Yes, I am aware I have recently written a blog post about my bucket list. But I've been thinking… And I have a few goals specifically for 2015. These are things that, yes some may be superficial and should really be disregarded, but these are things that I personally would like to achieve just to prove to myself that once I set myself a goal I can stick to it - so these could possibly be 2015 New Years Resolutions? 

Figure Myself Out 
I know I have kind of rambled on about this in the past few posts but I no longer have restrictions (that's not the right word) of who I can be, I have the freedom of being the 'real' Emma and allowing time to figure myself out. Who I am. Who I want to become. I have a real opportunity this year to fulfil this and just be myself without constant scrutiny and fear of judgement. I am 100% aware that I am only a teenager and of course I won't be able to, by the end of 2015, be completely happy with who I am or know exactly where I am going to be in the future (although, we never truly have any idea of what the future holds) but I want to be on the way to where I want to be. 
I feel like I didn't explain this well enough. You understand right?

Spend More Time Writing
If you're an UnorthodoxSimplicity regular (firstly, thank you… newbies, welcome) then you are probably aware that I have been blogging a lot more. Also, in the past 6 months I have been really into creative writing. Whether it be my (very, very, extremely unrealistic) dream of one day becoming a professional, constantly-publishing author or writing short stories I have just become obsessed with sitting down with a cup of tea and writing; no structure, no rules, just what I want to write about. 
I find it a very therapeutic to be able to sit down and write.

Spend More Time with Friends and Family 
I am quite an introverted person and find it difficult to open up and spend actual, quality time with friends and family. This goes hand in hand with the fact that now I don't have to see the same, mundane people everyday at school I am going to focus on quality over quantity when it comes to friends and commit to meeting and making friends that are going to last rather than just a few months. 

Allow Myself "Down Time"
Kind of the opposite of the one above but I want to be able to spend a day, every now and then, by myself. Completely M.I.A. I want to switch off any form of technology and spend the day reading, writing and reflecting. I allow myself two a month (which may seem a little excessive but I like to live a very "hermit" life) but sometimes I convince myself that I am too busy to take one, no one is too busy for time to themselves. 

Read More Books 
I've set a goal for myself, read 28 books this year. I only read for a few hours every couple of nights so I want to commit to this a little more and try to read a book every fortnight. Who knows, I might start reading one a week, or one every 4 days like I used to. 

Travel More 
I already have trips to Beijing in March and New Zealand in July booked but I want to explore Australia more as well this year. I've travelled to all of the capital cities around Australia but I want to do some road trips with friends, this will also help me fulfil my desire to spend more time with friends :-) 

I am in the middle of making a peanut satay for dinner right now. Does this classify as me becoming an adult?? 

- Emma xo