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Fresh Start

Fresh Start

Oh don’t we just love the start of a new year?!

The resolutions, the regrets, and the stress to keep those resolutions.

I stopped making resolutions years ago as it is a tradition that really didn’t serve me well. Most of the time they were general resolutions that everyone else has, but I didn’t put a whole lot of thought into WHY I wanted to do these things so my plan to do them wasn’t always successful. Most of my goals that were succesful started later on in the year and they weren’t broadcast to anyone else.

Resolution or not, you can’t help but to think about making changes. I have big ones ,medium ones, and small ones and I’m trying to do them all at once. 

I find the best way to tackle anything is to write it all down. I am a serious note taker and list maker and that process has kept me accountable to reach my goals.

RESET !  REBOOT !  RENEW !

Here are some things that have help me:

WORK AND LIVING

  1. USING A PLANNER

      I absolutely LOVE my planner. I can customize it for me and I get a huge sense of    accomplishment when I can see where I’m headed in the immediate future.

Erin Condren has everything you need to help you plan your life and reach your goals with a Life Planner and make tasks easier to plan and achieve while always at your finger tips.

2. MAKING A ‘TO DO’ LIST

    Again, I’m a serious list maker so a “TO DO” list is the only way I can remember a million things. (You just need to remember to LOOK at your list!)

3. HAVING A PLACE FOR THINGS

    Whether it’s your desk, your bathroom, your kitchen, or the tv room; having a place for things save you time, energy, and stress. 

Take on the one room or area that really bugs you and get it organized. I promise you you will feel like a super hero and a great sense of accomplishment and will help you to move on the other areas of your home and life.

4. GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES GOING

    Find that something that takes a spark and lights it on fire! Learn how to cook better, take up gardening or a new sport. Taking classes on something of interest is a great way to get your feet wet and to see how deep your feelings are for it. Whatever it is that makes you excited when you think about doin it, do it.

At Master Class you can learn classes from professionals who are masters in the world at what they do. Take Cooking Lessons from Thomas Keller or French Pastry Fundamentals with Dominique Ansel creator of the Cronut!


Bluprint has lots of Crafty Classes to get your creativity going from quilting, sewing, and lots more! See where your imagination takes you!

Take your Scrapbooking Art to another level using equipment from Cricut. You’ll create memories for your home with plenty of inspiration on their website.

STYLE AND BEAUTY

5. ORGANIZING MY CLOSETS

     I used to stand in front of my closet forever looking for something to wear only to keep putting my hands on things that are out of season, too small or too big, damaged, or I just keep passing it by or worse can’t find it.

Make this year the year you have the Closet and Pantry of your dreams. You can design a closet that fits you or get Pantry Design Inspiration with Easy Closets!

6. GETTING YOUR SELF TOGETHER 

Do you NEVER have time in the morning to get yourself together and get everyone out the door? Do these things to ease the pain and save some time.

a. Have your makeup sorted for a 5 minute face, or a 15 minute face, and a I have a little more time face. Put these items in their own container or beauty bag. If you know what you CAN do in this time you won’t waste time looking for this or that and you will still look great heading out the door.

a. Lay out your clothes the night before. Shoes included.

HEALTH

7. START MEAL PLANNING

a. Pack your lunch or meals the night before or Meal Plan on your day off including snacks for the kids after school. Label them. You can even put that in your lunch bag in the fridge. Now you can just grab and go.

This my fridge!. Before we left for our holiday vacation, we ate or froze any suspect food that would ruin our new eating efforts when we returned. I then planned the grocery list for a Keto diet for me and a Whole Food Vegan diet for my boyfriend Kai. I was pretty proud of this when I finished. More on these diets with our results, meals, and all the Meal Planning that went with it in the coming weeks!

b. If you are starting a new diet or any additions to your health goals, planning out your meals will help you stay on track and keep you from eating what you don’t want to and will regret later. Start with a few days at a time until you get the hang of it, then move onto a week, then 2 weeks at a time. This will also save you money on food overall and may also help you reach any savings goals!  

Another branch of Meal Planning are Meal Kits. Sun Basket Meal Kits help save time and energy planning and shopping for dinner and delivering it straight to your door. Stay motivated and on track with their Clean Eating Meals.

8. EMOTIONAL CHANGES

Have you ever looked at your life and wondering how and why things around you are making you feel better or for the worse? The things that evoke emotions of happiness, sadness, anger, and frustration may be the first thing you take a look at moving forward to become the best YOU you can be. Try not to skim over these. They may take some time. maybe more than a year to figure out, but opening your mind to do and be something more is your prerogative.

a. Evaluate any friendships or relationships that are not adding something positive in your life.

b.   Why am I not able to move past bad habits?

c.   Stop and think how things, people, or situations make you feel and how it effects other things and decisions in your life. You may be surprised at what you find.

I think we all want to strive to be better in our lives. Sometimes just learning how to make better scrambled eggs is all the push we need to move forward with everything else.

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