Hey guys! Happy Wednesday! Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and loved ones. I always love the time between Christmas and New Year’s, whether you are off for a break or working, it’s always a nice time to relax, catch your breath and take some extra time to reflect on the year.
I wanted to take some time to reflect on the past year and my resolutions. For a quick recap, you can read my post here about my 2021 Resolutions. My word of the year was intentional. I wanted to be more intentional with my time with friends and family and more intentional with the things I put time and energy in. I wrote it on a post-it note in my planner and moved it from month to month as a reminder for myself. Overall, I think I did pretty well with focusing on family and friends when I spent time with them. I also prioritized what things I did during my free time too.
My first of three resolutions for this year was to be more intentional with family and friends. I found myself doing a lot of multi-tasking and wanted to be more focused on one thing at a time. I did well with spending time with family and a lot of this had to do with my new work schedule. I now get to spend a lot more time with family and do my best to put the phone down and be present, but there’s always room for improvement.
My second resolution was less screen time. I did well by setting up times on my phone to have my phone shut off to focus on work or housework. But there were times that I was tired by the end of the day and just aimlessly scrolled, not the best use of time, but sometimes you need a brain break. That will continue to be something I work on in the new year.
My third resolution was to be more consistent with friends. I definitely made more time for friends by setting up times to do things with friends. The pandemic put a halt to a lot of social activities so by really setting aside time for friends, I was able to maintain my friendships I hold dear to my heart. For example, I started the year out with my virtual book club with my high school friends, Maddie and Ryan. I also set up time for monthly facetime dates with friends (more on that on a post in the new year).
Stay tuned for my goals for 2022 next week!
Now, for a quick year in review. I had a lot of high hopes for 2021 and a lot of them came to fruition.
I was able to spend lots of time with friends, either in person or via facetime or zoom.
I also got in a lots of day trips to new places for hiking and walking, from State Parks, to National Parks, new trails and old spots.
I also tried new things like ice skating and have loved it. I went three times in the past three weeks.
I got to travel with my family and get some great one on one time with loved ones.
I got a chance to stand by one of my best friend’s side as she got married.
I got lots of fall walks in and got to celebrate the start of the holiday season.
The best part of the year was getting my Covid-19 vaccine.
Work has been busy this year, but I’m so lucky with all the opportunties I’ve been given and all the things I’ve learned along the way.
I’m so lucky to have a loving family and supportive friends along for the ride too.
What a year 2021 was….2022…let’s do this!
