OUT with the OLD, IN with the NEW!!

I could absolutely strike a match to this past year! However, “though times make tough people.” Hurt, pain, sadness… all that comes because of love, joy, and happiness. It’s impossible to have one without the other.

What does 2026 hold for Jennifer?

Let’s start with “Writing.” Obviously, here we are again, right? I’ve recently been speaking to a former teacher of of mine, (Hi! Ms. Moye, if you’re reading this!) and we created a pact that we would both hold each other accountable for writing. She’s had some of her stuff published. My brain runs 90 million miles a minute. I’ve got tons of material up there. I just never slow down enough to bang it out on a keyboard. I’m not consistant. (As you can see with my pattern here on this wonderful site.)

Which leads to….

Less interaction with useless entertainment.

I love to read. I love to write. I love to learn. But… like most of us, my phone and the tv get in the way of it. While I have unsubscribed to most of my streaming apps, I still find myself late at night watching, what I call, “trash tv.” Sister Wives is my guilty pleasure. Judge me if you must, but I’ve been watching since episode one, and will continue to do so. I get hooked on crap that brings to edification to my brain. (Currently Love after Lockup on Peacock) And aren’t we all addicted to our phones? When did this happen to us? My generation and older knows what it’s like to have to look up movie times in the newspaper, or wait thil 5:00 to see what happened today around the world, or call “Time and Temperature” to see what the current weather is. So how did we become just as handicapped as the generations younger? Literal anxiety if we forget our phone, or constantly scrolling while the tv’s on and people are in the room, and countless other things going on. I need to prioritize time for things that edify me.

Which leads to…

Better Organization. I’m on one end of the spectrum or the other. And believe it or not, I haven’t always been this way. I suppose it comes with getting older and the mental health crap I have going on in my head. Or maybe it just has to do with getting older and getting lazy. I don’t know. Either way, it’s an issue. I’ve been very aware as of late that the clutter and disorganization send my anxiety in a spiral. That spiral leads right back to the above two issues. Notice a cycle here? Cycle….

Which leads to…

I weigh more now that I EVER have in my whole life. The above stated has a lot to do with it. Laziness. Electronics. Disorganized brain… and umm… did I mention laziness? Fast food. Door Dash. No time to slow down (or at least, that’s what I tell myself,) working nightshift. I can find a million and one excuses as to why I do things, or don’t do things. I used to have amazing eating habits and exercised regularly. Found time then, why not now? Lazy.

Which leads to…

Saving money. Oh my gosh, the money I throw away. Eating out. Throwing away food when I do actually eat at home, or just wasting it on menial crap. All of the above paragraphs, lead to the fact that I can save more than I spend. I just choose not to.

Which leads to…

Boundaries. Holding tight to them when it comes to others, but also, if not moreso, for myself. I need to get in the practice of allowing myself the things I deserve. And MAKING myself give ME the things I deserve. I deserve all of the energy I put into the things, the people, my tribe. All of that I deserve back, and sometimes even more. I don’t give myself enough grace, though God knows.. I preach for others to give themselves grace.

So Now it’s out there…

It’s all in the cyberworld to come back to haunt me. So hold me accountable, yell at me, encourage me, pray for me. Whatever you can do to throw some energy my way… I’ll take it.