A Clean Slate

Happy New Year to you all! Wow! I can not believe that a new year has already come and gone ! A new year can bring so many emotions , For some it can bring a sense of peace knowing that this year could be a fresh new start , a time to recharge and maybe refocus in aspects of your life. For others it can be a bit of a harder time , maybe wondering how your going to get through this year without a loved one or how your going to get the sense of peace with so many over whelming things in life or how will you begin to navigate this years uncharted territory . Each and everyone of us has it different... different hardships / battles, different achievements / accomplishments and no matter how big or how small the thing is we overcome or achieve it can make such a huge impact in your story!

The new year is always such a weird time for myself . I love the ideas of a clean slate , a time to set new goals for myself ( which of course you can do at anytime throughout the year) but It also has a sense of an emptiness feeling for me . Not even so much within myself but you see Christmas which is one of my FAVORITE holidays can bring so much joy. The house is all decorated and feels cozy, driving around seeing everyone's Christmas lights bring little extra twinkle to my eye , a sense of hope , belief and happiness follows it all but when its all gone , the decorations away , the lights are down , the Christmas rush has come and left ... it feels so vacant and empty and bare. It leaves me to have a little bit of sadness inside. But this also brings in an opportunity to feel your home and life with new things and new opportunities ! So grab your favorite blanket , a warm cup of coffee and lets chat about few things that go through my head during this time and some ideas that may help you in the upcoming year!

Home Reset

If your anything like me I am one that likes to reset my home .... meaning I like to bring it fresh and new ! Yes at times that may mean a little at home project or new coat of paint on an accent wall but it can also be something as simple as switching your decor around ! Here is my little piece of advice , if you don't have the means to be able to go and buy new things or buy out the whole home goods store to that's ok!! There is no need to ! When your in the process of taking down and boxing all your Christmas stuff up take this time and place all you have from your everyday home decor and put it in the middle of your living room ... take a look at what all you have and switch it up! Maybe , place it in different spots and areas of your home , switch up what you have on your walls , it's kinda like at home shopping without having to wait for the amazon truck to deliver it! . Something so simple as this that isn't costing you a dime can help you bring a sense of a new freshness to your home without spending a anything!

Plan For A New Year

As I said above everyone of us has something different we want to overcome or work on from the year before . We each have a different goal we need to set for ourselves ... but don't forget no matter how big or how small it is it's a huge accomplishment. Setting goals for the new year and taking strides to reach them can be one of the best feelings ! Take this time today so set realistic goals for yourself ... Whether it’s learning a new skill, traveling to a dream destination, or focusing on personal growth, having a roadmap in place for yourself can help give you that motivation you need to accomplish so much in the new year to come.

Accepting The Future And The Past

For many of us this year will look so much different than what we thought it would be ..... Maybe some may have lost a love one , or maybe a job that you have been at for so many years . Maybe your Past situation has been disrupted or maybe your goal you set for yourself from last New Years went to the waist side . As hard this this can be..... it's ok ... it's ok to have hard times and times of sorrow ... it's ok to not understand and to feel frustrated . It's also ok to feel all of those emotions even through this year to come . As hard as it can be accepting that all these feelings are gonna happen and that is ok to feel that way , it may help you navigate all that you have coming up in the future . Now with that being said I'm not going to sit here and say something better will be dropped into your lap . As much as people want to tell you that .......it's not always true . Maybe it is..... maybe it's not . Maybe losing that job will bring you one you never even thought about or expected . Maybe whatever the hardship you faced this past year , will give you the little push you needed for the upcoming years new goals . Now losing a loved one you , that's never easy, but we can't change that. So even in the hard times think of the memories and the happiness you were blessed to experience with them even if for a short time . Your past experience this year does not have to define the future for this year to come and it doesn't have to mask you from reaching a goal you want to reach this year . So accept the past know , its ok to have hard times and prepare to conquer new mountains this year!

Organize , Organize, Organize

This is what I am gonna work on for myself this year ! Organization have NEVER been my strongest attribute and I have accepted that ! lol So this year that's what I am working on . Which so far has been going well, I have spent the past week working on different ways to organize everything! ! I opened some new accounts so my finances can be more organized between my life expenses/ savings / future and my business expenses . Planned my meal prep for this week and went shopping , purging things out of my home and organizing everything from my draws and cabinets ... to making some home binders with all the info i need in it to stay organized! It's so refreshing to do this and what better time to start than the new year!! Now my advice the best place to look for ideas for this PINTREST! There are so many good ideas on there to help you in any aspect of organizing everything and anything you can think of ! So if your not yet making pinterest boards it's a great time to start! Being organized will help you feel so refreshed and help diminished the new year anxiety you maybe feeling!

Now it's your turn! Time for you to take the day and take this new year to recharge and begin a new chapter of your life story!!! As the very popular quote goes , " A new year is a blank chapter to your life story and YOU are the one that holds the pen to write YOUR story." I hope this New Year brings each and everyone of you a sense of fulfillment, joy and comfort . I hope you accomplish all your goals big an small and you alway remember the amazing person you are ! Now go out there and give this new year your all and show it what your made of!

WELCOME to YOUR new year 2024 .....own it!