And just like that January is over. How are you dear reader?

One of my goals this year was or is to document more about my life. That sounds a little self-obsessed but I can’t say enough how months and years come and go and I have no record of it. I usually find myself not remembering much about the past months or years. I am not sure if that is neurological problem that I need to look into but I blame it on the world we live in. Everything is moving so fast. One blink of the eyes, and the day is over and then it is on to to the next day, filled with new goals and to-do lists. 

So I want to be intentional about creating memories and recording them as well. Thus the birth of this new series on this blog. A monthly wrap-up and goals for the following month. So about January.

I was pretty much sick the entire month. Actually I was sick coming into the New Year. I travelled so much towards the end of the year and it showed in my health. Also the weather in Texas kept changing by the hour, so sometimes, I didn’t have the appropriate clothes. Hence catching a cold or flu or both. But I am ready to not be sick. To be frank, everyone in my household is also ill, so I think we keep passing on the virus amongst ourselves. 

When I entered the year, I had high hopes for my social media accounts. I really want to make money on social media specifically Youtube and blogging, but I am not sure I am tackling it the right way. January left me feeling like I failed in that area because I didn’t see the growth I was expecting and it was quite disappointing.

I feel like I grew in my prayer life. It could be better but I it has definitely improved. But the true test will be the months following January right? When the adrenaline of the New Year subside, and it is back to the mundane. I hope I have the desire to pray like I had in the month of January.

I observed the one year since my brother was buried. January 22, 2022. It saddens me that that this has become my life. That every year that I am alive, I’ll remember January 22, 2022, as the year my brother was buried. I am still in shock over his death, so let’s move on.

I feel like I didn’t do anything that I wanted to in January. Because things are literally the same as they were the last few months. No changes, just stagnancy. I feel a bit stuck. Which is why I want to have tangible goals, I am usually afraid of tangible goals because if they are not met, it is evident. But here we go.

February Goals

• Be consistent in posting my social media content. Maybe three times a week, irrespective of the platform.
• Write more on this blog. Twice a week. 
• I want to create a schedule and stick to it.
• One thing that God has been impressing on my heart is to stop gossiping. Or gossip less, especially about situations that I am not involved in. 
• I want to slow down. Really adopt slow-living and minimalism too. These are things I have desired for a long time, and I honestly don’t know where to start, so I am educating myself. 
• I want to finish three books. 
• I want to do things that bring me joy. 

I think these are some realistic goals.

Tell me, how was January for you and what are your goals for February?