Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy!
Personal Development
With the new year in full swing, the posts this week focus on goal setting and clearing clutter.
Hope & Possibilities. The first post of the week had us dreaming about our hopes and possibilities for the next 12 months. Then, turning those hopes into goals.
Wellbeing for 2024. In case you were feeling behind in your planning for the year, this post provided some ideas to quickly consider each of the 8 dimensions of wellbeing and think about goals.
Hope – Making Goals a Reality. Mid-week the post focused on how to dive deeper into the hope formula and determine how to focus on willpower and waypower to meet your goals.
Life Infrastructure. The new year is the perfect time to do a little decluttering and organizing. This post focuses on some things to consider with subscriptions, bookmarks, apps on your phone, and more.
Plan for the Barriers. Far more of us will drop new year’s goals and resolutions that those who see them through. This post warns us of some of the barriers we might encounter to try to mitigate their impact.
One Shade Greener
This week, the post – 2024 One Shade Greener – has some ideas of goals you could set for the year ahead to continue your sustainability journey at home.
If you are looking for a guide along the journey, One Shade Greener at Home, could be a perfect companion or might be just right to support a different kind of book club.
PodList
This week, there are five podcasts on the list. I hope you find at least one you connect with.
Your No Spend / Low Spend January. 27 minutes. Sustainable Minimalists. Coming off the spending of the holidays, the idea of a bit of savings to kick off the year might be just what you are looking for.
Welcome to your 8784 Hours. 6 minutes. Before Breakfast. This podcast highlights the number of hours we have available in the year ahead and challenges us to think about what we could achieve.
How to Get an Organized Home in 2024. 34 minutes. ClutterBug. At the beginning of the year, many of us are often looking for ideas to make our homes more organized and clutter free. This podcast provides tips and ideas to kick the year off with a little less clutter.
Why You Should Embrace Mediocrity. 10 minutes. TED Talks Daily. Maybe there are some downsides to always looking at the elite and premium options. This podcast challenges us to become at peace that we are all just average.