Everyone always stresses the importance of being *vulnerable* when it comes to blogging and social media. While I’m not really one for oversharing or joining in on a pity party (in real life, or on Instagram), I do think it’s important to recognize that sometimes shit gets real. And in October, shit got real for me.
Done is better than good.
I recently devoured Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear* by Elizabeth Gilbert (like, in 4 hours total) and it got me thinking about this blog, my career, my passions, and what I was choosing to spend my time on. I’m an undeniably curious person, and I love to learn, try and create new things. The wish list in my head of “what I want to try/do/see/experience/start/make/write about/etc.” goes on and on forever, but in most cases, I attach an “I’ll do this someday when I actually have time to dedicate to it” footnote to said list and keep movin’ along.
Well, January 2018, it was nice knowing ya. I feel like I haven’t even had time to THINK about making resolutions, and already this month is gone just like that. But in general, I’m one of those people who is always trying to get the most out of life, especially when it comes to health and wellness. I’ve always been into little tricks to up my self-care game, and I want to continue into the new year. I mean, who DOESN’T want to feel their best all of the time? Answer: no one.
Photo by Studio Magnolia
So I cannot believe that just like that, it’s Fall. It may still be 90 degrees in Florida, but I am STILL pumped for flannels, pumpkin spice everything and all of the basic betch fall things. I literally am drinking a pumpkin beer as I write this post. YUP, no shame. Before we know it, 2017 will be over and we’ll all be confused as to where it went. I thought this would be a good time to regroup and refocus on my goals for the blog (and life in general, but I’ll get to that later).
If there’s one thing that (sort of) alleviates the Sunday Scaries, it’s going to bed knowing you have a full fridge of groceries and a meal plan for the week. Just me? Don’t lie, you know it sounds nice to not have to worry about what you are going to eat on Monday (or Tuesday thru Friday). Meal planning for the week is easy with the right strategy, so I’m here to teach you how to save money, eat healthier and stress less about your meal plan!
If you saw last week’s post, you know that I’m all about results and not so much about resolutions. I feel like resolutions carry a lot of pressure with them and not usually a whole lot of meaning or execution, but working toward results/goals is more of a solid plan. So for my second post under the Resolutions vs. Results series, I give you the most important part: setting your goals and scheduling for success.
So here we are, it’s almost halfway through January and everyone is either in full fledged resolution mode or stressing out about the fact that they haven’t even started. To be honest with you, I’m completely guilty of being in that second category. I have a million ideas swirling around in my head about things I want to improve on, and an overarching goal of making 2017 amazing, yet I haven’t made much headway. BUT, that’s the entire point of this post: determining your goals for 2017 and making an action plan to achieve them.
If you’re anything like me (and 90% of humans) you probably love cheese. I was introduced to the art of the cheese board when I first moved to Austin, TX and little did I know, I would never be the same. My grandmother always gave me cheese and apples as a snack when I was younger, so I was aware of the delicious cheese and fruit combo. But my mind was blown by the full cheese board experience, the sweet and savory combination of cheese with honey, jam, nuts, olives, chocolate… and the list goes on. Let’s just say, if there’s a cheese board on the menu, I’m most likely going to order it. And don’t even get me started on how bad I feel for people who are lactose intolerant.
