{"id":18027,"date":"2020-01-07T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/?p=18027"},"modified":"2020-01-06T15:22:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:22:28","slug":"resolutions-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/resolutions-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolutions for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"2020<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meditate. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I might as well copy and paste this goal on all my future New Year\u2019s resolutions lists because it\u2019s been a goal for years and let’s be honest, it’s a lifetime project. Mindfulness isn\u2019t something I can achieve, or a state in which I\u2019ll magically arrive; it\u2019s a practice. A daily one. An hourly one. A minute-by-minute, second-by-second one. I must remember this: when I think it’s too hard<\/em> or my mind is just too scattered<\/em> or I don’t have time, that’s when I need it most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Books are food for the soul, but similar to my on-again\/off-again relationship with compulsive eating, I\u2019m either reading constantly or not reading at all (except for the articles I read on my phone). This year I\u2019d like to carve out time each day and week to read a book because I enjoy it. And hey, they say if you want to become a better writer you should read more, so there\u2019s that, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"2020<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Get better sleep. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I might be in my bed for 7-8 hours most nights, but considering that I wake up exhausted every morning, I don\u2019t know how restful or restorative it really is. For one, I wake up between 3 and 6 times to pee, which is just as crazy as it is infuriating. I\u2019m going to try to cut off liquid a few hours before bed\u2026maybe at 6:30 or 7 and see if that helps. I\u2019m also going to try to wean off of Unisom. During my pregnancy with James I started taking Unisom (along with vitamin b6) to help with nausea. I don\u2019t know if it helped with the nausea, but it did help me sleep\u2014so much that I have kept on taking it every night for the past two years\u2026yikes. Maybe I\u2019ll never solve sleep, but I can improve it I\u2019m sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Be accepting of the time I spend organizing, sorting, decluttering…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All of these things sound productive, yes, but they\u2019re not always the most<\/em> productive way I could be spending my time. And trust me, I have spent years reprimanding myself for doing my little tidying jobs when I could or should be writing. \u201cStop procrastinating!\u201d I\u2019d scream at myself. What I\u2019ve come to realize, though, is that the time I spend cleaning\/organizing is also when I feel the most \u201cflow,\u201d and the most peace internally. So I have to ask myself\u2014of all the things I do that aren\u2019t exactly \u201cgood\u201d for me, is it so bad that I just love house projects? I\u2019m certain someone could argue YES (heck I\u2019ve taken that stance for years!) and it\u2019s only left me feeling guilty and down on myself, so this year I\u2019ll try taking the other side of the argument, that maybe I should allow for\u2014and even nurture\u2014the \u201cunproductive\u201d things I do that make me feel at peace and in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you resolve to do in 2020?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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