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Recently I made this video on how it's never too late to start again. In the video (at bottom of post), I discuss how something small can be your new start. I think sometimes the small things matter more than we give them credit for, and when we put all of the small things altogether, they can result in something much bigger. It can be the tiniest moments which get us through the day-to-day. Small new starts are less intimidating, they are manageable and taking the small steps moves us closer to bigger things.
If like I did, you need that new start, here are some of the little things I'd recommend doing:
- Have a cup of tea. Tea usually helps.
- Shower. Somehow, it changes everything.
- Create a vision board, or revise the one of you've got (full video on that here)
- Get out of the house. It's easy to become a willing prisoner in your own home when really some fresh air and new surroundings will do you a world of good.
- See or talk to a friend. I went for a coffee with my friend and remembered what it is to laugh again.
- Exercise. Go for a run, do some yoga, or maybe just have a good stretch. Move your body.
- Meditate (I've got a full blog post on meditation apps here), because mind workouts matter too.
- Spend some time organising. I got out my bullet journal and started planning future blog posts and writing projects
- Write a list of things you're grateful for. There's always more than you can imagine which should make the list.
- Write a list of things you're proud of. Remind yourself of how far you've come (it's further than you think).
- Make some future plans, give yourself something to be excited by.
- Decide where you want to be, plan your next step. Just do something towards it, no matter how small. Spend 10 minutes minimum working on it. Something is always better than nothing, and as soon as you start something, it's easier to get going.
- Change your bedding.
There are a million ways to start again, big and small, you just have to decide to do it. It's time to make your way out of the woods.
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Little New Starts | Get Out Of The Woods.
A few nights ago when I went to bed I felt like my world was falling down. Everything was crumbling and crashing to the ground, and there was nothing I could do to save it because I too was crumbling. The next morning, I woke up, ready to take those pieces and sellotape them back together. It's time to rebuild what I thought was broken.
So after hiding out in my bed for days, binging The O.C, and chasing my emotions in a circle of sadness, guilt and disappointment, I decided it was time to drag myself out of bed and face the world which I'd been attempting to ignore. I started taking the small steps to start again.
If like I did, you need that new start, here are some of the little things I'd recommend doing:
- Have a cup of tea. Tea usually helps.
- Shower. Somehow, it changes everything.
- Create a vision board, or revise the one of you've got (full video on that here)
- See or talk to a friend. I went for a coffee with my friend and remembered what it is to laugh again.
- Exercise. Go for a run, do some yoga, or maybe just have a good stretch. Move your body.
- Meditate (I've got a full blog post on meditation apps here), because mind workouts matter too.
- Spend some time organising. I got out my bullet journal and started planning future blog posts and writing projects
- Write a list of things you're grateful for. There's always more than you can imagine which should make the list.
- Write a list of things you're proud of. Remind yourself of how far you've come (it's further than you think).
- Make some future plans, give yourself something to be excited by.
- Decide where you want to be, plan your next step. Just do something towards it, no matter how small. Spend 10 minutes minimum working on it. Something is always better than nothing, and as soon as you start something, it's easier to get going.
- Change your bedding.
There are a million ways to start again, big and small, you just have to decide to do it. It's time to make your way out of the woods.
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A New Beginning.
After 5 years of working in a job which I enjoyed but didn't see a future in, and being in a place I didn't feel like quite fitted where I want to be, or who I want to be, I worked my last day there. Of course, I was quite overwhelmed by a lot of emotions. I felt sad to be saying goodbye, yet relieved and excited for a new chapter, and mostly anxious because I don't know what that new chapter is. Being the 'a little to chilled out when I shouldn't be' person that I am, although I've known for a while my last day of work was fast approaching, and I' still yet to figure out what I'm doing next. I know I am not going to settle, but for now, I think there is going to be a lot of job applications and uncertainty.
Nonetheless, the new start was needed. Being 24, it's time I figure things out some more careerwise, and personally too. I feel this new start is my chance to be the person I hope to be (at some point in the future, I've got a while to go, sat in my pj's, unemployed and snacking on chocolate, I'm not quite at the stage yet!)
When figuring out why I'm doing this when I have a job I'm perfectly comfortable with and an okay life, this quote came to mind:
So, I guess this is me starting again, in the attempt to live a life I'm proud of.
So it's time to be proactive. As the old saying goes, Rome wasn't built in a day, so I've got a lot of changes to make, endless hours of job applications, and I expect many unsuccessful interviews.
Outside of work, there are changes to come to. I'm going to start with a clearout, a clear space and a clear mind and all that jazz.
I'm also going to finally try to get a grip on the regular blog post and video uploading.
During September there will be a new post on my blog each day at 4pm, besides Sunday where I will be uploading weekly to my Youtube channel which will go live at 7pm.
Once I have consumed all of the endless amounts of chocolate I have recently been gifted, I'm going to try to be more aware of what I am eating. Not dieting, just making healthier choices to feel better.
I'm also going to start running regularly, and when I do find my new job, join a gym, in hope that one day I'll feel strong and fit.
Of course, it's important I keep my creative juices flowing, so I am going to try to paint, and draw again, a forgotten love of mine. I also want to keep up writing poetry, maybe I'll share some of my poorly written words I've put together for my own form of therapy. I want to photograph more. I want to get into film photography and learn more about cameras.
When a job does come by, I plan to take acting classes, despite a pretty intense fear of public speaking, I'm had an undying curiosity for acting since I was a young child. I also want to take up life drawing classes. We did life drawing classes as part of our uni course every week, and it's definitely something I miss.
I want to get out of the house more. So often I find myself locked up in my tiny bedroom, and it's not always good for my mental state, so whether I go out for a walk, take my blogging to a cafe or my reading to the park, I think it would be good to spend less time sat on this uncomfortable bed, alone in a stuffy bedroom.
I have a more open mind to moving, so maybe that will be on the cards in the future. But alongside finding a job that fits, there are so much little, and big changes I'm going to make for my new start.
With all of this in mind, and a blurry picture of where I want to be, I feel ready to start again in order live a life I'm proud of, and become someone I am proud of.
I don't know what's to come, but I feel I'm taking steps in the right direction, and I'm excited.
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