Hello, friends! Happy 2024! I hope that you had a great time celebrating! Admittedly, I did not even make it to midnight this year. That’s what being a new parent is like — ha! Looking back at old posts, I’ve been doing posts for the new year since 2019 — how crazy!!!
2021 [Forgot this year!!! OOPS!]
And what are my intentions this year? More of the same, I will admit.
The first one being, doing a FULL declutter of my home. I’ve decided to do a full month of decluttering blog posts this month to keep me accountable and to help me follow through. What better time than the new year to get our home in order? Along with the decluttering, I plan on doing a low-buy year as well. My goal is to use up the things that I have and to not buy anything unless it’s absolutely necessary or I’m replacing something. (Similar to my old makeup decluttering series, which, I’m still doing, trying to work through all the makeup that I bought in my Ulta/Sephora obsession phase…)
The second intention I have this year is to plan more activities! I am such a homebody by nature, but I also really enjoy going out in the world and seeing and doing fun things. However, I have a bad habit of not organizing activities and I really would like to change that this year! I especially want to go camping this summer, because last summer I was too big and pregnant to be able to do much besides put my feet up when I got home from work. This summer, I would love to go out and adventure, especially now that I have the sweetest little companion!
The third thing is to start a garden! I had wanted to do this last summer, but again, I did not get around to it as I was seldom found outdoors during the summer of my pregnancy. I want to clean up the flowers that we already have and then create a vegetable garden because I love the idea of being able to eat food that I grew myself!
The fourth thing that I plan on doing is to read and write more! As I mentioned in my last post, I’m staying home with my daughter full time, so I’m hoping that I am able to pursue these hobbies more vigorously. These are things that I enjoy doing and they make me feel fulfilled — so why wouldn’t I pursue them???
And the fifth and final thing that I’d like to do is to be more adventurous with cooking. I love cooking and I am fairly decent at it, but I tend to stay with the same few recipes and don’t really deviate from them. This year, I’d like to practice and make some new and more complicated recipes.
And that’s that, friends and family!
XOXO,
Mattie Mae
Midwest Mattie 
Great intentions! I also did not make it to midnight. My pup insisted on going to bed before 8:30. I layed in bed and worked on my budget and goals for 2024 for awhile, but neither the fur baby or I saw midnight.
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Thank you! And what better way to start the year than with a good night’s sleep and your goals for the new year?? 🙂
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