A big year of little changes in 2025

  If you have read any of my previous New Year's posts, you know that I don't make New Year's Resolutions anymore because, for me, THEY DON'T WORK. I rely on what I call my New Year's plan. In the past, I have tended to make big plans and commitments. But all too quickly, even these begin to seem difficult to keep up with. Nothing feels more like failing than trying something for 3 days in a row only to decide it's way too much. This year, I'm all about making lots of little... Continue reading

Self-care in the New Year

  The title of this post may sound suspiciously like it's leading up to a New Year's Resolution, but it's not. Also known as, "The main things I plan to change next year but am not going to," resolutions are made to be broken. All my self-made promises of regimented workout routines, valiant housekeeping practices, and inspired money management programs were lovely suggestions that passed on by like dry leaves caught in the wind. Instead, I like to make a New Year's plan, and that... Continue reading