5 things to do in January for your best year ever

The other morning I recorded a podcast episode on the 5 things I’ve done so far in January to set me up for an epic year. However, since that episode has come out, I’ve done a few more things that are kind of important so I wanted to share them in blog form with you to give you a little something extra. you can listen to episode 231: 5 things to do in January for your best year on the blissfully ambitious podcast here.

I am just going to start out by saying dry January isn’t one of the things I ever partake in. Mostly because my birthday is on January 8 and I love to celebrate with some champagne. I love espresso martinis in the winter and in our family we have many, many other birthday celebrations that Valentine’s Day is typically the day when we get a break from all of the holiday bustle.

One important date in January that you should know is January 22nd, the Lunar New Year, aka the Chinese New Year. 🧧 I always celebrate this holiday because I live by Feng Shui principles and if you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know how important I believe it is to have a high vibrational home.

It is believed that the wealth gods travel up to heaven the week before the New Year and then bring back wealth to clean and organized homes. So, the day before the New Year hits, you want your home to be spic and span. I typically like to use this week to do a big spring cleaning. So the morning of January 22nd, you want your home to be super clean and organized so that all the good energy comes to your sanctuary.

The 3 main areas I like to target:

1. The front door. In Feng Shui, the front door is the energetic opening for wealth to come into your home. I have an entire ebook on how to create an energetic vacuum and usher in more wealth through your front door. 25 practical ways to attract money using feng shui.

2. The kitchen stove. So, the kitchen is a major source of wealth because the stove is also an energetic portal for wealth. So make sure that your kitchen is spic and span and clean of any dust, grime, residue, etc. You want this area to be so so clean

3. Windows. Typically, we all neglect windows but the windows are how energy and sunshine comes into the home. So you must focus on getting your windows clean too!

Once you get your home cleaned up get ready to do some fun, high vibe things. Sage your space, burn sandalwood incense, grab a bowl of 9 oranges or lemons and put it in your kitchen or dining space. Now your home will be ready to usher in the year of the Water Rabbit. Make sure you are on my email love letter list, I usually share more details on these things in my love letters.

Another thing I LOVE to do on the lunar new year is start a new journal. My collection of guided journals are the perfect thing to start you off in the habit of prioritizing yourself and your spiritual wellness. The Daily Bliss journal is what I will be starting out this year with, again.

Now lets get down to the 5 things to do this month for your best year ever…

1. Set your intentions seasonally. Instead of coming up with a word of the year like so many people do, why not break down your year by months? In January, I like to focus on the 3 months ahead and create a word or vibe for the month. Then, I break down the month with a few intentions. For example, this year for me, January will be all about Elevated Minimalism. So, my intentions were to be focused on doing less but doing it really, really well. After I made a list of the things I wanted to focus on, I narrowed down that list and set the intention on ways I can begin doing those things better.

   Try doing this for the first 3 months of the year and see how intentional and focused you become. This will help you set yourself up for a really calm, less stressed and blissful year.

2. Create a vision board. I am a Capricorn so naturally I like to be very systematic with how I approach things so I can be sure it is always a success. With any project I go into, I like to create a vision for it. When you create a vision, you get to narrow things down, reduce the extra noise and clutter. This helps you go into a project with clarity and will help you to be less likely to spiral out into indecision and overwhelm.

   I began using vision boards with my interior design clients as a tool for self help / success. We wouldn’t just create a vision for what items we would add to a room, we could visualize how we would want that room to feel. I noticed just how much more my clients would have confidence and peace of mind after creating a vision and then I created a vision board method that would help anyone have more mental clarity and peace in their lives. Check out my vision board workshop experience and see for yourself the life changing effects of a vision board.

3. Tie up loose ends. Listen, at the start of your year you should do your best to write out a master list of all the things you need to set up so that you can get those things out of the way. Dentist appointments, car maintenance, birthdays to shop for, etc. Sometimes, I can be so forgetful to do things if I don’t put them on my calendar so I like to make some time to just get all the things I need to do on my calendar.

   The way this exercise will declutter your mind is life changing. When you know all those extra things that need to get done are scheduled, accounted for and planned out will help your brain to feel like your life is organized. This will help your mind to be free to focus on bringing your best self to all of the things you need to do and you will do them better.

