Hello 2016!

Welcome to 2016!!! After having a bit of a break during christmas I have come back feeling refreshed and motivated to blog properly again,as I had fallen out of love with blogging a little recently,but I have found my inspiration and motivation again!

In my little break I managed to reflect on 2015 and it was really one of my best years and also one of my worst. In all honesty I won't be sad to wish 2015 goodbye - I did have some of my best moments like starting this blog,meeting some new amazing people,getting to travel,etc, 2015 also featured some of my worst moments like having to say goodbye to some really important people in my life and my anxiety becoming a little worse.I'm ready to start fresh in 2016 , I haven't got anything planned for this year yet,but I know that I am going to make the most out of it.

I have put a little list of things together that I want to achieve in 2016,I am not really one that has ever stuck to new year resolutions,but it's nice to have something to aim to and look forward to.It is also one of the best feelings ever when you achieve one of your goals.

Try to not sweat the small stuff

Being a naturally worried person due to anxiety and panic attacks,I tend to let everything worry me,even if it is something tiny so this year I want to have minimal stress and maximum enjoyment.

Just say yes!

Due to the above point I tend to turn down lots of opportunities as I am worried about what might happen if they don't turn out well,but I want to just say yes without thinking about it too much because I am missing out on lots of opportunities that I may only be given once,so I should take them while they are there.

Be confident in myself

Sometimes I can get swept up in what everybody else likes and I just along with it,but I have decided that I want to be confident in what I like and my style - instead of doing or wearing what everyone else is I'm going to do it my way and if that means staying in,eating chocolate and singing along to disney songs in my pajamas with my parents,so be it!

Explore

There is so much to see around where I live,but I rarely go to explore any of it anymore due to me spending so much time on the internet.So this year I'm going to put my phone and laptop down and actually leave the house ( can you believe it!)and explore what I have on offer around me

Spend more time with people I love

I feel that last year I was neglecting everyone around me in favour for the internet,so I am going to meet up with people to catch up and just spend more time with the people that I love and am grateful for (Amy and Izzy included)

So those are the little goals/challenges I have set myself for this year, some of them are working already as I have been spending a lot more time with family and I haven't felt stressed at all yet (though it is only the first day!)

What sort of challenges/goals have you set yourself for 2016?

Happy new year!

Sophie Jane