2012: Time to SORT IT OUT!

For those of you who follow me on Twitter (@stefaniegrace), you may have already noticed a couple of my#2012SortItOut hash tags. 
This is one all-encompassing New Year's resolution. Whilst I do hope that this is not perceived to be too general, the actual hope it that it will be rather easy to stick to, due to the fact that it can apply to anything, from tidying up something at the time as opposed to doing it later to fixing your attitude.


In fact, the following list is actually what is does apply to in traditional resolution terms:

• Career: This is the year that I hope to become completely self-sufficient on freelance writing. I have moved home in order to have no great outgoing expenses but am hoping not to be here this time next year. Equally I do not wish to give up and go and get a job in the City like everybody else.
• Fitness: Cliche I know, but never mind. I am actually someone who works out a lot but hasn't in the last couple of months due to moving house and going away etc. I am about 3 stones (42 lbs) lighter than I was when I was 20. However, I do have a little more weight to lose in order to be truly happy and fighting fit. I keep hitting plateaus, so I am hoping that by sorting out a simple routine that I will find it easier to fit in exercise as part of my day.
• Food: As well as fitness, I also want to be cooking a lot more which should help with weight loss. Yesterday, I proved that I could do that quite easily. Now I just have to keep it up. I am always looking to share recipes and get tips from all of you so don't be shy here in the comments, on Twitter and on Facebook...
• Finances: This is a big one. Since leaving university, Ive had a fabulous time and really lived the high life. However, this has taken a toll on my bank account and savings are unheard of. Time to rein it in. This will not be easy.
• Positivity: I have a tendency to complain about things even if I dont actually care that much about what I'm saying. It's a bad habit that I'm in and makes me seem way more negative than I actually am, so I'm working on happiness and positivity. This was something that I worked on last year too and I'm in such a good place for it. If you haven't read Gretchen Rubin's 'The Happiness Project', please go and buy it right now. It was my book of 2011 (and I read a lot of them!)

What are your New Year's resolutions? Have you stuck to them so far?