NOTE TO SELF...Push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then…

NOTE TO SELF...Push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. Go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.

Push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.

Get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms and garlic, fry an egg, make crispy bacon and an extra sausage. Sit and eat it and do nothing else.

Stretch. Start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. Roll your head. Stretch your fingers. Stretch everything.

Buy a 1L water bottle. Start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.

Buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. Write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. No detail is too small.

Strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. Put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. Make your bed in full.

Organise your room. Fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, vacuum the floor. Light a beautiful candle.

Have a luxurious bath with your favourite music playing. Wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. Lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.

Push yourself to go for a walk. Take your headphones and walk. Smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back.

Message old friends with personal jokes. Reminisce. Suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. Push yourself to follow through.

Think long and hard about what interests you. Crime? Sex? Boarding school? Long-forgotten romance etiquette? Find a book about it and read it. There is a book about literally everything.

Most importantly this year just learn to really love yourself. Go out wearing no make up, go out wearing something comfy instead of glamorous. The world world won't end because you aren't perfect, nobody is. Life is what you make it and far too short to have to deal with bad vibes on a weekly basis. Just love yourself ❤