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Christine and the end-of-year idea

In January, a dear friend of mine set a very fun resolution for 2024 – to try a bunch of different types of tea to find one that she enjoyed. Previous to this resolution, she would happily drink coffee or hot chocolate but she had always found tea kind of bland and dull.

I’m happy to report that her resolution has served her well. She has found a variety of teas that she likes and she highly recommends taking on resolutions of this sort – the kind that lets you try new things with little or no risk.

My friend’s resolution came to mind this morning as I was thinking about the fact that there are only about 6 weeks left in the year and that I am, once again, planning to Finish Soft instead of trying to hustle through to the end of 2024.

I think I would like to take on some sort of end-of-the-year resolution that matches the low-key spirit of my friend’s tea explorations but is about movement/meditation /well-being and that will add a bit more fun into my day-to-day without feeling like another big project on my to-do list.

a small mug of tea on a small placemat
For the record – this is my cup of tea, it isn’t part of my friend’s tea adventures. Image description: A cup of tea in a white mug with a red trim that has an image of a grey-hatted gnome in a red robe standing in a forest of grey tree trunks on it. The mug was given to me by my friend Elaine and it is resting on multi-patterned mug rug that my Mom made for me.

So, in a tea-sized end-of-year resolution, I’ve decided* that I am going to do 3 minutes of fun movement every day between now and December 31st.

What will that include? I have no idea!

I’m going to have to take it day-by-day – an plan that both delights and terrifies my ADHD brain – and let anything count.

And to add to my fun, I’m going to make a visual record of teeny drawings and text to keep track of what I did.

Got any ideas for me?

*I literally decided this while writing. The initial draft of this post said that I hadn’t decided yet – What a daredevil I am! (bahahaha – I assume you can read the sarcastic tone there.)

2 thoughts on “Christine and the end-of-year idea

  1. Thank you for this post for a couple of reasons: 1) I love the idea of tea-sized plans for the next six weeks; they keep us engaged but not overwhelmed. And 2) You’re setting me up nicely for my Wednesday post…details TBA… 🙂

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