I only recently started doing this a few years ago but it has been so good for me. I take the last week of the year off from this blog. So my last blog post of the year will be this Friday 12/23 and it will be the best items of 2022. I will return to my normal Monday-Friday posting schedule Monday, January 2nd!
I'll still be popping on via Instagram but don't hold myself to any standard of posting during that week.
I don't have a vacation planned or really any other reason to take off other than to just give myself a break! I'm very regimented when it comes to this blog. I blogged through my wedding, honeymoon, travel, etc. The only time I really ever take a break is if I get really sick. All totally by choice, of course. So, the first year I did this was 'crazy' for me but it has proven so beneficial.
It gives me a break mentally. This blog is my passion but it is a lot to keep up with and definitely weighs heavily on my mental health at times. I don't want that to come off as complaining, I promise I am not, I just want to be honest! It gives me a chance to get ahead. It's not really even that I don't work during that week, I'm just able to plan for 2023, work on content for the first week of the year, and organize my files, photos, etc. I also let myself sleep in and I focus on organization in our home.
I feel like I need it extra this year because being sick at the beginning of December had me basically losing an entire week so I have felt a little scatterbrained and behind lately. I'm hoping this will help me to feel a little more caught up on all facets of life!
It's SO refreshing and rewarding to start off the year on such a refreshed foot and I definitely don't take for granted that I am able to take that week for myself!
I thought I would share a few organizational tasks that I am hoping to complete next week:
- Take down the Christmas decor. I just ordered another one of these ornament storage containers. They are inexpensive and work so well!
- I ordered this shoe shelf for our basement coat closet. We have so many shoes in the bottom of the closet but they always get jumbled up. I am hoping this shelf helps to organize things a bit better!
- Go through my cosmetics and get rid of a bunch of things. Store excess in these drawers. They were inexpensive and I think they should be the perfect thing!
- Go through undergarments and toss things and get new of whatever I need
- Get our knives sharpened
- Go through my clothing and fill up a big bag to donate/get rid of.
- Put pre-addressed birthday cards in each month of my calendar so they are ready to be sent out for each loved one's birthday. It makes it so that I don't forget and am well prepared with a card to mail off!
- Clean up my files because, after the holiday season, my files always become a bit of a jumbled mess!
- Clean out the refrigerator
- Clean out my car
Here are a few past organization posts in case you're looking for some inspo...
3 comments:
Great ideas! Thank you! Enjoy your well deserved time off!
Enjoy your time off! Regarding cleaning out your closet, have you thought of opening up a Poshmark store? I know I would take advantage of purchasing stuff from your closet!
These are great ideas! I'm definitely going to do some of these myself! :) Happy time off!!
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