Category 52 in 52

52 in 52 update: Reinstate date night

This year, the goal was to get back to having regular time set aside for my husband and me.

When we first got married, we made a rule that each month, the same date of the month as our wedding would be set aside as a date night to do something special together.

Once our son came along, it became a lot more challenging. At first it was because of breastfeeding; then it was a hassle to find a babysitter. Eventually the idea just petered out, and for many years we only had sporadic date nights here and there.

This year I wanted to get back to spending more time together and reconnecting. Get out of the whole “life admin” thing it felt like we were stuck in.…

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52 in 52 update: Shadow Box craft and Big Life Journal

Sunday evening, all is quiet around the house, and today I’ve managed to finish another 52. Even better, I’ve got time to write about it, and another one that’s also done and dusted.

Completed

Make a shadow box

For years I’ve seen people make cool shadow boxes of all different themes: Christmas, Valentine’s Day, etc. I’d always wanted to make them, and knew it wouldn’t be too difficult. It was just about prioritising the time for it.

This one was left towards the back half of the year for the very same reason – prioritising the time.

After my last post mentioned which 52s I still had left to go, I decided to bite the bullet. I jumped online and searched for some shadow box templates.…

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52 in 52 update: digital tomatoes, green Noosa, and 19 to go

Illustrated 52 in 52 checklist with the words “52 in 52 update: digital tomatoes, green Noosa, and 19 to go”

Phew. Another month down, another giant step towards the end of the year. Let’s see how that 52 list is going (52 things to do in 52 weeks).

Completed

Use a timer to take stretch breaks at work

I mentioned recently that I did some time tracking for a week to see where my time went. Well, that was the start of getting back into the habit of having stretch breaks for work.

When you work from home, it’s very easy to fall into the bad habit of slouching and working for way too long without a break. Using a timer definitely helps with that, as did my recent upgrade to an electric standing desk. I’m finding that weeks on, I’m still using it very regularly (about 4 times today in fact, for maybe about 30-40 mins each time).…

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52-in-52 update: 4 down, 21 to go

Header reading “52-in-52 update: 4 down, 21 to go” over a partially completed jigsaw puzzle

Well, we’re officially well into the second half of the year. In fact, there are only 20 weeks left in the year, and of my 52-in-52 list (52 things to do in 52 weeks), I’m still sitting at 26 items left to go.

I refuse to tick them off until I’ve blogged them, so it’s time to get that number down!

Completed

Create a realistic, achievable blog schedule

When I wrote this one, I intended to come up with a specific frequency and deadline that I had to follow.

What I didn’t expect was that this would turn into a deep-dive on where I was finding friction in the blogging process. What was causing me to drag my heels with blogging was the process of reviewing and editing my posts, creating the image headers, etc.…

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52-in-52: Start a Capsule Wardrobe

A capsule wardrobe flatlay for a winter work trip to Melbourne

When I started planning my 52 goals for this year, I knew that I wanted to factor in something to do with my wardrobe, and lack of fashion sense (seriously, I have none). I also knew that with my weight loss, I would be at a point where I would be forced to buy new clothes.

So with all that in mind, the idea of a capsule wardrobe became very appealing.

Welcome to my 52-in-52 recap of starting a Capsule Wardrobe, or as it’s more informally known, this rookie tries to become fashionable.

What is a Capsule Wardrobe

A capsule wardrobe is basically creating a “mix and match” collection, where each piece can be worn with other pieces to create a large combination of outfits.…

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