My 2021 Goals

As 2020 finally comes to a close and I reflect on the past year, it feels both like one of the longest and hardest years of my life but also a year of growth. As hard as this past year has been, I feel like it has also really forced me to reflect on myself and grow in ways that I feel like I wouldn't have if this year had just been like any other. I've really tried to work on treating myself better both emotionally and physically the past year and I really want to take that to a whole other level in 2021 and continue these habits that I created in 2020. Below are some of my goals for 2021 that I hope to work on improving this year!

Start Journaling

This year for Christmas I asked for the 5 minute journal and am going to make it a priority in 2021 to use this everyday, write down what I'm grateful for, and just generally reflect on my day and what I'm feeling. I always hear everyone talk about how much journaling helps their mental health and as I've started to experience anxiety this year for the first time in my life, this is something that I definitely want to try to see if it can help me as well!

Meditate

This goal kind of goes hand in hand with journaling everyday because I would also really like to implement a 5 minute meditation into my daily routine either in the mornings or at night. I have tried to meditate in the past but never really gave it my all because I found that I would just let my mind drift off or after a few minutes I'd just pickup my phone. I feel like meditation is a tool that I could use to really help me reflect on my thoughts and hopefully help with my anxiety as well.

Be gentler with myself

This past year I feel like I have been very hard on myself, whether that's pushing myself to work harder, eat healthier, or just generally being down on myself and this is something I really want to work on in 2021. I want to reward myself for the things I do well instead of constantly thinking of the negatives and never feeling good enough. Whether it's accepting the way my body looks or rewarding myself for a hard week at work instead of thinking of everything I didn't get done. I'm sure this is something that we can all find ourselves guilty of doing and I think 2021 is the year we should all accept and love ourselves!

Although 2020 was a hard year, it taught me a lot about myself and I can't wait to continue growing in 2021 and working on myself to become the best possible version of myself! I also can't wait to grow this blog and connect with more of you amazing people :)

XOXO,

Averie!