Who else feels like 2024 went by in the blink of an eye? As another year ends, it’s a great time to make some changes and prepare for the new year. Below are 10 things you can do before 2024 ends to help get 2025 off to a good start before it’s even arrived!
- Reflect on the Highs and Lows
It’s always a good idea at the end of the year to reflect on both the highs and lows of that year. It allows you to remember what you’ve accomplished as well as what you’ve overcome.
- Purchase and Utilize a Good Planner
There’s no better way to get ready for 2025 than by utilizing a good planner. There are so many out there, so you have plenty of options to find something that works best for you to get and stay organized.
- Organize & Print Your Photos
If you are like me, you have a ton of photos on your phone of all the amazing memories of the year. There is no time like the end of the year to organize all those photos – save them somewhere like Google Drive – and print them out to bring those memories out all around your house.
- Create a New Family Tradition
End the year strong as a family by creating a fun, new end-of-year tradition. It can be something as simple as an indoor picnic at your house (or outdoors if it’s a nice December day) or as elaborate as a family trip. Be sure to keep doing this special tradition every year!
- Celebrate the Pending Arrival of a New Beginning
While New Year’s Eve festivities are fun, you don’t have to wait until December 31st to start celebrating. In fact, consider finding ways to celebrate new beginnings around the corner all month long!
- Put Together a List of Goals
Get rid of the “resolutions” and put together a list of actual goals you want to accomplish in 2025. Remember, it doesn’t even have to be huge goals, just anything you want to focus on completing or doing in the new year.
- Practice Self-Care
As mothers, we tend to put ourselves last, but we need to focus on our own well being as well to be the best version of ourselves. Self care is a great way to do that. The end of the year brings about an opportunity to remember the importance of self care routines and tasks in our lives.
- Splurge A Little
In addition to self care, allow yourself a treat or two to end the year. You made it through another year, and that is always an accomplishment and reason to celebrate. A few ways to splurge include:
- Allowing yourself to eat that sweet you’ve been dying to try.
- Taking the time for a spa day, manicure or facial that you don’t usually get.
- Enjoying a nice meal out.
- Taking a day or weekend trip.
These are only a few suggestions for splurging. You should pick something that really makes you happy!
- Establish a Budget for the New Year
If you don’t already have a monthly or annual budget set, this is the time to put one together. This is a great way to start 2025 off in the right direction of financial stability.
- Enjoy Every Moment
I know this is easier said than done, but with the end of each year, it’s more and more obvious how fleeting every second is in our lives. Therefore, as 2024 ends, remember to enjoy every moment. From hugging your little ones a little tighter at bedtime to savoring a bite of your favorite food, cherish each moment and commit it to memory.
