hello that didn't go according to plan hi guy who's it is the first day of the
year is January 1st 2020 right now and I cannot tell you how happy I am to be
sitting down in my office chair if I can get it to the right spot in my office
filming a new video for you guys if you guys follow me over on my Instagram you
guys saw me talk about how I'm going to be posting a new video every other day
in the month of January which I'm so excited to be doing I loved doing
self-care summer you guys loved it too this series is not necessarily going to
be about self-care although I'm sure it'll be mixed in there because there's
no productivity and resetting where there is no self-care I feel like we
always have to be taking care of ourselves along the way but this is
going to be specifically about resetting about reorganizing about decluttering
about just kind of hitting that refresh button in a new year and all of the
opportunity a new year brings and just kind of how to tap into that the best
that you can and I'm going to be sharing that with you guys by kind of just
sharing with you real and authentic moments that I have in my life that will
help to hopefully inspire you so I'm gonna just bring you guys along with the
things that I'm doing in my life to help myself reset and I'm gonna make a lot of
the videos of vlogs style a lot of the videos are going to be candid like this
one I just got a new vlog camera it's a little bit different than what I've been
using before but it's better quality so I hope you guys like that I'm feeling
like I'd like to make 2020 the best year yet so if you are down for some content
that's going to help you do just that or to help motivate you to try to make 2020
the best year possible and definitely make sure that you are subscribed to my
channel and that you have your notifications turned on for me that's
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whenever I post a new video I'm having some ginger tea because I woke up this
morning with a sore throat and I was like awesome hello 2020 I woke up sick
now I don't know if I'm actually sick but I do have a sore throat a little bit
it's definitely better than it was this morning and hopefully it doesn't get any
worse we have a really lovely New Year's Eve I woke up this morning and was like
I really enjoyed that we woke up in the morning we had brunch and then we went
on a hike all three of us me Alex and Lanka and then we came home and just
kind of chilled we talked about some 20/20 ideas the month December was a
whirlwind and also very relaxing at the same time we went on the trip to the
Cook Islands and if you follow me on Instagram and you definitely got to see
a lot of those photos and stories that we took we were able to really unplug
the first week of the vacation we had work to do so we did some work and then
the second week of the vacation we were able to just like melt into relaxation
which was really nice the end of the year was crazy with work stuff and I did
see some of you guys commenting on the channel talking about doing a lot of
different campaigns and yes towards the end of the year I was working with a lot
of different friends that I believe in so much and throughout the year I have
turned down campaigns and working with brands that don't align with my message
and that don't make sense and that our brands that I don't use those of you
that have been commenting about you only post ads now please know that towards
the end of the year I was just busier than usual and I was accepting more jobs
unusual because more brands than usual we're just coming to me at the end of
the year so please know that throughout the beginning of the year I turned down
a lot of things that didn't make sense at the end of the day it's just that I
was busier than ever at the end of 2019 and I'm proud of myself for that I'm
proud that I've been able to create this platform that allows me to work with
brands that I believe in so that is how the end of 2019 went it was busier than
ever before but it also was mixed with some serious pure relaxation but
I'm so happy to be here creating this series for you guys and we are going to
get in to now have it to help us get our life together for 2020 I know that this
year I have to have myself more organized than ever before so my first
tip is to make sure that you have the tools you need to start off the new year
on the right foot so that is whatever type of planner or journal or calendar
you like to use get that ordered now Alex and I just talked about how
tomorrow we're gonna go pick up a calendar for 2020 so that we can look at
the whole year and kind of just like mark off everything that is going on so
that we're both aware of what's happening and just like keeping it in
the kitchen so that we're just like on the same page
I think that's really helpful when you have a partner to that you live with or
that you know that you have a lot of plans with throughout the year because
then you guys can always be on the same page how do your life together for 2020
number two is to declutter this one is huge for me some reason no matter how
much I declare I always feel like I need to declutter more even though I don't
even buy that much stuff I just end up having so much paperwork that comes in
