It is lovely to be joining back in with Jocelyn's Word of the Week project, and having done a calligraphy course late last year, I thought my weekly word would be the perfect chance to practice my lettering and make use of the lovely inks and pens I got as Christmas gifts.
So we are officially through our first full week of 2016, and I think for me, rather than resolutions, I made plans. Lots of plans. The calendar is nicely filled with catch ups with various friends over the coming weeks, starting with a lovely weekend this weekend. We did a room escape at Breakout in Manchester (one of The Husband's Christmas gifts) and followed it up with lunch with one of my university friends and her fiance, hearing all about their exciting wedding plans. Today we finally went to visit another of my university friends to see her gorgeous new home, and have a lovely catch up, then we called at our wedding venue for a beautiful Sunday dinner. It has been gently busy, a weekend well spent, and so wonderful to see some fabulous friends so happy.
I have also been trying to make a plan for our weeks, trying to develop a bit more of a routine. I know that I want to blog, I know that it matters to me to keep on top of the chores and feel like they are not piling up, and that I value feeling like we have time free for weekends like the one we have just had. So I started trying to think about my weeks in chunks of time, and allocating clear blocks to blogging, walking the dog and so on, in a bid to stop time disappearing unnoticed. It was a good way to work out priorities, and see how much free time there actually is each week, even when the boring stuff is accounted for, and a good incentive to try to get into a routine over the year ahead. I planned to join back in with a variety of blogging projects over the year, as long as I enjoyed them and could take part without it becoming too all-encompassing. As a result it took only a few days before I decided not to do the 365 project this year, as I went to bed one night looking round wondering what to photograph and feeling it was more of a chore than fun, I decided to do a photo a week instead, and make more of an effort to post more regularly on instagram, so do feel free to follow me over there too (button on the right)!
Having said all of that, I have quickly realised that the plans are not set in stone. For instance, this should have been written on Friday night, and the ironing I had planned for Thursday didn't happen either. Sometimes life doesn't fit neatly into those time slots, and if I make any resolution for the year ahead, it is to learn that spontaneity and flexibility can be just as enjoyable and important as a routine.
Wishing you a very happy 2016, and hoping you have some great plans for the year ahead.
It is a good time of year to be planning and it sounds as though you will have some good plans coming up. I hope that you enjoy them whatever they end up being! xx
ReplyDeleteIt's all sounding very positive, lots of plans but also flexibility around them, which I think is key. Loving that lettering, too, looking forward to seeing more! Thanks for sharing with #WotW x
ReplyDeleteah it wasn't such a success this week, but will keep practising! thanks for visiting x
DeleteGlad to see you'll be more often on Instagram! Perfect planning when you can relax and enjoy weekends.
ReplyDeletethanks Kriss, hope you're doing well x
DeleteI'm having another go at the 365 project. I've tried about 3 times but only managed to complete it once. I figure I'll do it all on Instagram this year so I get into the habit of using it more often!
ReplyDeletethat's a good idea, the 52 is working ok so far, enjoying it more! thanks for visiting Michelle x
Deletehappy planning!
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