It seems this year that everyone has jumped on board the “Ins and Outs” trend on social media, so I thought it would be fun to do a quick blog post on my Ins and Outs for the year ahead. I do set goals each year (you may have seen this post here), so this list incorporates some of those, but it also includes some other random things.
Ins
-
Reading
God’s Word every day and knowing/actually believing that only He is
where true peace and happiness is found
-
Gratitude
-
Stretching
my body
-
Strength
training
-
Disco
balls
-
Protein
-
Sending
“this reminded me of you” or “thinking of you” texts
-
Lipstick
-
Twinkle
lights (I mean, when are those never not in for me?!)
-
Turmeric
(IYKYK)
-
Complimenting/lifting
up others daily
-
Fresh
air
-
Sunsets
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Journaling
-
Being
present and intentional, and focusing on one thing at a time
-
Deepening
connections with others
-
Truth
-
Spontaneity
-
Romanticizing
everyday life
-
Confidence
Outs
-
Gluten
(not totally, of course, but as much as I can)
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Stressing
over things I can’t control
-
Overfilling
my daily to-do lists and being too busy
-
Dwelling
on past mistakes/happenings, especially anything that was out of my control
-
Vertigo
(I have zero control over this, but a girl can dream, right?! Haha.)
-
Endless
doctor visits
-
Negative
thinking
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Writing
and finishing blog posts the day before they have to go live
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Complaining
-
Saying
yes to things that I know are going to add too much to my plate
-
Unintentional
spending/impulse purchases
-
Mindless
scrolling
-
Being
too tuned in to the news (gotta take a break since it’s an election
year)
-
Multi-tasking
all.the.time.
-
Unflattering,
flowy tops (already donated a bunch of them!)
-
Having
high expectations
-
Clutter
-
Beauty
products high in chemicals
-
People
pleasing/caring too much about what other people think
-
Highly
processed foods
Those are my
top 20 for each! What are some of your
ins and outs for 2024? Do we have
anything in common?
This is fun. This election year is already stressful!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes it is. Ugh.
DeleteI agree that the election year is going to be crazy! I'm with you on many of these and hope to do my own in/out list on the blog soon.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read it!
DeleteI just heard about "ins & outs" on another bloggers list; it's a fun way to look at the year. I agree with so many of your outs!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun? And yes, we have to toss out those toxic things this year!
DeleteI hope you do overcome the vertigo this year and very soon, friend! I think to do lists just stress me out more at times...and I was 2 weeks ahead on blog posts, but then we had a very long Christmas break this year, so many snow/ice days and Brian got Covid, etc. that this month has gotten away from me! I need a reset! Ha, ha!
ReplyDeleteCarrie
curlycraftymom.com
Yes, y'all have had definitely had an unexpected start to the new year! You could definitely use a reset!
DeleteI need to do away with gluten again! Went I went GF a few years ago I felt great!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your in's and the news especially during an election year is a definite out. I don't believe most of the garbage in the news anyway, and it's so freeing to not tune in or listen to any of it. Excellent for the soul <3
ReplyDeleteYES! I, of course, want to be aware of what's going on around me, but there's no need to take in too much of it. And you're so right... most of it is garbage anyway!
DeleteI love your ins and outs list, Lindsay! Praying that awful vertigo stays far away from you this year! Also, I agree with you on The Bible Recap, it is so good and glad I started it this year. I am also trying to stay away from the mindless scrolling. It's hard because it's a habit, but I've noticed when I limit the time I scroll, I feel better than when I get sucked down the rabbit hole for an hour, haha!
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a wonderful weekend, friend! :)
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