The Saturday Six: New Year's Style!

 

One.

Happy New Year, my friends!! Welcome to a shiny new day in a shiny new year! If we've learned anything from the past two years, we've learned we can't predict what's coming, right? But despite that, we can still choose to put forth our own best effort! Let's give 2022 everything we have to offer and trust the Lord to use our efforts to His glory! With that in mind, I know some of you enjoy choosing a word to focus on throughout the year. If that's you, and you're still trying to choose your word for the year, here's a long list of options!! Take a look! 

Two.

I really missed having basically ANY time to read in 2021. I'm hoping to change that in the year to come. Ryan and I are working hard on carving out more Shaffer time and not working at our job every single minute of the day. I do love a good reading challenge, and while this one is probably not new, I don't remember seeing the concept before. (If I have and have even posted about it, just pat my head, bless my heart, and send me on my way.) This challenge encourages readers to choose a story set in a different decade each month of the year. (The book didn't have to be WRITTEN in that decade. Just SET in that decade.) Please note that there are recommendations attached to this post, and I have not read through those. I can't vouch for the quality or content of the recommendations. I'm merely intrigued by the challenge.

Three.

If one of your goals this year is to bring some organization to your home, check out this list! Sometimes trying to decide where to begin and how to go from there can be the most overwhelming part! This list covers an entire year and breaks down the organization into manageable pieces. You can start Monday and find yourself more organized and downsized (perhaps?)  in a year! The first week focuses on cleaning up your kitchen counters and sink area. Could be very liberating!

Four.

I love to menu plan, but at this season in my life, with all the busyness of work, sometimes it's hard to really put the time into planning that I'd like to. Unfortunately, that tends to lead to poorly constructed meals. Happily, I found this site with fully planned meals for the month! I am going to try to use this throughout January and see how it goes for me. Earlier this week, I sat down and went through the first week, modifying a couple of things (really can't stand beans and rice, for example, so I had to change up that meal a bit) but holding to the spirit of the plan. I like it that the recipes are healthy and they help you use full servings of ingredients so you don't waste! 

Five.

I love a good bucket list, and even though this one was published in January of 2021, it can still work! It's written as a family bucket list for the month of January, but I think it could be fun whether or not you have kids or even a spouse! Several things on this list are already definitely happening in Shafferland, and I think adding a few more of them might be fun, too! :) 

Six.

A few years ago, Ryan and I read through the Bible in a year...chronologically. It was a memorable year of study and discussion, so if you haven't tried it, I would highly recommend! I have probably shared this very link before, but it's worth sharing again, even if I've already done so. Here is just such a plan if you want to go all the way through the Bible this year! (I'll be crawling through Genesis for a while, myself, but I still recommend this plan!)

Have a fantastic start to the year, my friends! Much love to you!