If you overdid it during the holidays, or if you are overworked, overextended, or just over it all, this is not the time for guilt or self-pity. This is the time to be kind to yourself. This is the time for action. This is the time for change.
Use your feelings of frustration and discomfort of being over it to motivate a change. Make a change to encourage more health, peace and love in your life. Make a change and do what is best for you.
8 Simple Ways to Change when You are “Over it”
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If you overspent, remember you can return that.
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If you are overwhelmed with busyness, boycott it.
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If you over-ate/over-drank/over-celebrated, take care of yourself.
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If you are over never putting yourself first, answer your wake-up call.
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If you are over your closet chaos, end it.
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If you are over saying yes when your heart says no, learn to say no.
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If you are over trying to make everything perfect, embrace your crooked star.
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If you are simply feeling like you are over feeling “over it”— over the clutter, debt, drama, and craziness of years gone by, make 2017 different and consider A Simple Year. Based on my simplicity-centered transformation, I created A Simple Year, 12 months of guided simplicity. I invited my friends; 11 thoughtful simplicity advocates and authors to help.
If you’d like to spend 2018 focused on simplifying your life, one change at a time with wonderful teachers, and a supportive community, please join us. Registration is open through January 31st. Learn all about the monthly topics and what to expect from A Simple Year here.
Before you move forward with any of these recommendations, ask yourself what you really need to get over being over it. Then do what’s best for you.
Annie says
December 27, 2016 at 9:38 amI had to go through my closet as most of my clothes didn’t fit anymore. I tried on EVERYTHING to see what I could donate vs. keep. Boy, was that an eye-opener, way too many items that I rarely wore. I created my own challenge to see if I could fit my whole wardrobe of hang-able stuff in my side of our very small closet. Not only did I donate a lot to Dress for Success, but I even had room leftover for a small hanging shoe organizer that holds all of my shoes except one pair of too-tall boots. My shoes had been all over the bedroom and now are in one place. The bonus is that now I am committed to not adding any more quantity to my closet. It will be one-in, one-out from now on only when an item is beyond repair and truly needs to be replaced. My dresser is next!
Thank you for being a great source of inspiration.
Happy New Year!
Carolyn says
December 27, 2016 at 8:22 pmWay to go, Annie!
Cornelia Hebert says
January 4, 2017 at 10:55 pmAnni, I love your post! It is so inspiring ! Since I entered Menopause, my weight is like a Rollercoaster! Beginning of 2016, I had 15 large Storage Containers with Clothes that I saved “just in case”. We moved overseas and I had reduced those containers to 8. Just this week, they where reduced to 3. And those are my Summer Clothes and Project 333 items!
Sandra Pawula says
December 27, 2016 at 11:47 amThis is such needed encouragement at this time of the year. I’m glad because overall I’m not over-doing it in most areas of my life. I feel blessed. Wishing you a very special new year, Courtney.
Carolyn says
December 27, 2016 at 8:29 pmThanks, Courtney, for another very timely set of suggestions. This year promises to be unusual and challenging: I’ll be moving into seclusion in a small travel trailer in order to heal from mold illness, or CIRS. Your post will help me to think about the coming year and plan.
Ch4 says
December 28, 2016 at 1:13 amLove the idea of a Love List.
Roberta says
December 29, 2016 at 5:47 pmI love this post. It is so easy this time of year to beat yourself up for what you “should” have done. I love your image of the crooked star (around here we have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and I embrace it). Thanks for the encouragement to make changes or embrace ourselves, according to our needs.
jacqueline1ja says
January 14, 2017 at 2:51 pmFrom now on i am going to embrace my life i am so fed up of dreading my life, i have eliminated should and ought from my life too, i am going to try Just Do It and encourage myself with small simple steps forward and learn to be content with the lovely things i already have and stop craving more, bless you courtney love Jacquelineqj