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A Month of Gratitude 2024 – Day 31

It’s two hours to midnight as I write this.  I don’t know about you, but I am so excited.  We are on the precipice of another year which to me means another opportunity to grow and learn and evolve. 

‘Fear is a poor chisel with which to carve out tomorrow.’  – Andy Andrews

This year, I chose to put my fears in my back pocket so that I could get out of my own way and grow.  It was scary but I did it.  I cannot tell you how often I caught myself behaving in a way that scared me in the past or speaking to people that I did not ever have the guts to talk to before.  This happened partly because I chose to believe in myself and partly because the people I admired believed in me.  When someone I respect and admire asks me to step up because they think I can, I do my best to meet their expectations because they are going on a limb for me.  I am grateful for the growth and the leadership opportunities I have been given at work this year.  

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I am also really grateful for my son’s growth this year.  He incorporates elements of each new experience into how he shows up every day.  I can’t really ask for more than that.  Next year is a big year for him at school, so that’s where my focus will be: giving him all the support he will allow me to give.   

Next year is also potentially a big year for me. Our company is going through changes so I don’t know if I will have a job next year.  We have said goodbye to so many good people already due to the change and there will be more to come.  I do believe that change is good and if it happens to me then something better awaits me on the other side. 

I tried putting a new vision board together this evening or at least updating my current one (not sure if that is the norm), but nothing jumped out at me, so I am taking that as a sign that my current vision board is still relevant and I just need to have patience.  I am pretty happy about that as I still desire all the things and experiences I have on it. 

That’s it from me one last time this year.  Thank to those of you who been on the journey with me this entire month.  I am grateful for your support.

All the best for 2025!  May your year be blessed with only good things, people, experiences and lots of love and laughter!  

Bye for now!

The year that was! Places visited, product launches, achievements 🙂 It’s been quite a full year!

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott

And that sums up exactly what I did for the day.  I unplugged.  I vegged on the couch and watched Emily in Paris to hear French.  I did feel guilty initially and then I realised it was a privillege that I had been looking forward to for such a long time so I had no reason to feel guilty.  Day 26 of my month of gratitude and this was definitely a day to appreciate. 

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I did hop on the exercise bike for 30 minutes to get my circulation going because I promised myself that I would exercise for 30 minutes every day, and I intend to keep that promise. I have been doing 30 minutes on the exercise bike and a few minutes on the mini-trampoline daily.  I am enjoying the energised feeling it leaves me with.  

Wait, I was mildly productive in that I did get some washing done so I guess any lingering guilt can officially leave the building.  Whoop whoop!

Since it is my unplug day,  I am keeping this post really short and sweet.  I hope you all enjoy your day.  I assume it is a public/bank holiday in most countries today. 

Thanks for popping by.

Bye for now

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” —Aesop

Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope that you all had a good day today whether you chose to share it with loved ones or celebrated the birth of Christ on your own.  

I spent time with my different loved ones as the day progressed and returned home alone to enjoy my own company for the rest of the evening (every extreme introvert’s dream 😁). The highlight of my day was spending time with some of my nephews.  We hadn’t seen them in about three or four years and were only with them for a few hours.  It was so great to hug them hello, hear their voices, and just be in their presence.  They have grown so much, but they are still the same people, and that was great to see.  I am so grateful that we got to spend some time with them.  Those few hours were enough.  

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I am also grateful that we were all able to travel safely.  I am incredibly grateful to my brother-in-law, who went out of his way to ensure that my dad still got to spend the day with us despite his car breaking down pretty far out of town.  He made it possible for my father to spend time with his grandchildren, which is what he was looking forward to most. When they were younger,  my dad would take them for walks and play with them.  Now that they are older, he is content to just be in their presence. I don’t think he has much of a choice, though, as they tend to be glued to their screens. 

All in all, it was a good day.  I feel very blessed to have shared another Christmas with my loved ones.  

How was your day?  How do you celebrate Christmas?  Let me know in the comments.

Bye for now