Because I’m Irish, I don’t celebrate the US holiday of Thanksgiving. Nonetheless, I do try to practice gratitude on a regular basis, so I appreciate anything that reminds me. Still though, I always like to give it my own little twist, so last year I started Alternative Thanksgiving as a little nod to my first year living in America. Onwards! -> Onwards! ->
Scout is 5! I don’t mind admitting that on Saturday night I had a little “moment” when I looked at the clock and realised that exactly 5 years previously, I’d just gone into labour with her.I know everyone says the years fly by but, for me, those 5 years have felt like an eternity. What I mean by that is that I’m not the same woman anymore. I’m living a completely different life now, in a completely different world. Back then, I was a lawyer, I lived in Ireland, and I had long hair! Fast forward 5 years, I’ve had a complete change… Onwards! ->
Ah, 2018 resolutions. Look, I won’t lie, I went back and forth on this one for a long time. I know I know, I’m resolution-setter extraordinaire. But I’m at a stage in my life where I feel everything is going well. I’ve achieved a lot in recent years and I’m already balls-to-the-wall working on future stuff. So what’s the point in setting resolutions, especially when I’ve already got so many “left over” from previous years? (I’m being serious.)This wasn’t an easy decision to make, but I feel it’s the right one for where I’m at in my life right now. The truth… Onwards! ->
If this list has taught me anything, it’s that I don’t have a feckin’ clue what I’m doing! 😉 There were some posts I published last year that I was sure were going to be popular, and yet they’re nowhere to be seen. Still, there’s plenty on this list I’m proud of and, with over 60 posts on the site last year, it’s just a fact that loads have to be left out. So these are HowToGYST’s top 10 posts of 2017 (according to total page views) Onwards! -> Onwards! ->
I can say with confidence that I ended the year in a vastly different place than where I started, and not just geographically. 2017 was a bit of a whirlwind that, at times, whipped me up into a flurry of activity and, at others, chipped away at my self-esteem and resolve. Here are 17 things I learned in 2017. Onwards! -> Onwards! ->
