Can I still say that 🤔. I realize that I’m a little late on the New Year’s post, and February is almost knocking at the door, but in my defense it’s been a busy 3 months since my last post. I find it to be so hard to restart something once I’ve put it down for a while, and I just couldn’t think of what to write about. This morning as I was mucking about on my new Pinterest board there was a pin that said, “1 hr of doing something is worth more than 10hrs of thinking,” so I immediately closed down that tab and opened up my blog. I figured if I get started typing, something would come to me.
So what came to me…..NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!!! (even though the year isn’t so new anymore.)
Again, I am a bit behind but better late than never 🤷🏽♀️.
This year I decided to make some new resolutions to hopefully help my mental health, along with physical improvements.
My big resolutions this year are:
For my Physical:
I want to be more active, continue working on being more flexible, and reduce/ stop my uncontrollable snacking after 11pm. It’s just difficult because everything tastes better after 11. Seriously, try it.
I want to try and get more sleep. I think I read somewhere that it’s good for you 😂. I just get so much more done when everyone is in bed.
I want to reduce my caffeine and alcohol intake. I love them both but I realize that they may not be loving me back.
I want to dress up more, even when I am not going out… which seldom happens. I want to paint my nails in bright colours and wear bright red lipstick, even when I am just chilling out at home. I shouldn’t need a reason or occasion to get fancy.
For my Mental
I’m gonna try and be more positive. I’m a realist, and can be very pessimistic at times about the probability that something will work out well. This year I am going to look for the bright side of situations, however small that bright side might be, instead of shutting it down as a hopeless lost cause.
I’m going to stop wasting time doing things I don’t enjoy doing just to make others happy. If I don’t feel like going out, I’m not going out. If I don’t feel like cooking, I’m not going to cook….as much (unfortunately I still have small children to feed 😂). Life is too short and it takes me longer to get stuff done. There’s just not enough hours in the day anymore, so I am committed to spend my free time doing things that actually bring me some degree of joy.
I’m going to step out of my comfort zone and try to be more social. I enjoy social activities, but honestly it exhausts me after a while. Interacting with my 6 kids drains my tank, and by the end of the week I need a recharge. This is why I don’t jump at going to additional social gatherings, unlike my husband who is charged by social activity. I cringe every time he mentions going to someone’s house on the weekend, when by that time all I want is to be left alone. My dad used to go fishing alone almost every Sunday and my mother would always comment that she didn’t understand why. I completely understand now; dealing with demanding customers all day, 6 days a week , and then having to deal with 8 kids when he got home at night. Why wouldn’t he opt for the peace, quiet and solitude of the open ocean on his one day off. With all this said, I do still want to make more of an effort. Maybe I will start off by going out to a friend’s place once a month.
Things I want to learn
Social media has been kicking my butt lately. I’m trying to get my apparel business up and running, (check out my Etsy store here,) and its been great, but trying to market via social media. and figuring out how to connect accounts and different social sites has not been easy for me at all. It’s actually been ridiculously hard. So what am I going to do about it? I am resolved to try harder. I’m going to figure it out one way or another and by the end of the year I will be a social media boss (mental resolution one in action, positivity.)
I’m still trying to learn Japanese and I’m determined to be able to hold a fluid conversation with a native Japanese speaker before I die. I figure I still have a good 25 years in me so it’s gonna happen!! Bear in mind, I’ve been trying to learn this language since I was a teenager, so my progress could be considered a little slow, but it’s getting there. A friend of mine told me she learned Spanish by just butchering the language and going for it. She didn’t care if her grammar, or vocabulary was wrong, she just spoke, and eventually it started to make sense. I intend to step out of my comfort zone, forget about getting it right or perfect, and just speak; so if there are any Japanese people out there that want to be my chat buddy, and don’t mind me sounding like a fool in my attempt to get it right, send me a message. 私と話してください。
And thats it!! Those are my resolutions so far, and so far it’s been going well. I feel more energized, less stressed, and more often ready to face the day. 2024 is going to be an awesome year, so I’m wishing everyone happiness, success, and prosperity.
What are some of your resolutions for 2024? Are there things you would like to change, like to improve or like to learn? I would love to know so send me a message.
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