to prepare for a successful new month
Having a monthly reset really helps me to feel focused and energized for the new month ahead. I like to choose a theme/vibe for each month. This just makes me happy to organize and plan with a theme in mind. I feel like it also helps everything to end up being very aesthetically pleasing, which I really enjoy. This is absolutely not a necessary step, but just a little extra something if you are like me and want everything to coordinate.
When doing my weekly reset, I focus primarily on the physical aspects, like cleaning, taking an everything shower, meal prepping, etc, but for my monthly reset, the main focus is more on my mindset goals and mental well being.
In my monthly reset routine, I’ll do everything I do in my weekly reset, but then I’ll add some other tasks and details to help me further prepare for the month ahead.
Reset Routine
1. Deep Clean
Take the time to clean each part of your home or apartment. Do a deeper clean than you would for just a weekly reset. I also like to clean and reorganize my car and the purse/bags that I use regularly.
2. Declutter and Organize
I like to do this in both my physical and digital space. Take the time to reflect on your clothes, appliances, or items and maybe donate some things you don’t seem to use anymore. Go through your emails and delete old ones, reorganize Pinterest boards, delete old and unused apps, or go through your social media and unfollow accounts. This is one I do every month, but I don’t necessarily do all of these things every single month. I tend to just pick one, so for example one month, I declutter my clothes and my Pinterest, but maybe next month I do my kitchen and emails.
3. Review Last Month and Plan the New Month
I take the time to review everything from the last month, my goals, budget, routines. I also have a layout/page in my journal where I record and reflect on the month. I then plan the new month ahead.
- Set Focus, Affirmation, and Goals-I like to just choose one focus and one affirmation for the month and this helps me not get overwhelmed
- Create a Vision Board
- Complete my Journal Set Up
- Set up a budget
- Plan and Schedule Month-I use Notion and my iPad as my planner. I love to use the app Goodnotes, but of course, any kind of planner you like best works! *I like to schedule one fun activity for the month. This can be a trip you already have planned or something smaller like, “buy a new book and read it all day”.
4. Do Something Fun to Kick off the New Month
This is my favorite part of my monthly reset! After all of the cleaning, planning and working to help set up my next month for success, I love getting to take a moment to enjoy the start of a new month and to genuinely just live it. I usually do something that goes along with the theme I picked for the month, or that goes along with an event I have going on. But honestly, any activity that will make you happy is a good choice!
Just remember that you got this! Just like every new day, every new month can be a new beginning, a fresh start. A new month is a little refresh and you should be able to take advantage of that in anyway that is best for you and helps you have a life full of purpose, passion, and joy!
