Gooooood morning, my beautiful money lovers!
Iāve missed you! Yāall off to a great start this year? Lots of goals and excitement and energy crackinā on?!
I gotta admit, I was having so much fun the past handful of weeks I almost didnāt come back, hahaā¦ But itās not you, itās me š I *finally* cracked the code on how to SLOW DOWN TIME once and for all: just donāt work! Lolā¦
Also: puzzles.
Popped one open over the holidays and havenāt stopped:
(PokƩmon FTW)
(Missing puzzle pieces ā the devil incarnate!)
(The hardest of the bunch ;))
(Current one Iām working onā¦ My first 1,000 pieceār!)
As you can see, only the important things going on here š
I also updated our Net Worth and paid some bills and moved some investments around during my break, but honestly finances were the last thing on my mind this holiday seasonā¦. It seems I keep thinking about it less and less over the years and finally getting some good balance with my obsessions which is great. I even went a couple weeks without checking social media if you can believe it! š±š±
Iām also realizing that as much as I love this blog and our community here, it too has become less of an obsession over the yearsā¦ Mainly because I donāt think about money as much now that things are on track, but also because I continue to treat it as a ājobā instead of more of a hobby which I promised myself I wasnāt going to do when I bought it back! Particularly around maintaining a *schedule*. Which up until recently has served me well, but now it just feels constricting even if itās all in my head (which it is ā I only blog two times a week! lolā¦).
But after going this entire month+ without really having one I felt so *alive* and *in the moment* and it was fantastic. I woke up and just did whatever *moved* me right there on the spot (like puzzles!) and I didnāt have to feel guilty about any commitments lingering in the background. It was such a luxury just āgoing with the flowā that I donāt think I can give it up now that Iāve really tasted it!! š
So all this to say, Iām nixing my schedule for the upcoming year and will only be writing whenever Iām dying to get my thoughts out. Which will probably be less than Iām writing now, but still more than I was the last few years when I was gone š In fact, my hope is that by going this new route Iāll be able to stay here with yāall for the long run since thereās no way I can get burned out again if I only blog when I feel like it! Hahaā¦
So hereās to a more flowy, and FUN!, new year of sharing with yāall! I hope itās a great year for all of us!!
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In other life updatesā¦
Here are the things I got accomplished from my checklist last month:
- I got my Xmas shopping done early! Amazing how much you can knock out when you donāt have a job getting in the way ā hah.
- I visited my friendās coin shop AND the new brewery that opened up ā that door mat up there comes from my friendās shop ā brilliant!
- I tipped my baristas $100 on #BigTipTuesday! And it felt as great as you think it might š Totally recommend if you can pull it off (and you donāt need to wait for a special event ā people need some love any day of the week!!)
- I read at the coffee shop instead of typing away on the laptop. OK this wasnāt on the list last month, but something Iāve always wanted to do as it just looks sooooo relaxing whenever I see anyone do it.Ā So I grabbed a book, found a comfy chair in the corner, and got to reading amidst the hustle and bustle of everything. SO MAGICAL!! I thought it was a fitting book I selected for it too šĀ How Starbucks Saved My Life (Amazon affiliate link)
(An excellent, light, read, btw ā highly recommend!)
- We started a Jumping Jacks Challenge for January! After a successful Push-Up Challenge in November, and a subsequent Squats Challenge in December, the mission continues and we move to Jumping Jacks for the rest of the month. 100/day ā wanna join?
- And lastly, I attended the Content Creator Happy Hour from Plutus Voices last month. As expected, it was a joy getting together with like-minded friends in real life. We talked money, life, entrepreneurship, and all those out of the blue *pivots* we sometimes need to make to keep the goals movingā¦ It was great, and you can check here to see if theyāll be coming to your town next! ā> PlutusVoices.com
Things I didnāt end up getting done last month:
- My tattoos ā turns out the shop I want to get them at is SUPER popular and they have a 2-3 month waiting list to get inked! So itāll still happen, I just have to wait a little longer which is fine ā Iāve already waited 20 years š
- Try Crossfit ā didnāt even cross my mind once, hahaā¦
- Create TikTok videos ā nope! If anything, I learned this month I want to be on social *less* over time, not more. And I know if I join another platform Iāll only get sucked in as theyāre all so addicting!!
- Visit new museums or skateparks ā not enough time with all those puzzles that needed to get done š
So thatās it for me!
What have you guys been getting into?? Any great resolutions or goals youāre fired up about for 2023? Anyone want to join me in the āgo with the flowā plan?
I think itās going to be my mantra for *everything* I get into this yearā¦ Iāll still be productive and get everything done that I need to, but the hope is to make it all happen in a more peaceful and flowy way š And if it blows up in my face, well, you know Iāll be here to blog about it, lolā¦
Happy New Year to each and every one of you!! Iāll see you when I see you š
PS: Iāll still be sending out my Friday personal newsletters every now and then too. You can sign up to those here if youāre interested (I share more personal stuff, along with my favorite financial reads from around the community): jmoney.biz/newsletter
PPS: My favorite Xmas present this year:
(Dad Bucks!! Where I can pay my kids to do whatever I want, muah ha haā¦)
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