JANUARY WEEKLY

There are some celebrations that are a week long, and man! do we like those!! Here they are



1st-4th of January
New Year's Resolutions Week

OK, it is not a week long but just enough. On these 4 days, find some time to sit down and write your Resolutions. Promises to you, don't disappoint you. Get yourself a notebook just because and write of your wishes and intentions for the most amazing year yet to be experienced. Write there of your successes, fails and funny incidents while attempting the crossing of the things on your Resolution list. Get a jar and drop pieces of paper carrying messages or compliments. Inspire yourself to do something really fantastic this year, whether it be a daily thing, weekly or monthly. Enroll into Self Love and Self Care fully, watch you progress. Become a person you want to be, be your best friend and a biggest cheer leader. Give and volunteer. But mainly make resolutions that will bring you joy and happiness, new experiences, opportunities to meet new people with the same bliss you carry and resolutions that will enable you to surround yourself with beauty. This year, break bad habits and take on new, better ones. Whatever it is, honer the list, do them!


1st-7th January
Celebration of Life Week

Make it a year long thing, at least that is what I am going to do once it streaks midnight on the 31st December this year. To start, write down all the things you dislike about this phase of your life, all your secrets and lies, all that you hate, bad and ugly. Get it out of your system, read through the list again and see what can be improved, changed, forgotten, cross those, copy them on 'work on it' list and burn the 'bad' paper. Now concentrate on the positive. think about or write down things you are grateful for, what you are thankful for. Be content with what you have. And then, start with what you've got and start now. Most importantly, take the time needed. Doesn't mean 'take your time' but stop and say hello to your neighbors, ask them how they are, ask how you can help, take the time to call your family and friends, most importantly, take the time for yourself. Listen to your body. Get enough sleep and nutrition. Once you are happy and your body is in harmony you can make another happy an be that positive energy bouncing from room to room,
from street to street. Celebrate your mojo and your body. Your whole being and time. Laugh, wear colours, let your hair down, dance, sing, go for a walk by yourself  Learn how to enjoy alone time, could be the best thing that happened to you. You are a complete entity, you are just what you need and celebrate that. Others that you choose to share your life with and surround yourself with are only the reflections of your energy and entities on their own. Come together and enjoy. Be brave
to stand up and celebrate.


1st-7th January
Diet Resolution Week

Diet is not what we do when we want to lose some weight. Diet is in general and all of the foods we intake. In this week, while celebrating your life, decide once and for all to be healthy and creative with your food. Will the resolutions be to learn how to cook in order to to lay off the junk food and constant take aways. Home made food is so much better and fun to make. Try new recipes. Bake crazy. Choose to eat cooked meals at home instead of dinning out and spending all that money. And when you do go out, make an occasion out of it, a date. Concentrate on and enjoy your meals, make the time to stop and just eat. Get yourself a meal plan on Sundays for the upcming week with the shopping list too. Get into gardening. Have a little herb garden, or few rows of herb pots on your kitchen window. It looks so pretty and your food will be so tasty. Give it a twist. Go to the street vegetable markets instead of the closest super market. You'd be surprised to find out what is really a fresh veg and the intense colours. Start using olive oil, boil your
vegetables. If you wish to lay off the sweets get yourself  'I quit sugar' by amazing Sarah Wilson. if not, try your hand in making homemade jams, chutnies, stocks and all the goodnesses. Make a resolution to try new foods and explore other cuisines. Go out once a month to a new restaurant. Get yourself a recipe book and write of your eats. Get inspiration from 'Julia & Julia' movie. While in the kitchen contemplating your diet resolutions throw in there an exercise routine. And remember:
LIFE IS DELICIOUS



8th-14th January
Unversally Letter Writting Week

Remember, paper and pan? This week find the time to get yourself some cute envelopes, or make your own out of magazine pages, or of all that Christmasy wrapping paper, and write thank you letters to all that you recieved Christams cards from, wishes and presents. Write to your friends wishing them a happy and prsperous year. Everyone loves getting mail. Write a letter to your
husband or future husband. Write a letter to your future self and open it next year this time.



21st-27 January
DANCE TO DIFFERENT MUSIC WEEK

Where do I start?! This is going to be a load week. Dance to anything, just dance. Dance naked with your hair down, its the best! Have different music days at your home, make all the residents shake their bum bums. Indie night, Pop night, Rock night, Techno evening, Classical music afternoon, Country evening...dress the part, stand up and dance, get on that coffee table and whip your hair hard. Have dance offs with your little ones. Through a party with any possible song you can think off different genres, keep the attendants on their toes. Purchase a small or a big disco ball. Rock to 60's/70'/20's. Dance to something new and unfamiliar, don't let your hips lie. Go dancing to a new club or the one you promised you'd never step a foot in. Go for it and have fun!

Check out the dance studio close by and see what they offer. Ask one of the teachers or a manager if they'd organize different dance lessons through out the week-get other dance schools to contribute too, its their way of promoting tango, ballroom, step dance, ballet. Give it a go to as many as you can physically endure. Include children and elderly. Go aqua dancing to your local pool.

Put on your dancing shoes and ask fate to dance. It's the most fun, great exercise and an even greater excuse to swing that new dress. Dance to the spirit that is you.

Happy January