Rather than set a series of vague goals that will go unaccomplished and abandoned by February, I've decided instead to make a list of actions and projects that I intend to undertake, along with dates for implementing each. Without any further delay, then, are my projects for 2013:
January: Before the end of the month, I will detoxify and simplify my cleaning products, similar to what I did with my beauty products. I will sort through everything and dispose of all but the best ones. For now I'll stick with commercial products as necessary, but I will investigate homemade alternatives later in the year. I'll also make a regular schedule for housecleaning so I don't waste another whole Saturday on it.
February: I have been putting it off for far too long, and I'm getting serious about going completely vegan starting February 1. I will experiment with all kinds of recipes, and post pictures and assessments periodically.
March: I should be well into the swing of veganism by now, and it should be the perfect time to tackle a simplified kitchen.
April: My desk and work materials are perpetually in disarray. I need to come up with a new record-keeping and email sorting system. I will investigate various productivity systems and hacks, and implement some kind of system with periodic updates on how it's going.
May: As an update to my beauty products project, I will evaluate where I am, and consider some homemade beauty regimens. I will post my experiments and results.
June: Raw foods! It'll be summer, and I'll be hot, and no longer craving soups and other warm yummy things like I am now. I'll give the raw diet a good month and of course some updates.
July: My last full free month before starting law school, and I plan to spend it being more spiritual. I'll have to devote some more thought as to what exactly this means to me, but it's an undertaking I've been delaying for some time.
August: Sociability! I'm looking forward to being in law school and having an easy way to make friends. I've always been kind of a wallflower, but I will make an active effort to get to know
September: Productivity, part deux. As an addendum to April's productivity project, I'll tackle school work, and staying on top of things, to see how the tools I found apply to students.
October: I should be well into the swing of wedding planning by now, so I'll take some time to explore the true meaning of marriage and the theme of a simple wedding.
November: With the change of the seasons brings a re-sorting of the wardrobe, and the perfect opportunity to pare down mine. I try to do this periodically anyway, but I will make a concerted effort to really pare down things and clear out stuff I don't like or doesn't fit.
December: I know that simple holidays is a kind of trite theme in the blogosphere, but it's one I really need to undertake for myself. Even though I've tried to do things as locally sourced or handmade as much as possible, people are really damn hard to shop for, and they all seem to want expensive stuff from the mall. My Christmas bills are just now coming in, and it's a nightmare. For the 2013 holidays, I will undertake simplifying in earnest.
So that's the monthly breakdown of projects. I also have a few actionable steps I'm going to take in 2013:
- I will read a book a week, at least until law school begins. Hopefully this will pare down my shelves from the influx of books I received as Christmas gifts.
- I will meditate every day, even if it's just for a few minutes. I need to center myself and this seems like the best way to do it.
- I will go to the gym every day unless I have a good reason not to. Laziness, bad weather and something good on TV are not good reasons.
So that's the outlook for me. Be on the lookout for my cleaning products detox in the next week or so.
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