Goals & Reflections

Considering January is whizzing by, I felt it was only right for this post to focus on the goals that I have for 2019. I’ve always been a person that thrives from setting goals. I think it can be so easy to fall in to a routine, for things to remain exactly the same & if you’re happy, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that! However, if you’re like me and find yourself day dreaming about what your life could look like, but nothing actually changing- then goals are the way forward. I love having things to aim towards and being mindful that I am taking steps to achieve them. Also, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy looking back at the end of the year and seeing how many of my resolutions I can tick off! So this year I especially wanted to make sure I make the most of the year and incorporate all the changes, trips and activities that I want to do.

Before I start with that though, I felt it was important to reflect a little on the year we’ve recently left behind. If you read my last post, you’ll know that 2018 came to quite a negative end and being in the circumstances that I am now, it’s easy for me to call the year a total write off. However, I didn’t want to set my goals for the year, without looking back and listing some of the positives from 2018. So without further ado …

The things that I’m proud of achieving in 2018 are:

-          I completely broke out of my comfort zone on multiple occasions! Quitting my job and leaving everyone and everything familiar behind to fly to the other side of the world & all of the amazing challenges I faced whilst there- 14,000ft skydive, say whaaaaat!?

 

-          I saw some amazing places and met some amazing people travelling the East Coast of Australia and around Bali 

-          I managed to get my previous job back and went on to complete further professional training courses

-          I took another 4 trips within Europe, I definitely clocked up the air miles in 2018.

-          I finally made the decision that I want to go to university  –I’m now half way through an access course and have managed to receive offers from all 5 of the universities that I’d applied to.

So what do I have on the agenda for 2019? Quite a lot, actually. For now, my priority has to be getting well and doing my upmost best to take care of my wellbeing, but there are definitely other things that I want to do. Things that will hopefully put a smile on my face along the way…

-          To constantly progress through recovery and finish 2019 differently to 2018

-          To complete my access course & go to University to start a Psychology degree.

-          To travel often and visit somewhere I’ve not yet been before

-          To prioritise self-care ; saying yes or no when I want to

-          To be consistent in blogging and not let self-doubt or worry stop me from doing it.

-          To be present and enjoy what life has to offer (not focusing on food/weight)

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-          To give more time to the things that make me happy; writing, walking, travelling, photography, yoga… to name a few!

Those are my main ones. As you’ve probably gathered by now, I ‘m quite a fan of the whole setting goals/resolutions, so I have many more smaller goals that I wish to achieve- but we’ll save them for another day! So what are your goals for 2019? That’s if you set them of course! I hope that If you have they involve all of the things that will make you healthy and happy and not a list of plans to stop or reduce the things that make you, you!

      xx