Reflecting on 2022

Isn’t this the time for the great reflection on the previous year and all that?  Mostly, I’ve been reflecting on why I’ve eaten so many Christmas cookies instead of an actual meal. Maybe I should go ahead and think on my list and word from 2022 for a moment.

 

Well, this wasn’t a year for great success with words and lists on this end.

Let’s start with my overly ambitious list of 22 items for 2022. I don’t know I have 2 days left, what can I squeeze in and finish? Ha.

My List With Progress Updates

1. Join in for every Happy Homemaker Monday   Did pretty good here, think I missed a few
2. Read 82 books  I read 128 books! Probably when I should have been doing other stuff
3. Follow the Fly Lady Plan (Adapting the days to work for my schedule) Maybe next year
4. Learn to use the laptop computer (my son gave me his old one in the summer and I’ve ignored it)  I tried but we decided the laptop wasn’t fixable after all.
5. Host Easter brunch I really hope to get back to some form of this next year!
6. Celebrate Rudolph Day each month with a bit of Christmas planning Managed a few but didn’t do all of them, okay I think I did two. Still two isn’t zero.
7. Share gratitude each week with a Thankful Thursday post Made a decent attempt, found it easier to think thoughts of gratitude each day than force myself to write a weekly post
8. Drink a minimum of 3 glasses of water a day HA HA ha, miss…next year maybe?
9. Go on a vacation  My husband and I went to Arkansas for a weekend with friends
10. Take at least 3 “people” pictures for each major holiday/occasion I did okay with this
11. Make a photo book of 2021 and then delete all the pictures off the computer (or put them on a flash drive) Still have time, maybe, but probably not going to happen this year
12. Frame J’s all-district band photos (the one from 2019 and the one from 2021 when we get it) Next year SIGH
13. Use it up and/or  throw it out before buying new (with things like wrapping paper for example)  I did pretty good with this one to the point I had to have my husband buy me new wrapping paper to finish up wrapping Christmas gifts and my candle closet is almost empty!
14. Add in an evening skin care routine Didn’t happen though I bought new moisturizer
15. Try one new restaurant each month as a family Nope, not even close
16. Go through one bin in the basement each week (to clear out and declutter) 2023 Goal for sure!
17. Fix wedding ring SIGH, no. I should’ve made this a Christmas request.
18. Organize Pinterest boards by actually trying pins and deleting ones that are no longer relevant Nope, didn’t happen
19. Start doing yoga again Refer to number 18’s answer
20. Make a better effort to reach out and connect with friends and family I’ll give myself a C-/D+, definitely room to improve on this one
21. Create a master list of family birthdays Ha, no. Still want to do it though
22. Take the coffee cup advice and enjoy myself (I use this coffee cup a lot of work days as a reminder to myself to just enjoy the time with the preschool kids) I did okay at this, think I did better than usual through the holiday season. 

Heal, My Word of the Year from 2022

Well, not my best endeavor for a word of the year. Not my worst either.

I outlined what I wanted to achieve with my word in this post.

While I didn’t really achieve the planned results, same size with the same dry skin, taking time to put myself first a bit more often did help my mental health. Quite a bit. I can’t remember the last time when at this time of the year, I wasn’t in an awful mood.

Barely a whisper to myself: Have I actually avoided my usual post-holiday funk? If so, that is a HUGE win.

Do I feel better at the end of 2022 than I did at the end of 2021/beginning of 2022? Absolutely.

What is that catch-phrase of the Flylady whose system I didn’t manage to follow? Oh yeah, progress not perfection. Works for me.

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Did you do a word/list for 2022? How did you do with your plans?

And are you doing the same in 2023?