My 2025 Ins / Outs

*Not resolutions

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I read something the other day that said that January is actually not the best time to be making resolutions for several reasons: we’re just coming off the high and/or stress of the holiday season; seasonally, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, it’s a time for reflection and rest; trying to live up to societal expectations that we’re supposed to drastically change our lives and if we don’t, we’ve somehow failed.

While I have been getting deep into journaling and thinking about what I want 2025 to look like, I’ve decided to take my time with resolutions.

What I did, instead, was make an INs and OUTs list that I’ve seen others sharing. Without further ado, here they are:

2025 INs

• Daily red light

• Natural light in the mornings (either from my Happy Light or from outside)

• Connection

• Daily movement

• Consistency, especially here on Substack

• Eating meals sitting at a table

• Stepping out of my comfort zone (this book is on my to-read list!)

• Time with friends

• Investing

• Anything that’s a “hell, yes!”

• Listening to my gut

• Self-love

• Action

• Authenticity

2025 OUTs

• Phone first thing in the morning

• Isolation

• Sitting endlessly without movement breaks

• Overthinking

• Eating in front of the TV/ at a desk

• Staying comfortable 100% of the time

• Impulse spending

• Anything that I have to talk myself into

• Listening (only) to my head, aka Ego

• Others opinions

• Procrastination

• Being who I think others want me to be, or think I should be

So how about you? Do you have some definitive Ins and Outs for this year, or resolutions you know you want to keep? I’d love to hear about them!