Hello 2017. A Happy New Year to You (Belatedly)

Well, 2016 could best be described as “interesting”.  There were good and bad times, I worked and played hard and ended up feeling completely overwhelmed.  My “few days off” to get my head around things turned into a few months.  Hello again. How have you been?

In 2017, I’d like to do things a little differently.  Focus more on "what matters most” in my life, work and home.  Once I work out what they are, which it’ll be a task in itself! Apart from family.  But making it about the things I want to be doing and improving the skills I have seems more positive than focusing on stuff I don’t and intend to stop.  Or trying a ton of new things. 

Maybe spend some more time outside, getting to know my local area and breathing the fresh air.  This will mean less time online or sitting on my arse watching the TV or reading my book.

There could also be a good spring clean and declutter.  Donating the things we don’t use or love to someone who’ll use them.  More space, less housework.  I might have a bit of a blog tidy as well.  A few posts no longer represent what I want Someplace Strange to be.  On the other hand, I wrote them  and published them so maybe I should just own them and get over myself.  

I’d like to do more cooking this year.  Which means I might get round to sharing more recipes.  Note to self, remember take the photos before you eat the food!   (Perhaps not any recipes then!)

So focusing more on the things that make life great … Trying to keep things simple and uncomplicated … Finding joy and fun in a world that seems pretty determined to depress me with its jaw dropping imbecility.

So, what plans do you have this year?

Sharing with some of the Linkys listed here.  Once I know which ones are still running.  😊