On the 17th October every year I make resolutions. A list that for most people would be written at the end of the year is, for whatever reason, not what I do. I always feel like things change more in autumn than they do in January - on 31st December it’s the middle of winter, and it’s the same on 1st January, but on a randomly selected October day such as the 17th, the seasons are changing, summer to winter - it’s cold some days, warm others, and so it makes more sense to me to start again here with things I want to achieve in the next 12 months. 

A few days ago I reblogged this thing I saw, which is somewhere below, that says “DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY”. This resonated with me, having realised lately that there are things I love to do that I don’t do frequently enough. So that is my main resolution for the next 12 months. Do more of what makes me happy. Along with the trying to read more books and listen to a wider variety of music and graduating, I will be thinking about those words. 

It was quite apt today, because a package arrived for me all the way from Canada, from my friend Jordi. She sent me a baking magazine, with all these amazing recipes in for autumn - recipes involving pears and apples and maple syrup, all of which looked amazing, and a request from her that we share what we’ve baked. My first thought was “I won’t have time”, and my second thought was “No, I will make time”. Because I know that I can. In between working and studying there are gaps, and these gaps will be filled with things that will make me happier. That will make working and studying go faster because I know I’ll get to make maple cheesecake or go take photos of autumn leaves. Yes.

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