Friends!! I’m so, so sorry I was a little MIA yesterday. Truth is I’ve been having some technical issues with the blog & blogstomp & I was just really frustrated!!
But, sometimes you just have to role with the punches 🙂 It’s crazy to me that this time last week I was at home watching 18 inches of snow fall … and today it’s almost 60 degrees outside!! WHAT? Crazy weather.
Today I’ve got another Contentment Challenge post for you. Can you believe Month 2 is almost over?! It’s definitely been a bumpy road for me. Really trying to focus on WHY I’m doing this, and really trying to flee from temptation.
I’ve been working on my challenge for the month: Reusing the Old. Trying to put together new outfits with the things I already have, move around decorations to give a space a refreshed look, etc. Are you doing this months challenge? How’s it going for you?? I’m actually having a bit of fun digging in my closet… and plan to take more things to goodwill at the end of the month with things I STILL didn’t wear! There’s no need to keep an overflowing closet when I don’t wear it all.
One thing I’ve really learned during this challenge is that sometimes you have to do something radical. Really radical.
And, sometimes doing something radical is the BEST way to shake things up, and get you on the right track.
For me, that meant that when I did a Social Media Free weekend, I deleted the Apps from my phone. I’ve learned that I am VERY bad at self-discipline. REALLY bad at it. It’s hard for me to flee on my own, to stay away from what tempts me. So I knew for a SMFW I needed to delete them completed in order to achieve the weekend I wanted – a weekend of FREEDOM, focusing on what matters most.
For the Contentment Challenge, I had to do a few radical things, too… I took myself off of emailing lists for my favorite stores so I wouldn’t get the “80% off emails”, I haven’t been into TJ Maxx since December and I literally shredded a credit card that was causing issues in my life. Friends. THAT WAS SO HARD TO DO! I literally debated about it for WEEKS and had anxiety about it… which showed me that is WAS an idol in my life & needed to be cut out. Literally. It wasn’t a card I NEEDED, it was only causing me stress & hindering this process. So I stood in the kitchen & cut it up. I cut it up REAL good. Not only for security purposes, ha, but also as a PHYSICAL reminder of what I’m doing. I put the pieces in a plastic bag & they’re sitting in my office drawer. A reminder to me that I CAN flee from this temptation… God’s got my back 🙂
What radical step do YOU need to take in your life? Does it have to do with social media or shopping? Maybe it has to do with your spouse or eating habits? What’s HINDERING you? Let it go. Do something radical.
It actually feels really, really good.
xo! kat
Kat! You are SO brave! It’s so encouraging to watch you walk through this contentment challenge! You are so inspiring girl! Keep digging in <3
Girl thank you for your sweet words!! xo!!
I’m not doing the Contentment Challenge (actually I’m trying to set fewer goals and rules for myself this year, because I get so focused on them), but I have been taking steps to cut back on social media. I deleted the Facebook app from my phone because I was checking it CONSTANTLY. And a few days ago I turned off my email notifications on my phone as well, so I won’t see emails pop up when I’m not in the office. And I feel so much better!
That’s so great, girl!!! xo!
Although I’m not participating in the Contentment Challenge, I’ve been keeping up with your journey and what you’ve been learning throughout these past couple months. I was really encouraged by your challenge this month to put together outfits from clothes you already have. I’ve thought of you several times as I dig through the back of my closet each week. It’s become a fun little game to see what outfit I can come up with each day. So thank you, Kat!
It’s been refreshing to dig through my closet, too! So glad you’re finding encouragement in it! xo!!
Deleting those store emails (and immediately tossing paper catalogs) has been huge for me. I haven’t been in Target since December either. I never really needed to go in there anyway. And I already have so many clothes! The hardest thing at first has been because I knew I was getting a raise in January. My first thought was oh great I can have a bit more shopping money. But now I realize that is completely unnecessary. Instead I have maximized my saving with that extra money each paycheck. We can live off what we had before just fine. This challenge has been so good for me! Focusing on enjoying the moment over browsing stores on my iPad has brought me so much joy.