Janae Says...

As I mentioned in my GBOMB, I'm thinking a lot about 2023 and what I want to do in 2024. I have more mental space for goals this year than I did last year. I came across a post on Instagram with some reflection questions and wanted to start there because I think that's helpful and informative. I also want to use the three categories from my Full Focus Assessment to build a few simple goals.  The Reflection  What am I most grateful for from this year?  -My health and my family's health. No major illnesses or issues this year which is a huge blessing. -I got to nurse my son until June, which is so much longer than I would've ever anticipated.  -Opportunities at work. Being able to provide for my family, and insure my son.  What were my biggest challenges this year?  -Working full-time and being in mom mode when not at work. I'm always on. I'm wiped out. Time for myself is hard to find as I have a hard time relaxing when there's tidying to be done.  -Maintainin

Just reflecting on 2023 in this GBOMB and whatever else happens to come up. Good Fitness. I exercised 322 out of 365 days this year. This honestly blew me away as I felt like I struggled with consistency given my child’s development, teething, sleep regressions, etc. I love the reflection brought on by a new year because here I thought I just wasn’t cutting it. Come to find out, I actually have been kicking ass. Getting out. We went to Bees games, the zoo, Cornbelly’s, and a concert (two for me). We went to St. George and CA. Making and executing plans is hard. There are things I wanted to do but didn’t get to, like just driving to see Christmas lights, going to Luminaria, or even just the Draper tree. I want to give myself credit for the things we did get done. Reading. I far surpassed my reading goal this year. It feels good. But I also want to set aside time this year for reading actual text, likely at bedtime. I think it’s important for me to have that downtime, actively pu

12/1 was an early morning. My mom and I took AJ to the festival of trees. He did not want to stay in his stroller and of course wanted to touch everything under the trees. We ran a lot of errands: Trader Joe's, pirate O's, dollar tree, and raising cane's. I ended the day with lots of laundry and cleaning.  12/2 was another early morning. I lifted weights, and took AJ with me to Donut Star, Smith's, and Dutch Bros. I also took him to five below.   12/3 we watched Polar express and made a good breakfast it was a lazy day as we watched Elf as a family and took a nap while AJ was napping. I went to Barnes & Noble to buy myself a paperback book. It was lovely. 12/4 I lifted weights and went to work. I thought a lot about potty training and things we would need for it. I had a really cool Yelp event at a local spot called Synchronicities.  12/5 was another early morning and busy workday. AJ and I went to the ward Christmas dinner.  12/6 I lifted and went to work. I made s