TBH I’m not a huge resolutions gal.. I am pretty interested in personal development and goal setting year round, so I don’t usually feel the need to make a bunch of changes in the new year. Of course, I am thinking about things I’d like to accomplish or work on this year. I’ve spent the past few weeks thinking through my desires for 2022, and put together a list of intentions for the year:
- Recommit to my daily habits. I have a few things I try and stick to every day: devotional/prayer/time with Jesus, drink 100oz of water, move my body – even if I don’t work out, go on a walk. I’m typically pretty good at this, but as with most things, they faltered a bit during the holidays, ha. Especially the moving your body part.. I usually work out 5 days a week and go on a walk the other days, but I get bad with the walks in the winter.
- Nourish my body. Obviously I love food 😉 To be completely honest, I gained weight during the pandemic that hasn’t really left. The number on the scale doesn’t necessarily bother me, but I am just not comfortable in my body and don’t feel good. I’ve always been about balance and enjoying all foods, but I found myself over compensating on some foods that just don’t make me feel good. I’m currently using Noom to track what I’m eating and really like it. I know that tracking can be triggering and unhealthy for some people, but I’m someone who needs the structure. I’ve always had a pretty healthy body image and relationship with food and just want to get back to that point!
- Use the nice things. I’m one of those people who feels the need to save the “nice” things for a “special occasion”. I was organizing drawers the other day and thinking about how much space all this stuff is taking up, so I may as well use it! So I’m using the fancy face masks and beauty products, cooking with the nice olive oil, and eating the special chocolates 🙂
- Get our house in order and keep it that way. I am by no ways a tidy person. It just doesn’t come to me naturally. I end up with my clothes all over the floor, unpacked suitcases, dumping stuff on the bench as soon as I walk in the door… which results in me driving myself crazy every few weeks and doing a big clean up. I’ve spent the past few weekends cleaning out closets, drawers and cabinets trying to get things really organized so that it’s easier to keep them that way. It’s probably wishful thinking, but I have found myself starting to leave clothes on the floor and forcing myself to put them up right then. IDK why that 20 seconds of hanging up pants seems like such a pain!!
- Get blog admin ~ish~ together. I am a one woman show y’all. I work full time and run the blog on nights and weekends, so the administrative stuff is the last thing on my priority list. I really need to hire someone part time to help with this kind of stuff, but I can’t even manage to get it all together to figure out what I need. I am going to spend an afternoon in the next few weeks looking at it and get a plan going.
- Recommit to my skincare routine. I got a little lazy at the end of the year and didn’t stay on top of it like I usually do. I’ve already gotten better at this partially due to the next bullet…
- More little moments of selfcare. I’m not the best at selfcare mostly because I get busy and tell myself I don’t have time. I want to find little ways to introduce self care in my day to day routine. I’ve been doing more facemasks while I shower or I will put a sheet mask on while doing household tasks. I’ve been loving this guac star mask while taking a bath, I keep it in the fridge so it’s nice and refreshing. I also love Tula Claydate for wearing around the house. It’s so easy to put on since it is a stick. Use code LEXEATS for 15% off. Outside of skincare, I’ve been making myself a cup of chamomile tea before bed as a little relaxing treat. Sometimes I’ll read instead of scrolling on my phone in bed (really want to be better at this one). And mostly I’ve just been giving myself more grace to not have to be productive all the time.
- Be a better texter. This sounds so silly, but anyone who knows me personally knows how much I suck at texting. It doesn’t make sense because I’m on my phone all the time. I think that’s actually why it’s hard for me, because I’m constantly emailing all day for work and dealing with tons of DMs on Instagram. I’m also just really busy and do the thing where I glance at a text and respond in my head and forget to do it in real life. I feel really guilty about it and truly want to try and be better. I saw someone post on Instagram that they have a set time each week where they catch up on all their texts. I may try and do that on Sunday nights and see how that works out!
- Make a business plan for gift baskets. If you’re new around here, I also curate gift baskets and boxes (I ship!) featuring local food and goods made in Kentucky. I started it around the holidays in 2020 and have really enjoyed it, but as I’m trying to scale (or decide if I want to scale) I’m learning how hard it is to have an inventory-based business, especially inventory that expires. I have a meeting set with a small business consultant to help me make a business plan, and I’d like to take some time this year evaluating if gift baskets make sense long term for my business.
- Pursue my faith in all facets of my life. I saved this one for last because it’s the hardest to put into words. My faith is the most important thing in my life, but I let it fall short on my priorities list often. Like I said earlier, I’m interested in personal development and I’m typically always looking for the new business/self development book or podcast or practice. Over the past few weeks as everyone is talking about resolutions etc., I’ve found myself going back to this idea. What if this year everytime I wanted to read a self help book, or manifest something, or do a goal setting practice, I just took those desires to God. I don’t know if that makes sense, but I kinda feel like I’ve spent years trying to figure out His plan for me by doing a lot of “work” when He just wants me to spend time with Him. I started this devotional in the new year and I’m really liking it.
So that’s where I’m at, friends! Just a reminder, you do not need to have resolutions or a new year plan or goals or intentions. I’m still walking pretty cautiously into the year and giving myself time to rest and recuperate and get inspired 🙂 If there’s anything you want to see on Lex Eats in the new year please comment below!
Biscuits & blessings,
Leels
