New year, new beginnings.

Every year I start by promising myself that I'm going to eat better, work harder and exercise more. These are all valid goals but they're too broad. Therefore, as 2018 is underway, here are my main, more specific, goals for the year ahead.

Curate a bedtime routine

It worked when we were children so why do we let it get so of control when we become adults? My main aim is to try and be in bed, all cosy, by 9.30pm then be sound asleep by 10pm. The main problem I have with sleep, is not actually getting to bed, but the distractions. The phone, the TV, a good book - they all keep your mind active and buzzing! That's why I'm going to try and practice good "bedtime hygiene". Perhaps a bath (without the phone...) or give myself a facial, or perhaps just get into my comfies an hour before bed, just so I'm mentally prepared for sleep. I'm terribly guilty for putting on a film to 'help me sleep' when in actuality it does the exact opposite.

Eat better food

Plain and simply - I'm going to try and eat better. My diet isn't dreadful but it's not particularly wonderful either. I'm not going to promise myself to do some fad dieting or anything silly like that, just be a lot more conscious about what I'm putting into my body. That means cutting heavily down on the cheese *sighs*.


Get active

During the summer, I'm pretty active, I play tennis, occasionally swim, cycle and am out walking constantly. But it all goes to pot during the winter months. I've let my figure go a bit (a lot) and I do not feel good for it. I'm not going to lie, I want my flat stomach back! My plan is to get back into doing daily 15 minute work outs and then either join a gym or take up swimming again. I'm a bridesmaid in March and am determined not to look back at the pictures with embarrassment but be happy with my figure. This isn't about losing weight for the sake of it or just because it's the new year but because I want to be happy and healthy and more comfortable in my own skin. Which, as many women know, is one of life's greatest challenges and definitely not as easy as it sounds.



Push myself that little bit more

I know I could work harder and push myself a bit more. I'm determined to focus on my singing career, this year and instead of laying back and letting fate take its course, I'm going to kick ass with it. If I don't push it into gear now, then I never will. I'm going to be more focussed on my blog and not go months and months without posting. The only way to keep this thing off the ground is to put in hard work and I know I haven't worked as hard on it as I could've last year. Nothing like a good bit of self assessment to get you motivated!

Happy New Year lovelies and I hope it's brings you fantastic things because you're all bloody wonderful.