After a turbulent 2022 that many of us will be glad to see the back of, we can (hopefully!) look forward to a much more settled and peaceful new year.

Last year for me was pretty mixed but generally fairly good. Mr Chalk and myself celebrated our 60th birthdays by doing a lot of ‘stuff’, including seeing live gigs, trying new foodie places and far flung travel. The highlight of this was a wonderful trip to Cambodia in November. We feel so blessed to have been able to experience this amazing country and meet its lovely people.

Health wise, I have had a few blips, including a cancer scare earlier on in the year. This fortunately turned out to be negative but then I had surgery for another issue in the autumn and this has taken longer to recover from than I had expected.

As we start this new year, we can make the usual resolutions to lose 3 stone, drink less, get more organised etc. But I would argue that, instead of trying to do things that are unrealistic in the longer term, it is better to maybe chose just one simple thing that you would like to achieve and work towards that. Or, do away with resolutions completely.

From what I have learned over the years from my amazing clients, the essential thing is to go easy on ourselves, show kindness to others and live each day to the full.

happy new year everyone,

Wendy xx