Revisiting my 2022 resolutions and setting my 2023 intentions

"Happy New Year! Did you make any New Year's Resolutions?"

I don't know about you but if I had a dollar for every time I heard that this week I'd be on my way to starbies to get a venti pink drink!

That being said, I do think it's worth a revisit to my 2022 resolutions to see what I was able to accomplish and what changes I'd like to make going forward!

My 2022 Resolutions:

1. As soon as Harvest approached I went MIA on here 🙃 So a goal this year is to not do that 🤣 I’m hoping to post at least once a month and that it will give me some accountability.

WIN: For the most part I did keep up posting at least once a month on here. Harvest did have me a little brain dead but I did find my way back so I'm going to take this as a WIN.

2023: Definitely going to keep this as an intention!

    2. Work on our house 😑 We have some house projects that have stalled out once Covid hit and we ran into inflation and chain supply issues. This year I’m hoping we can get some of these projects finished.

WIP: Sometimes our house feels like an uphill battle. We didn't get many projects done as maybe I was hoping but Rome wasn't built overnight

2023: My intention for our house in 2023 is to downsize and declutter AND get some projects done. It's no secret I'm a packrat collector- I blame my dad 🙃 But I'm setting this declutter intention as well as a be more mindful of my purchases. Do I really need it? Or is this an impulse buy?

    3. Work on a healthier lifestyle. This is a double edged sword- both fitness wise and food wise. I am definitely an emotional eater, with a major sweet tooth so I have definitely landed myself in the pandemic 15 club 😵‍💫 I am lucky to have the fitness tools available to me and need   to make a habit of using them! 

    

WIN! And this truly does feel like a win. While it was a little rocky there mid year (hello vacation brain), I ended the year strong. I've really changed my habits and have stayed pretty disciplined. 

2023: This is definitely an intention for 2023. I'm on this road for the long haul! 

    4. Read more! I LOVE a good book but hate having to find “the next one”. I loaded up my bookshelf and am ready to start diving in. 

WIN: I beat this goal into the ground, finishing my year at 53 books! 

2023: I do want to keep up on reading but I'm not sure if I want to set a specific number of books to read this year. I do feel like some books were more rushed towards the end. And some series I devoured and got bored of at the end. I think I'm going to set this intention as "read more- but slow down and enjoy it"!

  5. Make time for hobbies! 

WIP: Unless we're including reading (which sort of could count) I feel like I might have missed the mark on this one a little bit. I definitely have more WIP needlepoint canvases than actual finished canvases.

2023: My intention for this year is to be more... well, intentional, with my time. I want to spend less time on my phone mindlessly scrolling and making better use of my time. I think it's pretty easy to let time slip away that way. 

    6. Go on more hikes and adventures! We’ve got some new friends around here and I can’t wait to hit the trails with them! 

 MISS: So this is sadly a big miss in our book. We did start  off 2022 with a few hikes  but then fell off the bandwagon. Hikes used to be so easy for us with our our late dog. Now they require a little more work and patience with our "new" shelter dogs.

2023: Setting the intention to get back on the trails and train these dogs a little bit each time. **FYI- don't you worry, these dogs are getting daily walks and exercise, just not on the trails quite yet. 

    7. Go on vacay!! Please be kind to us Covid  🙏

WIN: So, so happy we took a proper vacation this year. 

2023: Would absolutely love to get another vacation this year but logistically with a newer dog this might be a little tricky and too big of an ask of grandma and grandpa. We'll see. At the very least I'm totally trying to fit in a girls trip with my bestie in WA!

    8. The rest? Who knows! Let’s just hope 2022 will be a step in a better direction than the past few years!

WIN:  I think we can all breath a sigh of relief that this year was little kinder to us than the previous couple of years!

2023: My intention is to manifest an even better year this year!

Cheers to a New Year and a fresh start!