Disaster Davis

Lots of changes. The month of March will be a month of madness indeed, continue reading this post to learn of the exciting and particularly busy times ahead!

1. Disaster Davis is moving to Blogger!
I should have probably gone with Blogger to start with although had I done that, then I’d have not befriended my lovely WordPress blogging friends! I feel that there’s a greater scope for communicating with other’s via Blogger, what with most people having a Google+ account, whereas on WordPress it’s much more limited in terms of communicating with other’s and getting feedback. Disaster Davis will however still be available on WordPress, I’ll instead have two platforms with the same content being posted. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this change! Meanwhile, head on over to Disaster Davis on Blogger at disasterdavis.blogspot.co.uk, take a look around. It’s very much still under construction as I have only started work on it today, it will be business as usual in time for my Monday upload but for now is a game of playing catch up with my previous posts!

2. Did I hear YouTube?
Yeah you are reading the above correctly. I’ve been toying with the idea now for some time, to start up a YouTube Channel as an extention of my blog. I know a few of my other blogging buddies are planning on also starting YouTube or have already dipped their feet in, it seems like such an exciting and fun change. I will still be keeping my blog and Disaster Davis will remain the main priority. If there’s anything you’d like to watch in particular then please leave me any suggestions you have, until then, watch this space!

3. I have a new job!
Taking more of a personal turn here, on Monday I handed in my notice at my job – I also have a new one! I already feel so much better about this change, the people I’ll be working with are absolutely lovely and I feel I’m going to fit in well. This isn’t the time or place to state my reasons for leaving my previous job but lets just leave it at the fact I were incredibly unhappy. Not only do I have a great feeling about my new job but it’s also got so many more positives to it and will also free up a little more time for me to embark on other endeavours!

4. Watch this space – new adventures in the pipeline!
Speaking of new endeavours, this is another personal change. Without going into too much detail and giving too much information away, I have decided that I’m going to try out a few different things. I’m really excited about these changes and can’t wait to get started on my plans. Life is filled with so much possibility for myself right now, I couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome new adventures and experiences into my life and I will be sure to update you on these new additions to my life in time.

5. Mother’s Day!
I can’t forget that it’s Mother’s Day around the corner, can I? I hope you all have some epic plan in place to spoil and cherish your mother’s, they’re truely precious beings and you only get one! I’m personally so excited for Sunday and spending lots of quality time with my Mom once I have gotten work out of the way. I wonder if my fur babies have got me anything this year.. Hmm. How are you celebrating the day?

Is it just myself getting excited by all of this? If not then I’d love to be jointly animated in conversation via the comments below. I’d welcome suggestions for possible YouTube videos of which you’d like to see, also don’t forget to view, like, comment and follow my new blog space.

With Love,g
Disaster Davis x

(Original Post on WordPress)

It’s so incredibly important to look for the positives in life no matter how insignificant they may seem, all too often in our busy routines do we fail to notice so many beautiful things harbouring happiness. Too often are we caught up in the mundane and fail to stop and smell the roses, as the saying goes. You may have already read my previous posts “Don’t Fall out with Autumn” and “Mini Moments of Mirth”, today I’m sharing with you my last ‘Moments of Mirth’ post for a while. I’ll no doubt find another way to incorporate the hidden treasures of life into my blog, however. Now, sit back and enjoy the exploration into my mind and the little things which make me smile, I hope they too offer you some form of contentment, no matter how trivial that may be.

Pride in myself and others
The heading you just read may sound surprising and ridiculous, I may also be coming across as vain. It’s so important for everyone to become at peace with themselves though and proud of the things they have achieved. I think everyone who knows me well realises that I aren’t entirely fond of myself, though even I have to be thankful of the changes I have made so far this year and that I’ve been able to stick at them. There were a time when I’d fail to last at something for more than a few days but recently I have seen a new determination and will power within myself and that alone has been truly inspirational for me. Therefore this is in no means vain of me to say so, that I have offered myself happiness this year, due to changing some things I weren’t happy with. Remember, if there is something you don’t like, that isn’t working for you, that you don’t have to simply put up with it. It may seem easier said than done and there may be exceptions to this of course. Generally speaking, though, if you don’t like something and it isn’t serving a meaningful purpose in your life – then change it! I promise you it will be for the better and you will feel such a surge of pride within yourself for taking control. Concurrently making me smile is the pride in other’s, also. I recently found out a friend from an acting class I used to attend had been nominated for an award, I were so excited for her, willing for her to win. When she went on to doing just that I were utterly thrilled, I felt so proud on her behalf and it’s a wonderful feeling when you can feel that way for another person. Learn to gain happiness from the victories of everyone you care for and you’ll be unable to be unhappy for very long.

