musings on a morning in January...my hopes for 2023

Last year was w i l d with the addition of a new baby...  

I feel like we barely survived Nicholas' first six months and that we are only now adjusting to parenthood and finding our groove as a little family of three...

I am hopeful that 2023 will be a quieter year for us and that there will be no major changes...  

I hope we will be able to grow strong as a family and put roots down in our new home.  

I want to really savour and enjoy these days...

My hopes for this year are simple...

Be more present

Not take on too much 

Live a little slower

Enjoy the little things

Take care of myself 

Spend time with the Lord each day

Nurture relationships

Prioritize my marriage more

I have a few things I would really like to do this year...you'll see that everything is pretty achievable.  Life with a little one has taught me to set very small goals so that I won't become discouraged and frustrated and give up altogether.   

Pick up blogging again

Write letters

Print and frame photographs

Make our house homier in small, inexpensive ways

Create a simple but beautiful bedroom for us

Make a linen apron for myself

Plant a small garden

Make a recipe book and write out all my favourite recipes

Journal more

Read more

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I have changed so much since getting married and becoming a mother...  In many ways I feel like a completely different person...

I do finally feel like I am in a better, stronger place, and I am more confident and comfortable with who I am, what I believe and the direction in which my life is headed...

My hope for this blog is that it will be a lovely space my readers can come to be inspired...a place I can share snippets of my life as a wife, mother and homemaker, without any pressure.  

I don't plan on delving into any deep issues or sharing anything too personal or preachy...

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Thank you to all my lovely readers for your love and support last year even though I was pretty MIA with a new baby to care for.  

I look forward to what this year holds for my little corner of the great wide web.

May this year be a beautiful one for you...

With love, Kelly-Anne