I bought my new planner the other week, which I look forward to every year. I always geeked out on school supplies growing up, but since I am not in school anymore, I don’t get to do an annual office supply run, but I can get my yearly planner :)
Finding the “right” planner for you
This has been a struggle for years for me. Do you have this same problem? Well, over the past couple of years I have settled on the Happy Planner (I get no affiliate marketing for this, but I wanted to give a shoutout to this planner.)
I love it for so many reasons!
There are so many cover and page options, with gorgeous choices. I love anything floral, so I get my floral fix. Of course, they have other options if floral is not your thing :)
Each month has a place for monthly goals, notes, and important dates and usually a motivational quote which I find to be a helpful reminder.
The weekly review is great and they have a few different options to meet different needs. The one I got this year I love because it has a weekly meal plan area, errands to run for the week, and a “things to buy” area.
I also enjoy that there are multiple inserts and stickers you can get to go along with the planner. I just got the budget insert and I am hoping this is helpful for me as my goal this year is better money management.
Not beating yourself up
I was going through my 2019 planner to write down anything important I needed to carry over for the new year. I became discouraged when I looked at my monthly goals from the beginning of last year and some of them were never accomplished or were not met until the fall. I just continued to push back my goals, afraid of taking action, and really what I realized is when I look back, I was afraid of failing. My initial thoughts were to give myself a hard time for not meeting my goals and telling myself I was a failure. But, after some reflection, I started to think about all the positives from 2019 and the goals I did accomplish, really trying to not let the negative self-talk get the best of me.
Focusing on the positive
Giving myself grace was key. I started my practice, I changed jobs to have more time with my family and kids (getting to spend 4 days a week with them has been wonderful, especially over the summer), and moving to a location we love.
Looking ahead for 2020
As mentioned above, I do want to focus more on money management and build my savings. I am considering resources from Dave Ramsey to help get my personal finances in order. I also want to put myself out there more on social media, build on in person connections, and not let anxious thoughts get in the way of taking action.
These are my goals for this year. What are yours?
We are all human and have successes and sometimes failures. Life has its natural ebbs and flows. We don’t have to go through this journey alone.
If one of your goals was focusing on your self-care. You can read that post here Creating your self care plan
If you feel your anxiety is getting in the way of your daily living and feel overwhelmed by work, family, household, kids, etc. have you considered counseling?
Call 970-795-2100 or send me a message contact for your free consult to start feeling better and find joy again.
Much care,
Alison