Taking a walk
Being alone and using a walk in order to help gather my thoughts and achieve some form of clarity is an activity I thoroughly enjoy embarking on. Getting out into the world and taking a short walk is something many people feel they don’t have the time to do or they simply forget, yet it’s so important to get some time alone, that either being a pamper session, reading a good book or getting outdoors. We all need a relaxing way in which to escape, an added bonus with walking is that when done in the daylight hours it’s a great way to throw in some vitamin D simultaneously. Evening hours are also amazing as they offer an added sense of peace as everyone is settling down for the night, additionally there’s the beauty of the stars to fascinate you.

Receiving a package via post
Another thing of which I delight in is getting things in the post. It doesn’t matter that I of course already know it’s coming due to being the person who has ordered it, I simply love the sensation of having something to open regardless. I feel as though I get twice the happiness from buying online, as I get excited when ordering the items then again when they’re delivered to me. It’s not always the big things, eh?

Tidiness and organisation
It’s incredible how much you feel your mind clearing out once the physical clutter is removed from your life. The less clutter in the home and workplace, the less mental clutter you will experience. Of course it’s not an instant cure all, but it sure helps.

Snow and rain
I love these two types of weather. Snow is so pretty, especially when it remains untouched. I love seeing it on the top of houses and fences. To me, it looks purely prepossessing and aren’t an animals paw prints just the cutest too? I also adore the rain. I like watching it rain as I find it helps me to collect my thoughts, I also enjoy the sound it makes bouncing off of my roof, listening to the rain as I’m trying to sleep is sure to help aid the provision of a peaceful slumber.

Flowers
The fact they die much sooner when picked is unfortunate, but I just love the odd bunch of flowers here and there to brighten up an otherwise dull room. Being the recipient of somebody else gifting you them is also a marvellous feeling. It’s a really nice change. Although a flowering plant is favoured as they don’t die after a few days, unless you’re equipped with the memory of a fish like myself, forgetting to water them.

Learning something new
This doesn’t need to be something huge such as a new language, it doesn’t matter how large or small, so long as you have learned something new in which you can feel a sense of achievement and satisfaction for. For five years I have hidden away from getting to know how the heating works in my house. I may sound insane as it’s something so trivial and ‘normal’. I finally let myself find out more about it this month and now, I am at one with the heating system. Although it’s such a small thing it still managed to please me.

Reading
This is my way of escaping myself and everything around me by indulging in another world. I could read books full time if that were an option, never doing anything else. I’m entirely ensnared by the literary world. This is my number one way to relax and something of which is exclusively for me, my own time. I could read anything, I’d turn into a book myself if that were possible.

Bargains
Everybody loves a good bargain, right? I’m not immune to this, it makes it that much better when it’s in the form of a book also, as we all probably know by now how captivated by reading I am. A head’s up if you haven’t seen my recent post “Bonkers for Books”, Asda actually sell a selection of books at the amazing price of £1 or less and there are some incredible works of genius included in this. The titles are switched around of course and I aren’t sure if this is done in every branch or selected stores, or for how long the deal will remain therefore it’s worth looking out for and keeping an eye on!

Alas the end is here for ‘Motivational Monday’, for the moment anyway and as of now normal service will resume. I do hope that you’ve all enjoyed the past four weeks however, if you have anything you’d like me to talk about another time then please don’t hold back from letting me know, I may feature your idea in a future post or ‘Motivational Monday’ theme.

