Well, where did January go? In one respect January flew by, in another I cannot believe that it has only been a month since we were celebrating Christmas. It seems so long ago and Christmas 2022 seems so far away.
What worked for me this month?
What did not work for me?
Overall I am really happy with how January was for me. Certainly better than some years, maybe I am getting a handle on this adulting thing lol.
I am simply writing my thoughts here so that I can look back over the months and tweak and improve where I need to and be proud of what I achieved as well.
What worked for me this month?
- CHRISTMAS
- I was very aware of the post Christmas Blues which I seem to suffer from more as the years move on. The first thing I did was to pack away all of Christmas very early, it was all packed away by December 27th. This meant that the house was back to normal very quickly and I had the rest of my holiday time to do other things before returning to work on January 5th. This worked for me and I have made a note in my diary to do the same this year.
- Christmas was one of the best that I can remember, it was so relaxed and stress free, I have made lots and lots of notes in my planner.
- To get a jump start I took advantage of the online sales that happened straight after Christmas. I did my first online order on Boxing Day and made several orders throughout January. Kept the Christmas feeling alive.
- I tidied all the gift closet, organised it well and got prepared for a great year leading up to Christmas 2022.
- Revisiting HGP. I revisited the 4 main areas of our home and did a revised HGP in each one. Bathroom, Bedroom, Kitchen and Loungeroom. One a week for the 4 weeks in January.
- PERSONALLY
- This year I would like to try to connect with those who mean a lot to me more. We got together as a family several times through the month. NYE was the first get together of the year. We also had a picnic by the lake, dinner with DH sister, an Australia Day BBQ and birthday coffee and cake. This was all lovely.
- I am back to some sort of routine here at home, it took me a week or two to find the rhythm again but think I am now back on track with my 5 a week chores and the general housework/planning/organisation.
- Work. I am still not 100% comfortable at work but have told myself that it somewhat pays the bills and I am privileged to be working. I will try my hardest when I am there.
What did not work for me?
- Weight control/exercise/diet. I really fell off the wagon in December and January. With Christmas/NY and many other celebrations in January and the fact that we were not eating as well as we should and were snacking more the weight has crept on a little. Not enough that I cannot pull it back but enough that I am worried. The motivation of DD wedding is now gone and I need to find a new motivation to keep me going. I always feared that this would happen so now I just need to get to it and make it a priority.
- NYE. It was a lovely evening but I did not plan it too well. Besides dinner I had not planned any dessert, snacks or activities. The evening dragged a little and DB who had worked that day left early. So what was meant to be a night of 'celebration' was not. I have given it a bit of thought and will try and be a bit more organised this year.
Overall I am really happy with how January was for me. Certainly better than some years, maybe I am getting a handle on this adulting thing lol.
I am simply writing my thoughts here so that I can look back over the months and tweak and improve where I need to and be proud of what I achieved as well.
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