I thought I would share here my goals for 2019 (you know, accountability). This year I decided to ditch writing out things I want to do, and instead choose guiding words that I want to manifest throughout 2019. It’s basically just like choosing your theme or themes for the year. My words for 2019 are simplify and creativity. I’ll be writing a future blog post on creativity, this one is about what simplify means to me.

Simplify means to reduce to basic essentials, streamline and clarify. For me, this means to focus on one thing at time, stay organized and clear on what I’m doing and why and to keep my material possessions decluttered.

Here are some actionable things around simplifying I will be doing this year:

• Decluttering – I started a major decluttering of my belongings last spring that I am just finishing up now – so I am starting off with a clean slate. I went through my office items, books and clothing and kept only the items that I love and truly use. If you want more information on how to do this, I recommend reading “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo if you haven’t already. What I want to work on for 2019 is being strict with what items I bring into my house, and buying sustainably made, quality goods.

• Keeping a Daily Routine – Having a daily routine is a huge part of Ayurveda, which I am currently studying – in Ayurveda it’s called Dinacharya. Having a daily routine where you wake up, eat and go do bed (and more) at the same time everyday helps simplify your life by taking out all of the choices on how to spend your time. It is also essential for good health, as your body loves having a regular eating and sleeping time every day. I’ll be writing a blog post on Dinacharya soon, but until then, here is a good article to get you started. I’ve already incorporated this into my life, but I need to get back on track with this, especially being in bed by 9:30 pm.
  
  
• Organizing – I’m naturally a pretty organized person, but there are a few areas of my life where I could use some help. Those are finances, scheduling, and keeping track of tasks. I’ve decided to try keeping a bullet journal this year, which should help with the scheduling and keeping track of tasks. If you’ve never heard of bullet journaling, you can find many videos on YouTube. I’ve also noted in my journal a day during the week that I balance my accounts. I know it seems strange that just keeping a planner would help simplify, but I have an irregular schedule that is a cause of stress in my life.

Anyhow, I hope you found this interesting! Do you have guiding words for 2019? If so, please leave a comment with your guiding words.