Life is a Journey – Page 67 – The life and times of Libby Withnall

Before the end of the year

Posted on January 1, 2014October 23, 2026 by Libby Withnall

The last few days of the year involved time spent out by, and in, the pool….

There was pomegranate and dragon fruit tried for the first time. Enjoyed both but loved the pomegranate.

There were lots of cherries & plums eaten, not the mention all the treats leftover from Christmas (but I didn’t eat too many of those).

There was the packing up of Christmas :-(. Our home looked so empty and boring.

I was so glad when I finally got everything put away. Only thing remaining is my bedroom.

There was a trip to the movies to see Frozen, which we all loved.

There was the arrival of my main Christmas present from Nan & Pop – hot pink valslides.

There was playing of My Little Pony….

and the modifying of them so they match exactly what they are supposed to look like.

And there was lots of sleeping done by the puppies, and unfortunately not by me.

Morning walks

Posted on January 1, 2014October 25, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Just sharing some photos from my morning walks during the last week of the year. I never tire of it, and hope you don’t either.

Post Christmas

Posted on December 31, 2013October 23, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Boxing day saw us hanging out in our jammies, watching TV (like Doctor Who)….

snuggling with the pups….

enjoying Christmas leftovers….

and some games with Nan & Pop….

The next day we headed up to Grandpa’s (Kevin’s Dads) farm…

where we had lunch with some of the girls’ cousins….

Christy & Kevin rode the quad bike…

Christy enjoyed a swim in the pool…

and I….

paid a visit to the sheep…..

Wouldn’t be a bad spot to live would it? I often think I’d like to move to the country and have a farm… but I think I’d miss the lake too much.

Review of 2013 goals

Posted on December 31, 2013October 24, 2026 by Libby Withnall

Well I can’t say I’m sad to say farewell to 2013. For many reasons, it was not a good year for my family. Sure there were plenty of great times like our trip to Germany, and many memorable moments and days, and it wasn’t a bad year by other peoples standards, but it was definitely the worst year we’ve experienced. Which, means that 2014 should be fantastic. With my Mum’s cancer (hopefully) behind us and the girls set to attend a new school next year, and me on the path to good health, it really should be a great year for us all.

So before I get to setting goals for 2014, let’s see how I went in 2013. It was a real mixed bag this year, a big fail with my goals for family & friends, and definitely not as much achieved as I would have liked.

GOALS FOR 2013

PERSONAL

* Make time for my hobbies on a daily basis – scrapbooking, knitting/crochet, reading A Big NO on this one, esp as I got more into watching and sharing on youtube.

* Get outside every day and enjoy the moment Yes for the most part – lots of morning walks were had this year.

* Look into pets as therapy for volunteer work Yes, but I can’t anywhere to do it in Wollongong.

* Keeping blogging and making videos – just for fun and to share Well, blogging took a backseat as my video making expanded (hoping to balance it more in 2014)

* Travel…. as much as possible Due to a tightened budget we only managed a trip to Germany & a few weekends away

* Start (and complete) Project Life (using my week that was posts) NO!!!! A gave up after a few weeks.

HEALTH/FITNESS/FOOD

* Keep health a priority throughout the year and feel like a new person this time next year. It might have taken till mid Oct, but I finally got my act together.

* Eat a plant based diet with a focus on healing/whole foods. YES

* Get back to daily exercise, in varied forms. YES

* Weekly menu planning (going to start doing this on the blog again) Mixed

* Get back playing in the kitchen and making new recipes Somewhat, but not as much as I’d like

* Take a yoga class NO

HOME

* Develop new/revised home-making routine Kind of, but needs more revision, fine tuning.

* Use my new dayplanner to help keep organised. YES

* Help kids to develop their own routines I tried

* Complete organising all areas of home NO

FAMILY/FRIENDS

* Monthly family day out Most months

* Monthly day out with Mum NO

* Friday date night with Kevin (sometimes at home, sometimes out) NO

* Saturday family game/movie night NO

* Meet more regularly with the few real life friends that I have NO

* Weekly family meetings (Monday nights) to address any issues that arise NO