A Time for 2024

It is the 3rd year that I have used the piece of cardboard that comes with my new calendar to write down what I want my goals to be for the year ahead. I think it is a fun way to reuse something that would otherwise be seen as trash/ recycling.

I did not meet all of my 2023 goals, but I did a lot that was not included on my list. I really had no idea what to expect during 2023, and I know that 2024 will be filled with unexpected things, too. I wanted to work off of the idea of continuing as I wrote about in my last post. Even so, it is good to reflect on what has happened over the year, what is working, and what could be better. Below are a handful of things for each one. I hope you take some time to reflect on what your answers are, too.

My favorite things from 2023:

• Sister trip to NYC
• My lyrical group got their first judges award
• Solos and Duets placed in the overalls – they didn’t expect the wins
• Had a smooth transition switching day jobs at the end of August
• Got my passport and booked my flights for my first trip overseas!

What I have been working on doing each week:

• Going for a walk once a week/ having time to exercise for me outside of teaching dance
• Cooking more- feeling more confident with my choices of what to cook
• Journaling
• Spending one weekend morning with a cup of coffee and a book
• Prioritizing resting over doing chores at home

What I know I need to be better at:

• Getting back to going to church or watching online every Sunday
• Reaching out to friends during my free time
• Reading before bed instead of watching a show

Cheers to a new year with new thoughts, new travels, and new perspectives.

12 new chapters. 366 new chances this year. (It’s leap year!)

“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” – Anne Frank

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV

Below are the books I have read and am reading in the crossover of the new year.