Never have I ever...

We're almost two full month into the new year and I haven't set any resolutions or intentions for this year. Why? If I'm being honest the winter funk has really got me in it's grip this year and I have really fallen into the work-eat-sleep-repeat of life. Even just reflecting on last years resolutions seems like work.

So at the moment my only resolution/intention is to climb out of the funk and find something productive to do on the weekends. Right now I'm in my rot girl era and that is definitely not helping me get out of the winter funk. If my tiktok feed is to be believed, I am not the only one feeling stuck in this depressive cycle.

So what's the plan? Good question, I was hoping you knew 😬

Tentatively, my plan is to make some lists. Ground breaking, I know. 

I've never been an agenda/planner girly but I'm hoping having a physical to do list will help get me off my phone doom scrolling and back in action. 

Now I know for most of us to-do lists aren't particularly fun but here's my TWO list plan of attack. 

List one: home tasks and chores that often get put off until they become overwhelming. Obviously this is not the fun list. The best cleaning in our house happens right before a guest comes over and hopefully a regular list routine will help get to the other house tasks that get pushed to the wayside. Winter/early spring is the best time to get jumpstarted on this because once it warms up we end up having to dedicate A LOT of time to outside yard upkeep. Even as I say this I can see the grass growing out the window 👀

List two: the never have I ever list. This will (hopefully) be the fun list. I'm nearing living almost half of my life in California and half of my life in Illinois. But even after 16 years of being in CA there are still things I haven't done because of what I'll call the tourist complex. The best way I can explain this is that I've been to Disneyland a few times when I was younger and lived in IL and absolutely zero times since I've lived in CA. When you're on vacation you make more of a priority to take in all that's around you. When you live there it falls on your "some day I'll get around to it" list. So my never have I ever list is also my be a tourist in my own town/county/state. There's definitely a financial component to this list, because let's be real anytime we leave the house these days it feels like we're dropping no less that $150. With that in mind, I'm hoping to do at least one "task" from this list each month. At the moment I really only have ideas of things to do for this list but I'm hoping with more research and climbing out of the funk I'll get a good localized list. Start small right? 

First up one my lists...
List one: Besides get ahead on spring cleaning is to start making an effort to down size. I am actually near positive this is a failed resolution I made last year 😬 That being said I'm going to make an effort to start poshmarking and donating things.
List two: The Skunk Train! This is a one of the top tourist things to do in Mendocino Co and I have even seen it grace my FYP touting to have "the most unique bar in California". The next trains leave mid March so I'll have to report back!

Phew! I'm already feeling a little better now that I have an action plan. Now if only I get it to stop raining and gett a little sunshine to top it off...