Week 1 /  by Kayleigh Innes

It’s the beginning of the new year, 2024. I’m sure I did make new years resolutions last year but seeing as I didn’t write them down anywhere or tell them to anyone, it seems I’ve completely forgotten what they were.

I love the idea of a fresh start and improving things about myself - that’s the problem. I love so much the idea of becoming a better version of myself that obsess about doing it perfectly, and then when I inevitably fail, I’m too frustrated to continue or try again.

So, although I know I absolutely will not be able to do all these resolutions, I still want to have a record of the goals I wanted to set at the start of the year, and I want to give myself permission to pursue these goals imperfectly.

Personal

  1. Write, weekly - blog posts, poems, scripts, stories

  2. Watch 52 movies I’ve never seen before

  3. Read 12 books about various topics

  4. Learn new skills via online courses

  5. Get creative just for fun- start taking camera out with me again, paint, draw, dance, sing

Physical

  1. Improve climbing skills/strength (climbing gym once per month)

  2. Improve swimming skills/stamina (swim once per month)

  3. Improve mobility and flexibility (yoga class or work out once per week)

  4. Improve internal physical health (consistently take supplements)

  5. Train for and run a 5k

Professional/financial

  1. Become financially independent again

  2. Pay off debts

  3. Return to photography and filmmaking as regular career & income

  4. Network and meet people in the industry

  5. Create impactful and meaningful work I can be proud of

Familial

  1. Improve communication and understanding

  2. Prioritize being present over screen use

  3. Allow for personal time and solo hobbies

  4. Join family clubs and groups to socialise with other families

  5. Embrace family time

Psychological

  1. Meditate 10 mins per day (or as often as possible)

  2. Actively choose to see the positives/ say yes more

  3. Be driven by hope and the power of community

  4. Don’t take things personally

  5. Accept the changes to my body

2024 Visionboard /  by Kayleigh Innes

First of all, I can’t believe it’s about to be 2024, but secondly I can’t believe this is my first post of 2023!

joy, family, community, strength, create, goals, develop, explore, expand, love, nature, peace, grow

Labour and delivery /  by Kayleigh Innes

I gave birth to my baby in June 2022. I did so much research, and a hypnobirthing course to prepare, with the goal of having an unmedicated physiological unassisted vaginal delivery. Things didn’t exactly go according to plan, lets just put it that way. Here’s a video of the labour and delivery..

My takeaways..

  1. Early labour lasted 4 days

  2. Active labour was faster and easier than I expected

  3. Delivery became very scary very quickly

  4. I didn’t get the golden hour postpartum experience I wanted, and I’m sure I’ll always grieve that. But me and my baby are alive and healthy and I’m very thankful for that.