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Merry Christmas and here's to 2024


 As 2023 comes to an end and the Festivities have been in full swing, I want to take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new year. 

This year has been filled with mini adventures, the challenges of pregnancy, the journey of navigating a new job role and fitting in general health and well being as well. As for 2024 well that is a whole new adventure! 


In my older years i have never really been one for new years resolutions but i do like the idea of making commitments and agreements with myself, and each year they are usually just things that i want to continue working on to continue to support and improve myself, so rather than giving up chocolate or hitting the gym every day I usually focus on things like, lets make sure i focus on my sleep routine, take on more adventures and make sure i move a little daily. 

These are normally my big three, there are may things I want to work on and goals come and go, things change and plans get adjusted, for the last few years our biggest dream has been to #DefeatTheDragon a race we did couldn't finish and vowed to complete, however now the event no longer runs and after lots of talks, planning and considerations we have decided that although yes we can undertake it ourselves and do the route and the challenge there are other things we want to focus on. 2023 was kind of the last chance for us-sort of- it will always be a pipe dream just a little further back in the brain. 

2024 will bring us the general challenge of navigating family life with a little one, for me that the actual giving birth and recovery and then for us it will be navigating the trials of life, work, fitness and health around have a family with a tiny little thing. The upper hand for us? I have a background in childcare so I kind of know what to expect, which I think makes it better? sometimes though ignorance is bliss :)

So what is the focus for next year? well I think for me its going to be continuing to work on my own health through sleep, food and staying active, My second is focusing on my family-with a new born and just generally more things with my family, and then my third will be continuing to go on as many adventures as I can though these will be more tailored to suit family life. 

So i suppose I will leave it there really, the year 2023 is nearly over and there are many more months of the journey ahead so lets just keep taking it a step at a time. Wishing you all a fabulous new year. 

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lots of love 

Jessie 

xxx



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