We all get into ruts. So, learning what other people do to level up can be helpful. Here are 24 things that I am doing in this first month of the year to clear space and advance my goals. Most are fairly small and simple, but small and simple can add up to bigger things! Maybe one idea will spark something in you or you might already be doing these things.
Let’s kick start 2024!
- Buy a new calendar
- Select pens in your favorite color and keep on your desk
- Clean out one closet, drawer or room each week
- Schedule a pickup of vour donations (I like Vietnam Vets b/c I can schedule online and they take a lot of things). I keep a box in my basement and add to it as I come across things that need a new home.
- Buy fun stamps and new stationery and write 1. note a week
- Treat yourself to fresh flowers (I love tulips, but you get your favorite!)
- Get rid of dingy towels and take advantage of a white sale
- Delete duplicate & bad photos on vour phone
- Update your holiday card list so you are ready for next year
- Drink warm lemon water before you have your morning coffee or tea
- Get outside every day – walk, run, hike
- Stretch 10 minutes a day
- Plan 1 fun new activity or adventure each month
- Listen to the audiobook Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Try a new hobby – I’m doing needlepoint & calligraphy
- Reach out to a friend you haven’t seen or spoken to in a while
- Gather some book recommendations, make a list and read or listen to 1 book a month
- Make dinner reservations someplace new for next month
- Fill a carafe of water each night for the following day
- Schedule your dentist & doctor appts for the year
- Get a pedicure, even though no one will see it
- Listen to a new podcast
- Write down all you accomplished in 2023
- Start researching or planning a special trip
