reaching realistic goals in the new year – 2021

What a joy it has been to enjoy myself these past few weeks to prepare for this year. Usually around this time I am rushing to get things done and for the first time in a very long time I’m at peace with where I’m at. These past few weeks I’ve reflected on things I could do better this year.

I’ve kept a list in my head of all the things I want to focus on this year. The biggest thing I’ve been reminding myself is that I have to give myself some grace for whatever is thrown my way. My list is lengthy, yet realistic for my life. Nothing overlaps that will cause stress and making this change from prior years has already done so much for me.

slow down – I’ve looked at this past year a little as a blessing for me to realize that I have to got to slow down and stop being in such a rush for things. I didn’t realize how fast pace I was living until I had no choice but to slow down.

look at things from the glass half full – I don’t consider myself a negative person but I have noticed that when things aren’t particularly 100% in my favor I get a little moody. There’s always a plus in any situation I find myself in. Very doable!

be more resourceful – Kyler and I made this one together. We’re incredibly crafty and talented people and we have both agreed on trying to incorporate this more into our every day life. I’m trying real hard to incorporate this in kitchen and Kyler wants to focus more on our home.

organize my life – Getting a filing cabinet this past year was a big adult move….and there is absolutely nothing in it. I should probably put all the important things in there haha.

be more in the moment with my babies – I feel awful putting this down because I am so present in their lives but they are getting so big on me!! I feel like I’m missing every moment in-between the moments. I don’t want them growing up.

date my husband – I can count the number of dates we’ve gone on in the last three years and it’s way under ten. It’s sad. We made a big point to learn one another’s love language and it’s been life changing. It’s been a little more challenging getting away this past year and this has helped so much (even with having to have the girls present).

reach financial goals – I shared in stories a little bit ago that Kyler and I don’t share our accounts and keep our money separate. We’ve had the big sit down talk about combining everything and we have goals we each want to reach individually before we do things together. It’s what works for us and it’s been really awesome to see the other person reach them. I don’t ever plan on going in depth on that but I have no problem sharing small goals we have. 1) Saving every single $1 bill that crosses our path. It’s just like saving spare change and we’ll buy ourselves something nice next year! 2) Have Christmas spending and our car tags saved up. Our car tags always sneak up on us and we have really underestimated our Christmas spending these last few years. 3) Budget our extra spending a little better. I feel like everyone makes this a goal. Sometimes I buy a lot and I could totally cut that down.

have fun with blogging – I started blogging as a hobby and it was so much fun. It’s still just as fun for me. I tend to get really stressed and worked up and I feel like that has really hurt me both growth wise and income wise. So, I vow to keep things fun and more me! 🙂

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