Thinking About Resolutions
Monday January 02, 2012
The Frog Prince exploding on New Year’s Eve. Had a really great night then a slow day yesterday.
For the New Year my resolution is to become more self-reliant again. I feel this past year I’ve been focused on trying to control the impossible. Basically, other people’s happiness. And in doing so I’ve lost myself a bit along the way. It’s such a personal resolution to share, I know, but it’s one that’s been on my mind lately.
In recent months I wasn’t sure what, if any, resolution I’d need. Last year’s was pretty successful. I did 3 months of a spending-freeze plus worked on developing my overall personal style. I knew I wanted change in that area of my life. Something slightly more mature but also more in touch with what I’ve always been drawn to and less affected by trends. In retrospect it seemed an easy resolution to have.
I combed through my 2011 archives yesterday thinking it would inspire some New Year’s Day post but all it made me think was… my life seemed on cruise-control! I know I don’t want to fill my blog with rants and sadness like my college years, but, I also couldn’t gather what was really going on with me personally either. Looking through the entries I thought, “dear lord I didn’t do shit last year.” I don’t want to look through 2012’s and think the same. I want to do more, shop less, share more, and really see my life unfold through my blog again. Not saying everything’s changing and screw the past. I am who I am! And my blog has always reflected that! But it’s just something I was reflecting on.
I wasn’t really looking for change in my life. I was happy with how everything was but maybe it was time to make some changes in order to grow so I might as well embrace it with an open mind. :deco3:
18 Responses to “Thinking About Resolutions”
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I like your resolution, it similar to something I’ve been working on during 2011 and something important to focus on. Trust me one day you’ll feel that your able to accept and let it go and it’s such a liberating feeling!
I’m looking forward to keep reading your blog during 2012 – happy I found it last year!
One of my resolution is to take more photos…maybe I should work on my personal style as well, I feel somewhat lost in that area right now! Thank you for sharing ^^
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Happy new year!
I hope you can succeed your resolutions for this year too :) -
I think your New Years resolution is really great and I know you will be able to achieve it! I prefer these type of resolutions that can really change your life/way of doing things rather than generic ones like “lose weight, read more” that generally get forgotten anyway TT
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Good luck with your resolution, I’m absolutely sure you’ll be able to achieve even more happiness this year and find yourself again.
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I lurked around your blog for most of 2011 and I found it really inspiring! It had such… direction? Haha, idk if that’s the right word but I’m looking forward to reading your blog this year as a non-lurker :)
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Hey Jenny! Great resolutions! I honestly think that most people make resolutions just for the sake of making them and thus have a hard time keeping up with them, especially when you’ve got a huge list of them! So this year I’m trying something new and just having one resolution, being positive. I mean, how hard is that to remember? I also agree with Sara Mari that life changing resolutions are better than the ones we just make a list of =) I wish you a great year in 2012!!!
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Yes! it is always best to be self-reliant. always put you first. and btw, have you seen this. hahahah http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2fxVeAVl2I8
I always laugh at things like these and remember things that make me happy hehe
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Yeah, I’ve noticed that, too. You used to share more about your thoughts and ideas but then gradually started to focus more on products and such. I never thought of it as a bad thing…I thought maybe you wanted to shy away from the popularity a bit.
For what it’s worth, I think this is a really great resolution…it’s sort of like you’re resolving to keep in touch with yourself and to challenge yourself. At least, that’s how I understand it.
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I really liked this formulation “see my life unfold through my blog again”. I also feel, looking back at my older entries, that I “didn’t do shit last year”. Let’s work hard to create an interesting life outside of the internet and get back into the flow! …and writing deeper blog entries, not just product reviews or fashion hauls ^^
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That frog prince is so neat! :D It instantly reminded me of The Frog Princess Lol I love that movie~
Sounds like you were able to find out some really neat things for your new years. It’s really hard to critique yourself then take active steps to make those necessary changes, but you sound like you got it down :] Good luck with the new year! Happy New Year! ♥
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I felt the same way when I went through my posts. Many of the important things that happened to me failed to make it onto my blog due to my lack of updates. ^^;; Well, 2012! A whole another year. Good luck to you!
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Ahh I totally agree with your resolution~ This year I have been obsessing over things I can’t control, namely other people and their happiness! It results in worry and stress over things that don’t even involve me really! And I agree, you sort of lose yourself and your needs along the way. Not to say that you shouldn’t care about your friends and family but there is for sure a limit :P ^^;; Also I just wanted to let you know, not to sound creepy, but I found your blog around Christmas time last year and it has helped me in ways I didn’t think a blog could! We seem to share the same attitudes towards life and the same interests towards clothes, fashion, makeup etc. So it helped me find myself again during 2011 after a very difficult 2010. So thank you so much!~ :) I hope you have a fantastic, unforgettable 2012 because you deserve it :3
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That is such a wonderful attitude to have… I hope I can draw from your strength! ♥ Best of luck to you always hunnie… I know you can achieve anything & everything you want this year & always!
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i agree with this..i never want to come off as a greedy brat on my blog. i loooove the new you tho..i love how youve come into your style reflective of japan but not necessarily gyaru anymore…i hope to learn more about miss jenny, and her fabu life!
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Nice entry!
I really like it when you share something about your private life but you do not tell in detail. I like that kind of style!
It seems that there are many things going on in your life. I mean emotionally (I hope I did not misinterpret it). Well, I do not know you in person but I will always support you >o