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What I Want My Life To Look Like In 2017

January 5, 2017

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As I am staring 2017 straight in the face I’m really not sure what it will hold or what I will bring to it. I feel like I am at such a crossroads  in my life. I can see what I want it to look like, I’m just not sure how to get there, or maybe how best to get there. There is a part of me that just wants to run off to an island, totally isolated, not worrying about all the trivial things that sometimes preoccupy so much of my mind. Would that work, would all my troubles disappear…probably not, but it’s a nice thought sometimes. So what can I do…

A Year of Simple Living

I do know that I want to structure my life in a way where I actually enjoy whatever it is that I am doing. I want to be present and focused. I want to develop a habit of staying in the moment. I want to wake up every morning and feel grateful for another day.

I want to look whoever I am talking to in the eye and give them my full attention instead of worrying about all the other things I “need” to be doing. I don’t want to be thinking about how I am going to answer them, I want to just listen. How nice would that be?

I want to focus on single-tasking instead of multi-tasking. Multi-tasking leads to stress, it divides our focus and causes us to lose the ability to live in the moment.

I want to appreciate nature. I want to look at the sky, watch the squirrel look for a nut it buried last month. Stop and listen to the wind, feel it on my skin.

I want to slow down and savor my food, you know actually sit down and eat it instead of standing at the counter cleaning up the dishes while I’m trying to eat my lunch. I want to taste it, really taste it. I want to be mindful of my food, where and how I am eating it. 

I want to live a better quality of life with less stress. Life can be so much more than just getting through another day. Life can be an amazing adventure.

I think this quote by Abraham Lincoln sums it up best. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

Thanks Amanda for letting me think out loud.

 

 

Filed Under: Mindful Intentions, Minimalism Tagged With: intentional living, mindful intention, mindful living, mindfulness, simple living

January Goals

December 28, 2016

Hey guys, I’m back to talk about what my goals are for January and to take a look and see how I did with the goals I set for myself for the month of December. I’m hoping this will be a way to help keep myself accountable for some small and big improvements in my life.

January Goals

In December I wanted to….

Keep posting on the blog twice a week. This I have done or at least I will have done once I do my last post for this week.

Read 2 books I read one book. Scrappy Little Nobody, Anna Kendrick’s memoir and it is fantastic!

Plan a weekend trip for just Jim and I, or at the very least a date night No weekend trip for just Jim and I but we did have a date night and a date day 🙂

Pack minimally for an overnight trip Yay! I might be most proud of this! I packed all of mine and Jim’s stuff in one carry on suitcase! 

Plan our New Year’s Eve Party Done! and I can’t wait for Saturday night!

Practice not looking at my phone when I first get up in the mornings. I’ve done so so with this. Some mornings I’ve not looked at it and others I have.

Continue to say NO to things that do not make me happy or add value to my life. Check, this I have done!

In January I want to …..

Meditate 3 minutes a day.

Read 2 books.

Decide what direction I will take the blog in.

Treat myself with kindness.

Paint the living room.

Start our 3 month spending ban.

 

Filed Under: Mindful Intentions

Inspiring Reads

December 5, 2016

These are some of the wonderful articles that I have enjoyed reading last week and I wanted to share them with you. So relax, pour yourself  some coldbrew or a cup of hot tea and get to reading! 

inspiring reads

The Elegant Art of Not Giving a Shit

Simple Reminders For The Holiday Season

All The Things You Don’t Need For A Perfect Holiday

How Simplicity of Heart Brings Freedom

Ease

The Mental Habit of Feeling Rushed & Overwhelmed

 

 

 

Filed Under: Mindful Intentions, Minimalism Tagged With: inspiring reads, intentional living, intentional reading, minimalism, minimalist

December Goals

November 28, 2016

I have always been a very goal oriented person and had the idea to do a monthly post to help keep me accountable. I have no idea if this will interest anyone else but I think it will be great for me so I’m doing it! I also plan to take a look back and see how well I did over the month. 

December Goals

In December I want to: 

Keep posting on the blog twice a week.

Read 2 books

Plan a weekend trip for just Jim and I, or at the very least a date night

Pack minimally for an overnight trip

Plan our New Year’s Eve Party

Practice not looking at my phone when I first get up in the mornings.

Continue to say NO to things that do not make me happy or add value to my life.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Mindful Intentions Tagged With: december goals, goals, mindful intentions

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