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“A year from now, you will wish you had started today.”  – Karen Lamb

Hello there.  With the end of the year rushing towards us, it feels like it is time to start taking stock of the year that was and planning for the year to come.  One of the exercises that works for me is to ask myself what success will look like at the end of the year.    I am a firm believe in “doing the hard stuff because the time will pass anyway.”

My fifty-second birthday is in just over two weeks. (That number doesn’t look so daunting when you write it out. 😅). When I turned fifty, I said this would be my best decade yet, and I still believe it.  This year, I stepped out of my shell in an attempt to set myself up for my future.  Now, I need to make the most of the new skills and experiences that I have acquired. I also decided where I wanted to be by next April.  I am so surprised to see that opportunities are popping up that can enable the materialisation of those goals.  I shouldn’t be because I know that God has my back, but I can’t help it.   It’s so amazing.

In his book Atomic Habits, James Clear advises, “Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it.”   At this point, I am grateful that I finally understand that I need to do this.  I have been a consumer of my life for too long.  I am also thankful that God has given me the courage and strength to keep moving towards my goals.  He has also blessed me with the opportunities to grow into the person I need to be to achieve my desires and goals.  There were so many times this year that I witnessed myself saying things and behaving in ways that I only dreamed of.  I still have a long way to go, but I am taking a moment to thank myself for all the growing I did this year.  I am very proud of myself.

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2025’s words are “health and wellness” for me, and I am thrilled to have already started building some of the necessary habits I will need with my new mini-trampoline and stationary bike. It is going to be a good year.  I am very excited.  Financial wellness is also on the cards.  This year was a financial disaster, so I also have much work to do there. I am looking forward to the challenge, even though sacrifices will have to be made to achieve my goal.

Well,  that is from me for today.  Thanks for popping by.  Have you decided on your word for the year yet? Let me know in the comments.

Bye for now.

“Parenting teenagers is an exercise in letting go, while holding on with all your heart.” – Michelle Cruz-Rosado

Day 21.  Letting go with faith was definitely today’s theme. Thank you, God, that my son and his friend had an amazing day today, and thank you for keeping them safe as well. 

Two Things I Am Grateful For

  1. I am grateful that my son could add another new experience to his bucket list this year.  He had spoken about wanting to attend a Sharks rugby match over the last few months.  He called it out as a goal for next year.  He must have wanted it quite badly because God decided to move the timeline up.  I am also really happy that he was able to experience it with one of his best friends.  Of course, letting him attend without me took a bit of faith on my part.  A lot of alcohol flows at these events, so my only prayer was that they didn’t encounter any drunk people who were also looking for trouble.  Thankfully, God heard that prayer, too. 
  2. My son has been blessed with many firsts this year.  His firsts included a cruise, a trip overseas watching his favourite soccer team play at their home stadium, and even seeing amazing exhibits at the museum in London.  He saw some of the exhibits in his textbooks and was thrilled to see them in real life. He used to enjoy visiting the Pietermaritzburg Museum as a pre-schooler, so I was thrilled to know that he hadn’t lost his love of museums.  I am grateful to everyone, and especially God, for making all of my son’s new experiences possible this year.  He has really been blessed. 
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One Moment of Joy

Just having my son home again has been a real joy.  I have barely seen him today but it doesn’t matter.  What matters is that he is sleeping in his own bed tonight.  Tomorrow, he is off again, so once again, I have to loosen the reins and have faith that he will be ok and enjoy his time away.  When he was younger, I used to worry that he would enjoy his time away from me so much that he wouldn’t want to come back home.  How much more self-absorbed and insecure could I be!🫣 I know better now.  I know now that while he might not miss me when he goes away because he is enjoying the moment, he will always love me as much as he always has, and he will always be grateful to be home when he returns.  I guess I am also just preparing myself for the day he goes to university.  I only have two more years with him at home.  

Well, that’s it from me today.  Thanks for popping by.

Bye for now.

A Month of Gratitude 2024: Day 7

Hello there. Sleep was not my friend last night. I think I drank too much coffee too late in the evening and I paid the price for it. I tossed and turned like a leaf in a gust of wind. Needless to say, I was exhausted and didn’t get as much as I wanted to do. I still have things to be grateful for, though.

Two Things I am Grateful For

  1. It’s the 52nd anniversary of my parent’s wedding day today. It’s a reminder that I wouldn’t be here right now if it wasn’t for them getting together. I am so grateful that they did. I am who I am because of them. They were such different personalities, and their marriage was by no means perfect, but they were united in their goal of doing the best for us in the best way they knew how. I couldn’t ask any more of them than that.
  2. As I mentioned before, I was really tired today. Thankfully, my son spent the day away, which gave me the chance to just be. I do pray that I have a really good sleep tonight, though. Being lethargic is no fun.
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One Source of Joy

The delivery of my online purchases. I know, it’s actually quite sad because all it was was cat food and sunscreen, but I sometimes forget what I have purchased, and I get a thrill just opening the boxes. Today was one of those days.😂

What are you grateful for today? Thanks for popping by!

Bye for now