4. Get your home together. A full, overstuffed home is a repellant for new things entering your life. Everything in your home, should have its own home and a place. As a mom of a toddler, on any given day there are toys spread out all over the place and sometimes it makes me want to pull my hair out and scream. So, investing in bins, baskets and other items that help you create more organization and flow to your space will help you keep your mindset and vibe high. Do your best to surround yourself with harmony, calm and flow.

   On that same note, be sure to add color to your home! What colors are you currently drawn to? That will lead you to know what your soul is craving. Love pinks and greens? Your heart chakra is seeking to be opened up and wants to invite more love in so add these colors through plants and pillows to help boost your mood. Obsessed with black? You may love more professionalism and structure in your life. So break out some black photo frames and create an art wall to help your visionary come out. Whatever your soul needs, your home will help you to surround yourself with that energy. I teach more on this in my course High Vibe Home: heal your home, heal your life + manifest your dreams.

5. Quit consumer culture. Aka stop shopping so much. Shopping is typically a distraction from the things going on in your life that you need to focus on like cultivating your relationships, exploring your city and committing to your health and wellness. Prioritize your life before you start filling up your life with more ‘things’. When you focus less on consuming things, you will be shocked by how much more present you are in the life you already have.

   If you get in the mood to shop, why not shop your own closet? I can’t tell you how many times I found new things while going through my own closet.

   If you must buy something new, one thing you may want to try is the in/out rule. If I bring something home, I immediately have to look for something to get rid of.

Okay gorgeous, there you have it. A few things to do this month that will help you start your year off on the right foot. Be sure to check out my podcast episode where I dive a little deeper into each thing and give you some more personal stories. Hope you enjoy. Sending galaxies of love your way.

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Feminine Energy Practice: How to use journaling to awaken & align with your inner goddess

Want to learn how to get started journaling? You’re in the right place. This post will teach you how to use journaling to awaken your divine feminine energy.

One of the most commonly asked questions I get is “I’m having trouble with journaling, can you share your tips?”. Which always surprises me because I sort of thought that everyone was on the journaling bandwagon. Ever since I was a little girl, I was obsessed with journaling, in fact, I recently came across a small diary I had as a child. It has a cute little lock and key. I’ve always loved a fabulous little pen and chic little private book to write down all my thoughts. So, it has always been my assumption that every girl just loves to write in her diary.

What you may not know, is that as much of a journaling addict I am, it isn’t always that easy for me. However, there have been periods where I felt absolutely allergic to journaling. I would sit there with my beautiful journal, a brand new blank page, a full coffee mug in the morning and absolutely nothing would come out. I often felt that I just had nothing to say. So, I would close my journal and just go about my day.

Then, several days later, I would find myself in a funk, overwhelmed, frustrated or in a confused state of mind. I’d go through phases like this every so often. I eventually realized, when I am not journaling, I am not doing the inner work. I’m not doing the inner healing that is available and necessary for my inner peace.

I found that most often, when I would avoid journaling, it was because I was avoiding facing the truth about something going on in my life. Instead of looking at it, it became easier to just distract myself and move on from the situation. Eventually, the issue would come up in a more frustrating, stressful way.

The secret to my inner calm is doing the inner work in my journal.

A FEW TIPS TO HELP YOU START JOURNALING:

• Use a guided journal. I have published 2 guided journals that support you by giving you journal prompts to work with. Using a guided journal makes it so much easier for you to come up with what to write.

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Cultivating a divine feminine journaling practice can be a profoundly empowering and transformative journey. Here's a simple guide to get you started in five steps:

1. Set Your Intention: Begin by setting a clear intention for your divine feminine journaling practice. Reflect on what you hope to gain from this practice—whether it's to deepen your connection with your inner goddess, to heal past wounds, or to embody qualities such as compassion, intuition, and creativity. Write down your intention in your journal, infusing it with heartfelt sincerity and purpose.

2. Create Sacred Space: Find a quiet and comfortable space where you can retreat into the depths of your soul without distractions. Light a candle, burn some incense or sage, and adorn your space with crystals, flowers, or any other sacred objects that resonate with you. Invite the energy of the divine feminine to guide and support you on your journey inward.

