{2014 resolutions!!!}

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hello lovely friendlikins!

HELLO TWO THOUSAND + FOURTEEN!
how are you feeling about the new year? good vibes or a tad stinky? have you been having lots of wonderful summer adventures, lovelies? what are your goals + plans + dreams + adventures for this year? are you continuing on from last year or have you made a change in the direction your'e taking?

i'm feeling really good about 2014, i think it will be a wonderful year of change + growth + adventures + mystery + am looking forward to doing life with my hubby {tom}, kitties {bumble + moose}, my friends + family + with you lovelies too! i'm excited for tommy to be touring australia + going overseas with thief this year {although i've already had a cry - i'm going to miss him!} i'm keen beans to be blogging more, working on my consistency + content + general bloggy goodness - so watch this space! i'm keen to get back in the studio, churning out some bunting + other handmade goodies for my etsy store {milk + sugar story}. i'm already enjoying weekly fun times with the 3 munchkins i'm nannying for + all 5 nephews + neices!

what are you looking forward to? anything that your'e counting down the days til?! i think it's important to have plans + goals + things to look forward to. it really helps to give you direction + not spend all day thinking... umm... what now? if you've been following along, you may know that last year i had quite an ambitious list of goals that i wanted to achieve! 52 things before 25, was a list that i still want to achieve but will be on the back burner + not being my top priority, as there was just so much, that it was quite overwhelming. i think it will take another year or so to cross everything off my list - but a huge contributing factor to my lack of finishing my goals, was having a lack of money. so one of my goals for this year is to be working more + saving.

my resolutions for 2014 are continuing on from last year, as i think they are important + need continued maintenance. my resolutions include, working on my health, relationships + getting things done. my goals in a nutshell are:

{health}: i'm working on eating more veggies + going on more bike rides!

{relationships}: writing letters to friends + making time to spend with friends + jesus in prayer + his word!

{getting things done}: basically i need better time management so i can achieve more things towards my biz, blog, and life in general!

since the end of last year i've been working on a new planner system to get me organised for the new year. i'm still making changes + seeing what works, so i can be ticking the boxes rather than being consumed by my list of goals! at the moment i'm using a planner i bought for my hsc year, which is a personal sized planner + which i've been using as a wallet to help with the change over. i am however, still using my kikki k A5 planner, but am tweaking it to my needs for this year. i also have a household planner, that will help me organise all my house wife duties, like cleaning + meal plans + what not.

later on, i'll share with you my system, when it's looking pretty + helping me get things done! do you use a planner? perhaps a filofax? mmm... so good. what are your resolutions for 2014? remember it's never too late to think about how you want to spend your life! what do you want to achieve this year? i want to be living + loving intentionally! will you join me? i'd love to hear, share below in the comments!

love love
 {lizzie}
  xoxo

{the good times of 2013}

hello lovely friendlikins!

wow, we've made it to the end of 2013 + already into 2014! i hope it's been a good year for you : ) and that you're excited for the year ahead! here's a snapshot of my 2013:

2013 was the year of...

* 52 things before 25 + kikki k planner organisation

* moving to our beautiful cabin!

* bike rides!

* weddings, engagements, birthdays + CHRISTmas parties!

blue mountains wedding - jon + dante!

matt + katie lovegrove's wedding!

andrew's 21st birthday!

blue mountains wedding cake

freya + leo's engagement party!

blue mountains wedding + birthday celebrations!

* making tommy + i a quilt

* my first car wash!

* making lots of bunting for friends + family + etsy!

* christian conference - new wine festival!

* chain necklace scarf making!

* experimenting with stitching!

* pizza nights!

* we scored two vintage typewriters!

* blackstump!

* thief!

* road trip to nelson bay + the blue mountains + newcastle!

* pancakes!

* tom + my one year wedding anniversary!

* we saw the moscow circus perform!

* entered a knitting competition!

* enjoyed the beauty in this world God has blessed us with!

did you have a good 2013? looking back i can see there are so many things to be thankful for + i know that God has been pouring out his blessings on us. he's provided i more ways than i could ever know + blessed us with strength + good times, even amongst the harder stuff in life. HE's good like that! i'm excited for what 2014 has to offer! what adventures do you have to look forward to in 2014?

love love

 {lizzie}

  xoxo

{new years eve + resolutions}

{merry CHRISTmas}

our diy paint chip CHRISTmas tree!

hello lovely friendlikins!

merry CHRISTmas + happy new year! hope your holidays have been full of fun times + adventures + rest + lots of memories made for years to come! did your holidays involve travelling over the seas? or more of a stay- cation like tommy and i? due to tommy only having CHRISTmas day and boxing day off work, it didn't feel too much like a holiday. but we did have the blessing of house sitting for a friend {lovely chelsea + her fam} whilst they were adventuring around thailand. it was so lovely to have a lovely big home, with three extra kitties for bumble + moose to play with!

our gorgeous bumble + moose!

how was your CHRISTmas day? were you at the beach or did you travel to see extended family or just lunch at home with your parentals? tommy + i had a lovely seafood lunch with his parents - comprising of salmon + prawns + roasted veggies. we spent the afternoon making paper snow flakes to string up to decorate their home for the big CHRISTmas dinner two days later!

here are some pics from our CHRISTmas: 

crowns for all

crown time

our token xmas present

xmas party pants

bling bauble

snow flakes!

wright tradition - cocopops for xmas breakkie

oliver brown pre-CHRISTmas fun times!

{happy new year!}

how crazy to think its already 10 days into 2013?! are you still recovering from new years eve + general holiday party mode? whats your year looked like so far? tommy + i had a very quiet new years eve - involving junk food, a few friends, and a few dvds. we didn't even watch the fireworks - which i think was a first for me! how were they? oh what was the pic on the harbour bridge?! we did watch veronica mars, beetlejuice and fantastic mr fox - of which i recommend all three be on your list of things to watch in 2013 if you haven't done so already!

{new years goals}

are you excited about the year ahead? i know i am! so many things to plan + look forward to : )
i've been working on my 2013 planner since november 2012 - its pretty epic, as it's going to be an epic year!

LOVE my kikki.k planner 

yep she's chunky

but she's pimped out with all the sweet hook ups!

new year means new years resolutions! to start fresh, to live with purpose + do good. you should totes check out this video - i think it will help in helping you figure out what not only what you want your year to look like, BUT YOUR LIFE! what are your new year's/life goals?

mine look a bit like this:

new years goals!

so as you can see my 3 goals for the year are to focus on relationships, to be healthy + get things done. how did i come to this conclusion i hear you say? first up, i thought it would be a good idea to have just a few things on the list so that i would remember them. secondly, i wanted them to be things that are important and also things that i've been struggling with lately.

as i've been sick, stressed, anxious + busy - for most of 2012 really {more on that another time} my relationships have suffered + i haven't had the energy or concentration to get much done. i got the idea to have 'a year of...' from my friend josie. she's had a year of prayer + a year of joy amongst others! so this is my 'year of relationships'. to work on my relationship with God, with family and friends.

i'm excited to see what the year holds, how God will work in my life + those around me. to be a good wife, child of God, sister, daughter, aunty, and friend! it's a year of change + making the most of the time we've been given. CARPE DIEM!

i'd love to hear what your goals + inspiration is for the year! hit me up in the comments section below. stay tuned for more new years goals + challenges for 2013!

love love
 {lizzie}
  xoxo