It's 2015!

Bizarre. Someone told me that 1998 is as far away as 2030 now - in 2030 I'll be 40! In my mind that's basically decrepit, but something tells me I should adjust that way of thinking.

I have a few resolutions - they're nothing big, really.

1. Make steady progress on my PhD.

Self-explanatory really - I just want to keep plodding along, doing the reading, the writing, the papers, the research - and just make progress with which both my supervisor and I are happy.

2. Develop a strong core.

My core is terrible and I am so lazy that I often don't work on this. It's something that would help my running and the water polo and everything really so my aim is to strengthen my core. More Pilates! More yoga! More planking!

3. Make 2015 the year of finishing off.

Scrapbooks, novels, academic papers, other non-academic bits of writing, books, fixing my typewriter - I have so many projects which require a bit of work and application to finish them. So 2015 is the year for new ideas to be put down the order of priority and for me to finish those things which are cluttering up my academic and personal life (as well as physically cluttering my room!)

4. De-stuffocate

'Stuffocation' became known to me as a term through this Telegraph article  and when I moved over the summer I had a ridiculous amount of stuff - not including books - most of which I don't use within a 3 month period, so it's time to stop that right now and clear out some clothes and belongings.

5. Read more books!

This is always on there - I'm aiming for 122 and also aiming to include this list. It's a bit lame but I always like a challenge and there are several books on there I would not push myself to read normally.