Saturday 3 October 2015

C'est la Rentrée! Resolutions 2015/16

C'est la Rentrée! .  For the last few years I have joined Floss over at Troc Broc & Recup in making Rentree Resolutions. They are a tradition in France that coincides with going back to school and are embraced by adults as well as children.  I don't think she is did this last year, or is doing it this year as I know lots of things are going on over there for her and her lovely family. But keeping the tradition I am going to attempt it again this year.


A month late, but better late than never!  Too much was going on last month to even be able to think about this!  



1.  To fully de-clutter the house and sewing studio to the best of my ability. This is a continuing work in progress...I often falter and then become overwhelmed by the mess I make trying to clear the stuff!

2.  To walk daily & eat healthily.  On a whole manage this pretty well.

3,  Enjoy life. Yes indeed! Although there have been some ups and some downs...the year has been pretty good. Had a special time with my Mum & Dad - although heartbreaking at the same time as I see the difficulties both my parents face with my Mother having Alzheimers.
I had some special time with a friend while in NZ as well which meant a lot to me as we had such a fun week.

I had a lovely time in Fort Worth, Dallas, Texas this year and look forward to further trips to the USA if at all possible.

4.  Read the books I have instead of getting new ones...and then once they are read, to use the library a bit more...this seems to have slackened in recent years.  I used to be a very regular library user and I miss it.  Have read some of the books I have had, and got rid of a LOT to charity shops etc.

5.  Spend less time on the computer!  Over the last five years, I have become a bit addicted to the computer due to not feeling up to doing other things.  This is now changed and as a result I need to get out of the 'computer habit' and limit the time I spend on it.  Hmm...not sure I really achieved this - although have had a couple of periods of several weeks when I haven't spent any time at all on it.

So what are my goals for the coming year: 

1:  Continue to Declutter the House - in preparation for hopefully moving 2016.  So this is a biggie and even more important than ever!

2:  Finish an online photography course I started...quite some time ago!  I am going to restart it on Monday 5th October.

3:  Try and do some clarinet playing so I can make a definitive decision on whether to admit defeat or not with regards to ongoing pain issues.  This is obviously not a year long goal, unless of course I can play...but one that I need to try and focus on to be able to move on to other things if necessary.

4:  Work on my art.

5: Smile and laugh more - spending time with my husband now there are only the two of us in the house most of the year.  Continue to enjoy life!


7 comments:

  1. Hi Serenata, great to read your resolutions, I can relate to nr. 1 because I'm doing the same thing. It's overwhelming sometimes, I keep getting distracted too :-D! Good luck with the new resolutions!

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    1. Thanks Linda - those distractions are ...well distracting! ;-) Good luck with your clearing as well.

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  2. I envy you the ability to play a musical instrument (even if you can't play it for pain reasons). I wish that I could play a musical instrument but I realised as a child that I'd never have the ability to play as I would wish (if at all). I don't make resolutions!

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    1. I like to think of them more as goals rather than resolutions! ;-) I certainly never make any on 1st January - those are always bound for failure.

      Trouble is the anguish of not being able to play when that was my whole life - work and pleasure - sometimes outweighs that 'ability' to be able to play when you can't....it has been a long journey and difficult to really come to grips with. I always live in hope, but sometimes one needs to learn acceptance.

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    2. Yes I can see them as goals. I have goals too but just don't think of them as being as 'firm' as the resolutions I used to make.

      I feel your frustration (far too inadequate a word really) at your situation. It is certainly so much worse than my inability.

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    3. Wow that was a quick response!

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    4. Yes I've been reading blog posts before going out to dinner at friends'. Enjoy your evening.

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