2017, completed it. #5

Hiiiiya.

ITS NEARLY CHRISTMAS! Which means it’s nearly the end of 2017, a year I won’t be too sad to say goodbye to if I’m honest but I love Christmas, this year has confirmed to me that it’s my favourite time of year. I love how it seems to put everyone in a happier mood, it brings families together, you have an excuse to eat all of the treats and give nice things to people you love. Yas. I fucking love Christmas. Oh and especially those shit Christmas films that pop up every year, I live for those!

I’ve had a good week, been kept very busy at work, occasionally gained control of the radio and whacked on Magic Xmas fm because what else would you want to listen to at Christmas time? Finished most of the Christmas shopping I needed to do, put my new Harry Potter baubles on my Christmas tree and generally just soaked in the Christmas vibes. 

2017 has been a tricky year. Lots of great things have happened but also some not so great things, mainly to people around me actually. At this risk of sounding incredibly cliche , If I love you, your pain is most definitely my pain and I’m going through your hard times with you. 

One of the worst things in the world is to see people you love hurting, especially when there is very little you can do to help or to change things for them. This year more than ever I’ve learned that just being there, listening and letting someone talk and cry it out can be just as valuable to them. I love to try and fix problems and help more than I need to but sometimes just being there is enough. I hope 2018 brings a lot less bad times for my friends and family. All we can do is going into the new year feeling positive, happy and grateful for everything we've already got. 

I turned 25 this year and in January I’ll be leaving home and that is fucking scary. It’s scary because I’ve never lived without my mum so things I rely on her for will all of a sudden be my job. Did anyone else feel scared about this when moving out or am I just a being a baby? 

I’ve been obsessed with making the rooms look good, the colour of the floors, the type of tiles, where I’m gonna put this plant or that candle but not so much with the practical stuff, like an iron or a dustbin y’know? So we’re off to a great start already. Absolutely no where to put rubbish and our clothes will be creased but at least that Ikea plant will look fabulous next to the big window. 

2018 is genuinely beginning with a fresh start for me with the new home, living with the boyfriend etc etc.. (when do I get to stop shaving my legs?) I’m hoping that it’ll also be the fresh start of me becoming obsessed with the gym, dropping a few stone, finding a cure for cancer and making my first million. So, I’ll let you know how I get on with that.

I want genuinely find a direction for my blog next year, because I honestly love it. I need to get better at incorporating images maybe, I'm not the best photographer and don't love taking pictures of myself. I'm not sure if anyone actually cares but people are reading it so I must be doing something right.

 Ok, thats probably it from me this year. I hope your Christmas and New year is absolutely FABULOUS!!!

Until 2018,

Lots of Christmassy love,

Ayme