New Years Resolutions

I hate the holidays! Everything is expensive 🤣

I’d love a 4 on 4 off or 4day week FT job over a term time only and the option to choose when I go on holiday but I’ll happily take a regular 5 day week job.

yes jobs market is terrible right now. I’m highly skilled outside of education but I’ve barely had any interviews. And you’re right about the LGPS I need it. Thankfully my state pension is all paid up and I’ve topped up where necessary.

Its not sugar… its carbs?

Wellbeing will underpin everything this year. It’s a broad heading but before I do anything, say anything, buy anything, react to something etc I will see how it serves my want to be really well. I will also continue my exercise regime which I have followed last six months, which has made me feel so much better. Lots of being in nature too, I love it. I want minimal drama and as stress free a life as I can get.

Read more fiction. I have tended to read a lot of non fiction in the last few years. I read that reading fiction makes you more empathetic and I do think I have become too matter of fact.

Listen to music more. And to crazy dance when nobody is in. I feel so much better after both.

Thanks. I work with send kids and I’m just so fucked off with parents who won’t parent ‘oh they have autism/adhd/whatever’

yeah, and? They can be taught not to hit. They can be raised like other kids. They’re capable and funny and able to thrive if you just stopped babysitting them with a fucking screen, did therapy with them you’ve been taught how to do but think it’s only the Drs to do, parent them!

I don’t get paid enough to fix these problems and take the abuse so… new career training has been happening for the last year and a bit

im hoping to have a new job before the end of the school year. I’m very tempted to hand my notice in and be unemployed for a bit but I don’t know what’s worse.

unemployment or working like this 😭

I am going to start reading more as i have loads of books that i haven't read yet. I am starting with the deptq books. I am going to stop buying books on impulse.

My big one is to read a book a month - I used to read a lot but since having my daughter I’ve found it so hard, 1) to find the time and 2) to concentrate for more than 30 seconds.

Second one is to switch my workouts from only running, to running + strength training. Again, since having my daughter I’ve not been exercising as much, but when I do I find I’m so much more sluggish than I used to be, so figured that changing my routine might help and ultimately strength training is really good for running anyway.

Third one is to try to make an effort with my skincare - in preparation for this I asked my husband for some of my favourite products for Christmas, and so I feel like this should be an easy one to stick to.

Good luck. I was diagnosed prediabetic in May and have cut down on sugar and carbs but still sometimes failing miserably. Cake and chocolate are my downfall.

Last night, Hogmanay, I had some vegan fake chicken with spinach and hubby had chicken in breadcrumbs. Whole meal cost me £3 but what a miserable dinner for Hogmanay. It's not enjoyable, yes it saves me a bit of money but it is rubbish. I am going to do Veganuary and eat a lot of veg. Hubby refuses to have any meal without meat so I will still have to buy meat for 1 but I am going to try to stay way from the 'food about to go off" section.

3 years ago my New Year’s resolution was taking up a hobby, which I started and have continued with. I’d been feeling like I’d lost myself a bit with motherhood and a busy job. It is honestly the best thing I’ve ever done and I’m so proud of what I’ve achieved (it’s a sport and I’m overweight and never been sporty so progress is very slow but I’m doing it). This weekend I’m upgrading my equipment and so my resolution is just simply to keep going, and being committed to my coaching and practice.

I also want to say yes to things a bit more - sometimes I say no to social events because I just can’t be bothered but when I make the effort to go out I have a good time (I feel like I’m struggling to find the words to describe what I mean but you know when you feel happier and better in yourself because you’ve been out and had fun!).

I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic in October so am going to give up sugar in the hope I can reverse it. I LOVE cake so this will be a huge challenge for me - wish me luck!! Also good luck to all of you with your own resolutions🤞.

Pretty much the same as always - although I like to think that I chip away a bit more each year 😄
Read more and more variety
Less scrolling/social media/Mumsnet
Eat better
Improve fitness

Mine are : to run 1000kms
to do some new social things to make some likeminded friends- walking group, volunteering with an outdoor charity, etc
do something for charity for our 15yr anniversary

other than that, just the usual and all encompassing
”take better care of myself”- better food, better sleep, read more, less scrolling.

Change job by mid June, see family and friends more, get back to bring me x happy new year everyone x

Eat less.
Move more.
Declutter (starting with my brain).
Learn a new language (rolled over from 2025).

@Searchingforananswer2023 my addiction is Lego 🤣🤣

Clear out the clutter in my house.
Less Mumsnet, especially relationship threads, so many sad/bad dh threads that make me feel angry/sad.
Read more books.
Find a hobby.
Do less housework or at least be more assertive and delegate to the 4 other adults who live here too😁

Use structure to help me be where I want to be in my life, both for myself and those around me.

I’m not earing meat 4 days a week which will fundamentally change my meal planning approach, save money, make me healthier and make me use the cookery books I have gathering dust. I think I will eventually be veggie (had a horrible ‘I’m chewing a dead bird’ realisation recently).
No more fags (I don’t k is when I will start that. But in the next few weeks.
Read more & scroll less.

Well done!! 👏🏻