Ellie Parky

New Year Resolutions 💗 January is a funny time of year ... some people say it is the 'Monday of months' which I totally understand ... and other's see it as a time to think about the year ahead, new challenges, what they want to achieve in that year ... Which I also completely understand, too!  It is dark, grey, wet and often, it can feel like the longest month going and is still forever away from Summer. But it does get us all thinking about 'resolutions' and what we, often, want to change about ourselves.. They mostly involve weight or appearance change or loss (or they did for me for many years!) and we often have a target in our head of when we will meet the 'resolution has been made' which is often, never! I went into January promising myself that I would be kind to myself... that I would continue to be more positive, kind and caring to others, but also more to me! A lot of the time we become so wrapped up in others, caring for them,...

Monday Motivation 💕 Being real now... I used to absolutely DREAD Monday's!  I'm not even sure why, as I have never been in a job that I actively dislike.. and I have always had good friends and colleagues at work...  I think it has always more been the Sunday-lull and the 'whole-week-before-another-weekend' scenario as I have never worked weekends and they have always been my days off. I went in to 2018 with a new mindset of 'positive positive positive'... and so far, I have been doing well at picking myself up when things go wrong, and trying to re-train my brain to see the good in everything and the positive side of life. However, I am only human & it is totally normal to have those down moments, or the 'oh ffs'.. which I say to myself a lot!  This quote is an absolute favourite of mine... as it sums up my life perfectly! Life is all about baby steps of progression... and often, when we look back on life... we realise how far we have ...