Out With The Old, In With The New – 2014/2015

Here we have it; 1 January 2015.

Growing up, the year 2000 always seemed so futuristic, a far off date that would forever be just out of our grasp, only featuring in sci-fi films and the imaginations of children, but now we find ourselves 15-years past that date and I’m still not the owner of a hoverboard.

2014, for me, was a great year. Of course there were ups and downs as is natural in the course of life, but for the most part it was a year of happiness, laughter and love. Friendships were formed, existing relationships strengthened and true colours seen peeking out from behind the facade of others. Although it is sad to have recognised a wolf in sheep’s clothing or to have found those that had appeared reliable and trustworthy were not so, I have tried not to dwell on these things as I’m a great believer in there being positives in everything, no matter how impossible it may be to believe it sometimes.

2014 was also the year my debts were paid off and I moved in with K. It’s hard to explain, but it feels like a line was drawn under the past and I was handed a sparkly clean slate to lay as the foundation stone for my future.

But what of 2015?

Well, 2015 is the year that I will turn 30-years old. It is the year that my savings account will grow with funds with which K and I can buy our first joint home, I’m in a job I enjoy, and I’m surrounded by loved ones who make my soul glad.

With the commencement of a new decade I find myself looking back at how my life has changed in the past 10-years. From 19 to 29 my life has changed so much and I have experienced so many things, that when I think about what is yet to come it feels like explosions going off in my mind. Who knows what the future will bring!

So, here’s to 2014; as we said goodbye at midnight I raised a glass filled to the brim with gratitude for everything it brought me.

Now, let’s roll 2015 – we’ve got plans to put into action and life to be lived!

Penny xx

My Highlights of 2014

Another year spent with these perfect little boys

You all supported me as I undertook a 31-mile walk for Cancer Research UK and a 24-hour tweetathon and raffle for the Anthony Nolan Trust

I had some great experiences and visited some great places

I landed my very own column in Essex Life magazine

I continue to be surrounded by the most wonderful friends

I fulfilled a long-term dream and got hair extensions

I was given a suitcase of my Nanna’s old letters and keepsakes – it’s truly amazing & makes me feel so close to her

I continue to watch K’s niece grow, becoming a really funny, clever and fascinating little person

I guested on Chelmsford Community Radio and had an absolute blast!

I shared endless laughs with K, somehow feeling our bond getting stronger with every passing day

I went to numerous weddings, celebrating our friends happiness

We went for a cheap camping holiday in Weymouth and I cannot fault it – it’s stunning; a perfect holiday!

My niggling anxiety has nagged at me this year, but I hope 2015 will be the year I finally learn to control and overcome it

As the year left, I said goodbye to LilliesandLove and embarked on a fresh start with A Penny For Them

Bubbles to say goodbye to a wonderful year

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