Mid-Year Metamorphosis
Hello friends,
We’ve reached the midpoint which means we are itching closer to my absolute favorite time of the year!!!! We’re 83 days away from the first day of fall. 123 days from Halloween. 150 days from Thanksgiving. & 178 days from Christmas!!! I can already taste the PSL and feel the breeze in my hair (I’m lying, it’s entirely too humid to even blink).
since we last spoke…
I finished my first year of law school (that’s such a bittersweet statement) and recently it hit me just how incredible that is. There were definitely so many things that went left (entirely too many, in fact), so many things I missed, so many things I didn’t get to do, and soooo much that I want to change. But along with all the tears, lonely days/nights, tension, and anxiety, I’m happy with how it turned out. I accomplished so much (even though it always felt like I was getting nowhere) and I think in a twisted way I grew as a person. As much as I question whether this is the path for me, whether I made the right decision by embarking on this journey, whether I continue to walk down this track til the finish line… I get to say that I did it. I did it untraditionally. I did it terrified. But, most importantly, I did it my own way. I’m one step closer to adding Esq. at the end of my name and becoming absolutelyyyyyy insufferable (kidding! [kinda]).
But, before I get there I have to get through the last half of this year where my life is going to get even crazier. I added a lot on my plate for next semester (all things I’m excited for) and have a pretty decent class load. Which means I need to get my systems in order, establish my routines, and get my mind right to finish 2025 better than I started it. I have one month left of my “vacation” before I have to head back to school and start my training. One more month to do all the things I’ve been putting off.
I’m in desperate need of some sort of rebirth… a metamorphosis if you will. One where I finally clean up my desktop and return to my carefully crafted folders (within folders, within folders …); one where I finally close all these tabs that are draining my laptop battery; one where I reevaluate the goals I set at the beginning of the year and figure out if they’re still important to me or if I want to change them.
my 2025 goals
I previously shared some of my goals with you in this post and that was pretty much the last time I looked at them. Okay, not really. I’ve reopened my 2025 goals tracker hundreds of times throughout the year, promising to get to it by next Monday… and then I had to tend to other things and the cycle repeated. But I also feel that as the weeks went by, my goals took on a different form: I wanted to pass Spring semester.
Moving forward I want to just focus on two areas of my life instead of trying to make all my goals work in one day. For now, I’m going to stick to two main areas: my reading life and my health/wellbeing.
Something that always makes me feel better is picking up a good book and moving my body. My reading life has been on the back burner lately … actually it’s been completely off the stove … and I’ve noticed that it’s not the way I want to live my life. June was a great month for me because I found myself reaching for my Kindle often and managed to finish a handful of books. In all honesty, the majority of them were 2 star reads but you’d think they were 5 the way I felt so much joy.
Another thing that really brightens my day is taking the time to be active someway somehow. Throughout school I indulged in long walks around campus, especially when all the tulips started blooming. I’m pretty sure people driving by saw me speaking to myself and stopping every couple of steps to take pictures of my favorite trees and flowers (I’m just a girl, okay). And it’s something I want to continue doing every week.
I’m sure sometime this year I’ll want to add more to this list. I’m always looking for ways to improve or new hobbies to try. But for now, this is all I’m focusing on.
ins & outs for the rest of the year
in
More water
Trinkets
Celebrating the little things
Consistency
SLEEP
Meeting notebooks
out
Neglecting my silly little passions
Minimizing accomplishments
Burn out
Messy desktop
Staying up late
Rushing
Procrastinating
some tips for your metamorphosis
One of my favorite things to do towards the middle and end of the year is to do a life audit. It’s my way of checking in with myself, seeing if I still want the same things from earlier in the year or if there’s other things I’d rather focus on. It’s also a great time to restart the year if I’m not enjoying the direction I’m heading in. Here are some of the things I like to do to get back in tune with myself:
Get it all down on paper!
If I could make a full time gig out of writing lists, I’d be a millionaire. Whenever I want to do my monthly resets or reevaluate where I’m at, I always start with a list. What are some tasks you keep putting off? What are some deadlines coming up? Is there anything you really wanted to do this year that you just didn’t get to?
Check up on your finances.
Even though I do monthly check-ins on my finances, I also love to do a more in depth reflection at the midpoint. Take a second to see if you’ve stayed on budget, if there’s anything you want to purchase that needs to be included, or if you want to start investing/saving before the year ends.
Reevaluate your circle.
This is a big one. As difficult as it is to think about, it’s also important to reflect on those around you. Maybe you have a friend who you appreciate but haven’t told them so yet. Maybe there’s someone in your life that’s completely draining your energy. Or maybe there’s a friend you haven’t checked up on in a while. Whatever the case, take some time to reflect on that aspect of your life too.
Set up your appointments.
If you haven’t done so already, this is a great time to set up all your physicals, dentist appointments, eye checks, everything. Make sure everything's going smoothly internally and externally.
Check in on your goals.
Pick 2-4 core focus areas to dedicate your time to moving forward. I usually categorize my life into the following: career, academics, personal, financial, health/wellness, relationships, 10x. Within each of those categories there’s things I want to accomplish that require me to implement new habits or change certain things about my life. But if you’re a busy bee, choose what’s most important right now and give it your all!
Stock up on some essentials.
It’s usually around this time when I start to run out of absolutely every single hygiene item. Which is annoying because I use so many different products that keep getting more and more expensive (ugh!!!!)
Check in on your mood.
How have you been feeling this year? Are you happy? Have you mostly been upset? Do you feel unfulfilled?
Whenever I do one of these, I always feel a sense of purpose and newfound hope. I love imagining all the things that can happen in the future (as long as it’s good) and setting little routines for myself. I definitely am in desperate need of this reset so I can make sure to stay on top of my game and not go back to school on a lazy foot. I’ll keep you updated on how it goes. In the meantime, what are some things you do to get back to yourself?
With love & a cup of coffee,
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