Happy New Year! It's so exciting to have a brand new year ahead of us and a new calendar to pencil in upcoming events and activities. I wrote about my best of 2017 here. I hope to make 2018 an amazing year.
As I was thinking about 2018, interestingly enough, the word ENJOY kept popping up in my mind. Then when I jotted down the activities that make me feel good or that I enjoy doing, I noticed that I had eighteen (18) items and they can be grouped into five buckets. The first letter of each bucket turned out to be FEAST. Hmm, '18 feasts to enjoy in 2018' sounds pretty good to me.
Here are my 18 FEASTs to enjoy in 2018:
Fitness
- exercise one hour daily
- eat more plant-based foods
- meditate daily
- sleep 7-8 hours each night
- smile and laugh every day
Entertainment
I'll set specific goals in my seasonal fun lists, like my winter fun list here. I'll also post my updates on how I'm doing throughout the year. - admire nature every day
- attend fairs and festivals
- listen to music recitals
- watch movies
- visit art exhibitions
- learn a foreign language
- read something new every day
- spend time with family
- stay in touch with friends
- blog and make new friends
- take trips within Canada
- explore new destinations
- revisit some destinations
How about you? What do you do for fun in 2018?
What a great anagram - I love your resolutions/intentions. I'm yet to decide on mine - but will need to do so as I've scheduled to blog them next Thursday. Happy New Year
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Jo! I look forward to learning about your intentions in 2018.
DeleteHi, Natalie - Your list is a brilliant recipe for a long, happy life. I especially like your reminder to laugh everyday!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Donna! Laughter is so good for our well being. So far this year I've done it every day :)
DeleteHappy New Year, Natalie! Love the FEAST acronym!
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Happy New Year, SSG! The acronym came to my mind easily during the holidays.
DeleteWhat a fabulous 18 FEASTs! They sound very similar to my list of intentions for 2018. Happy New Year and I hope you get to enjoy every single one of those 18 FEASTS and more! :-) #TeamLovinLife
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Min! I hope you get to enjoy yours and more, too.
DeleteI love this concept! Very clever that you have formed an acronym of your 2018 goals. Happy New Year! #TeamLovinLife
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Kathy! The acronym is a good reminder for me this year. I like that it has a celebratory tone and is easy to remember.
DeleteI gulped at the 'exercise for an hour a day' item first up but know you're an exerciser so it might not be an issue for you. But there are so many good ideas here. Some ambitious and some moderate. What a great list! #teamlovinlife
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Deborah! Substitute 'exercise' with a physical activity that you like and an hour is gone in the blink of an eye! I like the mix of some moderate and some ambitious ideas. They keep me interested, and feel great when I complete each.
DeleteI love this list, Natalie and the acronym. I trust that FEAST will prove to be just as inspiring for you as RAW NEWS is for me.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Karen! I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the list of 18 and the acronym came to my mind. Look forward to following your RAW NEWS in 2018.
DeleteThat is very clever. A 2018 FEAST! You could market that concept. Very cool
ReplyDelete#teamlovinlife
Thank you, Leanne, for your nice compliment. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the acronym came to my mind. Bring on 2018 FEAST! Happy New Year to you and yours!
DeleteI love this! Lists just make me so happy. Haha. Thanks for sharing yours. Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Melissa! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
DeleteYour 'feasts' sound fantastic! I like this concept. My goals for 2018 are to be more healthy and as always find ways to be more involved in my community.
ReplyDeleteBeing more healthy and more involved in your community are great goals to pursue. Thanks, Alicia, for visiting and commenting.
DeleteGreat word...acronyms are my thing too! Thank you for sharing this excellent post to kick off the new year of 2018! hanks for linking up for #lifethisweek 2/52. Next week's optional prompt is My Favourite Weather.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denyse, for your comment and link-up. I look forward to your B.O.L.D. updates.
DeleteI love making acronyms for my goals, but I haven't done it in ages! Thanks for inspiring me to revisit that idea, and good luck on your FEASTs!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amber, for dropping by. It's fun to play with acronyms sometimes. I like FEASTs for its celebratory tone.
DeleteBlogging about your FEASTs is a perfect way to be accountable and follow through with the goals you aim for. I'd love to do this one day, and focus on myself more as well in the future.
ReplyDelete2018 is not starting out with much fun for us, but hopefully, this will only get better. Mark and I have contemplated often how we rarely have fun. We need to make changes in our lives and we will as 2018 progresses. :-)
For me, fun means hanging out with good friends, traveling and reading. And, sometimes, writing.
Once I write down my goals, I'm pretty good at following through. Your fun activities sound great to me. Looking forward to reading more about your hanging out with friends, traveling and reading in 2018.
DeleteA fun word to fill your year with fun!
ReplyDeleteThat's my plan...to have fun :) Thanks, Patricia, for visiting and commenting, much appreciated.
Delete'18 feasts to enjoy in 2018' -- I love that! You've got a great list here, and everything on it sounds appealing. Enjoy 2018!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Wendy, for visiting and and commenting. I hope you're enjoying 2018, too.
DeleteGreat goals and great plans for the new year! I can relate to most of these. Except I want to travel to Costa Rica and go zip lining!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda, for visiting and commenting. I hope you get to go to Costa Rica and go zip lining. I enjoyed Costa Rica very much when I was there.
DeleteWhat great goals Natalie - a really good mix of easy to do + a bit of a challenge. It's nice to be able to tick some off and to have some that take a bit more effort to achieve. You've made me stop and think about my goals now! Thanks so much for linking up with our first #MLSTL party - I've shared your post on my social media.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Leanne, for hosting the #MLSTL party and sharing my post. I look forward to reading about your goals for 2018.
DeleteI love your list Natalie and you know I'm a fan. Thanks so much for sharing and linking up to our very first Midlife Share the Love party. Have a great week! #MSTL
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sue, for hosting the MLSTL party with Leanne. It's a smashing success! I'm happy to share my list of 18 FEASTs to enjoy in 2018.
DeleteWhat a great list. Love it - a few on there I would like to try too in 2018. Thanks for posting
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jill, for visiting and commenting. The list is working well for me. Glad you love it.
DeleteHi Natalie, i read your list of countries you've traveled to and I am in awe! I hope my list looks like that someday. My 2108 list includes Germany, Cancun, Nashville, and New York City. Scotland is on the near horizon hopefully too!
ReplyDeleteYour 2018 travel list is awesome, Michele. I look forward to reading about your trips. Thank you for visiting and commenting.
DeleteGlad to be reminded of FEAST in your recent wellness Wednesday post.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun acronym that has served me well to date. Thanks, Leslie, for stopping by.
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