A slight update for 2024 & happy holidays

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Hey there!

It’s been so. hard. for me to sit down and write this update and New Year’s Eve post because I’m feeling self-inflicted pressure on both fronts:

I’m not 100% sure what I’m bringing to you next year when it comes to this Substack (or my own life personally). I thought I’d come here telling you a whole breakdown of a schedule, but I haven’t found a balance yet…

What’s coming next year on this Substack…?

What I do know for sure is that…

• I will try my hand at a monthly round-up post/series.

• I will publish the hair/autonomy essay in January.

• I’m thinking of doing one major essay per month for the foreseeable future.

• I believe I’ll be making essay narrations and any extra talking points on those essays (if I have any) into content for paid subscribers only.

I’ve had times where I’ve made podcast episodes that were like voice memos, but didn’t know if that would be overkill to receive 2-3 pieces of content in your inbox per week at times.

I feel like the “Bi-Weekly Boosts” I just started are nice, but wonder if that should be added to the end of possible voice memo-like podcasts bi-weekly instead?

Or, if I should unpack these arbitrary rules I’ve created around how I’m allowed to show up on my Substack. I fear so much for my work to become too “dear diary”-y, so I tend to stifle myself. I also don’t have something to share each week…

I’m even playing with the idea of having public co-working sessions on YouTube streams if I can rig it right on my laptop!

I’m really struggling with finding a balance… It’s also why I haven’t updated my copy yet; I’m feeling a bit aimless about what I’m posting and when still.

I’ll be as intentional as I can next month and see how I can make this as fun and efficient as possible for both of us. Wish me luck!

Thoughts on 2024(??)

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this in a chat post already… or maybe it was in one of my unpublished podcast voice memos to you…?

But I realized earlier this month that this is the first year I’m in a clear headspace and can truly create “goals” and intentions for the year ahead, and focus the entire year on it!

Last year doesn’t count. I was numb, in despair, and busy running around helping to plan a funeral.

I was in no state to even think about my life, let alone goals for the entire year ahead.

So this year I’ve been preparing for the new year using:

• This Year Compass workbook I found via a

  Jillian Anthony
  ’s post.

• Refreshing myself on Atomic Habits (a bookshop.org affiliate link).

• Going back over the course I got at the beginning of the year called Live with Intention.

• Following my Human Design and trying to surrender to how I function through it as much as possible. 😬

I’ll also be trying to tidy up around the apartment, add something to the daily and weekly system I already have, and just… hopefully, that’ll help me start the year anew and feel motivated and clear.

I don’t have much else to share! I just had to get this out to you so you’d be in the loop, and I wanted to also wish you happy holidays!

Spend time with loved ones, rest, and take care of yourself.

“i’LL sEe yOu nEXt YeAr!” (Har har, jokes. Haha!)

Cierra M.