birthday girl

41, today I turned 41! Technically I turned 41 at 4:33am today, but hey who’s counting the hours…. my wonderful momma brought me in to this world 41 glorious years ago. I don’t think she knew then what a joy I would be…ha-ha…who am I kidding, I have caused her lots of heartache and joy. I hope the joy outweighs the heartache.

She called me this morning at 9:34. Normally I am up and going at 9 in the morning. Today I was sleeping. I couldn’t go back to sleep due to my husband’s snoring so I got up. I read an article last night about detoxing from our phones. So I had already decided that this morning I wasn’t going to start my day looking at my phone…what a tough day to start that…lol the day that everyone is calling, texting and sending FB posts. I refrained…so much so my momma was getting worried about me. I finally text her and said, “I’m taking time for myself this morning. I am reading a book. 🙂 I will call you in a bit. New habits start today!!! 41 is going to be a great year.”

With that I continued reading my book, “Girl, Wash Your Face”. I have started that book about 3 or so times….this time I didn’t have my phone distracting me, my kids were asleep and/or gone, my hubby was asleep and the TV was off. I got to chapter 13. Wow! What a nice morning.

Then I picked up my phone…text, text, FB check, insta check, text, phone call, long phone call, text…I looked up and it was 3 in the afternoon!!! Point proven. The article I read last night was talking about just that. We spend so much time on our phones we forget to live and engage with those around us. That leads me to the next thing.

Intention: a thing intended; an aim or plan. (Google)

I am going to live my 41st year intentionally. In my marriage, with my kids, with my friends, with my business. I have no idea what that looks like right at this moment but I know that things aren’t going to willy nilly change. I am going to have to intentionally change them.

I will add and take away as I go but as for now I will intentionally get up every day before my household gets up and have me time. That will probably come in many different forms; reading, silence, bath time, prayer time, time to work on my business, I’m not sure…..this morning it was coffee, silence and reading.

I am also going to intentionally drink more water. Seems so minor, but I either drink a lot in one day or none. There is no in between.

Those are the two things I am starting this year off with. Some people start the New Year with resolutions and what not…I am starting on my birthday. I don’t really want to say resolution, I want to say a better version of me.

What are some things you are working on or plan to start in 2020?

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Lindsey