As 2024 comes to a close and we get ready to close the chapter on this year and open a brand new chapter for 2025 – I have to ask you – “Do you make New Year Resolutions?”<\/p>\n
If so – what are they?\u00a0 And do you have trouble keeping those resolutions?\u00a0 I know I do.\u00a0 I always start out with so much excitement for what’s to come.\u00a0 Eager.\u00a0 Ready to make changes big and small.\u00a0 It’s why I\u00a0love this time of year – the “in between” holidays.\u00a0 Excitement builds for what’s to come in the new year.\u00a0 We reflect and look back on the year gone by.\u00a0 There’s usually a mix of good and bad, happy and sad.\u00a0\u00a0We had lots of change in our house this year with kids leaving home.\u00a0 Didn’t expect it to be at the same time -(gasp) so that was an adjustment.\u00a0 I’ve learned that I’m not very good at letting go of my kids.\u00a0 Letting go is hard on the heart.\u00a0 I already let go of one – and as much as I’m thrilled he’s doing well and living a life he loves – it’s still hard. Especially when the holidays roll around.<\/p>\n
I’ve been inconsistent with my health and fitness and I want to do better in 2025 without pushing myself.\u00a0 I’ve been learning alot about hormones and perimenopause and menopause and how we have to adjust to the changes.\u00a0 Rest is encouraged.\u00a0 So is making peace with the past.<\/p>\n
I want more time for the things I love to do – more reading (books and NOT social media posts – lol).\u00a0 I would love to make it through January without Facebook or social media.\u00a0 I realize I spend way too much time on it.\u00a0 I want more face to face conversations and less writing on someone’s “wall”.\u00a0 I want more walking in the great outdoors and hitting that 10,000 steps daily goal.<\/p>\n
I also want to be more organized with my time (which might be helped by the avoiding social media, it really is such a time waster sometimes).\u00a0 I even bought myself a fancy new Happy Planner to help me get started.\u00a0 I love colouring and stickers, and journaling.\u00a0 It all comes together in a Happy Planner.<\/p>\n
And scrapbooking!\u00a0 I love to scrapbook.\u00a0 I have a space at home dedicated to crafting and I really want to make time for that in 2025 so I can document memories.\u00a0 There is something about scrapbooking that I just love.\u00a0 Cutting and pasting, colouring, and stickers.\u00a0 All coming together to tell a story.<\/p>\n
What are you goals for yourself for 2025?\u00a0 I would love to hear what you have planned.\u00a0 Maybe we can do a group together and help each other through it.<\/p>\n
Reach out to me and let’s keep each other accountable – cbuchanan@blackburnmedia.ca<\/a><\/p>\n