2018 Goals

Hello lovelies,

I’m finally getting around to writing my list of goals for this year, the last time I wrote a post like this was way back in 2015 so I thought it might be quite fun to go back and see how I got on with all of those.

So first things first I put how I wanted to keep a journal … well that one didn’t quite go to plan but I must really like that idea because it is also on this years list.

Next up was all about scrapbooking (oh how I love a good scrapbook) I did keep up with this quite well although not really with the project life style.

Then I said how I wanted to write at least one blog post a week … Hmm yeah I didn’t really keep up with that one did I? But to be a bit fair a heck of a lot happened in 2015 so I think I can let myself off.

I also wanted to read more (30 books) is what I put, didn’t do that but again I did spend most of that year in hospital and my mind was on other things so I’m happily moving this one across to this years list, but more on that later.

Number 5 was get to get my nail’s back into shape. HAHAHA! is all I have to say to that!

Next was to take more pictures. Now this is another one I got on quite well with, granted from July that year most of the pictures where of Delilah but that is kind of a given.

Then I planned on saving, Hmm this one didn’t quite go to plan either. most of 2015 was basically spent in hospital so there wasn’t really a chance to save.

Next up my plan was to get another guinea pig as I had lost one of my four and felt like Albie was a little lonely, but before I even had a chance to really get onto that I lost two more of the little guy’s first Gatsby and then Albie leaving me with Astala who we thought we where going to lose too because it seemed to be a problem with where I got them from but I think Astala was clearly from a different breeder one because he looked so different from the others and two because we had him right up until February of this year. I miss them all so much but I think I have too much going on with my girlies right now to get a pet.

next up I wanted to take better care of myself, which is something else that didn’t happen much at all.

Then lastly Ben and I started trying for a baby which was a scary thing to think about after we lost Jaime, thankfully this is one thing that did happen for us even if Delilah liked to shock us all by arriving 16 weeks early. And trying for a baby is so not on this years list haha.

Right now lets actually get onto this years list shall we? 2018 hasn’t started off great I’ll be honest too many things haven’t quite gone to plan and Ben spent new years day in agony with toothache. But there is still time to make this a bloody good year and this is how I want to do it.

1 Read, Read, Read.

like on my other goals list I’ve set myself a little challenge to read at least 30 books. This is one that I am really looking forward to because I love reading but since Arabella made her appearance I just haven’t had the time. But fingers crossed both her and Delilah will work with my plan this year. And hopefully I can start back doing my book review posts again too.

2 Penny A Day Challenge.

You may have heard of the penny a day challenge before its basically where you have a pot and on the first of January you put 1p into the pot and then on the second day you put 2p third day 3p and so on and so forth until December 31st when you put £3.65 in and over the course of the year you save £667.95. This year I’m hoping this will be a tad easier too stick to and even when it gets to the more expensive days later on in the year if you think of it as basically a cup of coffee a day then its not so bad.

3 Start Journaling Again.

I know I said this before but I really do think that Journaling is a beautiful way to document everything that happens in life and I think it is something nice for the kid’s to read back on when there older too. So now I just have to find the time (Hmm)

4 Visit more places.

This year Ben has a car so we really want to make the most of that and whenever we get a chance so and visit somewhere a little bit interesting. I really want to focus on anywhere haunted in the Berkshire area so if you know of anywhere please do let me know.

5. Photo A Day.

Just like in 2015 I want to take more pictures and I feel like I used to do this all the time. But Arabella has also got that second/forth child thing going on that I have hardly picked up a camera since having her and I want her to have tons of baby pictures (more like toddler pictures at this rate but you get my point) So I have set myself a little challenge of making sure I take at least one picture a day. Again I might do a post every now and then with a few of my favourites.

And that’s my goals for 2018 basically not too much so I wont actually just get on and do them all but enough that its a challenge.

I hope you enjoyed reading and let me know all about your goals for this year. But for now,

Thanks for reading.

Love Benita x