My thing for 2024 is Love Myself.

That means ALL of myself.

Sometimes, there’s things I don’t like. I’m trying to accept those parts about me anyway, because it’s important to still love myself. I’m trying to give myself grace more, especially when I mess up. I’m human and make mistakes. We’re not called to be perfect, but to be the best versions of ourselves.

Loving Myself means making time for self care. The first thing I did in the new year was I got a haircut! I’d been wanting to for so long and I finally did it.

I also made a lot of medical and check-up appointments, because I want to take care of myself better. Somehow they all ended up being in the same week. Three different specialities, counseling, and breakfast with a friend. It wasn’t intentional, I didn’t realize I was scheduling things in the same week. But it was nice getting all those self-care appointments done.

Loving myself means doing things that make me happy.

It’s hard finding the time to do the things that bring me joy like writing and reading. I get overwhelmed by all the chores and cleaning that needs to be done at home, and I feel like those have to be the first priority.

Managing my time and knowing when it’s OK to transition to the next thing is really challenging. My brain gets tired easily and I have to take more breaks than I want to.

I’ve found that being productive and getting things done makes me feel accomplished and makes me feel good. I realized it has to be multiple things or else I feel like I did nothing all day. This is where giving myself grace comes in.

Doing just one thing is good enough. Even if it’s going to lunch with a friend, and not doing anything around the house, that is good enough. Because the previous day I did more than one thing, and the next day, I will work on things around the house. Keeping a balance is hard, but giving myself grace is important.

Loving myself means ALL of myself. I’m hoping 2024 brings me joy and helps me focus on being a good person.