We are now 6 days into the New Year. Some of us are giving it all we have got and some of us are holding on by a thread. The last 6 days have had some highs and lows for me but nothing earth shattering. I did have a moment or an hour where my car wouldn’t start and having the most trouble connecting with AAA that I’ve ever experienced in my life, I finally walked over to a stranger who didn’t look like a serial killer (I had been checking people out for awhile, quietly judging who I thought could jump my car or not, and then this man pulled in with family in tow, just at the moment I had given up) and kindly asked if he knew how to jump a car. He did and I was ever so thankful. This day followed getting my ankle slammed in the door of our F150 outside of Petco when a big gust of wind came before I was fully in said vehicle. I howled, I cried, I am still a little sore, BUT I am not broken, and I am thankful that I went to the gym first!

Today I thought I’d share with you my New Year of More and Less 2025. These are two lists I began the practice of writing in 2024, not with any particular goals in mind but rather to be mindful of what I am letting into my life and what I would like to let go of. Of course looking at these things definitely begs the question, what will you do with this and how will you accomplish these things? Again, for me, this is about being mindful and intentional. When I want to have more family time, I need to be intentional, pick an activity and put it on the calendar. I want to be more organized so I made myself a cleaning schedule. and a time to de-clutter. I also want less stress and worry, I’m open to suggestions on how to work on those! Anything can happen on any given day that is out of our control, a car not starting, an injury, etc, but I am going to choose on this day to trust all things to God and to work on being the person that He wants me to be this year. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Galatians 5:22

More…

Books, laughter, traveling, family time, writing, movement, time management, joy, volunteering, crafts, living in the moment, date nights, time with friends, good sleep, rest, organization, patience, self control, self care, peace, love, gratitude, prayer, contentment.

Less…

Screen time, fear, debts, stress, time wasted, worry, clutter, judgement, busyness, selfishness, junk food, arguing.