HAPPY NEW YEAR, DEAR READERS!
Every January, I like to make a little list of what I see as measurable goals. I used to try and set the usual “resolutions”, but I quickly found that I was 1) making them for the sake of making them, and 2) never ever sticking to them.
I uploaded a list of goals I was hoping to achieve while I was 21 back in 2017, and found that I was pushing myself to try and get them done as I’d put it out in the public – so I figured, why not do it again with my goals for 2020? And hey, why not think of 20 in celebration of the year? (did you get that? Did you!?)
Obviously, some of these range in likelihood and effort. Funnily enough, I’d say I’m more likely to attend a music festival than I am to read ten books. Ten books probably sounds ridiculously achievable to some, but I just never make the time to sit down with a novel any more – so this post is here to make sure that I have to check back in a years’ time and report on how I got on with goals like that one.
Anyway, without further ado – here’s my 20 goals for the year of 2020:
- Attend a concert
- Redesign the blog
- Read at least 10 books (I didn’t even make it through two in 2019…)
- Travel abroad
- Meal prep at least once a month
- Write and post at least 50 blog posts
- Take up gardening
- Get more active on IG and upload at least once a week
- Start back at the gym – what’s a New Year without that on your list!?
- Watch at least five documentaries
- Get out of my student overdraft
- Reach 6,000 Twitter followers
- Buy less plastic
- Take up a (yet-to-be-decided) 30 day challenge
- Visit somewhere new
- Get to a music festival
- Learn a new skill
- Take more leisurely walks (running for the train does not count)
- Become more generous and donate more often
- Drink more water – and chart my sugary drink intake to make sure I cut down!
Have you set goals or resolutions for yourself in 2020? Or will you be trying any of these goals with me? Let me know below!
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northernplunder
5 months agogood luck with these goals! they seem very achievable 🙂
Dominika
5 months agoThese are all such lovely goals – I will definitely be joining you with trying to post at least 50 times this year and being more active on IG. Good luck with everything and I hope you have an amazing 2020!
Dominika | Into the Bloom
ForgottenMystic
5 months agoLovely goals! I think these are quite obtainable and are all things that work towards areas of your life that you want to be more successful in. Have an awesome 2020 year!
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORThank you so much, you too!
Courtney Fulton
5 months agoLove these! I’m working on improving my yoga practice, keeping a daily journal, switching to sustainable products, and learning Mandarin 🙂
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHOROoh I would love to keep a daily journal! Mandarin would be AMAZING too – good luck!
Nic | Nic's Adventures & Bakes
5 months agoGreat goals for the year ahead, hope that you complete them 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
Nahamani Yisrael
5 months agoSimilar ones to my list include: learn new skill (mine new quest is learning to paint), also increasing my fitness (already working out 2-3 times a week). Good luck with your goals.
nattbarletta
5 months agoI love this list of goals — I like how you have a combination of different subjects!
entermyworldweb
5 months agoThese are some great goals! Good luck and hope you get to achieve them 😁 xx
nattbarletta
5 months agoThese are a great set of goals! I hope you have a great start to the 20s!
Tessie
5 months agoLove your list of goals, this is a great idea and I am so doing one up myself! Thanks for sharing. I would love to watch documentaries too and travel somewhere new and also have more interactions on Instagram as well🌸 Happy 2020 girl and hope we can interact more often and be blogger friends! Xo
Melina Elisa
5 months agoYou have so many lovely goals! I like the fact that they’re realistic! Some people create goals, which are extremely difficult to reach. I hope you cross off all these goals this year. Happy New Years! xxx
Melina | http://www.melinaelisa.com
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORHappy New Year to you too! I used to be so bad for doing that, or just setting really boring goals that I was never going to stick to… so hopefully I’ll be able to get through at least a few of these! xxx
Georgia
5 months agoOooo fitness and reading are my two challenges for this year! Good luck for all your goals and happy new year 🙂
Lucy
5 months agoThese goals I’m sure you will achieve in 2020! I’d love to go to a concert this year too, not sure what one yet but we shall see! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Codie
5 months agoThese are great. I love that gardening is on there – in theory I love the idea of gardening but I imagine I’d be useless at it 😂 I also need to up the water and cut down on sugary drinks… eventually! I hope you do make time to read though, it’s such a lovely way to relax!
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORI mean, I’m kind of the same… but I’m hoping I’ll turn out to be a secret gardening master and I’ll be really good at it hahaha! Yeah, I used to always go to bed with a book when I was younger and it was a much better way of falling asleep than my current method of staring at my phone!
Darina
5 months agoGreat goals. I hope you achieve all of them. 2020 is your year.
thoughtsfromjasmine
5 months agoThese are great goals! Can’t wait to see what 30 day challenge you decide on!
Jas xx | https://thoughtsfromjasmine.co.uk
everythingevening
5 months agoI’ll be joining you with heading to the gym and getting out of the overdraft! I love that you have some fun goals in there like attending a concert, good luck with your goals x
LauraLizBuckley
5 months agoI love your goals! There’s a really nice variety there. I’ve got lots of things I want to try to improve or achieve this year, it’s exciting but also a little daunting. Here’s to a great 2020 for all of us!
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORAw thank you – I just hope they’re achievable now! I love the idea of having a fresh start with a new year and getting to try out new things. Hope you have a great 2020 too!
Kayleigh Zara
5 months agoRedesigning the blog is something that I’m desperate to do too! I’d love to visit a concert too, and watch more documentaries x
The Starving Artist Blog (@StarvingBlog)
5 months agoThis is a great list of attainable goals! And I love that you’ve included so many fun items (it’s hard to actually prioritize fun!). Reading more books is definitely one of my resolutions, but it is hard to find the time (most of my “reading,” is listening to audiobooks in the car). Best of luck in 2020!
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORI quickly realised that I struggled with all the kind of traditional “strict” resolutions in previous years, so I’m hoping including a few fun things will work in my favour – only time will tell, I suppose! Best of luck to you too!
Lucy Cole
5 months agoLove this! I’d love to get to another music festival this year… they’re always a highlight! Happy New Year xx
Lucy | http://www.lucy-cole.co.uk
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORI love them! I’ve been getting to TRNSMT in recent years but I’d love to do a proper camping one again… Happy new year to you too! Xx
Paul Chiddicks
5 months agoBest of luck with your Goals Hannah and Happy New Year
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORThank you! Happy new year to you too!
Rochelle
5 months agoI had a goal to read 12 books in 2019 (one per month) and I thought that would be achievable considering I’m an English student who LOVES reading, but I actually only read 5 aha
Chelle| http://www.chellebelle2016.blogspot.co.uk
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORI felt like ten sounded so small, but that’s exactly why I set it low hahaha! I just never make the time to sit and read any more, unless I’m on holiday – which isn’t exactly very often!
Rachel Laws
5 months agoAmazing goals! I relate to so many of these – all the best for 2020 <3 x
whathannahwrote
5 months ago AUTHORThank you!! All the best to you too ☺️ x