What are your New Years resolutions?

I don't believe in waiting for a new year in order to implement change, in fact I try my hardest to avoid putting things off until the next day let alone the next week!

However sometimes there is nothing like being incentivised (is that a word?) by the calendar to reflect on what you could do to improve.

So here's mine:

"Do more and be more..."

Initially I had three resolutions (my favourite number lol) but I decided that wasn't concise enough. Instead I chose to oversimplify things and create a short motto that I could live by; I want to see more of the world and continue to achieve my goals, and just generally live my life to the fullest. These five words are easy to remember can be applied to all areas of my life.

*On second thoughts I decided that I may as well share my other mantra for next year: "new year new tings"...but that's generally how I feel every year!

What are your new year's resolutions?

New Year, New Format

I hope everybody enjoyed their Christmas!

I've decided that my blog needs a stronger sense of direction and what better time to make a change than the New Year? In order to make it much more cohesive I've decided to combine the restaurant reviews and any event coverage with outfit posts in order to accurately reflect my multi-dimensional lifestyle; I was actually inspired by a girl I met who suggested that I blog about where I'm going and in what 'fabulous' outfit. It's a great idea and it will allow me to feature more of myself and my personality since I haven't really posted anything personal since my holidays.

Let's just hope that I can stick to it! Oh, and also I've updated my travel bucket list in preparation for the new year...take a look!

Midnight Musings: "I can't wait..." vs. "I look forward too..."

As of late I've been comforting myself during these cold, dark winter months with thoughts of what I will (hopefully) be doing next year; this has resulted in endless conversations beginning with, "I wish I was in (insert anywhere but London)..." and "I can't wait to...". Whilst it's wonderful to have something to look forward to and these small things can help boost our morale, it can be harmful and destructive to become so consumed with planning the future that we forget to enjoy the here and now. Let me repeat: it can be harmful and destructive to become so consumed with planning the future that we forget to enjoy the here and now.

I caught myself typing, "I can't wait to..." before I deleted the words and replaced them with a much more fitting, "I look forward to...." At that moment I realised just how damaging this mindset had the potential to be; the truth is I love my life at present, I enjoy what I do and I am blessed to have amazing people around me. Whilst I have every reason to believe that the future will be even better, it's important for me to enjoy the journey.

So next time you find yourselves placing too much emphasis on the future and indulging in escapism, take the time to stop, think and reconsider just how much you have to be grateful for and embrace the now!

Monday Wisdom: Live Without Regret

'No regrets' is a motto which remains firmly at the heart of my personal life philosophy; I can quite confidently state that I don't have a single regret in life! There are the odd events that I wish I had approached slightly differently, however I just consider these to be a lesson learned.

I know it sounds cliché, but life really is too short to live to beat of somebody else's drum only to end up as nothing more than bitter old 'shoulda, woulda, coulda' type of person. I'll admit that was a little harsh but I strongly believe that the only things in life that you actually will regret are the things that you didn't do...

So with that said go out there and grab the bull by the horns!

Happy Monday all x