New Year Goals + Reflections

 

 

 

I got going a little later than planned this New Year's day. I actually have kind of a lot to do today, but it didn't feel right to just jump right in, so I'm going to start the morning with coffee, leftover pizza, and some reflection.

This has been a really hard year, as well as a tumultuous decade. I've grown so much, and it's really bizarre and hard to put into words. 

I've started doing this process called Unravel Your Year. It's a journal, reflection, goal-setting workbook that's totally free. It's been helping me to clarify some things, particularly about how I want to feel moving forward. I hate the phrase "New Year, New You" with a burning passion, but I do still love the time of reflection and goal setting that the New Year brings. 

So far, here are my major goals (broken down by category because I'm anal like that): 

Writing

Write 150K words (187K+ stretch goal)
Finish and start posting my Drarry WIP (Ain't No Grave)
Plot out and begin writing my original novel
Write MORE - blog posts, articles, etc. I want to start an account on Medium, as well as breathe life into my professional blog again

Life Stuff

Plan the wedding with Anais!
2 Trips to the East Coast to see hir family
1 trip just the two of us to have a romantic getaway
Continue to focus on my Herbal Academy learning, and make herbalism a bit more of a priority
Read 50 books

Spiritual

Maintain a daily meditation practice
Explore more Nordic folk pathways
Work on learning more about my ancestry
Build more of a queer ancestral practice

Physical

Continue working on Physical Therapy, work on slowing down the chronic pain in my arms
Get more aerobic exercise in - running, spin class, walking
Continue working towards eating disorder recovery - 3 meals, 3 snacks a day most days
Learn to at least accept my body, if loving it is too far off
Drink more water, you dumb bitch

Financial

Get $1,000 in a savings account
Double income from my business
Pay off $3,000 of debt
Begin paying on my student loans again

I feel like there's something I'm missing, but this list looks pretty comprehensive. I'm trying to work on having more well-rounded goals. Things that I can measure, but that also leave a lot of room for flexibility. I'm being especially careful not to have too many numbers attached to my physical goals, because as soon as there's a *number* involved, my Eating Disorder brain goes a little wonky. 

So here's to the New Year! I'll check back in with these over the course of the year. More reflections coming from me later today, probably. It's that kind of day.