#buckleupbitch
It’s quite simple. I want to be the best version of myself. That is what I’d like in 2022. Mirror mirror on the wall, please reveal the roadmap on how exactly I get there.
I don’t usually write down, or I guess in this case, type down what I want to accomplish. Mostly because I’ve found that I never can accomplish what it is I set out to do. But this year I am taking a different approach. I’m getting less specific and just saying “hey I want to be a better version of me.” So for my own sanity and clarity welcome to a brain dump on what the hell that means and how I am going to get there.
Being the best version of myself means putting myself first. Growing up in the Midwest it was ingrained in me to people please and put others first. Let me tell you, this has been a hell of a habit to break. Okay great, so less people pleasey more pleasey me.Ew.
Hmm okay what else.
If I am going to be the best version of myself, I need to practice healthy habits. The hardest habit for me is food. The older I’ve gotten the more sensitive my body has gotten. I can’t eat how I use to. And to be honest I don’t want to eat how I use to. However, I really wish I had an instruction guide on how best to fuel my body. I’ve concluded that I’m not supposed to be tired when I wake up and that food is supposed to give me the energy to do everything my little heart desires. I’m “so tired, of being tired.” So food. Let’s work on eating 80% healthy. Don’t restrict yourself because we both know that doesn’t work. But let’s not eat whatever you’re craving because that is only a temporary high.
So tired of being tired.
The last thing I feel I am missing is playfulness. In order to be my best self, I need to reinvent what that word and feeling means.
When I was young, I lived across the street from a park. I’d wake up and be at that park till the sun went down. I’d run around all day doing absolutely nothing but “playing”. As an adult play can still look like running around outside but it also looks like learning and trying new things. The more I do in a day the better my day feels. I don’t need to cross things off a to-do list, but I want to fill my day with things I enjoy. Okay let’s que a list of things I enjoy. JK that list is for my eyes only.
For 2022 I want to feel good in my body and I want to feel a sense of accomplishment with any work or content I put out. I’ve been single for what feels like centuries and instead of hoping I find my person; I think I am ready to be my person. I’m ready to be the person I need to be. With a shift in perspective and baby steps to bettering my habits I can make 2022 a very lovely and successful year.
