New Year, New Me!

2013 Marks new beginnings all around :)

Hello friends!! Here's my little spiel on New Years, resolutions and me! :) Let me know what you think!

New Years:

Although I don't necessarily agree that we should all start trying to become better people because it's a new year- we should be doing that all the time- I don't think it's a BAD thing that people do so, better late than never right? And if the new year gives you the motivation to make good changes in your life than huzzah for you!

For me, this year will be filled with a lot of new changes, I think on New Years a lot of people realize how fast life passes by; in a blink of an eye another year filled with triumphs and hardships has passed you by and you've hardly even realized it! THAT'S why at New Years, we make decisions to make this next year better than the last, because we know it could very well be our last... In this day in age death isn't something that's held close to many people, we don't realize how real it really is. New Years I think holds a representation of how our time is limited... and as much fun we have on New Years, there's also a seriousness to it that brings life into perspective. That is why on New Years we decide to be better people, to make our time count. 

Now that I've made this as morbid as it could possibly get (oops, sorry!!!), it's about time I get to some of my resolutions! At first I had no idea what my resolutions would be or if I would make one or any at all, but after a couple days I started seeing or doing things I wanted to change. 

My first and biggest resolution is to BE HAPPY! 

This starting with ME. I decided to start every day with a smile, this was something I thought of during a rough patch... you just have to realize that every day can only be as bad as you let it, so long as you start your day with a smile and/or do something that makes you feel good, your day can't be that bad. 

The next thing is to cut all the fake friends out of your life. I'm still in high school so I have a LOT of that going around and to be honest it's just not worth it. Apparently unlike other people at my age, friends are something that are very important to me; I believe it's important to surround yourself with genuinely good people who support and love you, not just your best bitches and drinking buddies. You don't want to be around people who just make you feel bad about yourself in order for them to feel better, which I most definitely was. So rather than play along and pretend that it's okay I decided to focus more on the friendships that make me feel good about myself rather than those that create stress and make me upset.

This is me and my best friend Kelsey, she's the one person who has always been my friend and this year I think it's about time I stop taking that friendship for granted. :) Don't mind our EXTREMELY attractive faces ;)

Another resolution of mine was to just generally lead a healthier lifestyle... That doesn't necessarily mean going to the gym every day and cutting out all sweets, because I mean really, let's be realistic.. It just means that I'm going to choose more healthier foods that give me energy as well as getting in a good amount of exercise regularly. It doesn't mean I'm not allowed a day off to relax :) But it DOES also include having a healthier mind as well, which is why I've gotten my new Yoga membership and is also why I'm trying to cut the negativity out of my life^^^^ and be happier :)

My second last resolution is to blog and write in mt journal more... I want to remember these days so it's important for me to write them down. Also, i want to start getting my thoughts out there through this blog and share some of my thoughts, crafts, tips and experiences with all of you! :) An extension of this is to keep doing art, recently I've been drawing and sketching more often to help get some emotions out and I feel so much better! Also I'm intrigued by all the different techniques and want to learn more... I think I suppressed my artistic side in the past because I thought I was no good, simply because what I drew or painted wasn't conventional, so I tried being good at science and things that I'm REALLY not good at (especially chem), but I've started to overcome that and do art just because I want to not because other people do. :) (And you should too).

MY LAST RESOLUTION! Is to become more organised and stop procrastinating so much! Being in IB (International Baccalaureate, no I'm not a smart kid, I have no idea what I'm doing), and working as a swim instructor at the same time has me completely overwhelmed and stressed out most of the time, so hopefully by being more organised (I bought and use a day planner, WOO) I'll be able to eliminate a lot of the stress... Unfortunately I'm not as good at the 'stop procrastination' part... I have a paper due tomorrow that I still have to start :) oops. 

About Me!

Well that's all so far for my resolutions! Since this is my first post I figure I should put a little background about me out there too. My name is Sabrina and I'm 16 years old, I'm an absolute animal adorer, I have two dogs named Cordie and Butch who are the absolute loves of my life, and a fish named Pinkie who refuses to die no matter how many times I mess up. I live in Northwestern Ontario, but I LOVE travelling, (4 continents in 3 years say what?), I'll probably do a couple blogs about my past trips (and future too hopefully!) but this blog will mainly be filled with DIYs, artwork, crafts and beauty tips! I'm a fashionista in the making, although I'm not sure exactly what I'll be doing after high school, I know one thing and that is fashion.

Thanks for reading!! :)

XX

SabrinaMara