Today marks another year and another trip around the Sun for me. For you, and me, and everything on Earth that makes it through another year on this world, there’s a whole lot we get to experience.
Experiences are what make us aren’t they, they are the things that we search and crave and they create those defining moments in our lives where things feel like they change, clicking into place.
This year has been full of experiences, both good and bad. I have loved, laughed, cried and hurt. I have survived every bad day, and built better ones from the ruins.
Sitting here thinking about the last year it’s hard to imagine who I was a year ago, or even how I got here today. I want to thank the strong women in my life for not only supporting me but guiding me through the days the last year has given me. I only hope that my love and support is enough in return.
My circle is a small one but over the last year these important people have made me realise that their love and support is enough. They are the people that are clapping in the sidelines for me, always having my back and ready to love me unconditionally.
27 was a good year for me overall. I got a promotion at work, I went on three holidays including spending Halloween in Disneyland Paris and I grew closer to those around me. I also reached out for help and started taking small steps towards getting myself professional support.
For the next year I want to focus on the following goals:
- Support & love the important people in my life
- Save more, and spend less
- Pay my credit card off
- Complete my Nutrition course
- Get a fun fitness hobby
- Get to 160lbs
- Reduce my meat consumption by at least 50%
- Read more books
- Volunteer/Donate more with charities
- Write more letters
- Complete my therapy for EDS
These goals help me stay focused and I do enjoy having things to work towards. So here is to being 28, and to being nearly 30. Here is to another trip around the sun, the brightest star in the sky.
Here is to shining bright, loving hard and laughing loud.
Halloween at Disneyland is the best! I absolutely love it!! I definitely want to cut back on meat as well, hopefully around 50% for me too! Thank you for sharing! Good luck and Happy 28th!
Thanks beautiful! It was lovely to spend it somewhere so magical!
Firstly I want to say, that you have a very beautiful blog! It is very elegant and light for reading and finding information!
Secondly, happy birthday and good luck with your goals! I am having now 26 but I am fucking scared from beeing 30 years OLD, do you?
Thank you so much!! Turning 30 does really scare me, I am hoping in the next year or so I will start to look forward to it haha! x
I’m still current paying my credit card off so this is one that I feel next level. I also would like to write more letters as I think the art of letter writing is just gorgeous and it’s a shame people dont do it! I hope you had a wonderful birthday x
God, the dreaded credit card is the bane of my life!! Honestly letter writing is so underrated as its so lovely to receive nice post!!
I Love your goals. Such a good idea I may do that next birthday!
I think its a great idea to set some girls every birthday, helps break the year up and bring some new focus!
Happiest of birthdays to you! I think it’s so great to be reflective and what better way to do it than to think about life as you see another year?! I haven’t thought about my birthday yet and it is coming at the end of December — life is being really hard right now so I may not get to celebrate it this year but as I reflect, I think marking the day in the new year at some point will be just as good.
Have a great year ahead!
Aw well I hope you get to celebrate in some way for your birthday, and even a chance to reflect on the last year will be nice!! Thank you so much for your well wishes!
Happy birthday! I’m glad 27 was a good year. Your goals are great ones, I love the idea of setting goals for each new year of life rather than waiting for new year’s resolutions x
Sophie
http://www.glowsteady.co.uk
Thanks so much babe, it was good! I think goals are a good way to add a little more focus to the year!
I love how realistic but still amazing your goals are! I have faith you will reach them in time – good luck girl. 🙂
Soph – https://girlvsworldblog.com x
Thanks so much angel, I hope I can get them done and tick more off than last year!
I absolutely love writing letters, it is such an amazing way to communicate!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
Honestly there is nothing better than receiving a heartfelt letter!! x
These are some great goals for the next year. Disney land at Halloween must have been amazing!
Em x
http://Www.emsworldblog.com
It was honestly incredible! You have to experience it once! Xxx
Loved this post! It’s personal and so relatable. One thing my mother always told me as a kid, “it’s better to have few friends who love you than a lot who don’t really care.” Similarly to you, I don’t have a big circle, but the circle I have is amazing! Here’s to another great year!