New Year Archives - RachelSwirl

My Ten Targets for 2025

by RachelSwirl January 1, 2025

It’s the start of a brand new year and with that, it’s time for me to write a brand new list of targets for the next twelve months ahead. Whilst I spent great time writing out fifteen targets for 2024, I’ve decided to make things a little more achievable this year by lowering my own expectations and limiting myself to ‘ten targets for 2025’. Redecorate our bedroom in tones of silver, add a white-wash wooden floor, and furnish it with a new bed and built-in wardrobes. Refurnish and redecorate our ensuite Recarpet the stairs Board out, tidy, and sort the …

Looking Back At My Targets For 2024

by RachelSwirl January 1, 2025

As always, on New Year’s Day, I like to look back at the targets I set for myself for the previous year, check off my achievements, and then set a whole new set of goals for the year ahead. So without further ado, let’s see what I did… or didn’t get done in 2024: Make time for self-care through activities such as reading, journalling, and relaxation wherever possible Learn a new recipe or two with our new Air Fryer Enjoy more time out and about rather than being a hermit in the house Spend time with friends Continue to learn …

My Targets For 2024

by RachelSwirl January 1, 2024

So here it is, the New Year has arrived. Let’s hope that 2024 gives us all the opportunity for a clean slate, new beginnings, and a fresh set of goals for the year ahead. Whilst 2023 was somewhat of a rollercoaster of a year, I chose to focus on the ups rather than the downs thus I’ll remember 2023 as the year that our little family made a whole heap of forever memories, together, as we enjoyed what was the holiday of a lifetime. Despite the difficulties and the down points that we endured throughout that time, I’m proud to …

Looking Back At My Targets For 2023

by RachelSwirl December 31, 2023

Each year I put together a list of targets and goals for the year ahead. This time twelve months ago I wrote my ‘targets for 2023‘ and I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on that list and identify what was (or perhaps was not) achieved before I write another list for the new year ahead. So here’s what I said I’d aim to achieve in 2023 – let’s see how I/ we did… Repaint and re-carpet E’s room with a gold/ red Harry Potter theme Refurnish E’s room with IKEA Kallax-style storage (to replace her outdated pink/ white kiddy-style …

#MySundaySnapshot – The Best Bits 53/53 (2023)

by RachelSwirl December 31, 2023

Welcome to this week’s #MySundaySnapshot post, which is part of a snap-sharing-blog-linky series that you are very welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. And so here it is, the final #MySundaySnapshot post of 2023. It has been a real rollercoaster of a year with some huge ups and sadly some massive downs but here we are, it’s the end of December and what better way to look back on the year than to share my best bits… our trip to my ‘happy place’ aka Florida. After two years of planning and preparation, …