As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I s As I enter the final year of my 30s, I thought I share with you some pictures of mine at 9 months, 9 years, 19 years, 29 years  to today 39 years old of age. Looking back at each decade, I feel both ‘older’ and ‘younger’, I see the change in my features, the change in my way of life, the change in my personality and the experience itched on my face. I am grateful for the life I have lived thus far and excited for the life I am yet to live. 
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2026 - 39, (Home, England), I am ready for this final year before my 40s but also ready for this next decade. 
2016 - 29, (Oslo, Norway), this decade was about self discovery and building the life I dreamt about. The life that I am super proud of and truly grateful to be living. This decade, I built my financial life and in later years choose to heal from the trauma gained in the last decade and now I feel well equipped for the future. 
2006 - 19, (Glasgow, Scotland), I thought I was grown (look at the cheekbones 🤣🤣) and ready for the world, chiiiild was I wrong, let’s just say, I am still resolving the trauma the decade brought me but I am grateful because I met my best friends and made decisions for the future I wanted to have. (Spoiler alert - I did better than I dreamed). 
1996 - 9, (Home, Zambia) this was my birthday but my little sister insisted she had to be the one in the middle. The only way we knew whose birthday it was, was by standing in the middle but this year I remember baby sister crying her eyes out and refusing 🤨
1988 - 9 months, (Chililabombwe, Zambia) although my mother looks tired and traumatised😟, I know I was loved and happy. 
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Attended #ascotraces for the second year running a Attended #ascotraces for the second year running and I am glad to have experienced the ‘Village enclosure’ this year, whilst I loved ‘Windsor enclosure’ last year, it’s not for me. Next year, I want Queen Anne’s enclosure. 💕 #girlsdayout #girlslikeus #ascotfashion
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Tried being a #touristforaday and we chose #london Tried being a #touristforaday and we chose #london because why not. My feet still hurt from the thought of how much walking we did, the fact that we walked from #bigben to #buckinghampalace is still fresh on my mind. 

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So much happened and yet I can’t find the words.
It has been an amazing week here, definitely recom It has been an amazing week here, definitely recommend @iberostar in Agadir. 
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I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most rela I spent a week in #dohaqatar and had the most relaxing and fulfilling time of my life. Sometimes taking it slow and living in the moment is what the soul needs. 🥰🥰🥰
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I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after no I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after not visiting for almost 8years. 📍

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Goals · January 6, 2015

2015 Monthly Goals Linky

2015 monthly goalsI am sure you’re have seen a lot of blog/personal goals by now and I am actually quite happy to see all the goals being set. As some of you may know I am ANTI-RESOLUTION, it seems every time I set New Year Resolutions I set myself up for failure which I hate. I know we learn from our failures (at least some of us) but these are some that I was not gonna repeat so in 2013 I made a decision to stop setting resolutions and just set Monthly goals. It seems I hit a jacket pot because ever since I started I have done almost 90% of the goals I set and I think the success is because my goals have been focused and measurable which is very important when setting goals. I have also realised that since I plan what goals I want to accomplish that month it helps me stay focused and hold myself accountable.

GOALS

 

This year! though my goals will be monthly and I will continue to do them, I want to do them a little bit differently. Firstly, as I shared on my Instagram a couple days ago I have set my FIVE goals which I will be checking on every month and I also want to include a link-up for these goals and want to invite all of you to link up your goals whether weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly. 

The rules for the link-up are simple, link up max 2 goal posts. I will share them all on twitter and facebook.

2015 Monthly Goals: Main goals

  • January – Naturalisation, so I have decided to give up my Zambian citizenship to become British. Zambia does not do duo citizenship hence the need to surrender my Zambianess, and to do that need to apply and pay a whopping £904. February will be a no spend month because of this.
  • February – Car lessons, I can drive (confidently enough) but need few more lessons as well as re-do my theory test since my certificate expired last year April
  • March – July, Book 3 holidays abroad. If January application comes back before March I will throw in a couple of weekends to Europe.
  • August – October, Save up for my house. I need to rent or buy my own place soon so fingers crossed I can get on the property ladder soon
  • November – December, Get a car. Though I will be doing my lessons from February I want to be slowly saving up for a decent car that can take me from point A to point B

These are some on my 2015 Monthly Goals, what are yours? Do you set goals and do you have a preference frequency?

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Comments

  1. Notorious Spinks says

    January 14, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    Good luck on your goals. Homeownership is awesome and having a car is a must. I look forward to following along as you reach your goals.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 15, 2015 at 12:10 am

      Thank you hun

  2. Motivating Mommy says

    January 10, 2015 at 1:44 am

    Good luck on all of your monthly goals. I am sure that you will reach them all.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:46 am

      Thank you hun

  3. yonawilliams says

    January 9, 2015 at 3:13 am

    Monthly goals do sound a lot more doable and productive than have a resolution. I really like this idea, and it’s not too late to start for 2015. I might have to sit down and think about this more.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:46 am

      It’s never too late to start setting monthly goals, good luck hun x

  4. Cherri Littleton Megasko says

    January 8, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    I’ve got my fingers crossed that you make it to Europe. (Personally, I would prefer to go to Zambia!)

