Little Miss Blind Date

This week, Little Miss Blind Date focuses on the future…

What is it about New Year for making you want to reassess your life and change aspects of yourself? Everywhere it’s fitness this, diet that, do this and get a body like Britney (or in that case, pay out lots of money and get surgery instead), or otherwise, it’s five easy steps to get the job of your dreams (cue lots of English Lit. grads laughing).

Now I for one never go in for these things, and if I’m being honest, I’m just not interested. While my housemates jog diligently every night, I settle myself on the couch with a bumper pack of Walkers and a re-run of Friends. I don’t have much willpower, evident in my brief rebound fling with both Mr Benson and Mr Hedges in the aftermath of yet another seasonal split. I could probably set a record for how quickly I can break resolutions, in fact, send Cheryl Baker round in a neon tracksuit and I’ll prove it. But this year, I think maybe I will set myself a few little targets.

You see, it happens that New Year is always a contentious time. It falls between Christmas, (hopefully) a time of love and closeness, and is also so close to Valentine’s Day. Even if we pretend it’s just commercial rubbish, everyone secretly craves a bit of Valentine’s loving really. So New Year is a bit of a make or break time. If you’re in a relationship, the festive period is often a time to feel more committed to each other, while if you’re single, the New Year is often about fresh opportunities to meet someone new. But on the flipside, the festive season can make you want to feel these things and make unattainable targets for yourself. So this year, I’ve decided I want things to be different.