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March & April 2024 Words: RESET & DOER

If you saw my Instagram post on March 24th, then you saw that my March word was RESET. I had plans come the beginning of March. I was going to do things. I was motivated to do things. I was ready to keep trying to live out my new outlook of slow and intentional living. I think part of why I was so ready and motivated was because February was a busy blur, and I was ready to get back on track.

March started and it was fine. But the second week SUCKED at work. It was so busy and I was so mentally exhausted. Actually, it was the last two days of the second week. Then the third week sucked at work, like the whole week this time. I ended up letting work derail my entire month, I was just so tired and felt like I couldn’t do anything.

To be honest, I am a little annoyed at myself for letting work ruin an entire month for me that I felt motivated for. So I want to learn from it. I was getting pretty good at leaving work at work, but it is a constant practice, and in March I let it bleed into personal time. I will NOT do this again for April. I only get so much personal time, whether that is for me actually personally, or with my family, and I do not want to waste the small time I have thinking about work or even talking about it. I have never been that great at work/life balance, but that is something I want to work on this year.

So March turned from DOER to RESET. It is what I needed. To give myself grace for temporarily losing motivation, and to not feel so disappointed that I didn’t get anything done, or rather couldn’t. I needed time to just rest and reset my mindset. I think if you don’t give yourself that reset time and you just keep pushing, I am sure for some people it works and you can push through, but in this case for myself, I needed it.

Now it is April and I feel ready. I am ready to try again and DO the things I have been planning, and I am excited! April word: DOER. I will be a doer. I will do the things. I will leave work where it belongs. I will do the things at home that bring me joy.

It is quarter TWO of the year people, WE CAN DO IT!

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February 2024 Word: UNBOTHERED

I am a bothered human, and what I mean by that, is I let things bother me. LOTS of things. Not that I do anything about things that bother me, I just stew on them, and then they bother me MORE. Usually it is just silly little things, that really don’t matter, just annoying I guess.

This year I would like to be UNBOTHERED. I have to remind and ask myself, why am I letting myself get upset when it is something that I cannot control, or something that really doesn’t concern me? I so often let myself get worked up for no reason, just because it “bothers” me. Probably also partially because I am type A and like control.

Actually asking myself why I am bothered or telling myself IT. DOES. NOT. MATTER. has really been helping. I have enough to focus on, I don’t need to be concerned with other silly issues. You always hear “Don’t sweat the small stuff”. I remember hearing a book title from my parents when I was young called Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff, and it is All Small Stuff. When you’re younger, everything seems big. But now as an adult, it is easier to deem certain things as “small”.

I want to continue practicing throughout this year, not letting things get to me. Just in the month of January, the few times I have told myself to not worry about something, is already making a difference. I want this practice to become habit. I want to only worry about the things that really matter to ME. I don’t need to waste my energy on things that don’t need my attention, especially since I only have so much energy these days.

So here is to an unbothered year. This alone I feel will make me feel like a brand new person 😅

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January 2024 Word: SIMPLIFY

This year I want to pick a word each month to focus on. A word that falls within my goals for the year. I think having one to focus on each month will serve as a good reminder, and allow me to be more intentional with each goal. I so easily and often overload myself with things I want to do, but that is not how real change happens. It takes time and practice, two things my monthly focus will give me.

For January, I feel the best word to start with is SIMPLIFY. One of my biggest goals this year is to finally be a minimalist, or at least as minimalist as I can be. I want to declutter. I have accumulated so much stuff over the years that I just don’t need, a good portion of which was given to me, so I feel a sense of guilt for no longer wanting it. I am working on getting passed these feelings though. Items in your home should not cause more stress than joy.

I have started the clean out process and feel so motivated by it. Thinking of the end result, an organized house through every room, closet, and cupboard, brings me so much excitement. Not only will getting rid of unneeded/unwanted items be a physical weight gone, but it will also be such a mental weight lifted. With less clutter and items to make a mess with, there will be less stress of having to clean, and find or make up homes for things. Less stress cleaning means more time with my family actually enjoying our house.

It is my intention to have all parts of my house decluttered by the end of January. I think that will be a great set up for the rest of the year. What better way to start than with a fresh and clean house? There will be a lot of trips to the Goodwill and posts on my Poshmark over the next few weeks, but I am ready for it!

Follow along for progress and for next month’s word.

Happy January!

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