Happy New Year to all our amazing customers. We hope you all had a good relaxing time, and the festive season was not too stressful as we tend to put a lot of pressure on ourselves to have everything perfect.
The older I get the more I think what does perfect actually mean?
We get bombarded by the media with have the perfect hair, cook the perfect meal, have the perfect house, wear the perfect clothes, give the perfect gift, be the perfect you! But whose perfection are you trying to achieve? Who decides? The media? Someone else?
We are our own harshest critics.
For a long time I thought I was not good enough, my clothes not as nice as everyone’s, my hair style, not a good enough Husband, not a good enough Dad, not a good enough person; the list goes on. It almost broke me. I was competing with this idea I had to be perfect.
I look back at pictures of me during that time and now think, wow I looked good in those clothes, love the hairstyle I had then. I was not as fat as I felt. Look at the smiles on my children’s faces, I was so wrapped up in this drive to be perfect I forgot that I was loved for just being me.
So New Year New Me? No there's nothing wrong with the old me. That doesn't stop me trying to be a better person each day, but equally, it doesn't mean I wasn't the best version of me yesterday anyway.
Chuck out all the pressure you have given yourself and make one promise to yourself. Show yourself the kindness you show others and you will become the best version of you each day.
You are all perfect xx
