January Currently and 2021 Resolutions

Welcome 2021! I'd say I'm happy to see you, but I thought I was happy to see 2020 and we all saw how THAT went! Anyway, I haven't participated in this linkup since last...August? So I figured it was a nice, easy way to ease in to the new year! 

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Reading: The Home Edit by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin and Astrid Sees All by Natalie Standiford

Watching: The Mandolorian on Disney+

Listening To: My top 2020 Playlist on Spotify

Looking Forward To: This weekend. Tomorrow is me and Blue's 6 year anniversary (6 YEARS! Time sure does fly!), so on Friday we are ordering in from our my favorite restaurant, and on Saturday we will have our annual Thanksgiving Do-Over. Every year we have a do-over because on Thanksgiving we see our families (sometimes... and sometimes I have Chinese food alone in my apartment, or Pret Manger turkey sandwiches while racing to get to the cemetery 2 hours away which was my mom and I's "tradition" for several years, or this year Mom and I "Zoomed" and had pre-made Shoprite Thanksgiving dinners!). 

Procrastinating: doing "real work" before I have to return to work tomorrow

Feeling: Slightly glum, since I have been off since Dec 23 and have been enjoying it IMMENSELY, and slightly anxious, because, well, see above! And like a dumbass I scheduled two trainings for new employees tomorrow ::facepalm::

Wondering: when I'll have to return to the office. It's officially closed (working remotely) until Jan 25, but with cases spiking and new orders in place, who knows what the future holds.

Organizing: everything! I've been implementing small organizational changes throughout my apartment, and this weekend I'll begin tackling re-organizing Blue's kitchen. Thankfully I love projects like these, and reading The Home Edit is fueling me with so many ideas and inspiration. Wish me luck! 

Beginning: to put away Christmas decorations. While I love reading in front of my little tree, I won't have time to put it away properly later this week or this weekend, and Christmas always "comes down" on Three Kings Day. 

Resolving: to post my "resolutions" before February this year! 

Finances

• Check finances monthly (amazingly even after someone hacked my bank account last December and stole literally thousands of dollars from me, I have not done this ::insert see no evil monkey emoji::)
• Complete a "no buy" month
• Find and open a better savings account option

At Home

• Declutter one room/month (including rooms at Blue's condo since I don't have 12 rooms!) 
• Sell/donate everything in coat closet
• Create/update home/recipe binder
• Instill One In, One Out philosophy
• Start a "Go Bag" - my coworker and one of the Mountain Mamas has been on my case about this for over a year, and it's not a bad idea! Deadline: Aug. 31 - again, blog about it! (EDIT: already added the go-live date of this post to my planner since September is National Preparedness Month, so it's gotta happen!) 

Personal

• Get back into journaling
• Scrapbook 2020
• Let go of one thing - physical, emotional, spiritual- that's been weighing heavily on you

Reading

• Complete my Goodreads goal of 50 books
• Complete BCBE 14 and 15
• Participate in the A-Z Reading Challenge
• Read 12 Non-Fiction
• Read 10 books from my physical bookshelf and 10 Netgalley books (with reviews)

Blogging

• Find and implement a new website design- change as needed (recommendations welcome!) 
• Reply to comments within 24 hours
• Post (at least) 6 times /month
• Finish, schedule, or delete posts in "draft" form, <12 (I currently have 57, dating all the way back to 2014... that is NOT okay!)

What's currently going on with you?

Linking up with Anne!