2012 what are you looking forward to?

Bubblefett · 30-12-2011 6:14pm #1

It was really nice to look back on peoples posts in the "2011 what are you looking forward to" thread as they compared where they are now with where they were a year ago.

Thought it'd be nice to do it this year too

Write in what you hope for in 2012 and look back at the tread at the end of the year?

For me in 2012:
I hope to get my business going strong
Get over my anxiety attacks completely
Go out more and enjoy myself (stop worrying about money!)
Get fit and running again
Spend more time with my nephews and nieces
Find a better (or just bigger!) place for me and the OH

lazygal · 30-12-2011 9:30pm

Have baby
Raise perfect child

That is all.

LollieB · 30-12-2011 9:55pm

For 2012 I plan to

Go back to college to kick start off a new career path. Am sending off an application on Monday!

Get running again, run another 5km race & beat last years time!

Start being more careful with my money.

Would love to meet someone special this year- can't really plan that but I'm gonna put myself out there a bit more, approach more guys etc.

Keep building my self esteem & self confidence by not being so hard on myself, treating myself with respect & reminding myself of all the positives in my life.

I'm hoping 2012 will be another good year for myself & hope it's good for all of ye as well!

sophieblake · 30-12-2011 10:02pm

Visit my parents more often

Lose weight

Start looking after myself more

take more care of my appearance

confuseddotcom · 30-12-2011 10:13pm

Getting more work ...... even something hitn'miss better than being out of work anyway, but I think there is a bit more work out there now so that's a good sign.

Taking a right-turn

down that road towards Settling-down-Avenue ......

:rolleyes: Was gonna say - finding a Mr. Maybe??!! But that sounds seriously corny!!!!

(Not looking for much not even looking for a Mr. Right, even just a Mr. Maybe lol!

)

Meh most likely a waste of a post lol.

:rolleyes:

Lola92 · 30-12-2011 10:19pm

Start taking care of myself more - eating properly, actually going to the gym!!

Making time to do my hair and nails etc. I always feel better when I do.

Value the time I spend with my OH/daughter/family more.

Try to be more positive and optimistic about things

iguana · 30-12-2011 11:14pm

The apocalypse I guess.:(

Novella · 30-12-2011 11:27pm

I hope to finish my first ever full year in college in May. I will actually be so proud if this happens, fingers crossed it does. It's looking good at the moment.

Traveling. Wherever. Anywhere. I just wanna go somewhere.

wivy · 30-12-2011 11:51pm

Complete my diploma.
Secure a new contract in my job.
Go on lots of dates, push the boundaries! Go new places, meet lots of new people, enjoy myself!
Go on a sun holiday/travel!
Be happy and healthy!

WesternNight · 30-12-2011 11:53pm

In no particular order:

- Finishing my undergrad degree and graduating.
- Hopefully starting a post-grad course (this is in serious doubt, but we'll see!).
- Having 10 days to myself in a few weeks time.
- Planning a trip somewhere in the summer, to celebrate aforementioned finishing degree.

KittyeeTrix · 31-12-2011 12:13am

Finish my degree (makes me giddy even thinking about the fact that I will be a qualified microbiologist rather than a cleaner in May!!!!):eek::D
Still cannot believe the 4 years + 1 year access course are almost at an end..

Watch my eldest officially become an adult when he celebrates his 18th in May... Enjoy yer small babies ladies of the Lounge cos they grow up pretty quick!!

Hopefully begin working in my field of study and be a little more financially able to help my eldest start his college education next September...

Most of all though I'm hoping and praying that my dad who has a form of Parkinson's Plus will see the next year through without complication and will be able to be there when I (his eldest daughter) graduates:)

Ilyana · 31-12-2011 12:29am

Actually finish a year of college, and begin second year.
Get it together to lose that last half-stone...and possibly reach a size 8 :rolleyes:
Get fit (again).
Save money to go on a sun holiday :cool:
Find as much time as possible for bf and family and friends
Start driving lessons.
Plan a kick-a** 21st birthday party.

lilmissprincess · 31-12-2011 12:44am

Hmm
- Graduating from UCC in September with my B.A

- Losing weight to a level that I'm happy with for me.
-Hopefully staying in my job where I'm happy!
- Going to Wales in February to my friend

- Hopefully a trip to Rome over the summer
- getting over the asshole ex and hopefully getting to a level where we can be friendly and he has grown up!

