A Review of Goals & New Experiences for 2015

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Goals For Throughout The Year

Read & Review 30 books – managed to read 19 books and reviewed most of them.

Watch & Review 12 films – I only managed to review Jurassic World this year.

See a show/gig – saw Ruby Wax Live, Wheatus Live and Nina Conti.

Give up smoking for good. Didn’t happen. Will make a goal for 2016.

Write, Edit and publish a Novella. Didn’t happen due to poor mental and physical health.

Arrange & Have a Holiday. I had the adventure of a lifetime seeing two good friends get married in India (see My India Adventure Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 & Part 8).

Study Something Pagan/Druid with Chrys & Simon. Didn’t happen due to my poor health.

New Experiences for 2015 by month:

January

To start Writing again – my creative writing has stopped, started slowly, stopped and then slowly started again this year due to poor health. But right now, I am writing again.
To write a series of blog posts with a ‘Mental Health Focus,’ publishing one a week throughout the month. Done. See Mental Health Focus: 5 Brilliant TED Talks About Mental Health, Mental Health Focus: I’ve Been One of the 1 in 4, Mental Health Focus: A List of Common Conditions & Mental Health Focus: Treatment & Recovery.

February

Try Yoga. Take a Yoga class. – Ha ha, didn’t happen.

March

Visit a Museum. I visited World Museum Liverpool in November.

April

See a Sunrise. Didn’t happen. The sun rises far to early for me.
Visit a new place. A city or town that I’ve never been to. Does going to India in July count? See My India Adventure Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 & Part 8).

May

Celebrate my birthday. A night out to celebrate in style. Possibly in another city or town. Didn’t happen, instead I deliberately made no plans.
Visit a Castle or a Pagan site. Didn’t happen due to poor health.

June

Spend time Walking in Nature. Didn’t happen due to my poor health.
Take time out to celebrate Litha. Didn’t happen due to my poor health.
Watch Jurassic World at the cinema.
In addition I said adios Vodafone, after a nightmare trying to upgrade and hello to Giffgaff. I also had My First Fishing Trip.

July

Attend Mum’s events. Birthday, etc. I attended my mum and Ian’s wedding and mum’s birthday celebrations.
Watch Minions at the cinema.
In addition I enjoyed the sunshine.

August

Visit Chester Zoo’s new Islands exhibit. This was something I really wanted to do this year, I just wasn’t well enough.
In addition I had a marvellous massage.

September

Learn to Knit. Didn’t happen.
Donate to charities. I made charitable donations in November.
In addition I discovered the superb Writer Matt Haig, reading a reviewing: The Humans and Reasons to Stay Alive.

October

Celebrate Samhain. Didn’t happen.
I did have a magical evening at the British Musical Firework Championships in Southport.

November

Take some time out to relax. I took what-I-call a Life Hiatus.

December

Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the cinema. Didn’t happen.

Overall ill health has effected my ability to achieve my goals and have new experiences this year. In 2016, I hope for better health so that more of my goals can be achieved.

Blog soon,

Antony