My Ins and Outs for 2024

This new trend of showcasing your "Ins and Outs" for the upcoming year is a trend I've really loved on social media during January! I know I've said that it's a trend that's only deemed for your social media followers to see, but I thought I'd bring it to my blog too.

I've made it clear in the past on my blog that I'm not a fan of making New Year's resolutions. I just feel setting resolutions sets you up for failure if you're unable to complete them. I would rather just see where the year takes me and maybe make some goals as the weeks go on. 

So when I saw this trend begin to take over Instagram and even TikTok, I knew it was a great way for me to make some improvements for the new year ahead. I'd rather look at what I would to do more of in my life and get rid of some of the bad habits I've gotten myself into. 

So, what are my 'Ins and Outs' for 2024?

I'll give a mini explanation as to why I've chosen each one. I promise I won't go on for too long!

Ins:

1) Start yoga - I've tried yoga many times, and always given up. I'm determined to stick with it this year!

2) Update my exercise routine - not only to include more yoga, but just generally change things up. I've been doing the same exercise routine for a while, so it needs re-jigging.

3) Get outdoors - I want to get outside more for walks etc. That bit of fresh air can do the soul wonders.

4) Wake up at 7:00 am every weekday - I think that extra hour can do wonders in terms of productivity.

5) Smile more - smiling can make a world of difference to my mood, so let's do it more!

6) Go on more adventures - I do want to travel more (budget-dependent) this year, maybe the Cotswolds? 

7) Step out of my comfort zone more - hopefully, I'll get some chances to do that!

8) Keep up with reading - I started reading again in the middle of last year, I hope to read at least 15 books this year!

So that's all my 'Ins! Let's have a look at my 'Outs':

Outs:

1) End the aimless scrolling, especially at night - I want to swap my phone for a book at night!

2) Search up symptoms on Dr Google - I've talked about my health anxiety on here before. I'm getting better at not Googling symptoms as much, but I still need to improve!

3) Comparing myself to others - comparison brings unhappiness. I need to stop the comparisons I make to others.

4) Thinking I'm not good enough - this can relate to a lot of aspects of my life. I'm aiming to stop thinking that way!

5) Learn to say no/stop people pleasing - I don't mind people pleasing, but I need to think about my well-being first and learn to say no when needing to.

6) Stressing over the smallest of things - I'm a stress-head at times. I need to learn to relax and take things as they come and not sweat over it!

7) Procrastinating - I've bought an hour-by-hour planner to help me stop procrastinating during the day. So far, it's working out quite well! As is following this method here. 

So these are my Ins and Outs for 2024!

As I said, I love this trend and I know so many others have written their Ins and Outs on social media. It's been really interesting to see what people want to prioritise in terms of goals and what they want to rid of in their lives. My Ins and Outs will allow you to get to know me a little and hopefully, you'll follow me throughout the year to see if I manage to achieve my Ins and completely throw away my Outs! 

Maybe I should write a post at the end of 2024 to see if I've achieved that. Let me know if that's something you'd like to read at the end of the year. The way time flies by, it'll be here before we know it!

Let me know if you have any Ins and Outs for 2024!