Today is the last day of my twenties, and as my step daughter
will tell you and much to her amusement, my moto this year has been “Fuck it, I’m
in the last year of my twenties.” This moto has led me to trying new things, eating
the extra bit of cake, wearing the crazy clothes and eventually to my ’30 ways
to celebrate being 30’ activities (blog post about this follow).
Today I am feeling emotional, which is presenting itself in
my mood and physically, but I want to promise myself to continue with my ‘fuck
it’ attitude. It has released me from many of my anxieties and stress triggers.
One example of this, is the letting go of the need for a perfectly clean and
tidy house at all times. I used to religiously deep clean the house once a
week, and tidy and hoover every evening whilst Matt was bathing Miri. I’d also
tidy up the whole house before we went out. Nowadays, if you randomly pop in (I’ll
still tidy and clean if we have guests – I’m not that radical!), you’ll find toys
about the place, washing in the baskets and dog hair in the corners; however,
you’ll also find our family having fun together, watching films or out and
about with Daisy Dog. At bath-time you’ll find me chatting away with Matt and
Miri in the bathroom. There is a much more relaxed attitude to life in our
house and its just lovely.
Rather than feel upset about leaving my twenties and focus
on it being the end of an era, I want to practice gratitude and say thanks to
my twenties. I achieved and enjoyed so much and so to be mindful of this, I have
taken the time to list the things I am thanking my twenties for (in date-ish
order, not order of importance):
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My degree – BA (HONS) Psychology 2:1
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Moving out of home
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Bringing Cassie Cat home as a 6 week old kitten
(He’s now 9!)
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My first full time job – teaching assistant
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The first yoga class I went to
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Discovering the Mooncup
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My nose piercing
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| Enjoying myself in O'Neils |
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The first rung on the property ladder – my flat
·
My friends (trips to The Edge, failed trips to
the beach, Friday nights at the local pub)
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My PGCE (Teaching qualification)
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My first teaching job
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The decision to leave my first teaching job
·
Ex-boyfriends, who taught me what I don’t want
in a partner and what love isn’t
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Friends picking me up and putting me back
together after break ups
·
Working in nurseries with fantastically gorgeous
and inquisitive toddlers and pre-schoolers
·
All my work colleagues who then become friends
·
Our holiday of a lifetime – two weeks in Florida
(Disney, Discovery Cove, my first rollercoaster at Sea World, Universal studios,
and so much more)
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| Our Christmas presents in 2013 - a trip to Florida! |
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Discovering and researching Veganism
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The emotional breakdown I had when turning 25
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Falling in love with Matt instantly
·
Being proposed to on Croyde Beach and saying yes
(after taking a photo of Matt on one knee)
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Seeing a personal trainer
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Marrying my soulmate
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Gaining a step-daughter, the gorgeous Abi
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The most incredible Honeymoon travelling round Italy
(Rome, Florence, Venice and Lake Garda)
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| Drinking red wine and cocktails in Florence |
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Seeing my Hubby jump out of a plane on his 40th
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Falling pregnant (and particularly the first
scan when I saw Miri for the first time and instantly became a mom)
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A life changing, painful and ever lasting birth
experience
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My daughter Miri-May
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The decision to leave teaching in the past
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Post-Natal depression
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CBT and other counselling sessions
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Becoming an Auntie for the first time
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Staring up and running a successful business
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Bringing Daisy Dog into our family and seeing
Miri and Daisy’s friendship blossom
·
Finally getting a diagnosis (coeliac disease) and
consequently feeling the most well I’ve ever felt
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Embarking on a Wildventure with my darling husband
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