Happy New Year 2012

A new year has arrived and I'm torn between looking back and looking ahead.

2011 Is now over... We did so much last year...

Tom sat his A levels, got good grades and went to university...

Kieran sat his GSCEs, got good grades and is now doing his A levels...

Sean is now in year 5 and has hugely gained in confidence, performing in the school talent show (cup stacking) and reciting Christmas poems at the school carol concert in church (ytwas the night before Christmas)...

Sean is now eating lots more foods; we no longer cook separately for him and he willingly (most of the time) tries new foods...

John and me are both in the same jobs but feeling more positive following some recent changes (no more about work I promise!)...

We've all been pretty healthy thankfully though in truth I haven't exercised enough...

We've taken more steps towards giving our children freedom to develop as people, letting them make their own decisions and accept the consequences when they do- this is a tough one which is hard for a control freak like me...

Creatively I've ended the year with quite a few finished projects and I'm enjoying the positive feeling that has given me. The person who started loads of things but rarely completed them has finally turned a corner- I'm now someone who actually makes things. It's a big creative breakthrough for me! Definitely the way to go in the future...

So on to 2012... My outline plan is to basically work hard, have fun, be creative and spend quality time with my family... I'm looking forward to it!!!

So until next time
Gillian

Here is a photo of today's sunset... How beautiful the world is!