Tigger99 · 31-12-2011 12:45am

Bubblefett great idea. Fluffy what a lovely post

My goals are:

Move jobs, which I'm actively pursuing

Get comfortable in my own skin again. My last relationship was such a negative draining one that I still find myself on edge.

Learn a language, prob French.

KittyeeTrix · 31-12-2011 12:50am

Aw thanks Tigger99:)

Reading your post reminded me of another..

My daughter is starting Secondary school next Sept. so I'm signing up for Spanish classes as she will be taking Spanish for the first time.... Will be fun to be the only 2 girls in a house with 4 lads able to speak it. We can have secret chats:D

My sis in law is Spanish and my brother is now fluent so we will have help if we need it....

embee · 31-12-2011 1:13am

Will be spending 2012 plodding along with college, delivering lovely little babies for a living

Hurrah!

Dolbert · 31-12-2011 2:10am

Looking forward to:

hopefully passing my exams and graduating!

getting my side business up and running

doing some more wedding planning

returning to my healthy eating habits and doing more cooking

sunflower27 · 31-12-2011 11:46am

Great thread. I'm ooking forward to:

Getting a job working in marketing - and the financial security that comes from that.

Samaritans volunteering.

Travelling to new places, even if it is just weekends away. I used to love doing that, going anywhere for a night or two, but financially that hasn't been possible this year.

And the usual, meeting new people, making new friends and enjoying the positive things in my life that I sometimes take for granted.

herisson · 31-12-2011 12:41pm

im looking forward to:

graduating with my BA and possibly stating a postgrad course!
hopefully find a job
getting healthy
loosing a bit more weight
travel somewhere, anywhere and maybe go couch surfing?!
be happier and not let the little things get to me

KERSPLAT! · 31-12-2011 12:49pm

Hopefully employment, everything in my life that's going wrong is due to unemployment one way or another so Im hoping once I get a job, everything else will get better

Jenneke87 · 31-12-2011 1:01pm

Starting again with my harplessons and improving my skills big time!

Taking up sport or yoga of some kind

Making it to the second year of my college course or start one at University

Wester · 31-12-2011 1:15pm

Finding work.
Turning my hobby into a way of life.
Travelling more.
Getting fitter.
Leaving home and my home town.
Dating more and possibly finding a relationship.
Stopping myself from focusing too much on mistakes I've made in the past and beating myself up because of them.

newbee22 · 31-12-2011 2:34pm

I'm looking forward to continuing my get fit regime which I started last Jan and have kept going all year!

Going to try and complete a half marathon.
Looking forward to taking more time for myself and not listen to people who are negative-wrecking my buzz!

EverEvolving · 31-12-2011 2:48pm

This year want to

Lose weight (1 stone) & complete C25K to help with this

Quit smoking completely (been having sneaky ones when drinking)

Get out there more to meet new people

Do well at work but not let it consume me and stress me out too much

Think I'm feeling much more positive than last year at least, and my big wish is for my bf to get a job but since I have no control over that it shall remain a wish.

Daisies · 31-12-2011 3:54pm

Hmmmm

1) I want to start my new job and for it to give me the extra clinical skills I want to begin looking for a job in a hospital as an optometrist.

2) I want to get fit and lose some weight, even just tone up

3) Start Spanish lessons so that I can eventually spend some time in Argentina.

4) Put myself out there more for both friends and bf. Would love 2012 to be a year where I have a proper boyfriend.

5) Weekends away. I want to see more of Europe

6) Friends from Australia coming home to visit in the summer

soupdrinker · 31-12-2011 4:19pm

Looking forward to:

- Losing weight, getting fitter by starting to walk more, and eating healthier homecooked meals
- Cooking more homecooked meals - love cooking but don't have the time but just want to make more of an effort
- Getting finances in order, stopping spending needlessly and wasting money and reducing credit card debt
- Major decluttering of house, throwing out clothes I haven't worn in years and know I won't again!

pinkheels88 · 31-12-2011 4:36pm

God willing, I'm looking forward to:

Volunteer teaching this summer in Palestine.

Improving my Arabic.

Learning more about my faith.

Starting a teaching degree to get professionally qualified.

Starting work in a new school next September.

Moving to a nicer part of Abu Dhabi.

Finally learning to drive and getting a license.

