My 1st Mothers’ Day | Mummy &
Alfie Week | Tale as Old as Time Afternoon Tea | Girls Night Out for Vanessa’s
Birthday | WedFest | Week in Weymouth | #TarrantWedding2018 | Family Holiday in
Madrid (celebrating Den & Dave’s Ruby Anniversary | Alfie’s 1st
Birthday | Family Holiday in Lanzarote | Alfie celebrates Jacob & Lincoln’s
1st Birthdays | Roadtrip to Stratford-upon-Avon | Mary Poppins
Afternoon Tea | Anniversary trip to Iceland | Christmas @ London Zoo |
Christmas 2018
This
year was one of highs and low. The highs being Alfie’s 1st Birthday
and watching him transform into the little character he is currently; two
family holidays (and going baby-free for three days in Reykjavik); seeing our
lovely friends Alex & Alex tie the knot; and of course, continuing to make
this house our home. The lows have been low mind, it’s been a fairly lonely year.
People I’d consider friends losing contact; the struggles of trying to make
friends in a new location; the unsuccessful four-ish months I’ve had of trying
to find work. It’s been a massive learning curve, not only in terms of
motherhood, but with my confidence taking several knocks. I’m sure (read: I
hope) 2019 will be a lot better.
I
set myself three goals last year; so how did I get on?
Put less pressure on myself
– this was
with regards to blogging and as much it pained me, I wasn’t too bothered that I
didn’t have the content or time to write bi-weekly, especially towards the end
of the year. Being a mum and ensuring there’s order at home is far more
important. I’ll continue to take that with me this year – if I don’t post, it’s
not the end of the world and if I consequently lose followers, so be it.
Worry less – this is one I have not been
able to adhere to. I handed my notice in at work at the end of June and
technically finished a month later, despite my maternity leave ending in
September. Since then, I’ve been looking for work – and worrying about the lack
of opportunities, response to my applications and what I actually want to do
(travel industry from home would be ideal ha). As a result, I’ve been worrying
about money and the lack of it – affording the bills, the mortgage, just
everyday things. And I worry about aspects of my life here – fitting in, making
friends, finding new hobbies, ways to pass the time when I can be toddler-free
(rarer than than a full moon!)... I think I’ll always be a worrier.
Tone up – I think I can count on one
hand the number of times I hit the gym in 2018, so this was very much a fail. I
would like to dedicate a couple of mornings (or evenings) a week to my fitness
DVDs. Ultimately now, I just want to put weight on... I go to the doctors on
Monday to see if they have a cause of my drastic weight loss and inability to put weight on!
And
so to this year... well it’s clear I don’t stick to ‘resolutions, so I’m not
going to make any! In two weeks time, I turn 29, so I’d love to complete as
much of my ’30 before I’m 30’ list as I can. I’ll also get thinking of 10 more
things I can add to the list to make it 40! Any suggestions?
Wishing
you all the healthiest and happiest of New Years and always, thank you for
reading.
Love,
Lucy xx
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