2023 Archives - RachelSwirl

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E’s room with a gold/ red Harry Potter theme Refurnish E’s room with IKEA Kallax-style storage (to replace her outdated pink/ white kiddy-style …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, …

Things that I have #LikedandLoved in January 2023

by RachelSwirl January 31, 2023

It feels as if Christmas and the New Year celebrations were decades ago, January has certainly been a lonnnnng month! To celebrate the month finally coming to a close, here are a few of the things that my family and I have #LikedandLoved throughout the past three-hundred-and-one thirty-one days. New Years Day New Year’s Eve was spent keeping the kids entertained with a variety of movies, rounds of karaoke, and games with genuine cash prizes which certainly spiked their interest. We then celebrated the arrival of 2023 by sharing a meal and a few drinks with our family before carrying …

My Targets For 2023

by RachelSwirl January 1, 2023

So here are, it’s a new year and with that, it’s time to turn the page and look at 2023 as an opportunity to start afresh. Whilst 2022 started fairly well, it soon became an incredibly difficult and emotionally draining year for our family. Still, we achieved a fair amount during that time, and whilst it wasn’t easy, I’m proud of our achievements. With 2023’s arrival I felt it was the right time to write a new list and make new plans for our future together as a family. So without further ado, here are my targets for 2023. Repaint …

#MySundaySnapshot – Happy New Year 01/53 (2023)

by RachelSwirl January 1, 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. “Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgotAnd the days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dearFor auld lang syneWe’ll drink a cup of kindness yetFor the sake of auld lang syne And surely you will buy your cupAnd surely I’ll buy mine!We’ll take a cup of kindness yetFor the sake of auld lang syne” Auld Lang Syne Happy New Year …