January seems to be a mixed month for people, some people love the fresh start whilst some people can't cope with Christmas being over and the frosty mornings. Usually i'm one of the people that love it. For the last three years of being at University January meant a nice new diary, a fresh start on assignments and a massive catch up with my flatmates. January 2015 has been my first January as graduate and I feel I have entered it without much excitement but a feeling of contentment. With this in mind I have decided not to have any New Year Resolutions this year but more of a 'giant to do list' instead. I want to accomplish things that I have been stopping and starting whilst being at university and I want to finally wipe them off my 'to do list of life' so to speak. They are as follows:
Learn Some New Skills
These skills are quite big skills to be doing all at once, but it keeps my occupied as my social life seems to have dipped since moving back home after university. I am learning to drive, again, but with renewed hope that I may be passed by April, my theory test is being booked in this month so hopefully passing that will be another step in the right direction. Secondly, I am improving my swimming skills. I am a very basic swimmer, I'm nervous, don't like being splashed, open water or going underneath very much. I have just started taking swimming lessons with an instructor who I really like who will hopefully grow my confidence for the approaching summer.
Visit and Work in America Again
Last summer I had the amazing privilege of working in the AMAZING Camp Greentop as a Media Specialist and I loved it. With the job market being as terrible as it is in the UK at the moment I have decided to go and work in America again. I said last year that last summer would of been my only chance to visit America for nearly 4 months but life is never what you expect so I'm taking the plunge and going again.
Talk to a Career Adviser
I was a regular visitor of my university career adviser and really think I gained a lot of knowledge from her. Whilst I am not in the position of being able to talk to her now, I am planning on using January as my way to breathe some fresh air into my job search. I really feel like I'm becoming stuck in a rut in my job hunt for a graduate position and I just think I need a bit of a pep talk to get me excited about being a graduate again and not just focusing on the fact I'm unemployed!
Have you got any New Years Resolutions this year?
