Happy New Year friends! I don’t know about you but I can’t believe it’s already a new year, how did this happen?! I hope you all enjoyed this holiday season and got to create some new wonderful memories.
The new year and also just the month of January in general tends to cause me to fall into a post-holiday depression. I feel overwhelmed with the pressure to create goals and start new, but at the same time I enjoy the ability to hit refresh and try to find new motivation.
Every new year I tend to set a bunch of unrealistic and very specific goals for myself and then forget about them after a few weeks because they weren’t possible to reach. Then I end up getting upset and feeling like a failure for not meeting them, but in reality I almost set myself up for failure without realizing I was doing it. Lately I’ve been trying to be more patient with myself, especially while currently feeling a bit down right now, so I decided to approach this new year a little differently when it comes to setting a goal for the year. Instead of setting a bunch of goals that aren’t really attainable for me at this point in time, I’ve decided to set just one overall main goal that can be made up by smaller goals along the way.
So this is my goal for 2018:
To be a healthier version of myself both mentally and physically.
This is a goal that I can turn into different things throughout the year as I grow and change. To start off the year it’s going to be baby steps for me and then evolve as I become more capable of things. Like I said, I’m finding myself in a post-holiday blues because between the letdown after the holidays, my birthday reminding me I’m a year older, and the new year reminding me that I’m not where I thought I would be at this point in time, I really needed to set a goal that was realistic and already something I wanted to work on.
How are you all feeling about this new year? Are you pro resolutions or don’t set any? If you do make resolutions what are some of yours? I would love to hear your opinion on resolutions and the new year in the comments below or on my social media. I hope 2018 is off to a great start for you all and I’m looking forward to sharing new content with you this year!
Until next time. 💜