Project 333 - Month 3

I made it to Month 3 without any problems.

The pair of pyjama bottoms I ordered in September never arrived and I have managed to live without them so I'm not going to reorder them.

At the end of this month I get to decide what goes into my next 3 month (January-March) capsule.

I know I want my right hand ring back so I'm going to exchange my Star of David with the cross inside for it. 

Because I wear a lanyard with an ID badge for work I tend not to wear a necklace because it's one too many things around my neck. 

I think I also want a pair of slippers, especially for when I'm working from home in my basement office. I currently wear socks with my flip-flops, which I know we all agree is not a great look!

I have to figure out what I will give up in exchange for those slippers. It might be my formerly favourite pair of black Mary Janes. The velcro keeps popping open on the left shoe and I have a brown pair that works just fine. Or I might give up a long sleeve dress shirt because I don't think I've even worn all of five of them over the past almost three months.

I'm not sure if I'll make many more changes though because what I currently have will serve me well until the next switch.

20 in 2020

20 Things I'm Thankful for from 2020

(in no particular order)

1. DD and DS3 enjoy going swimming

2. DD using her creativity to make a face mask, body scrub, and more

3. DH and DD painted the kitchen

4. DH built a garbage hut

5. DH celebrated a milestone birthday

6. DS1 doing very well in his co-op placement where DH works

7. DS2 started high school

8. I finished my genealogy blog

9. I have been in an acting manager position at the Library since August

10. My mom moved closer to us

11. New roof on the house

12. Oldest nephew started army training

13. Oldest niece engaged

14. Piano lessons for DS2, DS3, DD

15. Summer getaway to Cobourg

16. & 17. Two new nieces born

18. We can attend church in our pjs

19. We got a basketball net stand and DS3 enjoyed playing this summer

20. Everyone is healthy

Planning 21 for 2021

From Gretchen Rubin's If You Don’t Want to Make a New Year’s Resolution, Consider Writing Your “21 for 2021” List post:

A "21 for 2021" list is a list of 21 concrete things we want to accomplish by the end of 2021.

Why make a "21 for 2021" list at all?

Research shows that people who construct their goals in concrete terms are 50 percent more likely to feel confident they will attain their goals and 32 percent more likely to feel in control of their lives.

Twists on the idea:

• make a list of things that you'll stop doing
• use your birthday instead of the calendar year, such as 30 by 30.
• tailor it to single area of your life, like work, fun, or family life
• create a list with others, such as a sweetheart or family, to tackle the items together
• decorate your list
• make a list that only includes things that are fun
• use the number 21 within the list, such as "Read 21 books" or "Visit 21 diners"
• make item #21 "Swap out one item on this list for something I'd rather do"

If you'd like a sheet where you can write your "21 for 2021" list neatly, download yours here.

Downloads available include:

"21 for 20201" List

Looking for a new, creative way to identify your aims for 2021? Try making a “21 for 2021” list! List twenty-one things you’d like to do by 2022. These items can be easy or ambitious; one-time undertakings or habits that stretch for years; fun or...less fun. There’s no one right way to make your list—just think about what you want the new year to hold.

Read 21 in 2021

Boost your happiness by reading for 21 minutes every day of 2021. Use this checklist to track your progress and check days off as you go—gold star for you! Imagine how great it will feel to get to the end of 2021 and think back on all the reading you did over the course of the year.

Walk 21 in 2021

Walk for 21 minutes every day in 2021 with the "Happier with Gretchen Rubin" podcast community. Use this PDF to track your progress and check each day off as you go. Don't break the chain!

I'll be posting my lists in by the end of the year.