The New Year Resolutions

So 2012 has drawn to a close and it has certainly been jam-packed with all sorts.
A year ago today I was screw-balling over my hardest (yet most enjoyable) essay in media law and ethics. In fact, as most people were getting merry and singing Auld Lang Syne I paused from a moment of thorough and intense essay prep to stick my head out of the door for five minutes and then go back to the hell of essay writing. It all pulled off though as I graduated this summer with a 1st.

I had a wonderful summer spent with great friends and lots of drink and (little) sunshine.

Now comes the moment when I say I still haven't found my dream job despite a stint at interning. I've come to realise that I don't know what I want to do for the rest of my life, and that's pretty difficult. I've also come to realise that it's impossible to live in London on a basic salary without some financial support or sharing a room with someone. So what now? Carry on the pursuit whilst keeping up a brain-numbing retail job as London sucks the last penny out of my purse? Or suck it up, slack London off and travel? Broaden my horizons? Meet new people? Live on foreign turf for a bit?

As my closest friends will know, I am a fickle soul and change my mind almost daily. But one things for sure; I won't give up until whatever I am doing feels 'right'.

So the search continues..

Now for the New Year's Resolutions:

1. Give up meat. I've done it before and I will probably do it again but setting the boundaries of 'a New Years resolution' seems a little more serious.

2. No more refine sugars. It causes cancer. That's the top and bottom of it. It also causes fat, an awful effect on my energy levels and is generally evil.

3. Don't lose my sense of positivity.

4. Get at least two new hobbies.

5. Definitely learn to play the ukelele!

6. Always do things that make me happy.

7. Smile more. If I am to stick around in the big smoke then I'm not letting it have that "I am miserable and I hate everything and everyone" effect on me!

8. Choose small over big, choose hard over easy and always think. Don't stop thinking.

So I think that's everything....

No doubt I'll think of a hundred things more once I hit the 'post' button but I think the general frame-work is there!

I hope everyone has a splendid New Year with the people they love.

Peace out!

Eve xx

I've Decided...

I've decided that this year I am not going to buy a single piece of clothing from any high street retailer (let alone high-end fashion house). All of my clothes can either come from:
•Markets
•Ebay
•Charity shops
•Vintage Shops

I'm a big fan of 'thrifting' and always get the most satisfaction from getting my clothes second hand. Firstly, because if bought from a charity shop you're giving money to a good cause. Secondly if you're buying from an independent shop then you're helping a smaller business out and thirdly, it's one of a kind! The quality can often be great, with a lot of older garments being made to last (unlike the fast-turnover of the likes of Primark).

So here is to spending less, but appreciating more!

(The jumper and shirt below came to £5.00- quite the bargain I'm sure you'd agree!)

Eve xxx