XMAS

"My upcoming second Christmas, I don’t even remember what I did last year
That’s how boring and uneventful that day was" - JK lyrics


I remember last year around this time I wrote a post about why Christmas is losing its actual meaning for me. Now I realized that I've deleted that post, uh wanted to link it. Anyway I'm glad I did, it was too negative and I want this place to be on the positive note ^~^

Even though this might not be the most cheerful post ever, but I will try to be on that note as much as I can.

Merry Christmas lovely people~! \('▿')/

To us it didn't feel festive until 2 days before Christmas when we got a small fake Christmas tree and then decided to be more cheerful and put up Christmas lights. It felt a bit better but still not as I remember.

This year money was a problem, so I had to think wise because I sure didn't want to leave most precious people in my life with nothing. As it is said, it's the thought that counts~ So why not make cupcakes? (Yup, lack of time also) And for my dearest family, I decided to bake cinnamon rolls which, I'm surprised, came out pretty well and my mom couldn't stop asking me if I really made them myself. (Yes mum, I did!)

We gathered, we ate, we communicated, we had a pretty fun time. Got home, went to bed. Woke up. Just like that, woke up. I remember Christmas night being one of the biggest miracles for me. Now I just went to bed and woke up. We gathered once again, gave little ones their presents, helped them enjoy their presents and when we all started saying our good-byes, we both took our wrapped somethings and got back home. I didn't expect anything special nor that I got the one thing I hoped for.

I guess I should be sad. But I'm not. This whole Christmas period made me think a lot and now I just appreciate the time I can spend with my family. Living just with my brother made me much more independent but also let me know what it's like to miss your family. I'm glad I got to spend some time with them, even though it wasn't quality time. I kept denying this fact, but family is important.

OH! There is ONE thing that made this Christmas amazing and really made us feel the holiday vibes! Guess whaaaaat! It's Harry Potter, ehehehe. I love it so much that I persuaded my brother to come watch the whole story with me and he got so caught up too! We watched 4 movies in 2 days and we ain't stoppin until Harry defeats Him Who Must Not Be Named~
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This season I'm thankful to my close friends who accidentally, not knowing it themselves, make me feel better and bring back the joy of life to me. I am also very thankful to have such support like my brother and my mom who, I know, would support the craziest ideas of mine. Despite of these things, right now I am most thankful to the Universe for turning my little world upside down and letting me acknowledge some things which now are a part of my life and guide me through all good and bad. This little accident helped me find amazing people and even make friends! Never have I thought...

Looks like it's all that I've experienced this season! Though I received a lot, I hope I gave a lot, too. This now became one of the main goals of mine and I'm learning, I'm trying and I'm happy while doing it.

One more thing real quick! I think this year a miracle actually happened. What WHat wHat WHAt WHATTTTT???? Nothing much...it...just...SNOWED! Sounds like I'm exaggerating but believe me, if you had to spend few years without snow on Christmas Eve, when hundreds of  years before it was impossible to survive in the snowstorms, you would feel the same way. Also It wouldn't be such a huge deal for me if it didn't snow exactly on Christmas Eve! Ah made me so so happy~ (っ＾▿＾)っ

As you can see, many thoughts encountered my mind and this always gives me some inspiration. I'll now leave this with a small something taken out of my mind. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, I hope everyone is safe and happy, I hope everyone is strong and I hope everyone will become stronger in the next year. We are fighting~

New Year Resolutions Anyone?

First of all, I really want to say

HAPPY NEW YEAR

to everybody!

I hope this year '14 will be your chance to make a difference, to achieve something, to follow your intentions and heart. 

Be brave, be active, take risks and take chances.

Push yourself out of your comfort zone.

I know it will make a difference, just how you can make a difference in your life.

Now I am sure that New Year means a New Me, right? Even my moto of the year is New Year - New Challenge! But how to make this year really motivational and to achieve something? Well, I think different people have their own different ways to create their Resolutions or... to never create them. Personally, without any resolutions, New Year wouldn't be so exciting to me. That thought about achieving goals, setting up new ones and just moving on and letting go of everything that happened in the past year. 

But you know what mistake many people do? They start again. Do you see where it is? The mistake? AGAIN. You're doing the same thing (or, more likely, trying to do) year after year and still make the same resolution. Finish this once and for all. It's great to start something new but not to start it over and over again. You're strong, you can finish this.

So how should I make my resolutions for them to actually work?

• Well, first of all, write them down. The power of a written goal is enormous. If you just say it, you'll eventually forget it but a written word has more power. Make a list of everything you'd like to achieve this year (this is actually also good for writing not only yearly goals but lifetime ones) and put it somewhere where you'll see it 24/7 (or maybe 12/7, what suits you :D). Constantly remind yourself about them and work it work it work it!
• Remember that it's not a promise, it's a goal. Do not promise yourself anything because we all know how easy it is to break a promise to ourselves. Think of it as a goal which you have to achieve to be a better you! 
• Be realistic and set up real goals with real dates. You don't want to be more muscular or lose some weight or be more social. It doesn't work like this. In order to actually be successful, set up deadlines and real numbers. For example, instead of saying be more social, make it something like have 5 new friends; visit 10 parties; befriend all co-workers etc. Real numbers show real goals, not just something somewhere :) 
• THE MOST IMPORTANT THING *drum role please*......... Don't wait for New Year to come to set up goals and change your life. You can do this any day, whenever you feel like your life doesn't satisfy you. There's no bad time for changing your life. 

I hope you had a great celebration, even if you were alone. I wish you a great year but promise me that you'll be the one who makes this year great.

V. xx