New Years Resolutions

Happy belated New Years! I keep saying "next year" but it's this year and I just can't believe it's already 2026. I have been thinking the past few weeks what I wanted my resolutions to be, but I've been struggling to decide this year! I either create resolutions that are unrealistic and I forget about them (like workout 4 times a week), or I choose ones that I am already going to do (graduate college). I wanted to create resolutions this year that can be adjusted depending on what's going on that week, but still keeps me motivated and striving for a goal. 

One thing when I'm teaching that is so important to me is purpose. I try my best to have my students know and understand it, and I try to remind myself of it as well. Purpose is the whole reason that any of us do anything. Soooo, I chose a big picture purpose to work towards all year. I am choosing to work on habits. What's good about this purpose is that I can start wherever I'm at now, and adjust it as time goes on to keep pushing myself. 

For example, I typically cook 5 nights a week, which is already pretty good in my book. But my mini goal can be cooking 6 nights a week. Or working out, I have been working out every day for about an hour, but I'm also not working for the next few weeks. Once I go back to teaching, this might look different, but I am pushing to develop the habits to incorporate my goals however makes sense. I also struggle with incorporating self care into my life, but I don't think that this implementation will look the same all year, let alone all month.

If you keep up with my blog posts, you know that I constantly struggle with feeling like I am failing in certain aspects of my life. I didn't want to create all these rules and expectations for myself that push me even further to feeling this way. I need the flexibility and the grace to change my goals where it makes sense, and feel like that is okay. Now, maybe if I was someone who was not constantly thinking about doing better and being better, more specific goals that hold me accountable might be better, but I'm not. I don't know about you guys, but it was drilled into my brain that any goal I set needs to be a SMART goal (if you know you know). But I'm trying to not add more to my brain than what's needed. 

So make sure you don't ask me about my goals, because they will change depending on the day, week, or month even. But I am trying to develop more habits that help me become a better person and help me feel like the best version of myself. Hoping for all the good to come in 2026 for us as well as all of you. Love you all :)