Tea Time with Hil

I don't know about you, but I'm always thinking of new Date Night ideas! My guy and I have been together over 10 years, so we've been on a LOT of dates together.  Just for the sake of keeping things fresh for the New Year, I did some research of Date Ideas, and a lot of them won't break the bank! In the end, it's all about spending time together anyway, right? I highlighted some that we do often as well! Happy Holiday's and Happy Date Night: Go out for desert Take a nice drive Go walking Go to the park Go to dinner at a new place Play a game Movie night at home Cook a nice meal together Go see a Play Mini Golf Bowling Go-karts Laser Tag Horseback Riding  Crafting (Painting with a twist or pottery painting) Recreate your first date Bake Something Find a new show to binge Go see a new movie Jam to your favorite songs Watch funny YouTube videos Plan your next trip Make a bucket list  Go on a picnic Have a bonfire Look at old phot...

So, I've been on this whole goal setting kick, which you'd know if you'd been following along with me the past few months. One may ask, how hard is it to set a goal? It's super easy to sit down and make a goal, but the hard part is the follow through. I ask myself often, why is that? Why do we have such a hard time following through with goals that WE set for ourselves? After doing some research (Pinterest of course) on the topic I found some tips & tricks that finally gave me some guidelines on the mistakes we make when setting goals. In knowing the mistakes, I then figured out how to effectively set a goal. Basically there's a method to the madness. If you really, REALLY want to be better at goal setting and actually check things off your list next year, this may be helpful. Or maybe you can find other ways to implement these tips in your life. Here are the Mistakes we should Avoid when Goal Setting: Thinking too Small - Don't limit yourself. T...

Okay, so we all go through this at some point. By this I mean, STRESS!! For me, it usually happens towards the Holiday's. All of a sudden by brain is on overload and I have a long to-do-list of all the things . Sometimes we don't even realize that we are burned out until someone says, hey, are you good? Or you look in the mirror and realize you have dark circles under your eyes lol. For me, I've mainly been feeling stressed with work lately, which has been causing some burn out. I need a break, that simple. Luckily Holiday Break is coming up soon. But in general, I've been thinking of ways to catch burn out and stress as it is rearing its ugly head, and maybe in doing so I can try to work through it before it's full blown! Worth a shot, right? Here are the Signs of Burn Out: You're not taking care of your basic needs. You're snoozing the alarm more than usual. You're exhausted, all the time. Your to-do list makes you feel overwhelmed. Nothing ...

I know I'm not the only one who has struggled with saying "NO" at times. This was actually something I actively worked in this year and I feel that I've gotten a lot better but even so, it still can be hard to say not without feeling guilty. I realized I struggle with this over a year ago. I had constant back-to-back lunches and dinners, etc. scheduled with friends and family. Everything was so close together, I was struggling with having time to myself to regroup. Finally, when things slowed down, I realized just how exhausted I was. Also, I realized all of the money I used from constantly having outings so close together. It was then that it clicked; I could've said no . I could've easily say "hey, this month I am booked but maybe next month". Why didn't I do that? Guilt. I felt like I was being anti-social or letting people down who clearly wanted to hang out with me. But you know, that wasn't fair to me. I've said this before, b...

After a two week break, I'm back! Can you believe that it's already December? Where did the year go? I've been seeing quotes all over Instagram saying "May this last month of the year be your best one yet" . I thought about it and there is some validity to that statement. This is the last month of the year and we should make it a good one, right?! But how do we make December our best month? How do we finish the year out strong? In my usual fashion, I thought of a few things that I plan to do to make December 2019 a great closing to the year... I plan to wrap up as many projects and lose ends as I can. I want to go into 2020 with a blank slate, which will leave me open to new projects and goals to focus on. For example, I'm currently working on three knitting projects. Yes ...three. I'm hoping to get those done before the year is over.  I hope to get organized before going into the New Year. In general, I'm an organized person by nature but I do h...

Wow! We are literally heading into a new decade. How weird is that? For memory sake, I've been thinking about all the BIG MOMENTS I've had in the 2010's. Since I've been all about simple joys, I thought it would be cool to do a post on those moments so I can have something to look back on in another decade. Here goes nothing...  In 2010, I graduated from High School. This was my first big moment of 2010. I remember being so excited to graduate high school and start college! It was also exciting to be a Senior in High School, to rule the school haha. Senior Year was definitely my best year of High School for many reasons. I had a great set of friends during this time of my life, I finally felt like I was coming into my own, I was in a new relationship, I had stood up to my bullies after years of shit from them and the future was so bright. I couldn't wait to leave High School behind and start a new. I can't believe so much time as passed! I left that place an...