After some soul-searching, journaling, writing, deleting, stepping away, and re-writing, I have put together a list of… things. Goals? Values? Intentions?
I have my categories, and I know what I like. I am also feeling the urge to “grow” somehow in 2024 but I know my limits. So, no marathons, or certified yoga teacher trainings, or climbing mount Kilimanjaro. But I do want to get to know myself better. And I think a lot of it will come through on this blog and through travel.
So, here they are:
Some intentions are “continue to____” goals. I could have added “continue to serve my students” or “continue with reading to kids every night” or “continue blogging.”
Some things that are different from last year are:
- decreasing (but not eliminating) my coffee intake, replacing it with green tea after my first and only cup.
- adding financial pointers
- adding the 2023 photo book
- adding a habit that I used to have and abandoned: the Golden Hour
- adding one fun thing per month. For Daria. Examples: take myself out to lunch, watch a movie alone, do an overnight trip, see a concert, do a day hike, etc. This one is gonna be difficult since over the years I became a rather boring person that just wants to have tea and read books. Wish me luck with this goal!
Three things I love about myself: reflective, creative, resourceful, organized
Three things I need to let go of: inertia, lack of exercise, unnecessary worry about kids, people and the world at large.
I want to achieve these three things the most: more quality time with T, more fun for myself, travel: with kids and alone
I will dare to do these three things: decrease caffeine, walk for 20 minutes 5 days a week, eat less
I will say no to: eating junk, people pleasing, complaining, and comparing.
My word for 2024 is: CONNECT (to self, others, books, countries, concepts).
How about you? Anything you are aiming for in 2024?
Mom of Children 