New Year, Same Me

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Can I even do a ‘new year’ post when we’re ten days into 2020? Sure I can; there’s no rules. Especially when the first week of the new year saw me too poorly to do anything. It wasn’t the best start to the year, but I intend on still working hard to make this a good year. There are a lot of exciting things happening over the course of 2020 so I’m sure they will all keep me motivated during the harder days.

Blogmas 2019…that was pretty much an epic failure on my part. I only managed fifteen days of it and after that, I kind of just lost the spark for it? I can’t even explain what happened there, but I’m trying not to dwell on it too much. I still completed over half a months’ worth of posts for it – so that’s still an achievement.

Before the end of last year, I saw a post about the ‘new year, new me’ statement and how, actually, it’s quite damaging. What is so inherently wrong with me that I should need to change at the beginning of each new year? So, instead of going with that approach, I’ve decided that I’m actually pretty okay as I am and instead of changing who I am – I’m going to work harder, dream bigger and show myself the same love and kindness I want the world to be filled with.

In terms of my blog, it will be staying the same. I’ll still post reviews, Disney posts and LGTBQ+ topics. These are all things that are close to my heart/are a part of who I am, so I want to see that reflected in my writing. I’ve also always loved the idea of collaborating with another blogger for a post so if you think that’s something you’d be interested in, please feel free to contact me!
After the weekend, normal service will be resuming with my blog and I will be aiming to get at least one post a week out there and any more than is a bonus. I don’t want to put too much on myself and then get disappointed if I can’t reach that goal.

Harry Styles has a song entitled ‘Treat People With Kindness’ and it’s a song that means a lot to me and I think that’s what the song of 2020 should be. We should all practice the art of treating people with kindness and that includes ourselves. We deserve the same levels of kindness we’d show others. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s definitely something I’m going to work on as a personal goal.

So, 2020 will be filled with lots of adventures and hopefully lots of opportunities. Let’s do this.

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