I would normally try to “hit the ground running” in the new year – with list a long list of projects and accomplishments I want to achieve this year, drunk on “New Year, New Me” koolaid. Every year, I tell myself, “This year is going to be different. I’m going to be productive; I’m not going to procrastinate; It’s going to be to the year of ME.”
But this year, I didn’t really bother. The holidays were quiet – hanging out with family and visiting friends. There was also a lot of napping, followed by even more sleeping. Instead of going out for New Year’s Eve, I stayed in with a few friends and aggressively played board games. (emphasis on aggressive. There was a lot of yelling and cussing because we’re all competitive. But there was also a lot of laughing, so it was all in good fun. I did not, however, hang out in some greenery wearing a vintage gold lame shirt but you have to admit it’s
But this year, I wanted to slow my roll a little bit. Not to say that I still won’t hustle or have side projects, but I didn’t want to overwhelm myself with outrageous lists anymore. Instead, I want to focus on less things, take on fewer [personal] projects. Basically, Marie Kondo myself. And maybe make one small, itty bitty resolution – take one night a week to hang out with someone I haven’t seen in a while.
I’ve grown to really appreciate all the old relationships I’ve maintained and new friendships I’ve made in the six years of living in DC. But it’s easy to “grow apart” as people move on to new cities and even just new personal adventures (babies and such). So instead of spending all my time on projects, I resolved to focus more on those personal connections by hanging out with someone that I haven’t see in a while, once a week. The rules are loose and only well-intentioned, bu the goal is to have at least 52 invites on my calendar with some interesting people.
Cheers to 2019!
