Monthly Aims: March

Ciao,

Long time no see. It's been a crazy few weeks, a crazy few weeks which have been extremely hard and emotional for us all as a family. Dad's situation has changed again and because of that I had to make the decision not to go to Italy. It was a difficult decision which I struggled to make but it was the best option for me and my family. 

In this post I should really evaluate my progress on my monthly aims but I think considering the month I've had I'm going to cut myself some slack and forget this months aims.

There are going to be extremely hard times ahead of me over the next few years and I'm going to have to deal with things I never thought I'd have to deal with in my early twenties so my main aim is to keep going. I of course have smaller life aims like getting my drivers license and losing the weight I want to lose but I'm taking pressure of myself slightly in regards to those things. So my aims for March are:

1. To exercise at least 5 days a week.

2. To revise French/Italian 3 times a week.

I'm going easy this month and we'll see how that goes.

Ciao for now...

Things I Love Thursday

Ciao, 

Is it that time again already? Time is just zipping by! It's time for another Things I Love Thursday! 

1. The Nike Blazers I just won on eBay!: This is all Pinterest's fault! I saw a pair of Nike Blazers which were pale blue and flowery and I loved them so I decided to have a cheeky little google and see if I could buy them. Turns out they were limited edition and nowhere sells them so I had a little look on eBay and would you believe there was ONE pair up for sale, size 5.5 and ending today. I wasn't sure at first if 5.5 would fit as I am a size 6 but I have a pair of Nikes and they're 5.5 so I knew it was fate. Those shoes were destined to be mine. I won the eBay bid using my favourite bidding technique and bought them for £51. Pray they fit me!! 

2. The new battery on my laptop: So I finally bought a new battery and now I can use my laptop without a charger for more than 10 minutes! 

3. Blogging: I blogged 7 times in January and I have already blogged 3 times this month and it's only 6 days in. I didn't think I would be able to but I think I'm going to blog more than last month! 

Ciao for now...

Stress.

Ciao,

I have just attempted to write the first post for my 'What you need' series and blahhhhhhhhhhh my brain just wont co operate with me. It has been like this all day long. I took a day off work today because I felt awful when I woke up, I was losing my voice, my throat hurt and I had a stinking headache. The headache hasn't gone all day despite taking ibuprofen and sleeping but my voice is nearly normal again. I think this is all down to stress as I have been feeling down all this week. My Dad is in absolute agony at the moment with his neck and it's distressing to see someone you love in that much pain especially when you can't help. As a result of the neck pain the doctors have put his chemotherapy on hold and he has an appointment at the hospital for his neck on Friday. I'm stressing because I get the feeling that my Dad is going to have to have a second operation on his neck and I really don't want that to happen if I'm not in the country as it's major spinal surgery. I was just beginning to feel comfortable with the idea of leaving the country and now a spanner has been thrown in the works. I've also been worrying about my Mum, sister and brother; if my Dad has to have another operation on his neck it will be done in a hospital which is an hour away from home and will mean my Mum spends her days travelling to and from this hospital as she did for weeks over the summer. When this happens I take on as much of my Mums chores as I can, I do the washing, ironing, cooking and general cleaning so she doesn't have to worry about it. I'm worried that if my Dad is still an hour away when I leave for Italy that all of this is going to fall to my brother in which case they're in big trouble as he can't use a washing machine or cook!  Even worse is if the pressure falls to my 16 year old sister who is currently studying for her GCSE's. This is making me feel like I'm abandoning my family when they need me and I feel I'm being selfish. I guess I'll have to wait until Friday to know what's going to happen and hope that things are back on track in the next 3 weeks before I leave. 

Ciao for now...

Monthly Aims: February

Ciao,

I set myself 3 aims for January as opposed to a New Years resolution and this has helped me to maintain focus and make good progress. I wanted to evaluate my aims and whether I reached them and also create some aims for February.

January Aim 1:  Pass my driving test

Progress: I took my test on the 30th January and I failed. Now I wasn't really expecting anything different but I'm glad I did it and now know what to expect for next time. I have decided not to retake the test until July because I have so much to be doing for Italy and don't need the added stress of trying to pass my driving test.   

January Aim 2: To start my fitness & weight loss journey

Progress: So far I have lost pounds and have also lost inches all over my body, specifically around my stomach. I also feel like I am getting fitter, I have started to run on the treadmill as opposed to just walking which makes me feel good and like I've accomplished something. My friend studies sport at uni and had put together a load of exercises for me to do which I am planning on using while I'm in Italy. This month I am going to attempt to complete Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred...wish me luck!

  

January Aim 3:To blog more

I feel I have most definitely accomplished this goal and have been updating this little area of the internet a whole lot more and really enjoying doing it too! I'm not sure if I'll be able to write the same amount of posts in February as it is a shorter month and will also be crazily busy for me as I prepare for Italy! March should be amazing for blogging as I should have a lot to write about!

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February Aims:

1. To continue to get fit and healthy

2. To learn the basics of using a sewing machine

3. To learn how to use my new camera

4. To be organised

Ciao for now...