My 2017
It’s been 15 days since 2018 began. 2017 was not the best year for me but I am facing 2018 with positivity, hope and faith that my goals and dreams will come true this year. I have always believed in researching and studying the situation before and analyze the results prior to making action plans. I know that I had to understand my 2017, what went wrong so that I can move forward with a higher chance of success. I have to bear in mind that there will be uncontrollable things that will come my way but I will just have to be prepared for the things to come. So, here’s a preview of how my goals ended in 2017 and my plans for 2018.
I’ve always believed in visualization and writing my dreams. Every year, I create a vision board so let me share with you my vision board of 2017.
Boxing
In October of 2016, I started boxing in Elorde Alabang with my boyfriend. It was a fun experience, the people there were nice and the facilities were clean and the price per session was affordable. I was able to express my frustration and rage in that place and it was really a great stress reliever. I stopped in the first quarter of the year when I was having difficulty with balancing the finances and the time. I will just have to stick to an option that would not require me to put so much time and money in it, and that’s how I came back to running. :)
Calligraphy
In the last quarter of 2017, I finally give in to the call of calligraphy. I am not into mainstream trends that’s why though I like writing and doodling and I really have a nice penmanship, I never started being serious with Calligraphy until I found a Calligraphy set which was really affordable. It was my starter kit which has grown in the span of 3 months.
Watch play
In February 2017, my boyfriend and I saw Wicked. I was so happy to finally see Wicked. I also love exploring Solaire and playing in the casino. My boyfriend and I promised that we will be seeing more plays in the future.
Go out of the country
In June 2017, my mom turned 60 and her gift for herself is take us to another country. She took us to Singapore. It was not my first time going out of the country but it was my first time in Singapore. It was the second for both mom and my sister and it was nice to be at the backseat for a while. I hate making plans for the trip and you would just hear a lot of complain from your family members. I soooooooo hate that. I enjoyed our trip to Universal studios and shopping! Our timing was right, we were there just in time for the great Singapore sale! Yay!
Masterpiece
Unfortunately, I do not understand what I really meant when I wrote this. I am a frustrated artist, yes, but I really did not have a project in mind when I started 2017.
My business, investments and other financial decisions
I used to sell make-up online. One day, I hope to have my own physical shop where I will be selling everything/anything that I love. If you will view my facebook page, it seems like I really did not have a focus product but the reality is that I sell variety. I stopped selling make-up but I switched to selling high quality overrun branded bags. It was doing so much better than the make-up business and what I learned is that one needs to have a reliable supplier. I just faced a little pickle in the beginning of 2018 but I learned so I am hoping for the best for this year.
Since my goal for my stock market trading is slowly being reached, I planned to invest in mutual stock but I changed my mind. I cannot let myself be in low-risk investments all the time. I need to be aggressive so I plan to start another business. Breaking even is an obstacle that I am able to overcome in the past few years, my challenge for 2018 is the continuity and consistency of these businesses.
Personal goals: Culinary lessons and Treatment for face
I am 30 and I still do not know how to cook. I am into raw foods not because of purely health reasons but because of my incapability to cook. I wanted to enroll in a school but to be honest, I do not have the time. I tried to watch videos and read articles in the internet but my struggle is not really not knowing but starting the cooking process. I do not know how to open the gas thingy and slice vegetables, etc.
I have looked into SkinTrends to resolve my adult acne problem in 2016 but I found it expensive. I need to understand the root cause of my adult acne and if Skintrends is really the way to go then I would not feel that spending money on it is a waste but I have noticed improvement on my skin. I also noticed that my pimples are due to hormones and stress because that’s when I notice that I really get bad skin so I ensure that I get into cleaning my face and I started drinking pynocare and zinc polinate to achieve hormonal balance and people did notice the improvement of my skin. This year, I am really following Korean steps for that beautiful skin. I will share my own rendition of the Korean steps in the next posts because honestly, I cannot spend money and 2 hours daily just to have that good skin, I would rather sleep.
Be 105 lbs, finish 10 km and be promoted at work
I just want to say it, I failed on achieving any of these three. I even weigh more than last year, I think I gain 10lbs over the year. Running 5km is something that has now become a challenge to me. I have a new task at work but I did not get promoted. I had 2 interviews but no promotion for me. I have grown so much though, I understand what my weaknesses are and the thing that are lacking for me to be promoted and I have worked on them and I know that I am ready any time they decided to promote me. :) I am moving forward to 2018 with a plan to lose weight and to be able to run 10km. For my promotion, I decided to not focus on things that I cannot control and just work diligently. I just want to focus on me being happy at work. When you’re happy at work and happy with the people that you work with, you are just satisfied.
Continue with Tithing and have a certain amount in bank.
I failed on the tithing part but I am happy to report that I achieve that certain amount for my savings account. I even exceeded my goal and is hoping to be better for this year.
Going back to Tennis
I am not really an athlete but my Tennis coach once told that I have the bone structure of an athlete. He initially saw me on one of my runs while I was training back in 2016, if my memory served me right, and that was the time that he offered to teach me tennis. I love training Tennis, I enjoyed playing Tennis with my Papa but I struggled keeping it up with my schedule. I hope that one day I will be able to come back and play even if it was just for fun.
Have a happy anniversary with Cris
Cris is a great boyfriend and he does not deserve all my whining. On February 2017, we celebrated our first year anniversary and I guess us watching Wicked is how we spent our anniversary. I felt that our 2017 was not adventure-filled as a couple compared to our 2016. I just wish that I become a better girlfriend for him for this year and that we will be doing a lot of things together and do things that both of us also enjoy.
That’s my 2017 and for my 2018, I will just make it simpler. I want to be at 105 lbs, be more faithful to God and be blogging. I will continue on my calligraphy (actually, it is starting as a business as well, yay!), watch another play, go to Wanderland, learn a language and draw. I will have my ducks in a row and finally get what I want. How about you? What are your aspirations for 2018? Please share them in the comments section and join me in my journey as I achieve these goals.
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