This time of year is always so busy with christmas parties, last minute christmas shopping and catching up with friends before you all head off to spend time with your families.
Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year. This month I've been writing all my Christmas cards to friends and family while listening to my favourite Christmas carols (yes this includes Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber!)
Christmas to me is all about family and creating memories together. This year we're camping in Denmark in the south west of Western Australia for a week with my family. You can imagine my excitement levels incorporating three of my favourite things - family, camping and Christmas!
I'm looking forward to Christmas with a difference this year. We'll be doing daily fitness workouts with the whole family (that way I'll feel less guilty about how much I eat) and I'm looking forward to having a bit of fun together and being active at the same time. I'll also make some yummy smoothies for the family to enjoy, and I've reassured certain family members (I won't name names!) that they can add alcohol to theirs if they would prefer.
This will be the perfect opportunity to sign off and not use Facebook as often as I normally do (which is a lot!). I want to be present in the moment and enjoy the special time with my family. As much as I love using Facebook for networking and to connect with friends all over the world, I'd like to take some time out and give my undivided attention to my family.
Far too many of us are guilty of spending too much time with our faces buried in our phones or laptops - unfortunately it's just the way of life for most people these days. And I'll be the first to admit that I'm one of the worst at wasting too much time on Facebook.
In February this year I had a month off Facebook and loved it. As much as I missed seeing what my friends were up to, it meant I had so much extra time on my hands for other things.
The posts on my blog will be sporadic over the next six weeks because after Christmas we fly out to take on 5 countries in 5 weeks. I've got a few ideas on the go at the moment so I might post them over that time, but it will depend on Internet access and how much free time I have. If you don't hear from me until February, you now know why.
This will be my last post for 2013 so I want to take this opportunity to wish you every happiness over the festive season and hope that you have a lovely time doing the things you love, with the people you love.
The end of a year is the perfect time to look back and reflect on what you've achieved, how far you've come from the person you used to be, and what you want to achieve in 2014 to get closer to your goals for the future.
I've made so many positive changes this year in lots of different areas of my life, and I look forward to developing further on those changes next year. I've ended unhealthy friendships with people from my past and created some amazing new friendships, I've achieved amazing results with my running and my fitness in general, and I've started towards a much healthier way of eating and nourishing my body. I feel more like 'me' than I've ever felt before because I'm living a happy and positive life.
When I started this blog I had no idea of the direction it would take, or whether anybody would even enjoy reading it. I've had so many beautiful messages from people that love reading my posts and take advice from my writing to use in their own lives. I love sharing my stories with you all and look forward to continuing to do the same in 2014. Together we can move towards living the happiest life possible.
Thank you for the support and encouragement you've given me since starting my blog. It's always scary starting something new, sharing personal aspects of my life and opening myself up to criticism, but your kind words have kept me motivated and inspired me to keep going.
Something we should all do at the end of the year is set goals for the year ahead. I've got lots of goals which I'll share with you throughout the year as I take steps towards achieving them. I'd like each of you to write at least 3 goals for 2014, keep them in a safe place, somewhere you can easily access them so that you can refer back to them to make sure you're on the right track, and then start taking steps towards achieving your goals. Don't wait until tomorrow or the new year, start today!
My 'New Years Resolution' this year is to improve on my time management. This will mean making more time to relax, including making time to start my scrap booking that I've been talking about for twelve months (my first step towards this will be to spend my scrap booking voucher that Scotty/Santa gave me last year) and just generally making a more even distribution of my time and how I spend it. Wish me luck! This is something I really struggle with so it won't be easy, but I'll be so grateful once I've mastered it!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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