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

(Original Post on WordPress)

Hello m’darling, as it’s ‘Motivational Monday’ here on the blog and it’s a few weeks into 2016 I thought now would be a good time to check in with the elusive new years resolutions. If you would like to familiarise yourself with my previous resolutions post of which I published on new years eve, then here it is: “Reach your Resolutions!”. Surprisingly, I’ve got off to a really good start.

1. Be happy and become more mentally stable. 
This is definitely a work in progress and something I always strive to achieve, I included this on my list of resolutions however in order to be more aware of it myself and because I need to learn to start putting myself first. As a naturally selfless person this is an incredibly hard thing to do. I wanted to try new things that could help towards stabilising myself mentally, of which I have already either started to do or have plans to attempt. My next resolution correlates well with achieving this one, though I have also put myself out there to hopefully receive more professional help, I’ve made a decision about my job which I feel can only be a good choice and I’ve been creating a little more time solely for myself by going swimming, allowing me to get away from other people and distractions. Although I’ve not wanted to leave the house recently (a great explanation for that can be found in my recent post: “Defeating Depression & Attacking Anxiety”), I have made it my mission to still get at least ten minutes of sunlight every day by sitting in the garden whilst planning bloggy bits and bobs or reading. I will admit that most days I haven’t done this, but it’s definitely increased. I’m in the process of recovering from a rather large breakdown therefore it’s only expected that this can’t be put right overnight! Spending more time with my pets certainly helps!

2. Get Healthy. 
Now this one included looking at my diet, how much I exercise (or didn’t) and my sleeping pattern. I had planned many things for this including drinking more water, watching what I ate, ensuring that I didn’t have crazily unhealthy foods all of the time and that I cut out the comfort eating, as well as having a set wake up time and going to bed earlier regardless of if I could get to sleep or not. I’m ecstatic to say that I’ve been doing REALLY well with this one, when every other year I’ve failed within the first few days. Whilst I’m doing this primarily for the health benefits both emotionally and physically, I’m also thrilled to say that I’ve managed to lose weight already in the process! If you’re trying to lose weight right now and would like to know what I’ve done to achieve this then please do feel free to request that I write a blog post on my journey so far.

3. New Skincare Routine.
Yeah it’s safe to say I’m not doing as well with this one. I clean my face morning and night with baby wipes and my Mom bought us each some micellar cleansing water which I’ve also been using once a day. Due to being house bound recently I haven’t had the need or desire to wear make-up therefore that will surely be doing my skin a favour. I do still need ideas of a good exfoliator and such though, therefore if you have a recommendation then please pop it in the comments below!

4. Tidy & Organised.
Like with the getting healthy, I’m definitely improving big time with this one too! I’ve blitzed my bedroom and have been keeping up with putting things away after making a huge mess of clothing, make-up, bags, shoes etc. I still have a long way to go as there’s the insides of my wardrobes to tidy out and some cardboard boxes to empty, but I’m getting there! Organisation has definitely improved, if this also has anything to do with the fact I’ve been a recluse I don’t know, oh well. I’ve been using my 2016 diary as my bible, jotting down everything I need to and checking ahead of things to make sure I’m prepared for stuff. Due to putting a better routine in place and improving my sleeping pattern it also means I’m much more productive and organised when it comes to completing every day tasks around the house – freeing up more time to spend on my blog or clearing out the cobwebs from my mind. It will be interesting to see how I fare with this one once I’m back at work.

5. Learn to Drive!
This has been a non-starter for me so far, although only because I will need to use my ID very soon. As soon as the 25th of this month rolls around I will be sending off my provisional for it’s necessary address changes (it’s a little ridiculous that it’s taken me five years to do this), then it’s full speed ahead with hunting down an instructor and booking my lessons. I guess if I wanted to I could get looking now but y’know, I’m great at procrastinating and such.

6. Get my first Tattoo!
Last but not least is to get my tattoo. I have been planning this for nine and a half years now so I have figured why not wait a little longer? The tattoo I have planned has an extremely precious sentiment behind it and later this year will be the ten year mark of said sentiment. This resolution won’t be completed until September 27th, until then it’s mega money saving time, of which I’ve already been working on!

