Hey, my loves welcome back to Lavendaire it's Aileen.
So today is another Plan with Me video.
We are going to plan for May.
So if you're new here, this is a video where we reflect on our past month
and plan our next month.
So we're going to reflect on April then plan May.
So I'm going to start off with some prompts
and you can pause and plan with me.
And then later I'm going to share my responses to these prompts.
All right.
Let's get started.
So first describe April in one word.
Next, week rate from 1 to 10 how much you agree with the statement:
This month, I took steps to get closer to my goals and dream life.
Now, list your highlights from the month.
What is one thing that you learned?
What is one thing that you're proud of
and how can you improve for next month?
This month's bonus question is:
if I could go back in time one year and tell myself one thing, what would I say?
Moving on let's plan for May.
So set your intention. May will be ____,
What are your top three goals for May?
What are your mini goals for May?
Any habits or activities that you also want to do.
Next, make a weekly breakdown for your goals and mini goals.
And finally put it all in your calendar so that you see it and get it done.
All right. So now it's time for me to share my answers to this monthly review.
So April for me in one word was progress.
I feel like I made a lot of progress in April.
I created a lot of content.
I clarified roles with my team.
Things are just flowing.
I'm getting ready for like a product development season.
So it's exciting stuff.
Some of my highlights from this month were one.
I finished the Liberation Kriya challenge with all of you guys.
I've also been planning new products that I want to create.
So I've been mocking up like different layouts for
this weekly planner concept that I'm doing.
I got to see some friends this past month
and Togi got to see his friend that he grew up with as well.
So he had a lot of fun on that puppy play date.
There was also a day where I felt really creative.
I spent like hours playing piano and you know,
I have random melodies in my head every day, all the time.
And I will usually just sing it to Togi.
But this time I decided to actually like play it out
and finish writing this little short concept of this melody
that has been in my head on piano.
The drama that I was watching in April was My Mister.
I am on the last two episodes.
It was slow. It was sad, but it was beautiful.
And I do like it. It's not my favorite, but I liked it.
One thing I learned in April was I learned a lot more about like crypto
and investing and all the different platforms, just everything going on.
I also made a video on investing that you can check out here
and down below one thing I'm proud of.
I actually finally made TikToks in April.
I did the Q&A series.
I did like seven videos in a day and I was so proud of myself
because I've had this like
mental and creative block against making short form videos.
But I did it and I'm proud of myself.
I posted it, not on TikTok, but on Instagram and YouTube shorts.
Let me know if you guys liked that format. Short form is just so new to me.
It's like, oh, I can't say everything I want to say, but you know,
that is what is hot right now.
It's only going to grow. I know that for sure.
And lastly, how can I improve for next month?
For me, I worked a lot in April.
I created a lot of content in advance.
So for May, I just want to tell myself to have fun.
May I want to take a little break, do a little more self care, just have fun.
Next to answer the bonus question.
If I could go back one year and tell myself one thing, what would it be?
I'd probably say something like invest in crypto, but jokes aside,
although it's not really a joke,
I would also say that it is okay to slow down
and it is okay to not be on social media.
I think one year ago I was still making a lot of those dancing TikToks.
I was trying to be plugged into everything on social,
just all the social causes you're plugged in
and you're reposting, which is not a bad thing.
But at the same time, like recognizing that,
that can drain your energy,
reading social media, reading Twitter can drain your energy.
And it really did. I was at an emotional low in June and July last year.
But yeah, that's what I would tell myself.
Moving on to may goals, May for me will be fun.
That is my theme have fun.
I love this like spring time going into summer vibe.
It's just the best time of the year.
Can I also note that this week is actually the birthday of Lavendaire.
Lavendaire is officially seven years old.
So I think I posted my first ever blog post welcoming,
introducing people to Lavendaire.
And that was April 20th, 2014.
And it was April 30th where I posted my first YouTube video.
The one that you can search up right now,
just introducing Lavendaire plus the first video after
that was called "How to Stop Caring About What Other People Think of You".
So I'll link all those down below so you can check it out.
I wasn't sure if I should do anything special on YouTube.
So I'm just keeping it casual and announcing it here.
But on our Shop Lavendaire Instagram account, we're doing giveaways.
So feel free to check out our Instagram for just more celebratory posts.
Going back to my goals for May.
My number one goal is to work on designing these new products that I am planning.
So I'm working with the same designer that designed our boxes,
you know, those super cute mailer boxes.
I am super excited because there's a lot of fun things that we're doing together.
And I'm at a place where I have like a small team.
I have people that I like working with so it just makes the process easier.
You know, I'm solidifying each step of this, this team and this process.
So that's really fun.
My second goal is to finally wrap up the website designs.
I have been working on the new websites for
Lavendaire.com and our shop website since last September.
It's been a really, really long time working on this design,
but we're finally seeing like the light at the end of the tunnel.
As for my mini goals,
I'm just giving myself a self-care break in may to just take it easy,
enjoy myself and have fun because I don't know.
I just feel like I have had non-stop work stuff,
just putting all these puzzle pieces together,
but now it's actually starting to flow.
That's it for today's plan with me for May.
I hope you enjoyed this video and listening to my life updates,
sending you so much love,
and I will see you in the next one.
Bye.