Ah yes… another one of those New Year posts

You know the ones.

The “new year, new me”, “this is my year”, “I’ve reflected, journaled, and suddenly have my life together” kind of posts.

So yes… this is another one of those New Year posts.
But also… it really isn’t.

Because if I’m being completely honest, 2025 was a bit rubbish in more ways than I wish to care for!

And I don’t mean the “oh, it was busy, but we got through it” kind of rubbish. I mean the kind where you discover friends you thought were your ride or dies have disappeared, and you are forced to cut out family for your own mental health. The kind where you have cried far more than you ever thought you would, and slowly realise you’ve let yourself go in just about every way possible, physically, mentally, emotionally… all of it.

I’ve shown up for everyone else while quietly running on empty. I’ve survived rather than lived, and barely at that. There have been nights when I have lain in bed not wanting to go to sleep purely because I couldn't face waking up for another morning. And if there was an award for holding it together on the outside while falling apart internally, I’d have at least been shortlisted.

Recently, I read a quote that stopped me in my tracks. It said something along the lines of "I have sat at tables I should never have even pulled a chair out for," and honestly, I felt that in my bones.

It reminded me of something I keep forgetting:
It’s actually okay to focus on myself sometimes.
I don’t always have to make everyone else happy at my own detriment.

Wild concept, I know, because I know so many of you will feel the same way as me! 

So… moving forward into 2026

Happy New Year!

As the new year count down nears and 2017 is just hours away I wanted to wish all of my readers a

 Happy New Year!! 

I am sure for many of us this year like many others has had its up and downs but as the year comes to an end I have been focusing on the positive things I will be taking out of 2016. I chose not to really set any resolutions last year and just focus more on spending time with my family. This definitely gave me some perspective about what really matters. 

I am a worrier, I get anxious over the smallest of things that I seem to have the ability to make in to a huge issue in my mind. So in 2017 I will be really focusing on trying to to let these things get to me so much. 

I have joined a local gym and have been looking at joining up at a beginners yoga class which will be a big leap for me but one I have been thinking about for some time and this year I want to push myself to take that leap and do something new. My weight is something I have been unhappy about for some time and so I will be setting myself smaller monthly goals each month in the hope that by the end of the year I will be much happier with my weight. 

I also want to get outdoors more and have more "adventures". We have just purchased a WWT wetlands membership for the year to encourage us to get outdoors more. I will be writing up a "wish list" board with the kids of things they want to do this year, then we can tick them off throughout the year as we hopefully get through them. 

For me its not always about the big fancy moments or the huge achievements we may or may not have reached this year. For me its about those ordinary moments I am grateful to have been able to have. Its about the memories that we made and that I will treasure in my mind for a lifetime. Its about being grateful for the simple things, for life and enjoying it. 

Whatever you are hoping for in 2017 I hope its a happy, healthy and memorable year for you all, for all the right reasons! 

Do you have any hopes, wishes or resolutions for 2017?

Happy New Year and thank you for taking the time to read my blog! 

xXx