Hello to everyone who might stop by this little space of mine, welcome. I really wanted to have this written up last night but I writers block and things took a bit longer to come to me. It is really nice to be back here in this space, I have missed writing. It always felt good being here and expressing how I was feeling or what was happening in my life. These days I don't write about my girls as they are much more grown up and I want to respect their privacy so posts will probably be a bit more about me and my interests. As I haven't been in this space I feel like I wasn't as focussed on my goals for 2018 but I really wanted to evaluate them like I always do.
1. I continued with my regular exercise until my daughter started school holidays. I also maintained a yoga practice but only at home, I still haven't found a yoga teacher. I continued loving my self help books and read many over the year, this year I will keep a track of what I have read and share at the end of the year. I feel like I had better resilience in many areas of my life but found it difficult to bounce back with my feelings after having a car accident in my new car.
2. I was more attentive in my relationships with friends and family. I rekindled a lovely friendship in which I had some wonderful catch ups and beautiful conversations. As my girls are growing, my hubby and I have ended up having many more unplanned dates which has been a lovely change.
3. I did this goal of healthy eating well but the area I could improve would be at lunch to have prepared more and have a better selection of healthy, tasty options.
4. So I started well with my 365 project and got to September and lost my mojo which was a little sad and disappointing. I did not buy a computer or rectify my storage or print photos. I also did not do any courses. I will rectify this, this year as I am keen to learn and get out a little more by myself and meet new people.
5. I was good with my computer/social media free Sunday. I did find I was going into instagram for a minute during the day and looking on my phone so I will improve on this again in 2019. I didn't however limit my computer time to one hour each night, some nights I didn't get it out but I will try and stick to the hour each day.
I was looking through some of my old blog posts for the new year to see what my chosen words for the year were. Here are the words I have used in the past:
- Learn (2011)
- Strive (2012)
- Enjoy (2013)
- Achieve (2014)
- No word was chosen (2015)
- Focus (2016)
- Nurture (2017)
- Thrive (2018)
and the word I have chosen for 2019.... Abundance. Abundance in health, personal development, education and in the home. These are the goals I have set for each of these areas of my life for 2019.
HEALTH
* Establish a morning and evening routine. Getting back into the habit of meditation outside of my room in a created space just for meditating. Setting a specific time for bed in the evening allowing for one hour screen free before bed and reading time.
* Eat more greens. Make smoothies and continue to eat nutritious foods that make me feel full of abundance.
* Exercise three times every week including yoga. Go to a new yoga class and interact with new like minded people.
PERSONAL
* Do something creative every day, crochet, cook, garden or photography.
* Set time aside weekly to pamper myself like a face mask etc. Also this can include going to get a massage.
* To just do more and do less procrastinating. Be organised and not worry about the time and effort required to get the job done, JUST DO IT.
EDUCATION
* Read books on health, happiness and personal development.
* Do one course on photography and one course on sustainability.
* Enrol in a first aid and CPR course.
HOME
* Develop a routine for keeping my garden neat and tidy. Allocate 30 minutes each day to water, weed or trim.
* Declutter each area of our home.
* Organise the pantry, removing the plastic and replacing it with glass.
Thank you for taking the time to come by and read my lengthy post. Have you had a good start to the new year so far? Have you written any new year's resolutions for yourself this year?
