I’ve been thinking, a lot, about the absolute BEST way to welcome a new year. I’ve narrowed it down to perfection, *you’re welcome. There’s so much pressure for everything, at every moment, and any occasion to be just right, so here are with PERFECT ideas to welcome 2022 and make it everything it needs to be!
Resolutions! Do you make resolutions, set intentions, manifest, or make creative lists in your bullet journal to keep on track for the year ahead? Jot em’ down, enjoy organizing those goals that you know will be a challenge but are attainable, for the satisfaction of reaching a goal. You’re going to crush those resolutions this year, and I admire your enthusiasm … you’re awesome! Happy New Year!
Have a “word“? You look for the random word sometime before the new year, right? It feels empowering to dive into the logistics of how to apply the specific word to ordinary life (as it stands at the moment, of course). If the process of finding a “word” for the year ahead is your cup of tea, then YAY! Be open and receptive, and know that if the word chooses you, you’ll definitely live up to it … Happy New Year!
Clean! Organize! Tidy! Yeah!!!!! Do you clean like a crazy person right before the new year, hoping if you start with tidy spaces, you’ll stay motivated to keep tidy spaces all year? I love that for you! Leave emotions out of the physical clutter, and unload papers/stuffs/things/random space-taker-uppers that hang out, but don’t really serve a purpose for you. Don’t carry that stuff into the New Year, right? HNY!
Party! Are you one of those people that goes out, parties, and lives it up the last night of the year? Do you stay up later than you should, dance too much, or generally get cray? So much fun! I remember those days, and what a great way to celebrate the departure of the old, and arrival of the new. Just do me a favor, be responsible and safe while having a blast. Happy New Year!
Watch TV alllllll night! Ringing in a new year by binge watching Netflix, or cheesy specials on tv? I know you’ll enjoy every minute, and guess what? You deserve it; everything has changed, but so much hasn’t, so go ahead and escape into your favorite screens, and make sure you’re as supremely comfy as you wanna be in the process, ok? Happy New Year!
Hit the hay early! Are you even kidding me? You’re going to bed ridiculously early, even when it’s a general rule that you must stay up to see a new year come in, and kick the old one to the curb? Bravo! Whether you’re escaping the sound of fireworks, a long day/month/year/2 years, you’re exhausted from working or the holidays (or both), you rock for listening to your body, because what’s better than feeling refreshed on the first morning of a new year? HNY, and REST WELL!
Fall asleep on the couch at 10:30, then wake up long enough to watch the ball drop! Tops the list (but don’t worry, every other idea ranks right up there in the number one slot) and the feeling of sneaking in a few z’s, but also “staying up” to see the ball drop is the best of both worlds! I bet you get perfectly cozy, relaxed and safe feeling, and your brain wants to rest while still feeling the excitement at the right time. So cool! Happy New Year!
Did I miss anything? Of course I did, because the BEST way to celebrate (anything, really) a New Year is by making it yours. As long as you’re safe, there’s not a wrong way to ring in 2022. Wishing us all a year of exactly what a new year needs to be, no more or no less. I hope you bend, stretch and grow, find your wings, and transform, and always look for ordinary moments that can be turned into extraordinary moments by gratitude.
Happy New Year!!! 2022 is your year!
With Sunbeams and Love,
Racheal Xx