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:46 am

      Hahaha thank you hun, I need to do a few European trips and Zambia is a must

  5. Erica Bodker says

    January 8, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    I’m actually loving all the goal setting going on. You have some awesome goals 🙂

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:45 am

      Thank you Erica, me too x

  6. blm03 says

    January 8, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    You’ve got a great set of goals. I need to come up with some for 2015

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:45 am

      Thanks hope you do yours too

  7. Michelle Hwee says

    January 8, 2015 at 5:15 am

    I think this is the first I have heard about this, monthly goals. They seem more realistic and more reasonable to me.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:45 am

      They really are more achievable than yearly ones

  8. lauriel says

    January 8, 2015 at 4:33 am

    Whoo, those are some great goals! I like how you’re thinking long-term strategically. 🙂 And I love the resolution to book Europe vacations! Paris, Florence, and Venice are some of my top recs.. 🙂

    I just have central goal for 2015, which is to master everything video-related.. with the end of of solely creating a multi-media project on my own, from the visuals, to the video, to the music composition and performance, to the spoken/written narrative, to the production… Fingers crossed!

    xo,
    lauriel
    EyeForElegance.com

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    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:45 am

      Oh wow hun sounds like you have your central goals all throughout and mastered indeed, can not wait to see you succeed with your goals. Thanks so much for the love.

  9. melchef says

    January 8, 2015 at 3:34 am

    Wow you’ve thought this out. I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow let alone the rest of the year. Good for you for being mindful!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:43 am

      Hahaha, I had to put this in motion otherwise I was not going to get anything done, I am done with fear so I am going for it

  10. Kelsey says

    January 8, 2015 at 3:22 am

    Sounds like you have an incredibly excting year coming up. There are some big ones in there – you weekends jaunts to Europe make me incredible jealous!
    I’m loving reading everyone goals – it has really inspired to and I need to get cracking on a Post about my own!
    This is the first post of yours i have read and it seems like a lovely way to be introduced to you!
    Kelsey x

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:43 am

      Awww thank you Kelsey, I appreciate that so much and welcome to my little corner of the world

  11. Natalie H. says

    January 8, 2015 at 3:04 am

    These are great how you broke the goals into months, that makes things easier.. I linked up with my goals I posted last week.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:42 am

      Thank you Natalie and thanks for linking up, sharing on my social networks to give your goals more exposure 🙂

  12. Bonnie Gowen @WEMAKE7 says

    January 8, 2015 at 2:08 am

    That is great to set goals and monthly goals are really great. I have a couple of goals I want to work on this year. You have really great goals for this year.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:42 am

      Thank you Bonnie, monthly goals i feel are more achievable than yearly

  13. Lisa says

    January 8, 2015 at 1:12 am

    I love that you have specific goals with specific months. I may have to go back through my goals and do something similar. Good luck with each of them!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:41 am

      Thank you Lisa, I thought I start out different

  14. Jenni E. says

    January 7, 2015 at 11:53 pm

    Those are some really awesome goals! I have a few myself that I plan to hit this year. A little more traveling is one of them. 🙂

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:41 am

      A little more traveling too for me is a must, God willing ofcourse

  15. songbirdsandbuttons says

    January 7, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    Great goal list! I had to write one down as well to keep me on track. Love your ideas!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:40 am

      Thank you

  16. Meeks says

    January 7, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    Great goals and I like how you put them in month’s instead of days. I love the quote and I’m saving this to focus on the thing’s, I need to do in my home as well.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 7, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Thank you Meeks 🙂

  17. mail4rosey says

    January 7, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    That’s a quote that gets you thinking. In many ways, I find it definitely to be true.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:40 am

      Absolutely does

  18. Chrystal M. says

    January 7, 2015 at 4:40 pm

    I haven’t done resolutions is years. I keep seeing a lot of folks doing the one word this year and mine seems to be falling towards Wellness. But, I have not sat down and wrote out any goals for this year and I really need to.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:40 am

      I too have seen the one word goals and not sure i can stick to it but if i was to choose one i would choose JOY

  19. Kristen says

    January 7, 2015 at 4:08 pm

    Happy new year! I need to write down all my goals too!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Happy new year to you too and good luck when you do

  20. Lynn Dee says

    January 7, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    I also have goals for this year although I haven’t jotted them down yet. 🙂 Good luck with your goals. Happy 2015!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Thank you Lynn

  21. Sara-Jayne Jones says

    January 7, 2015 at 10:15 am

    I love that quote about the other side of fear! Good luck with all of your 2015goals!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:39 am

      It’s so true for most of us, thanks hun

  22. Shannon Peterson says

    January 7, 2015 at 7:16 am

    Changing citizenship is HUGE! Sending you lots of luck on all of your goals!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Thanks Shannon it is huge and dreaded it for many times

  23. Ann Bacciaglia says

    January 7, 2015 at 3:48 am

    This is a list i need to make. I like hoe you set monthly goals.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:38 am

      Thanks Ann

  24. courtney says

    January 7, 2015 at 3:45 am

    What a great set of goals you have for yourself!!! Hope you totally rock 2015 🙂

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:38 am

      Thanks Courtney

  25. Terri Ramsey Beavers says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    What great goals you have for the new year. Good luck with house hunting. I hope you find your dream home in your dream location.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:38 am

      Thank you hun, I hope this is the year i get one

  26. Jeanine says

    January 6, 2015 at 11:36 pm

    Great goals! I need to sit down and write out some for myself. I always forget to until I see a great post like this!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:38 am

      hahahaha hope you manage to write some this time

  27. Krystal says

    January 6, 2015 at 10:30 pm

    I think it makes so much more sense to make monthly goals rather than a big yearly proclamation. Those never work out.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:37 am

      They never do atleast for me they never do

  28. Robin Rue says

    January 6, 2015 at 10:03 pm

    I think it’s smart to do them monthly! That way you won;t get overwhelmed at all when trying to get them done.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      January 14, 2015 at 8:37 am

      Thank you that was my thinking too

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