What are you going to do differently in 2019?

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I reckon I'm going to stop overthinking but it might never happen!

Learn to draw.
Buy fewer clothes.
Firm up my boundaries. There are too many piss-takers in my life presently.

yes forgot about buying fewer clothes, even if they are in the sale

I think it's something to do with living in the moment, seeing beauty in small things

This is so very true. One of the things I'm going to do as soon as Christmas is over with is buy myself a new phone with a decent camera (not into tech and updates etc at all, so this is A BIG THING!) I've realised that pretty trees in particular are one of the things that fill me with utter joy, and want to take lots more photographs of them!

People who mentioned happiness comes with lowering one's standards - I think there's something in this too, especially in terms of work.

Starting January 1st, reduce time spent on social media.

I'm moving jobs / countries in the New Year, so lots of upcoming changes. I plan to eat well, exercise more and minimise the stresses in my life. I have the perfect opportunity to become the best version of myself.

And I'm having a total wardrobe overhaul.

Put myself first.
Instead of somewhere behind the dog and cat.
I'm going to start by seeing a physio about my bad back/ hip. It's been bad since having my fourth child, he's four now

Change my job. I love what I do, but it's time for a complete change. Just starting to make plans, and will be sorted by Easter.

Finish the fence on the paddock so we can actually keep animals in it.

Enter my first triathlon.

I'm going to start giving my older DC more responsibility when it comes to pulling they're weight and helping me and they're DDad out.

I know that sounds really easy and most probably very pathetic that it's not always been that way but I really did not have a good childhood,or most probably not what you'd call an actual childhood so I have spent years over compensating for my own DC because I was probably terrified of ever putting on them what happened to me!

I'm going to try and stop burying my head in the sand when it comes to my health deterioration otherwise I may not have many more Christmasses left to spend with my 5DC(and the thought of that makes me cry!)so I'm going to sort out private health care and start being brutally honest with my Dr and specialists about what's really going on!

I am getting us moved into a more suitable house(I would say even if it kills me but with what I've said above I won't tempt fait)it will be better for our DC and will hopefully allay some of my DH's worries about me being in the house on my own.

I will buy some things for next Christmas after this Christmas,crackers,cards,wrapping paper,gift bags,decorations,to help save me some money towards the following Christmas.

Lastly I will start budgeting more and saving more money up for my familys futures.

Cut down on social media, and screen time.

I’ve already got my FB account on deletion countdown. It will cease to exist on the 11th Jan.

I have a subscription now for Amazon music unlimited, so I plan to listen to music I’ve never heard before.

We plan to introduce new recipes into the kitchen as we are fed up with the same old, same old. Plus make bread. Something I have never done before. Drink less also, walk more.

Read more. My gp surgery sells books and the money goes to charity, so win win. Also, read non fiction books.

Look for another job, less hours, nearer home, maybe working outside the NHS, who knows.
That’s it up to now.

Drink less
Sleep more

Not something I'm planning as such, but I can see myself having a massive bust up with MIL in 2019.
To be honest, it's well overdue.

I'm going to pare down what's not important (stuff/unliked friends & relatives etc) and concentrate on what and who matters the most.

LastQueen - I might go with sleep less, drink more.

I’m going to carry on pushing myself slightly out of my comfort zone - worked on that principle this year and I got a lot done - a trip I’d wanted to do for ages, went back to study, started running and lost weight. In particular I want to stop being scared of networking and thinking I have nothing to offer professionally and get stuck into my regional professional network.

In Jan 2019 I will make the last payment on the last credit card I inherited in my divorce, 25 years ago.
I will volunteer more and start writing letters to people like I used to.