All in all I’m really proud of the things I have achieved already this year, I’ve never started out as well as this or even stuck to it for as long! How are you doing with yours? Leave me a comment below and we can motivate one another!

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

(Original Post on WordPress)

As the new year gets underway many are embarking on a journey to reach their goals and targets to achieve their resolutions. Even for those of which have everything all figured out it can still prove a little tough to get started or keep up momentum beyond the new years day hangover or the first gruelling week. Due to this I wanted to do something a little different with my Monday’s posts and for the month of January I’m introducing ‘Motivational Monday’s!’ with the aim to offer a little inspiration to both myself and anybody who may be struggling. I will have a different topic each Monday throughout the month and today’s focus is on routines; the benefits, establishing them and keeping them!

You could be seeking a routine for many reasons, maybe you have young children and want to establish or reinforce their routines, or you could be finding your life chaotic at best due to never really knowing where you’re going or what you’re doing at different times, maybe it’s effecting your fitness or weight due to eating at crazy times when physical activity is complete for the day, skipping meals or opting for ready meals full of sugars and fats because you find yourself running out of time. A huge one for me is having a sleeping pattern and if you read my recent post ‘Reach your Resolutions’ then you will already know this is one of my 2016 resolutions and something that I endlessly struggle with. I find myself feeling lathargic almost constantly and whilst this is due to a build up of many factors, the fact that I don’t have an appropriate amount of sleep and an extremely erratic pattern is a large part of this. It doesn’t matter what it is you’re striving to achieve, a routine is beneficial for so many reasons, such as the following:

Improves sleeping patterns
By going to bed and waking up at the same time every day it conditions your body into doing this on auto pilot. Once this habit has become a fixed routine you need not worry about your alarm failing to go off in the morning because chances are you’ve woken up naturally anyway! Having an effective sleeping pattern has positive effects on the mind and mental health due to ensuring you’ve had both a sufficient amount of shut eye and a good quality rest.

Positive effects on the metabolism
By having set mealtimes and not eating anything in the last 3 – 4 hours before bed you’re more able to work off your meal before the day is over. This is beneficial because whilst we sleep our bodies aren’t able to burn fat as fast as when we’re awake and active, which to me sounds pretty much a given. Having a routine means you can plan your mealtimes and time for exercise at optimal times in the day of which will provide greater benefits.

De-clutters the mind & takes away the need to plan
When you have a routine in place of which works well chances are you will need less to-do lists! Due to having basic everyday tasks and plans such as grocery shopping, housework and/or going to the gym mapped out already this then removes the need to remind yourself. Anything routine will be done automatically taking away deliberation over what needs doing next and how many tasks are left to do because it’s already fixed. This will help to remove clutter from our thoughts and promote peace of mind.

Increased productivity, boosts efficiency & creates more free time
Everything is on auto-pilot, so why sit around and wait? You know what you have to do therefore you get it done ten times quicker than usual, giving the opportunity to get more done or have extra free time! Who can say that they wouldn’t want that?

Reinforces new habits
It’s said that it takes 60 – 100 days of doing something to make a new habit stick, by adding something into our daily routine it’s much more likely that we will become so used to the change that the habit will stay put. This is great news for new years resolutions!

Less need for motivation as a driving force
Rather than having to psyche yourself up to do a task, you just do it! Our brain becomes so used to the routine that anything different would seem abnormal. Even things we don’t like doing just get done because that’s how it always is, making chores seem less of a gruelling battle too!

Snowball effect
Once you set up effective routines of which work well and serve the purpose of setting in stone any great new habits you wish to create it then releases the snowball. Once you have established a well working routine it proves to you that it’s achievable, if you can add new positive habits into your life then you’ll be able to add many more in time. The routine shows that it’s attainable whilst providing a sense of purpose and achievement. This promotes you to continue introducing positivity into your life and motivates improved decision making in other situations.

