Engage….
….with people, events, my faith, and dare I say, social media for our business.
More on that word later. Right now I’m heading off to “float” with my daughter in law. Hmm, engaging in something new with someone I’ve really been getting to know much better in 2025.
I started the new year off right by waking up early, enjoying my coffee, and heading off to work out. I always feel a sense of accomplishment!
On and off over the years, my husband and I would head down to the state beach about 40 minutes away. We walk and search for sea glass. Today it’s cold – my watch says 23 degrees and it’s windy. We decided we can find plenty of things to do here at home!
Tuesday we had planned an impromptu trip to New York (well, I did and he’s my willing sidekick). I knew it was going to be cold but I thought it would be okay. Until he told me he was going to wear his lined pants and I thought, “ya know what? This is crazy”. So I decided we weren’t going to go and I think he was happy about it! We’re going in February for a concert and an overnight stay and that will be here in no time.
I’m taking down my decorations, even the tree. I would like to get over to our We-Shed (the second floor of our garage where we workout and I have my ancestry and knitting stuff, and other hobby stuff) and clean that up a little bit. Clean up my desk area and open some mail. It might sound a little routine, but I get satisfaction seeing stuff cleared out. We re-organized the basement the other day! Anywhere I’m organizing is my happy place.
I’m working on being mindful, writing down what I did this day in my planner, otherwise everything is one big blur.
I’ve got some thoughts on posts in the new year, maybe revisit some old ones and see if anything has changed. I’m looking forward to sharing them with you!
Yesterday we hiked the road to the tower of our local state park. It has well-marked trails, as well as a road to the tower. We haven’t been there in a very long time, but instead of walking on the treadmill, I said, “Let’s go to the tower!”
While we were walking, I came up with a plan to track what was important to me. In 2026, I want to keep track of hikes, bike rides, and day trips or longer travel events.
It took me three tries earlier in the month, but I have my day planner for the upcoming year. I was like Goldilocks. I ordered one from Amazon and returned it, bought one from Walmart, and gave it to my husband. I finally looked a little harder and bought this one on Amazon.
In the back, it has blank pages, and will keep a list of each event. I’ll likely write it in on the day itself, but by having a list, I can tell with a glance that we need to take a hike! I think I will write about potential places to visit on the Events/Travel page.
This is part of my plan for a more thoughtful 2026.
Do you do anything like this?
That is a Japanese Proverb and it is oh, so true. For me, at times, even the Beginning is hard.
I told my husband this morning that this week will be a week of working on new habits and re-starting habits that fell by the wayside over the year. I’ll determine what works, what I like, and what I don’t and carry that in to the new year.
Some of those habits include:
Is that too much? There at times, especially at night when I’m watching a show, I’m like an obstinate child. the alarm goes off, I turn it off, continue watching, and forget to take my pill altogether!
Wish my luck and we’ll see what sticks!
Thoughts From The Passenger Seat 