Little Moments

Happy 1st May! I can't believe it's May already and I'm still living in the funk I've been in since September. It's been a tough year!  In order to make the most of May and stop letting my job control my life, I've made a list of ten lovely little things I want to do to celebrate the month.

When life is busy it's easy to get caught up in the monotonous tasks that you need to do, leaving no time for the lovely things that you want to do. In a bid to celebrate the season and enjoy the little things that make life a bit more special, I am going to create a monthly ‘lovely little things’ list filled with wholesome, fun and enjoyable things that will help me to celebrate life.  February, the month of love, is a great month to start this new little series and I'm excited to get started on this wholesome list of loveliness. 

 Well, January went by in a blur of icy cold, tired eyes and mopey moods; the standard January blues feeling. I'm not sure why but I always find it hard to get my shit together in January. I'm very ready to welcome February, the month of love, blossoms and pancakes. Each month I'm going to be setting 10 little (or big) goals, so here are my little February goals. In February I want to: 1. Lose at least 1 stone  2. Pay £750 off my credit card 3. Make a Teachers Pay Teachers plan 4. Blog at least twice a week 5. Make a doctor's appointment to discover my options for starting a family 6. Daily dog walks to the Common 7. Maintain consistent routines and habits 8. Read The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem 9. Explore and set up a do-able exercise routine 10. Write love letters to my loved ones

I am so ready to welcome 2024, what feels like a very needed fresh start. The end of 2023 felt hard, with me feeling a little down about work and life in general, as well as illness after illness taking me out. This year I am going to focus on slowing down and looking after myself, putting my time and effort where it matters most and taking steps to improve and enjoy life. With the focus of well-being as a priority, my goals for 2024 are: Personal (self-growth, health, fitness, well-being) ♥   Lose 120 pounds ♥   Develop and maintain healthy habits and routines (sleep, exercise, food, hydration, cleaning, etc) ♥   Grow my confidence and self-esteem ♥   Prioritise time and energy on my own wellbeing ♥   Walk more ♥ Make an effort to look and feel my best each day Life (family, friends, home, hobbies) ♥   Start a family/IVF journey ♥   More wholesome activities to fill my time (puzzles, reading, crafts, journalling, etc) ♥   Celebrate the seasons ♥   Live a more activ

 Usually when I think about how I want my year ahead to look I want it to be filled with adventure and excitement, but this year is different. In 2024 I want to experience calm, care and control. Before writing my goals for the year, I thought I’d start by describing my vision for 2024. Personal In 2024 I will be the best version of myself because I will invest time into looking after myself. I will be my #1 priority and will thrive as a result. I will develop and stick to healthy habits and routines that enrich my life and make me feel invincible. I will eat healthily, fuelling my body with all the good stuff I need to lose weight and stay healthy. I will stay hydrated and eat plenty of fruits and veggies. I will have a calming sleep routine that allows me to get the best night of rest, sleeping for 8 hours and waking up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. My confidence will grow as I start to feel healthy and worthy and I will feel invincible. Environment Every aspect of

One of the downsides of being an Early Years teacher are the germs. Unfortunately, my class has seemed to carry more than ever this year and have come down with every illness going, from a serious case of the chicken pox which took down most of the class, to croup and many many coughs and colds. As a result, I have spent most of this year fighting off illnesses so far, which combined with an incredibly tricky class, has not made for a particularly fun time. Last week the illness finally took me down. After feeling crappy for a couple of weeks, where every day just felt hard to get through, I developed ear pain. Earache is like toothache; it feels trivial but is actually horrific. So much so that I spent Friday night on the sofa, sobbing and feeling incredibly sorry for myself. That was, until I felt a big pop in my ear, followed by I rather damp feeling. My ear had perforated. Naturally, I never do things by halves and it wasn't just a small perforation, but a full perforation in