So with that said now for the hard part, how do we establish and keep our routines? First you need to figure out what it is you actually want to change, you will have a much better chance of this becoming habit if it’s something you WANT to change rather than a simple ‘should’ change. Start off small also, once you’ve mastered something small then you can start building onto that and adding more things in, the risk with adding too much too soon or throwing in a really hard habit to master is that you’ll relinquish easier than had you set a smaller and more easily attainable goal to start with. When we experience set backs it’s often much more difficult to try again for fear of failure, even if this happens – don’t give in! Once you have acknowledged what it is that you wish to change you then need to think about the ways in which you will be implementing this, then set yourself reminders. These reminders can either be alarms on your phone if you are wanting to do something at a set time, putting things where they’re clearly visible minimising the chance of forgetting or writing yourself a list and/or notes. With notes you can pin them up where they’re most visible in order for a clear permanent reminder. Don’t underestimate the power of imagination either, it’s been proven that people who are able to see themselves achieving their tasks and the final goal are usually more sucessful in the endeavour. You have to really want it.

Once you have got going you then need to stick to the new routine consistently every day for it to eventually become a habit. I’ve found a really good way of keeping in line with my recent changes are to reflect on what’s going well for me and keeping a note of this in my daily journal – this way I can ammend anything which isn’t as great meaning that it’s easier for me to continue, another HUGE tip is to make yourself accountable. By this I mean telling a close friend or family member, joining an online forum specific to the task/routine or posting it publicly on a blog. I did this with my new years resolutions and it instantly motivates you to stick at it once other people know of your plan because none of us want to fail publicly, do we? For greater propulsion you could work on this change with a friend, for example exercising together. Finally, allow your routine to have flexibility because we don’t have control over everything in life, often something can happen which will throw a spanner in the works and disrupt your routine, this will then probably serve to make you angry with yourself when there is nobody at fault to begin with. Rigid routines are more likely to break, just do the best that you can and even if it doesn’t work out you have plenty of time to continue trying. We’re all human and all we can ever do is give things a chance, there’s no such thing as failure unless you completely give in.

I’ve recently made quite a few changes to my routine such as introducing a new sleeping pattern, being more aware of my diet and adding in a dash of physical activity. Although we’re currently only four days into 2016 I’ve already noticed positive effects from these changes and I’m loving every minute of it. These are all things I really hope that I’ll continue with because so far it really has just been amazing and will improve my life drastically. My main challenge will come when I’m back at work and have a range of shifts to contend with, I’m staying positive though and maintaining hope that this time I’ll tackle these tasks head on! Do you wish you could change something about your routine? Why don’t you leave a message in the comments letting me know what it is, we may be able to help one another by being an added source of support! As always thank you for reading, I hope this post has helped in some way and good luck with your endeavours.

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

(Original Post on WordPress)

It’s that time again, when everybody tells the world that they’ve had a lousy year and then proceeds to saying that it’s pointless to set any resolutions as they’ll never stick to them, or there’s those of which will set them without a real plan in mind or something incredibly vague. I’m going to be different and today’s post is about embracing the coming year with wonder and taking full advantage of the golden opportunity to both set and strive to accomplish goals, whilst being thankful of the positives and negatives of the past year. Read on if you wish for inspiration, motivation and to generally make the most of and celebrate life for what it is! Lets all help one another to find ways of building better lives for ourselves and smashing our goals into the back of the net with determination, gaining fulfillment. No matter what our dreams and goals are as individuals, make a promise to yourself to resolve to reach your full potential!

So this year hasn’t been the best for me, I’ve had family situations to deal with, lost close friends and been the target of abuse from groups of people, depended too much on vices to help me ‘cope’ and experienced both previous and new symptoms relating to my mental illness. None of us, I’m sure, will have had it easy and there’s always somebody out there who has it worse. We must always focus on the positives and only use the negatives as fuel to strengthen us and to learn from. The flip side to my year is that throughout I have battled, cutting back on said coping mechanisms and vices (of which only served a purpose of making me feel worse in the long run), I’ve stood up for myself in so many situations no matter how hard that’s been for me, made new and genuine friends or rekindled friendships of which I’ve had all along but not been quite as close to or put as much effort into the friendship before or in recent years. I’ve learned more about picking up on when I need help and have forced myself to accept that sometimes I do need to reach out and get that help – that I can’t do everything alone despite having the curse of a prideful personality. There’s been some incredible memories made this year and many laughs have been had, I became the mother of my youngest fur baby, Jeremiah and of course started this blog! I’ve kept going, kept fighting and I’m still here – we all are! So lets learn and grow from the past year then leave the negatives behind only carrying with us the positives.

