Change is scary. Trying new things is scary. But those scary moments help us grow and they help us become better. In educational psychology, there's an idea called the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). ZPD is the ideal moment between work that is too easy and work that is too challenging. If the work is … Continue reading Do What Scares You
Peace is important. I believe that many people spend their lives chasing peace. You want to find things that bring you peace, fulfillment, or joy. My life has already been in upheaval for 2025. I want to keep things under wraps for the moment. Maybe at some point I'll talk about it and tell you … Continue reading Peace
Welcome to 2025! It's a brand new year. I don't know about you, but I needed a fresh start in more ways than one. I hope that this year provides opportunities to follow that plan. Like with any first post of the year, I want to talk about some of my goals. I do this … Continue reading Start Into 2025
As we near the end of 2024, I'm looking ahead to 2025 and my goals. One of my goals for 2024 was to read 30 books I had never read before, specifically ones that I had already owned or bought. I have done this! I am at 31 books at the start of December with … Continue reading My 2025 Reading Challenge
The new year is in full swing. I'm working on the goals I've implemented for myself this year. I'm creating and improving routines so that I can make this year better for myself overall. However, I am changing my approach this year as opposed to in years past. Normally, I set myself up for failure … Continue reading Small Steps, Big Changes
I started this year with a fully made bullet journal. If you've been following my blog for a number of years now, you know that I created one to use in 2019. It was a good start, and I really enjoyed it. However, around May or June, I fell off of using it. A big … Continue reading How to Create a Complete Bullet Journal
You've probably heard the phrase, "New Year, New Me." I want to take that phrase and change it up a bit (hence the title of this post). See while I hope to improve myself this year, I'm not looking to become entirely "new". I mostly like who I am, and I have goals to help … Continue reading New Year, New Clean
Happy New Year! 2023 is officially done and we are starting 2024! This is the time for new ideas, goals, and resolutions. I've mentioned on here a number of times how I feel resolutions aren't things you plan to keep. You make them only to break them or ignore them when times get hard. For … Continue reading Goals for 2024
This will be my last post of 2023 because I will not post in between Christmas and New Year's. But it is the end of another year! Time is such a funny thing in that it keeps moving whether or not you want it to. I want to take today and maybe slow down time … Continue reading A Wrap-up of 2023
As the year wraps up to a close, I'm spending time to review and reflect some of the things I've learned this year and lessons I'll take with me to the future. I'll do this more in-depth next week as I wrap up the year in a whole. But I want to take today to … Continue reading Challenge Your Thoughts
Battle Kim of the Republic 