2012

Recently I was watching a programme where they asked what the highlight of their experience was and it got me thinking about life. With it being so close to the new year I thought it was only fitting to think about the highlight of my year. This led me to realise just how great 2012 has been.
Before the year started I made a goals list which included the top 10 things I wanted to achieve, it included things connected to different areas of my life: job, relationships, home, and personal things and looking back on the year I am amazed that I have managed to achieve them all in one year.
This year me and my wonderful partner went on a break away to Stratford for our 6 year anniversary where it snowed beautifully, we then went on our first abroad holiday to Tenerife which was perfect, we moved into our first flat which we love dearly, I'm in a job that I love, everyday I wake up and meet someone new and iv made some great new friends there, I got a tattoo which is something iv wanted for a very long time, we became pregnant which is all I have ever wanted and every time we go for a scan and see our beautiful little girl it almost brings me to tears of joy - she is everything to me already, more recently I went on my sisters hen weekend away and then watched her have her perfect wedding day. Even more recently I found out that my dad is engaged to his perfect partner :) and I'm so proud of him. I just cannot believe how much I have in life and I am so grateful for every single part of it. I am so much in love with my boyfriend and cannot wait to watch him become a dad to our beautiful daughter in March :) already there is so much to look forward to in 2013 and I just can't wait to live it :) I'm so so grateful for everything I have. I wish everyone an amazing Christmas, New Year and most of all an incredible 2013 :)
Life is what dreams are made of <3

Thank you xx

Tiggers little ticker ^.^

Yesterday, I went to my 16-18week meeting with my midwife (still sounds so weird to say!) and having never done this before I didn't know what to expect. So when she asked me to lay on the couch so we could listen to our babies heartbeat I got butterflies! I couldn't believe it hehe so I lay on the couch and after a few moments of prodding and pushing there it was. My little babies heartbeat, beating rapidly. It was so so beautiful. I so wish David could have been there so we could share that moment together. There will be millions of lovely moments we will share but I want to share EVERY moment with him ^.^
So that was my lovely day yesterday :) thought I'd share it with you xx

2012 so far

Hello, it has been a long long while since I wrote a blog and my goodness how things have changed. This time last year, i started a 90-day course which involved various tasks to help me figure out what i really want from life an how to get it. It changed my life!! Since then, i have been on holiday with my other half, we move into our first proper flat together which we love, i am in a job that i love, i am financially free and best of all, i am having a baby.

I cannot believe how amazing this year has been for me and i absolutely look forward to 2013 as it will bring a new life to our little family - i am so unbelievably happy and grateful to be in this part of my life with a partner whom i love dearly and who gives me so much love in return. And i do believe all of this has become possible with the help of this course that i didd - thank you Dad!

So as i make this next journey into motherhood i am starting to make choices on where i want my life to go. Iv always wanted to be a mum its been my dream always! Its the one thing i always wanted out of life and now im getting it, i am so lucky!! It sometimes doesnt feel real when i see little babies and i think - wow im going to have my own little one soon :) it fills me with joy. And im even luckier to have such an amazing support network around me in my wonderful family and friends - even my lovely regulars at the coffee shop have been amazing!

So from last year the goals i wrote down i have achieved within a year ^.^ and i have now decided to do the course again as it changed my life in so many great ways i thought ooh lets find out what else i want, im really excited! Yesterday i got my first task to write down my perfect day in detail, and i loved it so much! In some was it was so different from last time i wrote it but in others it was the same. I cant wait to find out what the next 90 days brings me and to carry on this journiey of creating a little life inside me :) who we are naming 'Tigger' for now due to the OTT bouncing that was going on during the scan lol!!! So until then, i hope all the best for everyone else out there ^.^ xx


P.s if anyone is interested in the course or even the book that is avilable visit the following site: http://thechangeyourlifeblog.wordpress.com/ you will love it!!

My Dad is amazing.

I thought I would take the opportunity today to blog about how wonderful my dad is :) he is such an inspiration and is my idol. He has built his own business, learnt how to play various instruments, made a business of selling his art, written a few books, one of which is published, available to buy, and kinda life changing ;) lol. He has such a positive outlook on life and has given me the same outlook :) so this is for you Dad. You are amazing. Thank you :) lunch is on me! Xx

A reminder of what life is about....

Hello happy bloggers!

I know I've been M.I.A for a while, bad blogger!! Lol I've been busy moving house and going on holiday and generally living life =)

I felt the need to blog today about a recent book I bought called; "How to change your life: One day at a time" by Stuart Young. On first glance, its a self-help book and for all you cynics out there who say "i dont need help" its not as simple as 'its a self-help book'. It's so much more than that. I didnt think i was in a place where I particularly needed to change my life, but when i looked at my life, i reconsidered. I was unhappy at home, I was in debt, I was unhappy with the way I look, and I was just plodding along living life how im 'supposed' to. 

This book comes with a 90 day program called "Change your mindset; change your life" and this is where it started. I accepted the program as a volunteer to give feedback but what it ended up doing was making me see what my life could be, and what I really want my life to be. It was a serious eye-opener, and since then, I have moved out and live in a beautiful flat with my partner, I am in a job that i love, i am financially free and have more money than i thought i would, i have made new friends (oh hello there social life its good to see you again!), i finally went on holiday with my other half and had a fantastic time =), i made some very big decisions about my life and where i want it to go, and most importantly, I am really bloody happy with the way I look!! Its crazy how far I have come, and for a person that didnt consider myself to need help, it really helped and encouraged me to live my life the way i want it, to believe i can have anything i want and actually im thankful and grateful for the change. 

I have written this blog to promote the book as a way of reminding you why you are alive, what you are living for, what you actually want out of life and how you can get it; through simple day-by-day steps =) its something i look forward to everyday - just like my life! So please, if you do feel like you want to change, or even if you don't - consider this book as i believe everyone should be reminded of what life is about. You can have a read of the blog and buy a copy of the book through the website (if you decide you fancy it) then this is the following link: http://thechangeyourlifeblog.wordpress.com/

Hope it does wonders for you =) xx