January | Goal Getter

Last year I was out of control. I’m ashamed to admit that but I was and I want to change it. That’s what matters right? My goal this year is to simply my life. I want to rid my life of the extra bullshit that I made myself believe that I need. I went through an entire year of simplifying my life and somehow in 2018 I reverted back to my old bad habits . It sucks having to back track but I’m attempting to make my year better to pave the way to a better simpler life.  

1.        Save more money and no excessive shopping.   This is the year that Haidyn is out of daycare and I can’t tell you how excited I am to save this money. I want more babies, but this hefty tuition stops me. Don’t get me wrong it’s absolutely worth the money but man does it suck to pay that. That’s more than our mortgage! I’m also ridding us of all unnecessary subscriptions and spending. I want to save as much money this year and see what a difference it makes in our life.  I love shopping and it’s bad when I have a little sidekick to back me up on it. I don’t need more clothes, lipstick, more stuff for the house and etc. I’m cutting off all that mindless shopping. You know that kind of shopping? The Target dollar bin shopping! The kind of shopping you don when you’re bored  and then never use what you’re buying so it collects dust.  I also want to try to find everything at thrift stores, garage sales and etc. I want to repurpose more than I want to buy new.

2.        No eating out and less processed food.  I want to cook as much as possible at home. This is just another unnecessary cost when I Costco shop like we’re going to go through an apocalypse every two week. We have more than enough food it’s now just a matter of planning the food we will be eating through the week . I’m trying to buy better quality food even if that means that groceries will be a little more expensive. I want to make sure that we’re eating the best quality food possible. You are what you eat after all.

3.            Workout with a purpose .  Working out keeps me sane. It’s become my safe place but I want to make sure that when I work out I’m actually enjoying it and not just working out because I “HAVE TO”. I want to also incorporate more yoga into my weeks. My goal is to do yoga 1-2 times a week so that I can relax and stretch. Last year, I lost my drive to workout because I just didn’t care and I don’t want to be that way.  I also love that Haidyn loves to workout with me now! She will out on her sneaker and shorts just to work out with me.

4.         Stick to a cleaning ritual.   Have you watched Tidying Up on Netflix or read the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo? If you haven’t YOU NEED TO. It will make you want to organize and declutter your entire life.  In a week after watching one episode I folded all my clothes correctly the Marie Kondo way. Cleaning up and staying on top of it all was never a priority unfortunately. The house was clean but never organized and that made everything so stressful.  I want to stay organized and stay clean this year. I’m making a point to clean up a little every single day and then do a mass clean every Sunday.

5.        Dress better .  I went through a phase where I wore my mom’s clothes on the daily. I was ashamed of my body  and that was so terrible for my self-esteem. Nothing I wore fit me physically and style wise. Everything was so big and not my style. I’ve been working on my own style and stepping out of my comfort zone to dress better. I never want to feel crappy all because of my clothes ever again.

6.        Say thank you more.  This is something I want to work on  even with thanking myself for the things I do. Sometimes, I get caught up in the day to day and never stop to say thank you. I want to change this in myself and stop to say thank you because why the hell not? This is an affirmation that everyone deserves a little more of.