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Hey Friends! Long time no talk!
There’s no use trying to go into some long something about why I’ve been ignoring my little corner of the internet here except for well... 2020 was weird and 2021 is still kinda weird. It’s all left me feeling incredibly uninspired and lacking creativity. Honestly, I still am but it’s starting to slowly turn around. Woohoo!
Currently I’m:
Loving my journal and planner
At the top of this year I always start fresh with a new journal and planner and this year was no exception! For me a fresh journal and new planner really are some of the beautiful little joys in life. Nothing makes me feel like I have my shit together quite like filling in the pages of my planner (even though on top of my physical planner I also use google calendar and my notes app religiously... I can’t help it, I’m scatter brained always.)
I love my Golden Coil planner. I discovered them at the end of last year and may never need another planner. I love how you can pick all your layouts, what additional pages you want/need and the duration of time the planner covers! I went with a 6 month planner since I tend to like to switch out planners throughout the year anyway (like I said I love a fresh planner!)
As far as journals go- I’ve fallen head over heels for the Magic of I journals! Both of my 2020 journals were Magic of I so naturally this years is too.
Reading, reading, reading.
I completed 26 books in 2020 so I decided to make a big goal to finish 50 books in 2021! So far I’ve ticked 10 off the list and have my next handful lined up and ready to go! Though I really don’t think you can beat a physical book, I’ve recently learned that I actually don’t mind reading on my iPad, at least when it comes to fiction. Since fiction has been my go to lately, it’s been quite nice! Some of my recent favs are The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid and Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
Obsessed with this Virginia Woolf quote.
I stumbled upon this quote somewhere on the internet and wish I could remember where. What I do know it that I’ve kind of made it my motto. I tend to use avoidance as a way cope with my anxiety (spoiler alert: it’s not one of my healthy coping tools. It just leads to more stress and anxiety.) I’ve been keeping this quote at the front of my head (figuratively and literally. It’s tacked up on my bulletin board in my office, written in the front of my planner, and taped into my journal.) This is my constant reminder that procrastination and dwelling on what needs to be done just makes matters worse. Peace comes much quicker when I just do whatever thing I’m putting off be it cleaning, making an appointment, working out, replying to an email, etc.
Art Journaling
I somehow fell back down the YouTube rabbit hole of bullet journaling. While I am in love with the idea and art behind bullet journaling, it doesn’t end up being a practical way of planning for me. This rabbit hole did however lead me into the world of art journaling, specifically in terms of collaging and I figured why not give it a go! It’s been a fun, no expectations way to get the creative juices flowing while also disconnecting and getting to physically make something.
Listening to beachy tunes non stop!
I put together this playlist of songs that just give off all the beach vibes to me and it’s really the only music I listen to currently! In the shower, in the car, dancing around my office- it’s always this playlist. A few of my favs are “Gypsy” by Jack Botts, “Give Myself To You” by The Dreggs (this one is perfect for when you need a minute to dance it out), “After Sun” by Kim Churchill and “Til I Found You” by Jeremy Loops!
12-3-30
Tiktok made me do it. What is 12-3-30? It’s 30 minutes on the treadmill at a pace of 3mph while the incline is hiked up to a 12. Don’t knock it til you try it, it’s a butt kicker. Truthfully, I’ve been back on my running kick (it’s the easiest work out for me to do while still not being able to lift much weight or bare much weight on my recovering wrist.) Somedays though running is the last thing I want to do, but I know I need to move. After a few rough months mentally, I’m really doing the work to pull forward and that means movement is a must. Somedays the thought of a run doesn’t feel like something that can pull me from inside my head, not a big enough distraction. A book though tends to be a really good distraction (like I said, I’m reading reading reading) so I hop on the treadmill with a book and knock out 12-3-30. It’s a perfect way to get in a workout that is actually quite tricky while also at the start feeling like it’s an easy task to do.
I like being back here on my little corner of the internet. I like that I feel like jotting thoughts and things down again. It’s been a while, but I’m looking forward to showing this labor of love of mine the love it deserves again.