Making new memories with my love, Z. <3

barleybooley · 31-12-2011 6:14pm

I've decided that there's nothing keeping me here really so I'm pretty sure I'm going to head to Prague to do medicine in September. I'm doing a masters I hate so I can't wait to finish that and I hope to get out there and enjoy being single for the first time in nearly four years!

saa · 31-12-2011 7:13pm

Get happy
Meditate
get up early
jog
talk to friends
get a job
get my degree
go abroad again

Acacia · 31-12-2011 7:21pm

1. Starting my new job- both worried and excited about it, but at least I'll be off the dole.

2. Losing weight- I know, I know, everybody on the planet wants to lose weight during the new year, but it's really serious for me this year. Went shopping for new work clothes today ands I was not impressed. Gone up from a size 8 to a size 16

:(:( But I'm hoping a better diet and all the commuting/running around I'll be doing will help.

3. Making more female friends- I'm already starting to branch out a bit in the town I moved to ( to live with my boyfriend). This year was not great friends-wise (lost some, gained some), but hopefully 2012 will be better.

4. Getting back to my music/writing- after a serious bout of depression over the past 18 months I'm slowly getting back into the things that used to make me so happy. That was one of the worst things about being depressed, the complete emptiness I felt towards music and literature when they used to mean the world to me. I'm slowly getting back into both things now, and I'm feeling much better for it.

To everyone in the Ladies Lounge, I hope you have a great night tonight, whatever you're doing and you have an amazing 2012! Yiz are the best! xxxx

wha · 31-12-2011 7:31pm

-I've an interview lined up for an amazing MA course, which is in the UK, so hopefully get accepted into that and have an exciting new life abroad come September!

-learn to drive

-lose weight and get healthier. I hate admitting it, but I have put on a lot of weight and have been drinking alcohol and eating take-aways far too much these last few months. This week I bought loads of fruit and veg and an exercise machine to get me off to a good start! Giving up alcohol entirely for at least a month.

-Do an evening course.

-Read more books

Feeling positive about this year!

Pembily · 31-12-2011 7:53pm

2011 was a great year, 2012 will be better

I'm looking forward to
- Exceling at my job.
- Getting my cast off!
- Losing 20kg and being back to the weight I was in final year (2 years ago).
- Having fun

tough__cookie · 31-12-2011 10:26pm

Im looking foward to moving to Canada in the summer

LaHaine · 01-01-2012 3:02am

I'm looking forward to a move abroad too. Finally get out there and see some of the world!

veryhappy1 · 01-01-2012 3:03am

in 2012 i hope to keep a roof over my head

Storminateacup · 01-01-2012 3:44am

Spend more time with my family and learn to appreciate them more; even their annoying habits.

Stop being such a spiteful bitch.

Be more normal -- try control my moods, and behaviour so as I'm not such an irrational freak.

Lose half a stone, I'll be happy then.

More exercise, proper exercise,not just running.

Drink more water and less alcohol or fizzy drinks.

Look for a new job that Ill be happy in and that doesn't make me so sad. Preferably a lot closer to home.

Enjoy being a fiancée before I am a wife. I vow not to become bridezilla

molly09 · 01-01-2012 3:58am

try to improve my self esteem and confidence

To have more believe in myself and to have some self worth

To lose weight and get fit

Would love to meet a partner in life (life is lonely been single)

To move the location of my job (this prob wont be possible)

To be happier and accept the things I cant change in my life and be more thankful of the good things in my life

Azureus · 01-01-2012 11:23am

Im looking forward to
-starting a night course in February
-the boyfriend moving back home in April-s'gonna be a lonely few months without him!
-*hopefully* getting Stateside by 2013!

mariebeth · 01-01-2012 12:39pm

I love everyone's lists

For 2012 I'm hoping to:

get my degree & graduate
become more crafty - really would love to learn how to sew & to knit
give up the fags in 2012 - I'm going to start with cutting down, and once my final exams are done in May I'll hopefully be off them.
go on a holiday, would love to go to Italy for a couple of weeks in the summer
take more pictures.

rebel girl 15 · 01-01-2012 1:01pm

Graduate from university
Get fit properly, work on getting rid of all the niggling injuries I've had
Manage not to get injured - would be the first time in three years
Hopefullly, find some sort of a job - or travel away for a few months

There is probably a few others that I will think of as time goes on

angeldelight · 01-01-2012 1:10pm

My wedding!! Can't believe it's finally 2012!

Lose weight

Spend less time being lazy and collapsed on the couch, want to take up a new hobby or something to get me out of the house

squeakyduck · 01-01-2012 1:24pm

Great thread.

I want to learn how to read Korean and also learn how to speak Korean better.

I want to see more of Asia and make new friends along the way.

Get fit....I'm gonna join the gym soon.

