hi friends .. i hope you are all doing well. what a week+ it’s been [or year, really]. i can tell you i took last week to reflect, educate myself [it’s not anybody else’s job to educate me!] and decide how i want to show up in the world. i know i’m going to mess up, but i’m showing up to do the work. today’s post is all about my june intentions. i love doing these monthly because they set the theme of what i want my month to be.
self care
i’m tapped out. like, so, SO exhausted. i’m committing to really doubling down on my self care and showing up for ME. i have been pouring from an empty cup, and need to fix that. what does that look like? a couple of ways i’m doing this:
- telling others when i can’t show up the way they need/want me to. i have done a really good job of really prioritizing the good people in my life in the last 5+ years, and i want to make sure i show up well for those people. if i just can’t, i need to either let them know or not try to force myself to expend the energy.
- creating. i’ve been spending some really fun time with logan doing more arts and crafts that turn into the unique and custom pieces on shop golden 30. it brings me so much joy and i want to continue to lean into that, even if it gets messy. embrace the mess!
- get some sleep. joey and i have been staying up far too late binging riverdale. gotta get some more shut eye!
- take some time to just hang out. i’ve been working non-stop and between work-from-home mode for the last 3 months and not having any buffer between that and going straight into mom-mode, i need some time to just be.
write from my heart
one of my flaws is that i care far too much about how people view me and what they think. at the end of the day, i have this forum for myself – to write and provide a cathartic release while *hopefully* providing value to readers of golden thirty. time to really say what’s on my mind, or share what i’m doing/eating/reading/watching. from the diy projects i’m doing, to what i’m making for the shop, to what i’m cooking for my fam, you can count on me to be an open book.
create
i love to make things. it’s even more fun when i make things that others like or find interesting enough to comment on [looking at you, sequin french fry sweatshirt]. i’m committing to busting out the paints, my sewing machine, or some other medium of creation regularly, even if i’m not feeling super creative at the moment.
