IN:

• exercising
• quarterly resolutions
• journaling
• daily devotionals
• volume in my hair
• rest
• the sabbath
• studying and library core
• film sets
• dinner dates
• coffee dates
• free time
• reading at least one book a month
• staying in on cold nights and drinking tea
• watching new TV shows and movies
• writing
• YouTube
• Pinterest
• making laptop backgrounds on Canva again
• oversized clothing
• lip combos
• mascara
• scarves
• courage!!
• family FaceTimes
• nail polish
• workout classes
• handwritten cards
• compliments
• check-in texts
• confronting conflict head-on
• sun lamps
• going to the movie for a crisp coke and a buttery popcorn to watch a good movie
• trying and failing (because it’s a part of the process :))

OUT:

• fear 🙅🏽‍♀️
• speaking negative thoughts aloud
• proving myself
• letting the world harden our capacity to forgive
• one-sided friendships
• doom scrolling at night and in the morning
• Instagram… still
• making a safe space for people to speak negatively
• those dining hall cookies that always make me feel like 💩 afterwards (they’re so good though)
• gluten, honestly
• being mean to my brother 😫😖😔
• ugly outfits
• staying up past midnight
• being quick to anger with my family
• waiting for someone to do something with me
• anything that’s not bringing me closer to God 🤷🏽‍♀️
• overspending/impulse purchases
• overconsumption
• people who make you, or anyone else, feel silly/stupid/dumb
• dirty hair
• being stinky
• waiting too long to do laundry
• being unintentional
• letting time pass us by
• letting other people’s opinions stop us
• wallowing

yay 2025!!! I’m so ready for you!!! So excited!!!