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“His dream had never left; it was he who had quit on it.” Michael Ivanov (The Mount of Olives) 

This afternoon, I watched a programme on Netflix that featured amazing visuals of some of the cities I have always wanted to visit in Europe. It made me sit up and question why I haven’t fulfilled this dream yet and what I am going to do now to make it happen. For some reason, I felt like I had woken up from a coma. I don’t know what the answer is, but I do know what I want. Clarity is liberating.

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I am also grateful today for the rest I have had ove the past two days in particular.  I feel more enegised and my head feels a little clearer.  I have also been trying to eat healthier these past two days, so that might also be playing a role. 

I tried a recipe from a new keto book that I bought recently.  It was just bangers and cauli mash with an onion gravy.  It tasted good and it was definitely the onion gravy that made the dish.  I had a good laugh, though, when I compared my finished dish to the picture in the book.  God bless food photographers for making food look so good that it motivates us to cook.  My food looked so bland and boring compared to the book’s pic.  Thank goodness for the tasty onion gravy because, visually, my dish did not appeal at all. 🤪

My food vs the book. They must have used a colourant to get it looking that good.

That’s my story for today.  I hope you enjoyed yours.

Bye for now.

“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

“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.