New Year - welcome to 2019

Like everyone else I welcome the new year as a chance for a fresh start. I’ve got my usual list (the list I have had for quite a few years but I’m slowly working towards….) of things I want to achieve. So here is my list for 2019:

• Turn 40 with style

• Become a size 12

• Focus on my wellbeing and mindfulness to be the best version of me I can be

• I have a few work ones but the one linked to my blog is: stop thinking I can’t write and write a weekly blog post about things that interest me. (Hence why I’m here today but we are on week 2 of the new year so I’ve got to focus on this one and not let my lack of confidence stop me……work in progress I think……..).

Last week I was in a meeting with a lady I respect greatly. She is teaching me how to ensure a clear audit trail from discussion, to minutes, to actions, to outcomes. She is very logical and calm (things that I am not!) so I love learning from her and challenging myself to develop my skills. She said she had read my blog. My blog! I suddenly felt a wave of self-doubt and panic wash over me but she continued to say that she was inspired (yes……inspired!) by my focus on wellbeing and she had sorted out her craft room, which was being used as a dumping room. She had undertaken some craft activities and spoke of how positive this had made her feel. I think she said some other lovely things too but my heart was beating so loud that I couldn’t hear her. I was so eager to not cry and look like an idiot but I’d achieved one of my goals…….to have a positive impact on someone through a focus on wellbeing. DONE! So whatever happens with the blog going forwards in 2019 is a bonus as it has created change and a focus on self. I’m very happy about this and a huge thank you goes out to Emma for being the person in question.

So, with that in mind onto 2019….. :-)

Welcome to 2019 - lets make it a mindful one xxx