Today I've been thinking about New Year's Resolutions. I'm not going to make any. Rather, I'd prefer to view my life as something I can start afresh whenever I like. Instead of resolutions, I'll be setting goals. My main goal is to be debt-free by December 2007 (excluding my student loan). This is going to be an interesting one because I love shopping and, currently, saving is hardly amongst my favourite activities. ...

In this entry, I'm exploring why I'm sad, how to be happy and my thoughts about what I want to do in my life, where I want to go and how I want to get there. I hope you find it informative too. To that end, I've included some links to sites I've found useful, with brief summaries and/or reviews. Career, life plans, aspirations, hopes & dreams Aside from the ...

Last week, I made a detox health kick pledge, committing to a healthier lifestyle of fruit and no fast food. I intended my pledge to last for one week (although I forgot to state this) and so, now it's time for a review! Difficulties? Not really Surprisingly, it wasn't that hard to stick to. I have a real problem with eating unhealthy foods (hence the pledge), but once I decided ...

I kickstarted my health kick by buying the book: "Stay Healthy. Be Lazy: An Easy Detox" (aff). It's quite expensive (well, it is before the 33% currently available at Amazon). However, I bought it anyway because I really believe it will help me. Unlike other healthy-eating books, this one aims to get you to do little things that you're likely to do. Just like Innocent smoothies themselves, it's a ...

I hereby commit to a minimum of one hour specifically writing articles for my blog. Why? Read on. Steve Pavlina recommends using journals as a tool for working through mental blocks, for example, "Type a question like, 'Why am I feeling unmotivated to achieve this goal?' Then type whatever answer comes to mind." This approach is not suitable for all blogs, but this sort of Q&A is the perfect ...

1 August 2006 - 1 August 2007 :  I am buying no clothes for a year. Since I graduated, I've been enjoying earning more money than ever before in my life and a significant part of that was buying new clothes. In returning to student life, I return to frugal & thrifty living. Of course, there are some small exceptions (for example, I'm obliged to buy uniform twice a year ...