‘That Girl’ – Part 1

When I write ‘That Girl’ I’m sure we all have an option of who a ‘That Girl’ is, they’ve always got their life together, know who they are and what they want. Their life seems effortless. While I’m sure no-one actually gets through life without effort, in this series I’m going to step by step create habits and systems to make me feel like I am ‘That Girl’

I’m going to start at a place that should be fairly easy and ‘declutter’ things such as my emails, the notes on my phone and my files. Delete what’s not needed, unsubscribes from what is irrelevant and organise what is left. Hopefully this act will make my day-to-day that little bit smoother, getting me one step closer to being ‘That Girl’.

Hopefully this might inspire you to also clear out your inbox!

xoxo

I forgot something…

Photography. Now I’m no photographer and I don’t even have a particularly fancy camera (yet), however it is something I was hoping to get my teeth into while I’m back in the U.K. I had actually arranged a little photoshoot with a friend, sadly I think that may now not happen. However I’m going to make sure I get my camera out every single day of this lockdown.

I find the whole editing part of photography rather relaxing, the photo taking kind of stressful. I know what I want it to look like and finding that is harder than it should be! I also absolutely love having lots of photos to look back on. I was always that girl taking the photos when I was out with friends.

Another reason I really want to get some nice shots over the next month is I want to make my mum a wall of pictures for Christmas. I know she wants lots of black and white prints and I thought if some of them could be taken by me of the local area and of my sister etc. that would be really awesome!

Sometimes I struggle with confidence and taking photos. Taking my tripod our and getting photos of myself does scare me if someone can see. I also have the fear that someone might judge me for my basic camera. But I need to put my big girl pants on and get into it so I can justify buying a more expensive (still entry level LOL) camera. Practise does make perfect.

Do you have any ‘secret’ hobbies?

Here are a few of my photos from my iPhone and rather basic camera. Want to see more? Head to my Instagram @harrietkristina

HK x

November Goals

We all know goal setting is beneficial, it helps us to put energy in to key areas and accomplish jobs that would otherwise be pushed to one side. I’ve been offered a ‘new’ chance at building my life and I want to ensure I get the most out of it, and one way I’m going to achieve this is with regular goal setting.

Things to get done in November –

By mid-november I will have bought my new car
By the end of November I will have sorted a new family home
I will have decided which country boots to get and have bought them
I am challenging myself to write a blog post everyday and I will have completed this.
I will reach 2,500 on Instagram
I am also challenging myself to go for four runs.

So they may either sound huge or not a lot, but thinks like four runs is quite huge as I haven’t been running in at least 18 months. Sadly due to this lockdown I don’t think I’ll be riding which is very upsetting to me.

So with lockdown coming up we’ll do what we can and most importantly be kind to ourselves!

Until tomorrow HK x

How to stay Motivated day to day

I work from home. I have a puppy. I have riding lessons a few times a week. I run a home, meaning I cook, I clean – a lot and everything else that needs doing. I have a fitness regime. I am busy.

So I have to be productive and motivated in order to get the most out of my days and my life.

Lists

I put this first because honestly it’s the only way I get anything done. My moto? How can you expect your day to plan out well without a plan. I have a daily list and a weekly list. I make my daily list each morning or the evening before and ensure some of my weekly tasks are on there so this gets ticked off too.

Bribe yourself

Sorry not sorry.

It can be as simple as once I do this peice of work I will make myself an iced coffee. Or more luxurious such as once I learn how to do this I will book on to do this event or buy myself those new gym clothes etc. Rewards and bribery – super motivational!

Diary – Goal setting

My diary is my life. It’s how I remember everything, how I plan and set my goals. It has a super awesome page for reviewing the end of each month. This I use along with my lists for day to

Just get up and go!

Wake up early (if it suits your lifestyle) and get those everyday jobs out of the way and done! Empty the dishwasher, make your bed and get dressed asap. Trust me, it frees up your day and sets you on a fantastic path for just getting things done.

Believe in the process

Whether it’s getting lifting that next weight at the gym, a promotion at work, jumping higher jumps in riding or just being able to master a chocolate souffle. Believe that practise makes perfect, you have to master what level you are currently at in order to progress. Do not be put out if that takes time, it will just make it all the better when you do reach your next goal.

To me, the key is being happy and enjoying the process, enjoy and respect where you are at now. If something is going to take a year to learn then if you start today it will be complete in a year, if you never start then it will never be complete.

If it’s really not working look to why, is it that you need some outside help or advice? Are you not enjoying what your doing? Is an outside influence causing you too much stress?

Mindset

This is a biggie. Happiness and motivation are not destinations, you have to be happy and enjoying your life everyday, we only have so many days on Earth. While some days will suck and everyone has parts of their life they don’t enjoy, set yourself up for success and happiness. Believe you are worth it and it will happen.

I hope some of these hints and tips help you get the most out of your day! Follow my instagram or watch my youtube for more!

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