As we move into 2022 I decided I wanted this next year to be a year of self-caring. After years of the pandemic filled with anxiety and surviving I want to spend this year really focusing on myself in a variety of areas - mental, emotional, and physical health.
I looked through different self-care sheets and even bought this checklist printable from Etsy. I decided the easiest thing for 2022 is to break down self-caring into 12 categories. While I want to work on my overall health each month, I decided I can dig into each category for one month and take the habits forward. I have already determined that January will be the month I really want to get my sleep in line since I know sleep impacts so much and would be the best habit to begin my habit stack.
So grab a drink and a snack and enjoy reading my goals:
Adventure/Travel
- Explore Chicago in May - I am attending a wedding in the Windy City in May so I am starting to plan what I want to explore while I am in town. I have been to Chicago a few times so it will be fun to find something new to see.
- Book a beach week or weekend - focus completely on rest and relaxation.
- Plan another weekend with my college besties
- Go to the mountains with my bible study for a Small Group Retreat
- Take day trips around North Carolina
- Food tour
- Check out museums
- Local trails and state parks
Clean Space
- Follow a cleaning routine like this one from Clean Mama
- Maintain a clean sink when I go to bed
- Establish a laundry day - Friday and complete all the steps that day - wash, fold, putaway
- Take recycling to the convenience center weekly
- Schedule a deep clean at least twice a year
Sleep
- Get into a nighttime routine of lights out by 11pm.
- Shut down electronics at 10 pm.
- Use sleep gummies if needed.
Financial
- Pay off my remaining debt
- I have two credit cards left to pay off.
- Start a giving savings account. While I tithe to my church and give to a few charities I would like to create an account where I designate money throughout the year that I can bless others or organizations as items come up.
- No-Spend Month
- Fully funded emergency fund
- Create a Christmas savings account to save throughout the year
Body - take better care of my hair, skin, and nails
- Find a hairstylist in the Triangle. Go every 3-4 months.
- Upgrade shampoo
- Syle my hair at least twice a week.
- Clean out my products - minimize to only the favorites and necessary.
- Put on lotion after I shower.
- Schedule my yearly dermatologist skin check
- Put on sunscreen daily
- Drink at least 80 oz of water a day
Faith
- Practice Sabbath on Sunday
- Stay off my phone.
- Listen or read a Christian book each Sunday
- Color or craft on Sundays
- No housework or work
- Spend intentional time in prayer daily
- Use my Write the Word Journals and The Daily Grace Co Studies in quiet time
- Complete the Grace, Not Perfection study with Traci
- Prepare weekly for small group
- Text friends weekly for prayer requests
- Meet up with a member of my small group monthly to get to know them more.
Be Intentional With My Style
- Clean out my closet every 4 months
- Focus on creating a more capsule wardrobe
- Evaluate what is missing in my closet
- Fill in the missing holes with intentional pieces - focusing on small businesses, ethical brands, fast fashion with staying power, etc
Food
- Continue to read more about intuitive eating by finishing Intuitive Eating.
- Try a new recipe every month and use the meal plans from Elyse Ellis and my cookbooks to meal plan.
- work with my dietitian for a healthy balance
- Plan more dinners at home with friends to try new recipes
Movement
- Move for at least 15 mins a day - Peloton app classes, walks, classes at the YMCA
- Continue to plan and attend classes at the YMCA with friends. My friend Brianna and I tend to go to the Tuesday night Zumba class and I met up with friends to walk the indoor track.
- Complete a Peloton challenge - beginner strength, intro to boxing, beginner yoga, or crush your core with Emma with friends
- Get back to swimming laps - I grew up a competitive swimmer and would love to get back to swimming at least once a week.
Get outside
- Plan outside events with friends - walks, visit gardens, porch dining, picnics, etc.
- Update my porch
- Go to the nursery - plants for my home and porch
- Try to get outside for at least 15 mins a day - walk, swim, sit, eat dinner, read.
Reading
- Read/listen to at least 100 books
- Focus on reading at least 15 non-fiction books
- Continue to include more diverse authors and characters to my reading life
- Enjoy year 9 of my book club
- Start a quarterly book club with the women of my family - mom, sisters, aunts, and cousins
Hobbies
- Complete 3 cross-stitch projects
- Complete 2 embroidery projects
- Go to a class at the local nursery for a floral arrangement class
- Set aside intentional time to blog every week
- Try at least one new hobby
What are some of your goals this year? Do you focus on a word or phrase of the year?
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