The start of 2023 was absolutely stunning. I was feeling disciplined and consistent, following through with my goals, and taking care of myself. I felt disciplined, focused, and fulfilled. But I was also taking care of myself and resting more than ever. Working on being kind to myself.
I know it’s only February but I was feeling a little smug,
I felt like I was finally changing. But in the last week or so I started to slip. Blame the moon, blame the stars, blame my hormones, blame the natural flow of life. I had become so obsessed with the idea of simply never “failing” again. I really assumed my new habits would come as naturally as breathing, scrolling, or crying (if you’re me)
But then I remembered the lyrics to one of my favorite songs in the world Tubthumping by Chumbawamba, a song I’ve quoted many times on this newsletter—
I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN.
Here’s the thing, life isn’t about not getting knocked down. It’s about getting up again. Whether it’s hourly, daily, or weekly, you just have to muster up the strength to get up again. Maybe you don’t even get better at your habits, you really get better at not giving up, ya know? The improvement I’m striving for isn’t perfection!
Consistency doesn’t mean you’ll never miss a beat. It just means you’ll continue to make more.
You can just blame the natural flow of life the next time you’re not in the mood to be absolutely perfect.
One more thing. I truly believe that when you take aligned action the universe will reward you. I was having a weird night and accepted that there would be *another week* without a newsletter. But I remembered that focusing on this newsletter in 2023 was one of my biggest goals. I sat down and decided I would write a damn good newsletter. It was easy when I remembered that I just need to write the newsletter that I needed to read. (I’m always writing to myself you know)
We’re going to have a lovely week guys, I can feel it!
Xx Chloe
This podcast episode by two of my besties is so funny. I laughed out loud the whole time.
Playing games on my phone has absolutely changed my life. I treasure my daily wordle, sudoku (easy level), a (mini) crossword, and 30 minutes of candy crush. They challenge my brain and keep me off social media. Sure they’re still my eyes on a screen, but when I’m done there’s nothing else to do on my phone so I’m inclined to just set my phone down.
I can’t lie, this was so darling I watched it twice.
Speaking of being darling, here’s me and Nick being in love: