O.M.G I’m Forty This Year

 

This year, as I cheered in the New Year surrounded by my lovely friends I was also thinking nervously of the fact that this year heralds a huge mile stone for me. I am turning 40 in July. Actually and quite excitingly I turn 40 on the day of the opening ceremony for the London Olympics. The only time I will see the Olympics in my own country and the only time I will be the big four oh.

Just to get this out of the way, we’re not going to the opening ceremony, we can’t afford it. I’ve been asked many many times if we’re going, we’re not. Just wanted to clear that up now.

I am dreading the big forty.  Turning thirty was nothing, a breeze, I was very comfortable with where I was, a new baby, not long married, I was happy and content and where I wanted to be.  Now forty is a whole new ball game. I am currently  three  stone overweight, I look incredibly tired and we are under a lot of financial strain. So I have decided to meet my up-coming birthday head on. I will not be beaten by turning an age; I should be like I was at thirty, happy and content.
So I have a plan. I am going to get myself to a place where I can embrace being 40, hit it all guns blazing and enjoy it.

 
The ten step plan to being happy to be 40

 
1. Lose weight and get back to a size 10

 

2. Get back to the gym – it will help with weight loss, self-esteem and stress

 
3. Stop drinking – not completely but stop drinking regularly.

 
4. Floss my teeth every day. The older I get the more work I seem to need with my teeth.

 
5. Invest in some good creams for my skin (got some for Christmas so a good start!)

 
6. Get on with work, this will help with the finances which will be a huge help.

 

7. When I get to goal invest in some key pieces of clothes as per Gok (finances     allowing).

 

8. Stop worrying about what other people think and just get on with it.

 

Ok so this was an eight step plan, even better!

 

Not a huge list but all achievable. Mr B and I have also decided to have a party for my fortieth. An afternoon garden party, kids and adults.  We’re risking the weather but hey, the weather on my thirtieth was perfect so fingers crossed!!

So here we are, a week into the New Year. I have stuck to my eating plan all week, I have flossed a couple of times (that’s a couple of times more than I usually would so not a complete failure).

I have walked and ice skated.

The refurbished gym opens in the morning, I have been to the open day and have my gym clothes out ready. 

I have used my lovely new creams and I have slept better.

I have worked hard and stayed positive (well one wobble but not bad at all).

 I have had a little Facebook cull and I have started my blog.

Now that my friends is a good start to any year, but to a year where I turn forty, well let’s just say the fear of forty may not have gone but I think I’m headed in the right direction.