Project Snowflake

On the eve of December, I’m looking back and wondering where the past 11 months have gone. Where did all my fancy resolutions, all my perfect plans disappear?

2013 was supposed to be a year of change. A year where I grew up and started my journey to the person I wanted to be. Yet, here I stand, eleven months later and I’m still the same.

But the year isn’t over yet ...

There are still five weeks left and I plan to make the most of it.

Having seen one too many makeover movies, I’ve decided to create a month-long makeover project for myself: PROJECT SNOWFLAKE.

'Snowflake' is a metaphor for the identity I want to create. A snowflake is said to be beautiful and unique. No two snowflakes are the same. This is who I want to be: gorgeous and original. 

Beginning December 1^st, every day I will do something that will take me closer to who I want to be as an individual. It’ll be a whirlwind of new habits and fun activities.

I know I may not cross off everything on my makeover list but hopefully at the end of the month, I’ll at least be three steps closer to who I would like to be. 

A Year to Remember

Like everyone else the world over, I began 2013 on a hopeful note. As the clock slowly wound down on 2012, I closed my eyes and mentally repeated my wish list for the coming year. Ten resolutions. Twelve months. I was going to rock 2013!

That was six weeks ago. In that time I've made little headway in crossing off my checklist. One month down and I’ve still 10 resolutions to go.

That's not to say January's been a complete waste. It was a roller-coaster month where no matter what I did I always came up even. If I woke up on the right side of the bed and everything was all sunshine and roses, something would come along to darken my day and trip me up. If I had a terrible day and I just wanted to crawl under covers then something would come along and make me smile and shake me out of my funk.

January was a time when I made a lot of mistakes; cut ties, became just a little more selfish and strained a few personal relationships. However in the past month, I have also achieved a lot that I'm proud of. Small little milestones where I've learnt and grown a lot. Little steps on my journey to be the person I want to be.

Maybe that's the lesson to be learnt. Instead of a complete list of things I want to achieve by year's end, I should just dedicate 2013 to one resolution and focus all my energies on achieving that single one.

Maybe my New Year's resolution for 2013 should be to just live in every moment. To be fully and completely alive in each moment so that I can make this year one for the books!