I can’t believe we are already starting a new year. How is it 2024?! In so many ways, 2023 was such a whirlwind. I can barely believe it’s already over. It was a year of big change for me on so many levels, but one that I think set me up for where I want to go this next year and in the next five years. I try not to make too many big five and 10 year plans. I find it overwhelming and would rather have a vision of what I want my life to look like. I’m also so deeply in the weeds of motherhood and trying to balance work and career that I don’t think my brain has capacity to think that far ahead (and to process that my kids will be older, tear). I do like to start off each year with intentions for what I want to accomplish. I’m a very driven, goals-orientated person so making lists and goals is part of my DNA tbh. But I also love it as a way to ensure that I’m accomplishing my dreams and living life to its fullest. I think it’s so easy to get caught on the rat race of life or swept up in the grind and then wake up and realize you’re not really where you want to be or happy with the path your life is taking but you aren’t sure how to turn it around. Creating goals that I can then break down into smaller monthly goals helps ensure I’m on the path to creating my dream life (although I’m trying to get better about living in the now and realizing it is my dream life already) and so I’m putting down my New Year’s resolutions 2024.
I used to feel really subconscious and hesitant about sharing my goals and resolutions on here. It feels so public after all. But I think it’s important to do to hold myself accountable and I realized I was hiding behind the doubt that I’d accomplish them or the insecurity that I hadn’t yet. And that wasn’t serving me. I’ve accomplished a lot and not all that I want, but I think it’s helpful to put them down and out into the universe. I also hope it inspires you to live more intentionally and to join me in working towards building our dream lives together. Let’s do it together, live intentionally and try our best to make things happen this year. What do you say? Let me know your goals for 2024, and here are my New Year’s resolutions 2024.
Define my brand and what I’m offering. I want to get laser focused on what I offer and what I’m delivering, and really build from there. I think in some ways, I’ve been all over the place, and I don’t know that that’s a bad thing, but I really want to think about whether it’s product and curation, outfit ideas and style tips, lifestyle, living the most stylish life for less. And what is my tagline. I’ve been using curating the best of everything, something I did every day as an editor, and want to continue doing here, but I really want to then laser in on that and make sure everything I share feels like it’s giving you something useful. What do you want from me? What do you need?
Expand our family. I really want to have another baby. It feels crazy given how overwhelmed we are and all the other things on our plates. It doesn’t feel practical for many reasons, and I worry about how it will impact the others and our future. There’s also the fact that we struggled with infertility and this won’t necessarily be an easy road if we go for it, but I can’t stop thinking and wanting another baby. I am worried if we don’t, I’ll always regret it and something in me tells me I’m not done. The idea that I won’t carry or have another baby kills me. Moms of four — can we handle it lol?
Expand my following on Instagram and TikTok. I really doubled down on IG last year and this year, for my New Year’s resolutions 2024, I want to double my following on both platforms. I know I can do it, but it’ll take a lot of work and focusing on what I’m offering and delivering. I didn’t realize how time-consuming the platforms are and it’s going to definitely be a huge push.
Grow my newsletter and substack. Yes, I have both and my goal is to consistently send them out each week and grow them both.
Increase Website Traffic. I want to work diligently on my SEO to get everything in really good shape and to double my monthly organic traffic.
Visual Branding. blog and instagram graphics. I want to polish up my visual branding this year.
More 1:1 with kids without phone or work. I have been letting my work and mom life merge too much and I know it’s not fair to the kids or me. This is a huge priority for my New Year’s resolutions 2023.
Workout 5xs/week. I haven’t been great about moving my body this year and want to get back on track!
Learn to Cook. I put this on every year. Can we make this happen this year. My goal is to have 10 dinner meals we can rotate through and add a few more lunch and breakfast meals I can make. Oh, and use our slow cooker finally.
Book a month away for the summer. I want to go somewhere as a family for a month this summer. Debating Europe, Hamptons or a coastal location, Park City. Help me decide.
Anniversary trip. We’re celebrating 10 years. Where should we go?
Regular monthly date nights. This has fallen off the radar and we need to get back on track.
Organize and purge. I want to clean out/organize the following:
-Kids costumes
-My Closet
-Andy’s closet
-Suitcases
-Our Bathroom
-Kitchen cabinets and drawers
Finish the following home projects:
-Living Room
-Family room details
-Stair runner
-Bedroom window treatment
-Basement rug
-Landscaping
-Mudroom – add color
Work on my own anxiety and issues so I can be a more patient mom. I definitely need to work on my own anxiety and stress so that I don’t yell or try to control as much and get better at just enjoying the kiddos for who they are. I feel like I’m always rushing them and trying to get them to do stuff and I want to work on really enjoying them.
Outline Book and Proposal. This keeps getting kicked to the curb. I am hoping this will be the year I do it.
Invest in more experiences as a family. I focused on this last year, and we had some really special memories as a result. I want to continue to make this a focus this year.
Stop sweating the small stuff. This was a resolution last year, and I don’t think I did that well with it, so I’m putting it back on my list this year. I can get so worked up about so many things that really don’t matter. I want to just keep my focus on the big picture and not worry about the rest.
We have a few more specific goals that I’m writing down but not ready to share here. Some are private but I think that’s a good list to start.
And that’s it for my New Year’s resolutions 2024. What’s on your list?
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