Living Life in Abundance!

April was my last month in Bristol for a while (cue violins please), so a massive priority for me was to make the most of everything it had to offer. My other April Aim was to smash all my goals at work and leave Yellow Monkey on a high. Here's how it went:

Bristol Baller

I have definitely torn up Bristol this month! I have had so much fun and enjoyed every minute of it. Some of the things I have got up to are: a lovely picnic on Clifton Downs after work with my colleague, a trip to Ashton Court on a sunny Sunday, a couple of local pub quiz', watching Bath V Saracens at The Recreation Ground, taking a wonder around Snuff Mills (a beautiful wooded walk along the River Frome) and ending up in the Farm Pub. These were all things I hadn't done before, but I've also been making the effort to go out on nights out more often - every Friday and Saturday to be precise! I have been to bars, pubs, restaurants and clubs I wouldn't normally have gone to, with people I don't always see. It's been a wonderful month and I 100% believe that Bristol is the best city to live in in the UK. See for yourself! http://visitbristol.co.uk/

Monkey Magic!

Yellow Monkey has been a massive roller-coaster for me; I've had incredible highs of winning awards, travelling around Europe and making friendships that will last a lifetime. I've also, however, had less euphoric times whereby I felt stale and merely average within my role. I knew Yellow Monkey was coming to an end for me so I made the conscious decision to smash everything I did and leave with pride in myself and what I had accomplished. The last few weeks have therefore been absolutely incredible. I have hit PB's, been mentioned on Conference Calls, been acknowledged for many things as well as helping other offices and taking on extra work. The reason I did so well, I believe, is just because I was enjoying everything! I put 100% into everyday but also had a blast! Success, accomplishment and happiness really is all in your own mind; nothing had changed within my role, I just chose to be better and feel better.

So April is over, and May is upon us. What a lovely, lovely month May is. It's hopeful in it's name alone, and, usually, brings us the sunshine.

I'm lucky enough to be spending this month at home, in Cornwall, in the countryside and by the seaside. Even though I'm not working, I am still setting myself goals:

• British Heart Foundation are announcing their "MyMarathon" challenge! I think it's genius. The aim is to complete a marathon (26.2 miles) within the month of May, not all at once, bit by bit. What a great way to get people moving, especially little and often! https://mymarathon.bhf.org.uk/about/
• My family have recently adopted a beautiful Lurcher from the Dogs Trust. Her name is Bella and her name says it all, she is the most gentile, sweet and loving girl I have ever met, butttttt she could do with a little bit of training. So, throughout May, I will be teaching her how to behave on the lead and how to react around cars

• For near on 6 years now I have lived in Bristol and popped back home for holidays and the odd weekends only, so I haven't really spent any quality time with my family. I have a baby cousin I haven't even met, cousins getting married and elderly family members I would definitely like to see more of so I plan so make the most of them while I'm home
• I also, obviously, need to prepare for Camp, so I'm going to get all those To-Do List boxes ticked, as well as mentally and physically psych myself up for what I'm about to embark upon!

Hopefully I'll catch a tan as well so I won't look like a complete Brit Abroad in Conneticut!

#maymotivation