Spinning plates

Hello,
Since coming back from holiday I have been playing catch up with all aspects of my life, friends, family, business, garden, house. Whilst on holiday I totally chilled out and shut myself off from everything except the people I was with. I truly lived in the moment without a care in the world. Wonderful!

So where do spinning plates fit in? Well, I seem to have many things on the go at the same time and it feels as though I am constantly running from one to the other to keep the plates spinning. It's a long time since I have seen someone actually do that on stage however, that's what it feels like. Whilst on holiday of course a few of the plates have dropped and cracked - not smashed just cracked as they could be put back together. I started to tell myself that I should have checked my phone and e-mails whilst on holiday. However, when I sat down and thought about it those cracked plates are ones that I did not want to keep going long term anyway. Yes I can put some work in to retrieve the situation, make a few phone calls etc. but actually I feel quite relieved. It's helped me to focus on the plates that I really really want to take to the next level. There are less of them now which means I can put quality time and energy into making them gold plated!

Many of the women that I speak to seem to have 101 things on the go at the same time and often run around like headless chickens with no clear sense of direction. Perhaps if we take time out and look at the things in our life that we hold onto however, don't really need and probably don't really enjoy. Then ask yourself 'What would happen if I didn't do that anymore?'. It might just free up some time to do the things you really love and enjoy and get lots of satisfaction from. The things that will take you to the next level, wherever that might be.

I'm off to Estonia next week with three other fabulous forty+ women. Will I check my e-mails and phone? I'll let you know how I get on.

Enjoy your week,

Noelyne

www.noelyne.com

Last minute. holiday

Hello there,

Last year after two weeks camping in Yorkshire we decided to branch out and go to France on holiday. Then earlier this year the weather forecast was for a glorious hot summer in Britain, she types as the thunder rumbles in the distance and the rain hits the window! So a joint decision with my partner was that we would have a holiday enjoying the delights of North Wales, Snowdon and the sandy beaches of the Cambrian coast. As spectacular as Chamonix in France and at a third of the cost!

The Friday night before our holiday arrives and it's still raining, there are floods across the Midlands, people are stranded in cars.......you all know the rest. So something eventually sinks in (no pun intended) that maybe we need to change our holiday destination. So bright and early on Saturday I start searching for a sunny holiday....one by one destinations were eliminated.....too hot, no availability, hurricane season, too expensive. I'm keeping my cool literally as the temp is about 12 degrees and not panicking. I trust that we will find the right holiday for us.

The following morning we are up bright and early to drive down to Dover to catch the ferry. It took me about one hour in the end to book the ferry, a hotel overnight in Calais, the campsite, holiday and car insurance and get my Euros, pack my bag and make sure my passport was up to date. It just goes to show what can be achieved in a short space of time once I was clear on what I wanted.

Three weeks later I am back from a wonderful camping holiday in the Ardenne region of France. We all enjoyed it and even ventured into Belgium for a couple of nights on the way home. The boys loved the experience of exploring new countries and wanted to carry on into Luxembourg.....

So we achieved our dream of holidaying in France this year after all. I recommend that you plan a little earlier than the day before however, it all worked out fantastically.

Where would we be without the internet...Have a great week.

Noelyne

www.noelyne.com