So
the main new thing in my life, well person is Francisco.. otherwise known as
Kiko, or Keeks. He was the most unexpected surprise of 2016, we started off as
best friends and to this day he is still my best friend, we just became so much
more than that. I don’t post a lot about Kiko in my public media – there are
reasons for this which I plan to go into in another post soon none the less he
is very much a HUGE part in my life and my happiness. Kiko grew up in Madeira,
an island of Portugal and he had a very different upbringing to me which has
led him to see the world in a way I only wish I could have seen sooner. The
contentment he finds in the simplicities of day to day life inspires me every
single day and he is a lot of the inspiration behind the way I choose to live
my life now. Less really is more when appreciated to the fullest.
I mentioned
on my Instagram today that I was back in the gym after my mini Christmas break
and from boxing day that’s when I generally tend to dive into my following
years goals. Mainly because I’m impatient, I hate that limbo week between Christmas
and New Years. I’ve enjoyed the festivities and I am ready to go!! Today I purchased
this cute little booklet for goals and got to writing them out straight away. I
thought it would be nice to share some of them with you, and the reasoning
behind my new goals. I don’t go about these things lightly you know!
So… Inspired
by 2016, here are some of my goals going into 2017:
Balance:
I live my life at 100 miles an hour 80% of the time, one of my constant
struggles has been the balancing act between my career, fitness, relationships
and family. I often get caught up in determination for one element and in turn
neglect another. All of these parts of my world mean everything to me, my first
goal which I will prioritise over all the rest is to find that happy balance
and ensure I am giving my best to all areas of my life that are of importance
to me.
Fitness:
I conquered several of my fears in regards to fitness this year and achieved
more than I ever have – that being said I have much more to learn. There are
two key roadblocks I need to get past to get to the next stage in my fitness
goals, the first being my fear of gaining weight. I need to learn to be
confident in my body in every status it is at, to gain muscle I have to ditch
the scales, eat more and lift those weights!! I have a plan though… and it’s in
progress. Once I’m in flow I’ll share with you. The second mental roadblock I
need jump over is my hate of rest days – my early morning work outs set my day
off with a bang and an instant feeling of succeeding, they give me a sense of
purpose and a reason to get up and go if you like… on my rest days I feel like
I am out of routine and often demonstrate an attitude of a lost puppy. Too
often this year I have skipped out on rest days not allowing my body to recover
and muscles to grow which I feel has held me back tremendously.
Money
Money Money: I am notoriously bad with it. I earn it, I spend it. Just recently
I have got more into minimalizing areas of my life to appreciate what I already
have more. I have also learnt to value my time – having so little of it free,
when I go to purchase an item I have taught myself to think ‘how many hours,
would I need to work to pay for this luxury? Is it really worth it’ Last week I
boxed up 30 odd some unused nail varnishes and gave them to Kiko’s niece, today
I put together a big bag of clothing, again some unused for my local cancer
research charity store. Whilst those items have ultimately not gone to waste
and will be appreciated, that’s several hundreds of pounds I could have put
towards something for my future. I HAVE to stop mindlessly spending my future. I
have some really good ideas for how I am going to start saving money and
minimalizing my life, all of which I will share as I do and I hope they can be
of benefit to yourselves.
Career
& Education: going hand in hand with the above, in 2017 I plan to work
harder than I ever have before. Finish my qualifications in personal training
so I can offer qualified coaching. Take every opportunity to better myself in
my day job, and every opportunity to learn something new, be it free online
courses, reading more, listening to more podcasts, watching youtube videos is
one of my favourite things to do I’ve mentioned before, you can learn so much
from how other people live their lives and find instant inspiration should you
take the time to look for it.
So there
you have it, my main goals for 2017, the what the why’s and some of the how’s.
As always I would like to thank everyone who takes the time to read my
random rambles, everyone who has supported me and Blonde Ambitions through 2016
and I can’t wait to share another year of my life with you in 2017!
My love always, Blonde xox
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