I’ve been mulling over the idea of taking a blog break. Actually, I considered just ending it. Not coming back to it. But then I thought, maybe a break is less of a harsh approach. Because I love this blog, and don’t want to say goodbye forever. Just goodbye for now…
It’s that time of year again! I just “celebrated” my 37th birthday on Saturday, and as the number gets higher my enthusiasm for the day decreases lol… but I digress! Today is about acknowledging accomplishments and looking forward to making progress on new (and old) goals!
When my parents named me Lisa Ann almost 37 years ago, they blessed me with a set of initials that would make me smile whenever I write them out: LAF. Laugh! Laughter! Such an exuberant expression of emotion.
Several years ago I even used my initials in my side hustle’s dba, LAF Lines. And then, of course, to this blog. A nod to me of course, as designer and blogger in chief, but also to the carefree spirit I wanted to evoke. When you see a person with well worn laugh lines, how do you imagine them to be? How do you envision their life?
I must admit, I am not a natural planner. Despite all the lists I make for yearly (and multi-year/milestone) goals, or special challenges, etc, I don’t always succeed at achieving everything on those lists (as my recent EOY check-in that I shared HERE will prove). While listening to a recent episode of the Best Laid Plans podcast, I came to realize the reason why. I create these large goals, and then I don’t really follow through. I don’t plan. I don’t look at the actual steps I need to take to achieve these goals, and then I get overwhelmed by how big they are and end up doing nothing.
Hello! How are you? I am… okay. It’s finally 2021! But I’ll be honest with you, I seriously considered not writing this post / publishing my goals for this year. I felt very overwhelmed by all the goals I set for 2020, and also underwhelmed by my progress. But it was 2020, right?
Continue reading “Cheers to 2021! My Focus + 12 Quantitative Goals”
I can’t believe this is the final post of 2020. What a strange year it has been. If you had asked me just a few years ago what 2020 would be like, it seemed that it would be a year of possibility. 2020. And in a blink, it was finally here. But then the reality of what it had in store hit hard. Personal turmoil, followed immediately by global upheaval in the face of a pandemic. And yet here we are. Those of us lucky enough to have made it through unscathed, here we are, finally at the end.
Hello, hello my lovelies!
I am 75 days into my second (and probably final) 100 Day Challenge. These 25 day spurts are just flying by! And what progress have I made? Good question. Let’s find out!
Continue reading “100DC2 // What I’ve Learned 3/4 Of The Way In”
First of all, I can’t believe it’s December already, and that this year is almost over! Second, HALLELUJAH! And third, how cute is that alarm clock?? lol…I digress!
Today I am excited to delve into the final pillar in my Living With Less plan: to simplify my routines. I really need this, now more than ever. Not that I’m a particularly high maintenance woman, but lately I’ve been feeling a little lost. I’m hoping by simplifying my routines and bringing everything back to basics that I can reboot my outlook too.
First and foremost, I want to wish a very Happy Birthday to my BFF, Francesca! Welcome to 36, darlin! What a year this has been, and the best is yet to come for you, and for Pat and your little family! Love you!
Besides commemorating my bestie’s birth, this day also marks the halfway point of my second 100 Day Challenge! Haha!
