My Advice for a Happy New Year

Happy New Year! I just wanted to take this moment to give you My Advice for a Happy New Year!

It’s great to look ahead at this fresh New Year, make plans and look forward, but if I could give you all one piece of advice…. Remember you are amazing just the way you are. This time of year we are  bombarded with “New Year, New Me”, “Manifest your new Life” “Loose Weight” etc etc and whilst I am someone that believes in the power of manifestation and visualisation, I don’t want it shoved down my throat.

Happiness begins with you and no one else can tell you what you should and shouldn’t change about yourself or your life.

At the beginning of each year, I like to write down some things I would like to achieve, some goals I would like to smash and write down some of my dreams. I don’t look at these as resolutions (as I hate putting pressure on myself,) but more like “Things I would like to achieve”.

For me,  I have learned to practice a lot of Selfcare. Feeling good about myself, makes me feel good about everything else in my life. Going for a walk on the beach, Yoga, indulgent bubble baths, wearing posh perfume, journaling, these are all the little things that form good habits and help me feel better about myself without any pressure. Life gets so busy that we can focus so much on things in the future and not appreciate the here and now so another thing I am focusing on more this year is really enjoying my “Down time”.

With the job I have in social media, it can be easy to get lost in scrolling on Instagram and Tik Tok for hours and hours, but now I plan my “Scrolling” time, because I would rather spend my free hours with friends, family or looking after myself. Time is something we will never get back so I am making sure I spend my free time doing things I love. Yes that might be binge watching Emily in Paris – and not feeling guilty about it – , listening to Audible,  spending time with my children and family. It might be getting my nails done, or going on holiday. However I spend my time I have learned to become more appreciative of it.

One thing I do every year however is my annual clear out. I  unsubscribe to hundreds of emails that clog up my inbox, making me either want to spend my money or make me feel inadequate. I unfollow people on social media that just don’t bring me joy, and I clear out my work space, my home and my wardrobe. You should try it, it really is very cathartic.

So I guess My Advice for a Happy New Year would be, spend more time doing the things you love, with the people you love. Don’t feel pressured into doing things you don’t enjoy, be kind always and look after yourself.

As always a huge, huge thank you to each and everyone of you that takes the time to read my blogs, watch my videos on Instagram or Tik Tok and leave me comments. I appreciate you giving a moment of your time to me, I know how precious it is. As I head into my 11th year of Back to You Beauty, I would love to write about and feature more of what you want. I am here for you, whether you want more beauty, health or lifestyles topics on the blog, please leave me a comment below. You are amazing and I Appreciate you. As a thank you for all your support over the years, I have popped a giveaway below. Good luck.

Lots of Love

Sharon

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