Hi and Happy Luminaire! Has anyone made their list of new years resolutions and would like to share? :) Let's have a friendly chat about our goals.

My New Years resolution is to get everything I set out to do done, and also actually give myself a a proper holiday at some point in the year even if its just half a month or so.

I don't have a list. There's just one. I need to get serious about losing weight. I want to go to the gym at least 3 times a week. I want to start eating better (and eventually go entirely vegetarian). It's so hard though with my depression. I just can't find the energy to care most days.

Last year was the first time I ever really gave myself a New Year's resolution, and I've actually managed to keep up on it. I wanted to start working towards getting my driver's licence and finally learning how to drive (I originally did get my learner's when I was 16, but I never did anything with it and just let it expire; the goal was to actually learn this time). As it's a process that takes a few years before I'll finally have my full licence, I'm choosing to stick to the same goal again this year. I'm aiming to be fully licensed by the time I turn 30, so that gives me another two years. =)

I'm the kind of person who never makes New Year's resolutions because if I want to change my life, I won't wait until another year to do so. (Also I feel like making a huge deal about a change in my life makes me less likely to ever stick to it.) BUT I'm actually ashamed of not having read many books this year - only like... six??? So I've decided that next year I'm going to read much, much more. I ordered a few books online already. I'm gonna have a 3-week winter break so it's a good time to start working on this goal. :3 I'm rereading one of my favourite books right now to get back into the habit of reading.

What I aim to do next year is leave my painful past behind, including my biological family, and starting anew with my fiance (whom I'm going to marry next year). I also want to really focus on cooking and start working towards opening my own business. ^^

READ MORE. I don't know what on earth happened but I used to be such a huge reader, and now I barely ever read.

Get myself a job lined up for when I get back from travelling in July. Ideally somehow get myself into the BBC..

And stop trying to plan every little detail. ^Lol case and point.

Travel more! Traveling has always been a passion of mine, so I am already planning to take a couple of trips next year to Latin America and maybe the UK. c:

I also want to work on being less critical of myself and learning that it's impossible to be perfect.

For my New Years Resolution I'm trying to find myself a nice mobile home/trailer so that I can move out of my apartments and live in my own home. I'm tired of white walls and can't decorate or anything like that. Also on my list, I'm trying to file for disability after I got coded as disabled. And the last thing that I want for the new years, lose some unwanted weight.

My resolutions are to be a lot fitter and healthier by losing a bit of weight, and also to continue to progress in gaining self-esteem and confidence. :) I think I'm pretty much guaranteed a part time job after the new year which will help me a great deal with my confidence as I've always had trouble in social situations and talking to people... so I think me having a job in retail/sales can only help. I need to push myself and get myself in situations where I don't feel comfortable in order to progress. I also aim to pass my driving test as I have some money saved up to buy myself a car, I just need to get over the nerves that take over when I'm doing tests, I can drive fine otherwise...!

Reading more like some of you mentioned is a good one.

I've also moved around and changed jobs quite a bit this year, so next year I want to stop stressing about that stuff and focus on being a more stable and caring person so I can feel like I deserve the really great friends I have.