New Year, new me? No way!

It doesn’t take an arbitrary day and time to make a change.

I have always started new things in September... maybe it’s the time of year, the fall to me was conditioned in my bones because my parents were teachers, I was, of course, a student and then I became a teacher for twenty years. So the fall always felt like the time to start things, or my birthday which happens to be in September also but even then once I would decide something, I would just start.

That’s why it’s so annoying to me the whole new year new me bullshit. It doesn’t have to be a date on the calendar. Any day and time you decide to make a change is the perfect time for you to do just that. Whether it’s start a new habit or try to break an old one, it will stick when you continuously do it.

I have been speaking about the testing and things I have been going through lately but haven’t expounded on any of the diagnoses that I have been given. I will at some point, but because of those things I have been making changes for months now. New supplements, a cleanse, new habits, more downtime… taking care of my body where before I would put it off and say, no I’ll be fine. Now I know clearly that has not been working and it is AOK to put myself first. I am fortunate enough to have a husband and daughter who understand and who are willing to help with the burden around the house. If you do not take care of yourself, you cannot have enough energy to take care of anyone else.

Red light therapy and saunas, a very “strict” night time routine including my supplements, hand cream, skin care, red light face mask, journaling and my castor oil pack. Those have become non negotiables for my wind down. I am looking to add Bible study in this year and or a more routine prayer time into my evening. Adding reminders to my phone to take all my supplements and put on my compression socks as well as stretching and doing other bits of self care that I have too long put off.

These are small adjustments during the day that take very little time but have helped me really feel a bit better. I know these small changes will add up to bigger improvements, but for now, I am loving the bits I am doing and slowly coming out of the fog that has been my physical health for the past few years.

So tell me, what have you brought into your life or what are you wanting to start with this year?

XO,

Tiffany