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gailmom77Yule was lovely this year. Everyone liked all their gifts, there was a lot of laughter, and I found that the significantly reduced number of decorations still felt festive. I brought in the tiny tree from the dining table after we'd brought in all the presents, so that it was in the room with us, and that's was enough to make it "feel right".
I knew what most of my presents were this year, which I thought would be super disappointing, but it turned out fine because no one else knew and they outsourced my surprise for me.
So now it's time to shut it down, and I find myself already refocusing on changes to make now that the energy of the new year is starting to float around.
I'd like to ramp up my decluttering and sales. This would help repay the personal loans I took out repeatedly this year. Because mania sucks. I'm seriously considering putting a middle man between me and the account I'm allowed to borrow from so that I have to clear it with someone first. Maybe if it was a little more difficult and I had to fess up to the thing I wanted it would help me do that less frivolously. Getting back into the habit of tracking my finances, including scheduled upcoming expenses, would also help a whole lot I think. It's embarrassing how often I've had to lean on friends this year.
The guest room is a priority; it's not feng shui for guests right now and so it comes as no surprise people who want to come visit keep having things crop up in their way.
It's not a restful welcoming space right now.
I could go on but I think it's important not to overwhelm with a big list of things to work on. Three most important ones seem right.
I knew what most of my presents were this year, which I thought would be super disappointing, but it turned out fine because no one else knew and they outsourced my surprise for me.
So now it's time to shut it down, and I find myself already refocusing on changes to make now that the energy of the new year is starting to float around.
I'd like to ramp up my decluttering and sales. This would help repay the personal loans I took out repeatedly this year. Because mania sucks. I'm seriously considering putting a middle man between me and the account I'm allowed to borrow from so that I have to clear it with someone first. Maybe if it was a little more difficult and I had to fess up to the thing I wanted it would help me do that less frivolously. Getting back into the habit of tracking my finances, including scheduled upcoming expenses, would also help a whole lot I think. It's embarrassing how often I've had to lean on friends this year.
The guest room is a priority; it's not feng shui for guests right now and so it comes as no surprise people who want to come visit keep having things crop up in their way.
It's not a restful welcoming space right now.
I could go on but I think it's important not to overwhelm with a big list of things to work on. Three most important ones seem right.
