A Quick Life Update

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So it's October which means we are in our final quarter of not just this year but this DECADE!

 I thought I'd take this opportunity to look back on the year so far and see what has been going well, what hasn't been and how much we have managed to tick off of our 2019 Bucket List.

2019 Bucket List


Family            Couple          Children        Personal       Home


Picnic on the beach ~ Christmas Break ~ City Break ~ Spa Break
Theatre ~ Pedicure ~ Visit Boxhill ~ New Forest Short Break
Replace mattresses ~ New Dinner Set ~ Go Fishing
Loose at Least 2 Stone ~ Send a message in a bottle ~ Save More
Visit a trampoline park ~ Alton Towers Break ~ Visit a Waterpark
Have a Water Balloon/Gun Fight ~ Take More Pics ~ Visit a New City
Visit Virginia Water ~ Replace Wardrobes ~ New Sofa ~ Read More
Go on Holiday ~ Go to Peppa Pig World ~ Go for a Couples Massage
Go on a Steam Train ~ Hot Air Balloon Ride ~ Conquer 1 of My Fears
Replace Duvets and Pillows ~ Fit Breakfast Bar



We realised that a breakfast bar wouldn't work in the kitchen so that's one thing off the list and as for a hot air balloon we had a look at a few but decided we would wait until next year when I had worked a little more on  my fear of heights.
My Youtube video has my top tips for money saving.
So far we've managed to do 16 things from our Bucket List but the one I'm most please about is saving more. This year I opened a separate account where I could create different 'pots' for all of the individual things that I wanted to save for and I'm really proud of myself for sticking at it and nearly reaching all of my targets.

 The one goal that isn't looking likely and I'm really disappointed in myself in is weight loss. I started off so well at the beginning of the year but then slowly and surely I stopped putting the effort in and the weight crept back on. Last week I decided that I needed to get my butt back in gear and I'm pleased to say that in the first week I've seen a 5lb loss.

 We're off on a mini break during the October half term where we're hoping to tick off at least another 3 things off this list so look out for my Instagram stories for updates on these.

 Over the last few months my outlook on life has been changing and day by day I'm realising what the most important things are to me and they aren't the same as what I previously thought. Having lost my mother in law earlier this year and watching my Grandmother struggling with dementia it really drives home how precious every day is and that we should be making every second count.
Lymington in The New Forest

 Small things that would've got my back up before, I'm slowly learning to let slide and teaching the kids to collect memories and not things are high up on my list.

 I started this year off with high hopes and in good spirits and had a big wobble around May and June but thankfully I've managed to take some time out, clear my mind and hit the refresh button and have got back on the proverbial horse.

 If you've got in to a bit of a funk just take a deep breath, hit the reset button, don't let life stress you too much and rest will fall into place.

 How are you feeling entering the last quarter of this decade?
Emma xoxo

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