January is for Cleaning Up

 "Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't turn out - take another shot." (Author Unknown)

Hello, my lovely friends!

 

  Look, we all know the drill: January 1st hits and suddenly we’re all convinced we’ll transform into organized, kale-smoothie-drinking paragons of virtue overnight. It’s the ultimate "fresh start" high, where we pinky-promise ourselves that this is the year the bad habits die and the "growth" begins. But let’s be real—trying to overhaul your entire personality in one go is a one-way ticket to burnout by February. It just doesn't work, no matter how many aesthetic planners you buy.

Instead of setting myself up for a spectacular mid-month collapse, I’m playing it a bit smarter this time around. I’m zeroing in on one area at a time rather than trying to boil the ocean. I’m resurrecting my old-school strategy from the Spark days: monthly goals. It’s much harder to fail when you’re only looking four weeks ahead. By breaking my big, "future-me" dreams into bite-sized, monthly schemes, I might actually cross the finish line for once. On that note, here’s the shortlist of what I’m actually aiming for this year.

1)    Lose weight 
2)    Be more active 
3)    Eat healthier
4)    De-clutter and organize the house
5)    Share more of my culture
6)    Make things simple

    I am taking January to finally deal with the wreckage of my own making. We all love to hit the ground running the second the clock strikes midnight, but let’s be honest: usually, we’re just sprinting through a pre-existing obstacle course of our own clutter. Plowing ahead without a cleanup crew just means I’m dragging last year’s chaos into a fresh calendar, and frankly, I’ve seen that movie and I didn’t like the ending.

This month is less about "new year, new me" and more about "new year, less mess." I’m doing the dirty work now so I don’t spend the rest of 2026 tripped up by my own unfinished business. It’s all about clearing the deck and making some actual breathing room, because a successful year shouldn’t require a search-and-rescue team just to find my desk. Consider this my official eviction notice to the clutter so I can actually get on with being a functional human being.

January Goals 

 1)    Clean and organize the kitchen – in order to eat healthier and lose weight I need a healthy kitchen       including the pantry, fridge, and freezer. 
2)    Clean out my closet - I have a ton of clothes, but only wear half. Time to donate those.  
3)    Start waking up fifteen minutes earlier each week.
4)    Drink a glass of lemon water every morning
5)    Make three or more new recipes
6)    Take fifteen to thirty minutes to journal in the morning

    I’ve decided that living like a chaotic raccoon is no longer my aesthetic, so consider this my official launch into a better, healthier, and significantly more functional life. I’m spending January scrubbing every corner of my home and my soul until everything finally feels "clean." It’s a bold move, I know. What about you? Do you have grand plans for world domination this year, or are you just trying to remember what day of the week it is? 

 Thank you so much for stopping by.
I wish you a good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you are.
Until next time… Ciao!