, unless I was forced to speak in front of people, like every single day. 10. "Be more informed about current events." Rating: 2.5/5 I ended up downloading some news apps such as CNN on my iPhone, and just scrolling through it a couple times a day. It went on like this for maybe a few weeks, and then I ended up slacking off, and didn't check it as much. But, I'm definitely more informed this year than I was last year, so that's a positive! 11. "Write more." Rating: 1.5/5 The only writing I do for fun is this blog, Initially, I wanted to start writing stories, even fanfiction (LOL), but I just never had time to do it. 12. "Quit nail-biting." Rating: 2/5 Okay, so about a month ago, I went two weeks (!!) without nail biting, which was a HUGE accomplishment. Other than those two weeks, my nail biting habit has persisted. I just can't seem to quit! I need to do something like paint my nails with clear nail polish to help with this habit. Overall, I'm not elated, nor disappointed with the results of these resolutions. I definitely could have done more, but I did put in *some* effort, which I remember did not really happen in previous years where I had a list of resolutions as well. Next week, I'll be sharing updated resolutions for 2019! Happy Sunday!
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