I’m divorced

My decree absolute came through today, which is great news. Well no, OK, I don't mean to belittle marriage. It isn't great that my marriage didn't work out but, seeing as it turned into a horror show, it's great that it is finally over. My ex-husband told me to brace myself for the onslaught of …

Monthly Goals: June 2018

June is all about consistency for me; a couple of specific goals but mostly habits, which is where I fell down last month. I'd like to return to a sort of rhythm in the evenings, to set me up for the next day. Evening rhythm 8:00pm: Tino's bedtime 8:30pm: Tidy up & prep for tomorrow …

May 2018: how did it go?

The first full month of my humble little online diary is almost, almost finished. I'm looking towards June now but, before I set new intentions for the coming month, I like to reflect on the one that's been. At the beginning of May, I was anticipating two big areas of stress (finances and work). Most …

First ever camping experience!

Before this weekend, I had never been camping, not even as a child. I thought I would hate it, but one of the things I wanted to do this year was take Tino to the British MotoGP for the full weekend. I looked into every possibility apart from camping - I looked at B&Bs and …

The backburner list

When I was in primary school, my classmates used to call me slow coach. I took ages to do anything and was the bottom of the class for pretty much every subject. I was a day dreamer then, and I still am now. I go through phases of day dreaming about a particular hobby, or …

Setting goals in my Bullet Journal

I've been journalling in one way or another for about four years now, most of those using the bullet journal method (or technique? I don't know the official term!). A bullet journal is a type of planner that starts with a basic structure and can then be completely adapted to your needs and taste. A …

A bit of decluttering

The Ikea bags of clutter have gone. It was a shameful mess. Before I started, this is what the corner of my room looked like: There are 2 other big bags underneath the visible one above. That whole corner is choc-a-block. This is what it looked like all out on my bed: Unfortunately, this was …

Monthly Goals: May 2018

One third of the year has vanished. I have 8 months left to turn an overdraft into a surplus, revamp my son's room and go on my first single parent holiday, among other things. I need to calm down in May, in fact that should probably be one of my goals but it isn't. Here …

2018 Goals

Life goals are great and everything but they take so long to achieve - who wants to wait a great chunk of their life before feeling a sense of accomplishment? No, to stay the course, there must be some fulfilment from the pursuit of life goals, not just the achievement. That's where annual goals come …

Life Goals

On the one hand, it took a long time for my life goals to click into place. On the other, I didn't dedicate much time to thinking about them at all. I just accepted that the usual things we're all conditioned to want and perceive as success were the things I also wanted. I don't …