SYL - Week 7

Wow 7 weeks in to the year already! Unbelievable. Time goes so fast when you're busy all the time. This week  SYL - 52 weeks to simplify your life, is all about Vision boards. I've read/seen a lot about them but had never made one myself. I was always a bit lost when I thought about what my goals were and what I'd really like to have/give/achieve in life. With the help of Deb over the last 7 weeks, I know have some idea and was really keen to give this challenge a go. So here it is.....

I started with the sky background. To me, dreams and goals lift you up and free you, nothing is higher or more free than the sky :)

I have listed my 6 core values on my page (remember I couldn't manage to cut it down to 5 so have one more than most people). They all tie in to at least 2 vision areas and the vision areas tie in to my goals. I have only touched on my most important goals so far so there are a couple of new ones in here which I will work on soon.

Lets start with the top right hand corner. This represents my goal of being financially stable and buying our own home. We are well on the way to this at the moment, just need a bit more of the paper stuff we use to pay for things. To support the vision of a home, I have the vision of a very close and loving relationship and a wedding. Trav and I aren't married yet but we will be one day. This leads me in to and will take courage. I have been married before and it is an even bigger step for me now than it was last time. I want this one to be perfect.

The other vision area that ties in to courage is my Facebook business. I run Little Hannah Bear, a place where I can be creative and help people, two of my most favourite things in the world. I sew things like children's clothes and accessories, cloth nappies and accessories and also some items for women lately. It is something that lifts me up and gives me purpose and I would really love to grow it in to a real business and see where it takes me. To do this, I must be positive.

Positivity is something that I am grabbing with both hands. I am loving listening to meditation and self hypnosis recordings before I fall asleep every night. The skills I'm learning are helping me calm my anxiety and ward off panic attacks. I am a much calmer person (most of the time!) and am finding balance between the pressures and expectations on me and my own needs.

Positivity and Resilience are both playing a part in our of my main goals. I would like to have an organised, clutter free house. I know I will get it one day because I am working towards it with small steps. I don't want to just reorganise in one big go and then have it all go straight back to what it was before. I've done that and it doesn't actually help. I want to do it one room at a time, even one cupboard at a time and learn life long cleaning habits.

So this is my values board. I am going to print it out and frame it, put it in front of my sewing machine so I can sew and dream. Sounds like bliss doesn't it? :)