Top Ten Things to Do to Make Myself More Perfect

So I can't think of anything particularly funny or insightful to write about, on account of having had some of the friggin' weirdest few days I've had for a while... more on that story later.

I haven't dreamt anything exciting, or even left the house other than to go to the shops for several days...

So without further ado, I present to you (and myself) my:

Top Ten Things to Do to Make Myself More Perfect (more perfect? Surely that implies I'm some-perfect already...huh...)

1. Get off my fat arse and start running. Or at least jogging. Or stumbling. Something that doesn't involve watching Jeremy Kyle.

2. Eat at least my 5 a day. I feel a need to up my vitamin levels having returned from Australia where I survived on a diet of ice creams and peanut butter (sometimes even peanut butter ice cream)

3. Get a Job! This is a high-level priority - I have £50 in the whole world. Bad times.

4. Get back into my subject. If I'm doing a Masters this September at one of the country's finest academic institutions, surely I should begin refilling my brain with something other than Take A Break?

5. Reconnect with my friends. They've got shit going on too y'know! It ain't just all about me.

6. Learn to cook at least one new dish every week. While I'm back living with Ma I should take advantage of her sage wisdom while I can.

7. Learn to sew my own clothes. Ditto above - I've mastered basic knitting, next comes seamstressing.

8. Monitor my booze and nicotine intake. It should be minimal, to help me financially, mentally and physically.

9. Make an effort to begin to really try to learn a language. French; fail. Spanish; fail. Hindi; fail. Greek; fail. Tamil; fail. Sort it out. Just pick one, and follow it through!

10. Keep up this blog, whether anyone reads it or not. As my boyfriend is forever telling me, I have no hobbies or creative interests (isn't he a dear?). This can be one of my new creative hobbies.

So there we go. Can we do it? Let's fucking hope so.

In order to keep resolution 10 attainable, I propose to share with you knowledge gained through the attempts to keep resolutions 1 through 9.

So tune in for athletic, nutritional, financially-sound, academic, social, culinary, crafty, healthy, bi-lingual advice! Or at least stories of athletic, nutritional, financially-sound, academic, social, culinary, crafty, healthy, bi-lingual failure.