The beautiful thing about goals is that what’s perceived as failure is merely just a learning curve, something from which gives us an increased chance of success for when we try again. Resolutions are never a bad thing even when they haven’t been mastered as it’s the perfect opportunity to reinvent ourselves and change the things that we’re unhappy with. It takes courage and bravery to go for our goals but the main point of them is purpose. Who are we if we don’t have dreams? We become a simple shell with no motivation or desire for anything and that is not living, that is not being alive! As long as we have dreams we have something to live for. We should of course be pushing ourselves to get better all year round but the New Year is a pleasant foundation from which to start from in my opinion because if this is the year we finally make these things happen then won’t that be amazing to look back on at this time in 2016? Maybe your goals are big or small – it doesn’t matter, only that it’s personal to you and is something which you honestly and truly want. Tasks, dreams and goals are much more easily attainable when it’s something we have an interest in and a passion for, when it’s something we feel inspired by. This is because it will act as an instant motivation largely eliminating procrastination and is something we will put our all into as it’s something we are captivated by. Don’t simply put up with what you have if you yearn for more, go out there and get it. Have a little faith and achieve your dreams, you can do this!

It would be a little unfair of me to not share my own resolutions after all of this, although this may also benefit me by doing so as I feel by publicly sharing these it will somehow make me feel as though I’m being held accountable for them and will aid as a motivation tool, I could use all the help I can get as some of these I have come back to time and time again already. We may well have this in common and if we don’t have the same goals then this could potentially inspire your own resolutions if you are yet to have this figured out.

1. Be happy and become more mentally stable.
This is obviously a very personal thing for me and because of it being so in such a substantial way this also means that it’s going to be incredibly intricate and challenging. I could write a vast amount about this as it’s something of which takes up such an extensive portion of my every day life however, I feel this post isn’t the place in which to do so. I’m huge on the whole positivity and self improvement vibe because aside from my illness I have a very happy and positive disposition, due to this I’m constantly working on this goal already on a day to day basis and have put so much work and effort into achieving it. I feel that there will always be more that I can do and I will continually strive to do so, I guess this is kind of vague without going more in depth but lets say this – that I want to minimize any low and desolate states of being and increase the highs to create as near to the best 2016 as is possible.

2. Get Healthy!
Again this is extremely vague and we really mustn’t be vague with our goals because it creates the likeliness of giving in easier due to having not pin-pointed exactly what we are wanting and how to go about getting it! The reason for my vagueness with this though is due to the fact I have so many things I want to do of which all fall under this category! I’d like to get fitter – not necessarily to lose weight although that would be a welcome bonus, but because I find myself fatigued so easily from the slightest amount of physical activity, considering the fact that I’m only 24 years old that’s quite concerning – I should be in my prime! I also want to make small changes to my diet, again for the health benefits. Whilst I don’t have the worse diet there is I do know that it could improve and due to currently working in a fast food restaurant this means shoving greasy burgers into my cake hole on a regular basis. I never used to have any problems although I have noticed since re-joining the store (I worked elsewhere in between leaving and coming back) that my body seems to be intolerant to unhealthy foods and I find myself ill much more often as a result of this. There are so many other reasons and benefits associated with a balanced diet of course such as faster metabolism, improved sleep and more, the list is quite extensive. I don’t wish to cut out everything but rather put things into moderation and cut out my episodes of comfort eating. Another huge thing within this is to regulate my sleeping pattern, this is going to be hard to do considering I work a range of shifts although I never get enough sleep and it’s getting rather tedious now! I’ve needed medication in the past because of my terrible sleeping habits, which has still failed to help in any way. Of course all of which I’ve mentioned here are contributing factors towards either a positive or negative impact on mental health with regards to potential chemical imbalances particularly, hence why getting these points in check is of tremendous importance to me.

