Today is the end of my 3rd year of line a day journaling.
Here is the entry from 2021: I am so glad I'm not pregnant and no newborns. First time since 2016/2017... 2022 will be better than 2021, and 2021 was better than 2020
And 2022: 2022 was better than 2021... 2023 should be an interesting year. Is there a 3rd kid? am I that nuts? I love sleep
In case you wonder, I do sleep about 7 hours a night now, just in 2-3 hour chunks with 1-2 hours of awake time inbetween. The sleep is actually not the worst bit of this newborn twin thing, I think the cyring is. It's impossible to soothe two babies. I chose not to quantify how much crying I experience right now, but this is the last crying baby experience I will have! The babies are currently two months old, which means there's one more month of the worst times before they maybe start to get better?
Andy has a theory that even though 12 weeks is when babies start to get better, 12 weeks is the lowest point for new parents because you realize just how exhausted you are from 12 weeks of babies.
If you've had babies, do you remember the first 12 weeks fondly? and do you remember experiencing the first 12 weeks fondly? Those are two separate questions.
I have a coupe of low key goals for next year, but the one I am most excited about is that by December 2024 I want to only own clothes that fit. No more maternity clothes, no more in-between clothes. No more nursing clothes. Just clothes that fit me, as I am in December 2024.
I have been saving all sizes of pregnancy and post pregnancy since 2018 and I am so excited to see all if it leave my house by December 2024. I can also get rid of jeans that are too big or too small. I want to open my closet to see all of my clothes, and have everything in it look and feel good.
That is a great goal! I used to keep a lot of things that were too small/too big/out of style just in case I gained/lost weight or the trend came back (white pants? no thanks) but finally this year (2023) I had a fit of purging and finally got rid of everything that I hadn't worn, didn't fit or would not use and donated them all. It felt so good and now I can see the back of my closet and I just feel more organized and more at peace with myself. I think that obviously your body is still going through some changes for a while longer, but having that goal for the end of the year in 2024 is a great way to feel better and to have less stuff!
ReplyDeleteI love your decluttering posts! I think having an organized and empty-ish closet will feel great for me too. Everything looks better with fewer things.
DeleteYou nailed it - 2023 WAS an interesting year.
ReplyDeleteI made a lot of progress toward only having clothes that fit in the house but I'm still not done. At least anytime that I put on jeans they fit and are comfortable. I've got a handful of other goals for 2024, so I'm just sitting here waiting for the clock to strike 12.
I love your goals post! Can't wait to see the photo of the bald eagle!
DeleteI need to take this clothing thing on too. I have a ton of things that are too small and I can't wear them. It makes me depressed. I should just get rid of them and be done with it. A lot of them are out of style or kind of warn out anyway, so why am I keeping them?
ReplyDeleteYes! I know I keep things in case they fit again, but sometimes if they fit again they'll be out of style for my shape or life anyway so I may as well get rid of it now and buy something I like if I need a smaller size in the future.
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