Last week, I mentioned I was making just one New Year’s resolution for 2026. Making it was the easy part. The hard part is already happening: getting motivated when its -9c outside (welcome to my Monday). showing up in February when the excitement fades; doing the hard yards in April when life gets busy and in August when progress feels slow. I know these times are ahead. And that’s why most New Year’s Resolutions die. Not from lack of ambition, but from lack of accountability.
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Every December 31st, the conversation at our dinner table will at some point turn to resolutions. The eye-rolling is predictable. The reasons are fair:
❌ “They never last.” Most resolutions fade by February because they’re too ambitious or lack a clear plan.
❌ “Life gets in the way.” Unexpected challenges and competing priorities derail good intentions.
❌ “They feel like pressure, not progress.” When goals feel forced, they become a burden rather than an opportunity.
I get it. I’ve been that person. But This Year Feels Different.
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Three months ago, I wrote about wrestling with hypothetical worries while dismantling my old working life. I was anxious about whether we’d have enough resources for a safe and fulfilling retirement.
Well, the office sold. Then we sold the family home too.
It’s taken months of sorting, selling, waiting and finally signing. There were moments when it felt like the transition would never end. But at last we have made it: both sales are complete, and the long process of closing out the old life is finally behind us.
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The other Saturday morning I woke up feeling flat, de-energised, and if I’m honest… a little fed up.
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If your inbox is a constant source of stress, you’re not alone. Here’s how I tackled mine — and what I learned in the process.
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The other day, I caught up with a former colleague. We were chatting about life after work when he said something that’s stuck with me ever since:
“Retirement scares me. I’d have nothing to get up for in the morning.”
It was brutally honest and it stopped me in my tracks.
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As someone navigating life after early retirement, I’ve discovered that transitions rarely happen in neat, straight lines. Even 18 months after stepping away from the career that defined so much of my adult life, there are moments when the past and present collide. Sometimes these collisions are positive and other times not so.
(more…)Welcome to the fourth and final blog in the series resulting from comments received about the Weekly Rhythm Template. This blog is focused on Prioritising that most precious resource – Time.
(more…)Welcome to the third in the series of blogs exploring weekly and monthly rhythms – small, repeatable ways to bring more intentionality to our days. This blog considers how you stay connected to your bigger hopes over the long haul,
(more…)We previously explored how living with rhythm and not rigid rules can help create a life with more flow and less overwhelm. We shared a Weekly Rhythm Template, but a thoughtful question came up:
“What if you’re in full-time work and your weeks are mostly fixed?”
That sparked something bigger: perhaps what’s also needed is a Monthly Rhythm Template. A tool that helps zoom out, notice what’s needed, and bring intentionality to a longer stretch of time.
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