3. New skincare routine!
I say new but I guess this would be more like introducing one to start with! I use wipes to remove my make-up and to clean my face morning, night and when I feel it needs it at any point in between. Sometimes I use a facial sauna and I use face masks but rarely. I’m so lazy with my skin care and I don’t want to be. I guess I’m pretty apprehensive with respect to trying new products or using too many on my skin for the fear of a bad reaction or increase in acne because I suffered badly with this in my teenage years. This has improved dramatically although still effects me especially when I suffer from break outs either at the feminine time of the month or when under increased stress and pressure. If you have any product recommendations or tips for improving my routine then please let me know! I usually have quite an oily skin type other than in the winter months where I seem to be very dry/flaky yet oily at the same time! I will also admit that I’m not the best when it comes to removing my make-up when I’ve been out drinking which is so bad! This year I’m going to make a greater effort to remove all make-up every time and to clean my brushes more too!

4. Tidy & Organised.
You may think that I’d be organised already due to having a blog – you’d be very mislead. This is the only thing I have ever been partially organised with in my entire life, every other aspect of my existence is in complete chaos. I’d like to change this and my best friend bought me an incredible 2016 diary of which I intend to use as some form of bible! I’d love to tackle tidiness as I’m a little bored of sleeping in what resembles some form of prehistoric abandoned ruins!

5. Learn to Drive!
I’ve been intending to do this since I turned 18 years old, that is now six years ago and is honestly rather ridiculous! There’s no doubt about it that I’d easily get an award for the world’s best procrastinator!

6. Get my first tattoo!
I’ve been holding off on getting any tattoos reason being the one I have planned for my first is especially important to me. I have a reason for the design itself and the placement of which I want this, the only thing that has been stopping me is finances however this year marks an anniversary directly related to the tattoo itself and the whole notion, consequently after ten years I feel that this year is notably greater in importance. 2016 is THE year!

You may think these are simple or silly, you could of course think that they’re well thought out and great ideas, though none of this matters as these are my goals and have a reasoning specific to myself, the same should apply to your own. I’d like to share a mixture of further ideas with you to aid with your own resolutions if you’re feeling a little stuck! Therefore behold a list of 50 resolutions for a prosperous 2016.

1. Get Fit
2. Improve your diet
3. Learn to meditate
4. Learn a new language or skill
5. Go back to college 
6. Keep a journal
7. Practice gratitude more
8. Spend more time with loved ones
9. Make gifts rather than buying (the same can apply to cards)
10. Limit time spent online (though not with regards to my blog please tehehe)
11. Change your career
12. Travel more
13. Learn to meditate
14. Start a blog/YouTube channel
15. Doing something for others – such as charity work
16. Give genuine compliments to others
17. Face your fears
18. Quit smoking/drinking/substances
19. Adopt! This can go for children or pets.
20. Learn to cook and cook fresh more!
21. Join an acting class (or any of your choice)
22. Write a book
23. Start your own business
24. Spend less, save more
25. Become less/more selfless
26. Make time for yourself
27. Discover a new hobby
28. Drink more water
29. Read more
30. Accept yourself
31. Move home/buy a house
32. Use lists to your advantage
33. Stop procrastinating
34. Get outside more often
35. Un-clutter your work space or home
36. Practice self improvement such as becoming a nicer person
37. Validate and appreciate others
38. Quit judging yourself and others
39. Listen more, speak less.
40. Back up your devices (it may sound silly but I’ve realised how important this is recently!)
41. Try everything once (within reason of course)
42. Reconnect with an old friend
43. Learn to be in the moment
44. Get regular health check ups
45. Accept help!
46. Spend some time alone to learn more about who you are
47. Treat yourself
48. Don’t let the opinions of others define you
49. Follow your dreams
50. Reflect & reinvent

I hope this post will help you in some way, either to inspire or motivate. I’d love to hear what you have planned for the year ahead so get in touch then we can support and cheer on one another too. No matter what you have in store I wish you the greatest 2016 imaginable, my blog is only three months old tomorrow and already it’s brought me so much happiness and purpose – I want to thank you so very much for supporting me and providing me with a happy place in which I can be myself, you are the best and I’m so truly grateful. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

With Love,
Disaster Davis x

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