1/1/2017 0 Comments new years resolutionsWe Just spent the last day of 2016 in the most perfect way, nestled up on a headland with the most amazing view of The Northern beaches, we ate cheese, olives and dip, Atticus drank milk and eyed off the salami. Adam started a New years eve tradition of making those iced arrowroot biscuits decorated with lolly snakes and m&m's. We ordered pizza for dinner and sat on the headland watching the sun set while we patiently waited for the 9pm fireworks. Atti stayed up with us to watch the sky light up and I have never seen anything sweeter than his little face watch in amazement. Now its time to make those New years resolutions. Last year I didn't have any, I had too much going on at the start of 2016 that I didn't even realise the year ticking over but 2016 ended up being a brilliant year for myself- it was the year I became a wife and mumma and the year I ended up actually learning to take a step back and to go with the flow, A year that couldn't have turned out any better even despite the lows. My new years resolution for 2015 was to read as many books as I could which was a nice but also unforsaken goal. I feel like the idea of New Years Resolutions loose their spark as early as the 2nd day of the new year when the fireworks of a fresh start fizzle out and we actually get real with ourselves and remember we actually gotta do life, our motivation then starts to dwindle and our plates start piling up with either food or the shit we gotta do to make it to the next new year which is kinda what it's been like over here since we finished school in 2013 (We literally haven't stopped). Statistics actually show that only 8% of people in 2016 actually achieved their New years goal which I dont actually find shocking to know. New Years resolutions basically just get recycled in hopes that maybe one year they might be achieved (Adam the sweet dedicated little perseverer he is starts his NY resolution again every month). Personally, I'm not really the greatest long term goal setter myself, It's easier for me to stay on track by focusing on daily goals with the possible successful stretch to a monthly outlook. However resolutions or not 2017 is looking pretty good by itself and like I said in a previous post last year (2016) defiantly set the bench mark for years to come. In 4 days I am attempting to chisel off on my degree again (Wish me luck). Adam will start his Builders course. In 16 days Adam and I will celebrate our one year wedding Anniversary (We have no plans as of yet but that will probably be figured out on the day). Adam's promotion he got at the end of last year will be in full swing and he has got some promising side jobs with the little business he created 'Lummy & Co Carpentry' (He busts his ass for our little family and is the hardest worker ever, gosh I love him). In Feb we get to see the 2nd Fifty Shades movie which we have been waiting a very long time for. In March we are tackling Cairns for a family trip- Doing the Great Barrier Reef and Atticus' first plane trip. Along side this we are looking forward to many many more low key family trips because we just bought a huge 4WD family car with a roof top tent. In April its Atti's first Easter and we will be welcoming a new little cousin for Atti. Something is bound to happen in May. In June I will be feeling 22 and Atti will be gaining another cousin. In July Adam will be feeling 22 and ATTICUS TURNS 1!!!. In August Adam and I will celebrate our 8 year Anniversary (Holy moly that sounds so long). September we maybe planning an overseas trip. October, November, December (Something will happen, probs more weekend trips, more chiseling off my degree if I can keep up and we may also be blessed with another little lummy....) We literally haven't stopped since we both finished school when our lives started to become busy busy busy and we actually had to start adulting and I have no reason to believe that this year will be any less busy but in saying that I hope it is a little quieter so we can enjoy lots of time as a family. Overall with this year in general I want to build off last year, I want to be able to smash out my last year of study, I want to break out of the Northern beaches bubble and go on camping trips on the weekends, I want to replenish the savings account, finish reading every single Jodi Picoult book in existence, soak up every single bit of precious time with my little man and big man, make more time for myself, I hope to stay healthy...I should probably drink more water and I want to continue making new friends and finally meet this one mumma that is freakishly my doppelganger that I met on Instagram. I also hope that 2017 brings peace to every inch of the earth, that people find intense felicity and that that 8% of people succeeding at their goals multiplies.
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