the mail there's just so much decluttering it to be done and so
starting off this week I'm going to share with you guys exactly like how I'm
doing it and all the different steps that I'm taking to declutter to help
motivate you guys in that way and to show you guys exactly how I'm doing it
my goal is to just make my spaces feel as organized as possible because that
really affects my mental health and my productivity when things are too
cluttered and they're organized and when I know where things are everything
aligns perfectly and I just feel so much better get outside more something that
helps me get outside more in 2019 was building a vegetable garden in our
backyard I had to go outside every morning to harvest veggies and every
evening to just water at the plants and make sure everything was looking good
and I had to go in several times a week to just get in there and wrestle and to
plant new things and all that stuff so I felt really connected to
nature in 2019 and I love going on hikes with Alex and Lanka having a dog really
helps us get outside and one thing I will say whether you have a dog or a
vegetable garden just taking a 20-minute walk around your neighborhood is such a
great way to help your self feel a little bit more connected to your soul I
feel like the more connected we are to nature the more we can understand
ourselves and the people around us because it really helps us to just
reconnect to take a step back to remove ourselves from just kind of the routine
when we're able to just step out of it and take a deep breath in the fresh air
the next tip is to wake up earlier as you guys know last year I was all about
waking up at 5:30 in the morning then the winter hit and it totally took me
off my course I started waking up at like 6:30 sometimes I do 6:30 sometimes
I do 7 right now but this year I really want to get back to that 5:00 5:30 a.m.
which means that it starts the night before so as you can see I already have
some pajamas on I'm wearing my little shirt that says I'd rather be masking
and I'm already starting to unplug for the night it's about 5:00 p.m. I'm
making a veggie chili for dinner I just went on a cleaning rampage in the house
- this is something I do at night I love decompressing by just putting things
back in order I think that's the Virgo in me because I can really relax when
everything feels really nice in the house so I claimed the kitchen I claimed
the living room and the dining room and I put away my clothes that were in the
bedroom so decompressing early in the evening helps me fall asleep easier at
night which I'm gonna bring you guys along with me this month to figure out
how I can wake up earlier I want to get back on track so I will definitely be
making a video about that tip number seven is to take a look at your
financials now this one is not a fun one but it's something I'm going to be doing
it this month and I'm going to bring you guys along in the journey of that to
give you guys some tips on how to exactly do this but I'll
give you a little snippet right now if things like going into your bank account
scrolling through your activity and seeing if there's something that you're
paying for every month that you don't even normally use there are things that
we sign up for on our cell phones or on our TVs or just like randomly through
life and these things build up over time and so going in and taking a microscope
and looking at everything that's coming out of your bank account is really
helpful in reducing the money that goes out of your account every month which in
turn helps you save more so that is just one example of something you can do to
help maximize your financial life again I'll be creating a video that will go
into deeper details and give you guys more tips on how to live your best
financial life because finances are so important so that is just one example of
how you can maximize your financial life and this is something that's so
important to me so this is something that I will be talking about this month
with you guys as well we are going to go eat some chili while Lanka won't have
any chili I read that him his dog food and we're
probably just going to chill unwind watch some TV and relax I hope you guys
all had an awesome very first day of your year I hope that you guys are
excited for this series and that you like the format it's a little bit
different I wanted to switch it up I feel like switching it up like this and
just being candid with you guys and just using a point-and-shoot and bringing you
along with me on the day like this is just fun for me and I hope it's fun for
you guys too there will be days where I just sat down and talked to camera like
I did at the beginning of the video and then there will be days where I bring
you along with me so let me know in the comments below exactly what you guys
want to see from me this month I definitely have lots of ideas but I love
getting feedback from you guys and also in the comments below please let me know
who what to name this series because my brain can't find it right now I need
your help I love you guys to the moon and back again so much you know that I
love you and I see you so soon can a new video good
night goodbye Happy New Year sending you my love