Happy New Year!

 

So … This is goodbye to 2014.  I cannot believe how fast this year went!  We are now closer to 2015 than we are to the year 2000.  I am sure many of use can remember what we were up to back then!  New year resolutions, is it really worth doing them or are we setting ourselves up for failure?  I like to reflect on the past year and think about all the great things we have done and the things I would like to ‘improve’.  So here are few things I would like to consider this year and I am NOT going to beat myself up if I do not achieve it.

This is an important one!!  Make small changes …

I feel that there is one problem with the majority of New Year’s resolutions is that they are too ambitious. As much as I would like to be slimmer and fitter by the end of January, it is not going to happen and I need to tell myself that this is okay. If I set daunting targets for myself, I will be miserable when I don’t meet them. Instead, I will focus on small, achievable changes. This is so much more achievable don’t you think????

Detox

Before I do anything else, it might be a good idea to start the year with a clean slate by detoxing.  We over indulged during the chrsitmas period and I am going to detox for 2 weeks when I am ready to feel cleaner and healthier.  This might be something simple like cutting back or out on alcohol and not so healthy food.  I am lucky that my partner and I love healthy food, it is just the sweet things I like too!  I NEED TO DRINK MORE WATER!!

Get organised

I would like the freedom to relax, knowing that everything in my life is under control.  I need to sort out some important paperwork and put everything in my diary as I have a terrible memory.  I am going to organise my food shop like I have done for the past year so we know what we are having each night and we do a weekly shop for the main things and if need be we pop to the grocers in the village to get the fresh items as and when we need them.  This way we are supporting our local businesses.  I also want to get organised so that my girls can have friends round once a month as we work late often and run out of time to organise this –so this year I am going to make more of an effort to do that. 

Think positively

I know that I need to think more positively and have more faith in myself.   Approaching every situation with a ‘glass half full’ mentality will go a long way towards improving my year, and it’s something absolutely everybody can do. A short sentence I know.  I do not know what more to say on this, except I will be more positive and talk more to those who care about me. 

Learn from my mistakes

As I said, I need to be more positive and I am one of those people who get anxious and worked up about things that do not need to be an issue.  I have to accept that we ALL make mistakes and we can learn from these.  I also have to believe that I can do IT! As I am one of those who thinks I cannot do it or wont do it well … I need to work out what to do in those moments and use the techniques that work for me to prevent more upset in the future. 

IMPORTANTLY

I want to have an great year with my amazing wife, my two daughters, my family and my awesome friends who are my chosen family!  I will make time to do the things I enjoy and not feel guilty about it. 

Happy New Year everyone!

Speak to you soon, Love Faye x