Party as hard as possible and have a good time!

01-01-2012 1:58pm

starting running again whenever i have time and not sick

going back to german
doing some concerts/competitions or something with singing and getting grade 6
making some progress on cello diploma
passing exams so i qualify before i'm 50 :rolleyes:

all the usual

pinky wrote:

God willing, I'm looking forward to:

Volunteer teaching this summer in Palestine.

Improving my Arabic.

Learning more about my faith.

Starting a teaching degree to get professionally qualified.

Starting work in a new school next September.

Moving to a nicer part of Abu Dhabi.

Finally learning to drive and getting a license.

Making new memories with my love, Z.

insha'allah!

javagal · 01-01-2012 4:16pm

Get some good work experience for next year, Hopefully with google or something similar.

But my most exciting thing to look foward to is Myself and my OH becoming parents in July!!!
It is my aim to have the most stylish punk baby ever!!!

Princess Peach · 01-01-2012 4:21pm

2011 was my happiest year ever

Heading to Canada for my masters Tuesday for the year, so my resolutions are to knuckle down and study, make new friends, have great experiences and travel.

I would also love to keep working on my fitness and run a 10k maybe.

Also want to find a new couselor and really focus on my eating habits and get into a healthy routine.

Have to work hard on my relationship since I won't see him for months at a time and really want things to work out.

Lots of good things to look forward to!

Twee. · 01-01-2012 6:50pm

Hopefully this will be a great year for me - final exams, completing my case study (Development of classical ballet training in Ireland) and finally graduating in November. That will, all going well, lead to a job in my field.

I hope everything is still as amazing with the OH as it is now. He makes me so happy. I would love us to go on a holiday this summer, somewhere with a beach!

So if could college could go deadly, I'd be pretty pleased! Cannot believe how fast the 4 years have gone.

The Big Red Button · 01-01-2012 8:03pm

It's kind of depressing that most of the NYE texts that I received last night went along the lines of "Happy new year ... hopefully 2012 will go better for you xx"

It was a crappy crappy year, everything went wrong, I was sick and off work for months and failed exams as a result and nearly lost my job, I broke up with my fiance, there were family illnesses, loads of other problems too.

But the main thing is that it's all over now, things can only get better!

So what I'm looking forward to in 2012 is putting all that crap in the past. Hopefully I can stay healthy, and then everything else will (hopefully!) fall into place.

Kimia · 01-01-2012 8:30pm

I had a tough 2011 too - me and the oh moved abroad, i was out of work for months which really messed with my head and my anxiety got pretty bad.

But I'm excited for 2012! I am going to:

Develop my hobbies! I need to build my life outside of work so that I never tie my identity up with being successful in work again.
Stop caring what others think about me and being afraid of disapproval
Commit to pilates for at least 20 sessions
Stop demanding perfection from myself and others
Make a concerted effort to look on the bright side
Have fun!

2022rae · 02-01-2012 10:32pm

2012 hopes and wishes...

Be healthy and happy.
Spend time with family and loved ones.
Get out more.
Get fit and strong!
Learn to love myself as I am.
Think about career choices (and hopefully narrow them down significantly).

Most importantly, I hope to keep my resolutions to the best of my ability!

Linguo · 02-01-2012 11:57pm

Was only posting on the emotional needs thread and saw this:)

I lost my job through illness last year and I'm in a really exciting place now with a full year of possibilities ahead of me, it's all right there, I just need to decide what I want to do with it!:)

I'm completely fufilled and in love with my boyfriend who is without doubt the person I'm meant to be with forever, we are closer than ever, the very best of friends and it makes me fit to burst with happiness, it's a truely special thing and we both know it:)

I have a beautiful loving mam and dad who are best friends as well as parents to me and I'm very lucky to have their friendship, support and love!

I'm just really excited about having a fresh new year ahead, hope we can all make the most of it:):) Here's to 2012!

Pythia · 03-01-2012 1:37pm

2011 wasn't a bad year for me. Passed all four actuary exams and went on two holidays to America. Started a new job but then found out I was being made redundant so that was a pain.

Luckily I have a new job which is even better and I start in two weeks.

This year:

- would like to get settled in to my new job

- looking forward to passing more exams so will be studying really hard throughout the year

- going to at least one city/country I haven't been to before

- go on a sun holiday and catch up on reading and sleep

- enjoy spending weekends with my boyfriend now he won't be working weekends anymore for the first time in 3.5 years

2012 what are you looking forward to?

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