Another year has flown by and just like each year, I am amazed at how quickly it's gone and I honestly feel as though I have blinked and the whole thing just whizzed by like a film on fast forward. 2016 has seen many highlights along with a few challenges! I wanted to document a little bit raw and from the heart shall we say. I just love going back to read as a nice reminder of how much can change and how much I have grown as a person.
I started the year feeling very suffocated by certain press, some other general negativity following my career. It's very devastating to work hard on something, and for it to be twisted beyond your control and to feel as though the only thing you can do is crawl into a hole rather than try and stand up for yourself and to watch everyone else turn on you.
It's almost like it happened in slow motion and I spent a good portion of the first quarter of the year trying to find happiness again. Through that tough time however, I learnt who my true friends and supporters were. The people who stuck by me and supported me, the people that encouraged me to keep going and the people who offered everything they had to put a smile back on my face (you know who you are). Although hard, 2016 also got me two new jobs. New challenges, new colleagues, new experiences.
Christmas holiday itself was amzing. You know those times that you feel like you completely relax, that's home for me. It was my first time spending Christmas and New Years Eve with friends without my family around and It was not that bad at all, in fact I was very happy to be able to spend time with them. I tear up and realize how lucky I am to have such amazing friends around me and family who will go above and beyond to put a smile on my face. I have also feel like I have firmly solidified my friendships and I have come to appreciate how these people make me feel. In 2017 I will be flushing out the people that do not bring out the best in me or who have a negative effect on my life or wellbeing and focusing on those who make me laugh until my sides hurt. Life is too short for anything less. I will also attempt to start eating healthy again, do more squats before sleep!
I just want to say how blessed I am. 2016 has been a crazy year. It has been a year of lost and a year of growth. I want to thank my family and friends for their overwhelming support that I will continue giving them joy. Here's to 2017 and all the amazing memories we will make together.
Lots of love, TS xx
