I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to say goodbye to December 2021. While we were able to escape for a lovely family vacation, the rest of the month was spent missing all the holiday festivities, weeks of school, and fighting a plethora of bugs that ran through our house. How one person can have 7 bugs in 6 weeks is beyond me but I know it was a nationwide problem and that many of you experienced the same thing. I hope your family is staying healthy!
I have so much motivation going into January with all the things I want to do and accomplish in the new year. It’s so easy to have a fresh start with zero plans on the calendar. From eating better to purging my house of unnecessary items to focusing on overall well-being, I plan to un-clutter and cleanse this January.
I created a calendar for a few items but I find a running to-do list more manageable than a calendar that says you have to do X on Y day. But I’ve included a calendar in case you’re a visual person and need to print and add your goals manually!
I read my list to Eric and he thought it was pretty ambitious. But I think getting off of social media for the majority of the month (my first to-do item) will give me back at least an hour and a half of time each day. I think I can actually do all these things!
So get out a piece of paper or notepad and start creating your list. Here is mine:
January Check List:
Daily:
Gratitude journal: write down three things I’m grateful for before bed.
Drink 64 oz of water.
Weekly:
Meal Plan
Organization Project
Work out 4x
Over the course of the month:
1.Take a month off social media
2. Clean out kitchen pantry & throw away expired items.
3. Clean out the cabinet underneath the sink.
4. Exercise 4 x a week for 45 minutes to an hour
5. Get a massage
6. Clean out laundry room cabinets
7. Purge old kids toys
8. Read a book (see reading list below)
9. Plan a date night
10. Limit shopping to necessary items only
11. Get a facial
12. Try a new healthy recipe
13. Clean out kid closets
14. Take old clothing and toys to Goodwill
15. Organize craft closet
16. Create a 2021 yearbook via Shutterfly
17. Update gallery wall
On my Reading List:
Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez (Beach Read)
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Historical Fiction)
Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly (WWII)
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (Romance)
When the Stars go Dark by Paula McClain (Crime)
The Sound of Glass by Karen White (fiction)
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki (historical fiction)
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (WWII)
Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer (fiction/beach read)
What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand (fiction/beach read)
Alway in December by Emily Stone (fiction)
Razorblade Tears by S.A Cosby (thriller)
Educated by Tara Westover (memoir)
Atomic Habits by James Clear (self-help)
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (thriller)
Are you ready to start fresh and clear your mind this month? Join me in this challenge!
Since I’ll be off of social, you can email me at theautumngirlblog@gmail.com :)
