Ways I have Changed in 2024

and I am not mad about them

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Hey friends. It’s pretty natural to start thinking about the year going by now. I have a whole recap post coming up tomorrow, but today, I thought I would let you in on the ways I have changed this year. Some are big & some are small. Most are probably only noticed by me & that is ok.

1. stopped putting everyone else before myself. I didn’t always do this but I did it more than ever before. It still doesn’t happen naturally but it’s happening.

2. I grew my nails really long. So superficial but I really like having long nails! I’ve always been a short nail girlie & I doubt these long ones will last long but they are fun.

3. I stopped wearing super patterned & colourful clothes. I love them, but they started feeling like too much. I only want to wear plain, comfortable clothes that are in my colour palette right now. I guess I’m buying clothes for the life I live instead of buying ones for some fantasy life which is what we all should be doing.

4. About 4. months ago, I decided I wanted to change how I felt about my body, so I started a program unlike anything I’ve ever done before & it’s been a game-changer for my mindset. My body is the same as it was 12 weeks ago, but the way I feel about it is totally different. This is a win because it proves it wasn’t my body that was the issue it was how I was treating that was causing me pain.

5. I no longer try lots of new recipes & have leant into simple, repetitive meals. Nobody cares, honestly. My kids are terrible eaters, and my husband likes meat & veg most nights & I just want to waste less time & food & hope that everyone has a full belly at the end of the day.

6. I decided to sleep in my own bed so I could get good quality sleep. Sleeping on my own is lovely. I don’t have the luxury of always sleeping on my own (if we have visitors or if one of my kids needs to move home, they get the spare room), but it’s been over a month now of sleeping on my own & I love it!

7. I started to really dislike my overall look. I’ve tried to change that by figuring out my style and how to dress, experimented with very minimal make-up & have even booked in to dye my hair! I’ve been dye-free for 5 years, but I want a change. I think I had forgotten that I was allowed to change my mind about my hair or clothes & was struck thinking I had to make what worked for me of 5 years ago work now.

8. I became a protein girl, and it changed my life. Yes, hitting my protein goals feels like a part-time job, but it’s worth it for me.

9. I began doing resistance training for the first time ever & have surprised myself at how much I like it & how quickly my strength has improved. My mood is better by 700% after I do my workout!

10. I have become gentler with myself, more forgiving & less of a perfectionist. In other words, I’m not being such a mega bitch to myself anymore, which is really nice.

11. This year, I have really leaned into whatever season I was in. I’ve run with my hyperfixations. I’ve stepped away from things when they weren’t serving me. I’ve listened to my needs & sometimes those needs told me I needed to watch 2 hours of pimple-popping videos or 57 haircut reels in a row. I haven’t forced myself to bake bread or cookies or read books when I really didn’t want to, just because I thought that’s what I should be doing. Those things were always there when I was ready to pick them up again.

How about you, what’s changed for you in 2024 that you aren’t mad about?

Talk soon xx