2024 New Year's Intentions

I've never been one for New Year's. I've never set a resolution or created a long list of annual to-dos. I haven't set lofty goals that I feel pressured to reach in just 12 months. Because in reality, it's just another day. I'll still wake up January 2nd in my home with my husband. There will be animals to feed and stalls to clean and meals to cook. Dishes to wash and laundry to fold. I'll go to work and I'll come home.

This year feels a little different. While I still don't truly believe in setting resolutions or strict goals, I do feel that an appropriate word to meditate on this year is "consistency."

I'll be focusing on consistency in a way that helps me feel more like me. In a way that helps me stay grounded and less scattered. This isn't about being consistent about the "have to dos" like cooking and laundry. It's not a house cleaning schedule. This is consistency in caring for myself and doing things I truly love. For me this looks like riding, exercising, getting in the garden, reading, and spending quality time with my husband and friends. I want to focus on appreciating the things that bring me peace, like taking my time to cook dinner or make a yummy dessert for no reason. It might be building new things, finishing DIY projects, or finishing books in my to-be-read pile. I want to consistently make space in my life for my actual life. I no longer want to just be in a frantic go to work and come home cycle.

As I move through this season with intention and careful attention to consistency, I hope to notice a slower pace. I hope to feel less fragmented and grow into a more whole version of myself.

If this feels like something you need to, I hope you'll consider this an invitation to slow down with me and notice what makes you feel like you.