Every year I set myself a resolution. To be fair to myself, I do stick to it for a few months but then lapse and fall back into my previous ways.

This cycle of negativity is not something I want to repeat so this year I’ve followed an example set by somebody I follow on Instagram. Rather than the “join a gym”, “lose weight”, “travel more” resolutions, I have instead set myself 24 goals. One goal for each of my 24 years.

When I started brainstorming, I quickly realised that I had a lot of things I wanted to achieve, some of which pleasantly surprised me. They’re all achievable goals that I’ve started laying the groundwork for and they’ll help me to progress in my hobby, my career and in my personal life.

I’ve decided to share them so I can constantly look to close friends and family for support and also, putting them in the public domain holds me accountable!

So watch out, 2020 is going to be my year.

1. Complete a sponsored ride on Hartley
2. Run a 5k race for charity
3. Complete a hunt ride on Hartley towards the end of Summer
4. Read at least 1 book a month that isn’t related to work
5. Enter our first dressage competition together
6. Try making 2 new food dishes every month
7. Jump a course of show jumps with confidence – tiny jumps count!
8. Take Hartley on an overnight holiday
9. Get back to working on some art
10. Publish more magazine articles in my own name
11. Use my position at work to fundraise £5000 for charity over the course of the year
12. Start volunteering
13. Start writing a children’s book
14. Setup and successfully stick to a monthly budget
15. Finish Christmas shopping by November – avoid the rush!
16. Learn a new skill or language
17. Grow a fruit and vegetable garden in pots
18. Visit Scotland
19. Write monthly articles on my own blog
20. Don’t use my credit card for the whole year
21. Go litter picking at least once
22. Host a Summer party
23. Successfully complete my level 6 marketing diploma
24. Only buy secondhand clothes