3. Set the Mood: Cultivate a mood of receptivity and openness as you prepare to journal. Take a few deep breaths to center yourself and ground your energy. You may wish to incorporate gentle movement, such as stretching or dancing, to awaken your body and align with the rhythms of the divine feminine. Allow yourself to surrender to the present moment and the wisdom that arises from within.

4. Free-Flow Writing: Begin your journaling practice with free-flow writing, allowing your thoughts and feelings to flow onto the page without censorship or judgment. Write whatever comes to mind, whether it's reflections on your day, insights from your dreams, or messages from your inner goddess. Trust in the guidance of your intuition and let your pen be the vessel through which your divine feminine essence expresses itself.

5. Reflect and Integrate: After journaling, take some time to reflect on what arose during your writing session. Notice any recurring themes, emotions, or intuitive nudges that emerged from the depths of your soul. Consider how you can integrate these insights into your daily life and embody the qualities of the divine feminine in your thoughts, words, and actions. End your practice with gratitude for the wisdom received and a sense of reverence for the sacred journey you are embarking upon.

Remember, there is no right or wrong way to engage in divine feminine journaling—simply trust in the process and allow your inner goddess to guide you on your path of self-discovery and empowerment.

Ways to use your journal:

💕 Use it as your bestie. The place where you can vent even your most private thoughts, fears or situations you just need to get out.

💕 Use it as a place to write down your goals, your dreams, the things you really want to manifest.

💕 As you free write in your journal, your subconscious mind and higher self are always going to speak through your writing. It happens as we just allow whatever to come up, come up. So this is a perfect space to allow your higher self speak to you. A connecting with the divine always occurs through journaling.

So, if you find yourself feeling frustrated at things going on in life. Go work it out inside your journal. Don’t avoid what is going on for you. Inside my online community, The House of Bliss: Manifest Bliss membership, you will receive PLENTY of journal prompts that will help you get specific in every area of your life that may need a bit of inner work and healing if you need support in that area. You can also grab the guided journals I have created, the Blissful Living Journal or The Daily Bliss.

6 BENEFITS OF DAILY JOURNALING

1. Enhances communication skills. I found that the more I journaled, the better I got a communicating my thoughts clearly. When you write things out, it helps you process things through the writing, so that when you actually go speak to someone, you are more clear. If you ever find yourself fearful of asking for a raise or speaking your truth to someone, write it out first and it will help you feel more confident and assured.

2. Improves your sleep. One of my favorite things to do is journal right before bed. When you do this, you declutter your mind of all the things going on competing for your attention. When your mind isn’t working overtime trying to keep all the things together, it can relax and will allow your body to sleep better. Your posture will also relax, your body will become more loose and so you will find it easier to sleep deeply.

3. Helps you with weight loss. This might surprise you but when you are releasing all of your pent up emotions and thoughts onto paper, you lower your cortisol (the stress hormone). Long story short, cortisol holds onto fat for comfort. So when you are releasing your emotions in a safe and healthy way, your body feels safe to burn fat. (This alone would have me journal, too).

4. Builds your intuition muscle. One of my favorite things to do is activating my intuition through journaling. The best thing to do is using guided journal prompts that have you really stumped. When you have a hard time answering something, you stop the overthinking and take a few deep breaths. Write out the first words that come to your mind and that is usually your gut speaking to you. The slow, soft answer is usually your intuition coming forth. Keep journaling those thoughts and things out and it helps to amplify the volume level of your intuition.

5. Improves your problem solving skills. Many times I use my journal as a way to work out decisions. I will make a list of pros and cons of a situation to map it all out in my mind. If I am finding myself confused on a work thing, I will map out my entire plan or strategy and see what makes the most sense and feels like it would go the most smoothly. The journal becomes a total support system for your most pressing situations.

6. It activates your inner goddess. When you activate your chakra system, your spiritual energy centers, you activate your shakti energy. Shakti is your goddess energy. When your goddess energy is flowing, you feel alive, vibrant and full of healthy, happy energy. You can use your journal as a place to let out anything blocking your chakras & work through your emotional energetic set points. (Podcast episode on this coming soon). When you release inner beliefs and thoughts blocking your chakras, you open up your ability to flow into your goddess consciousness and you will be awakened into this state if done correctly.

🌹 Start by just practicing writing down your thoughts in your journal. I teach a lot about feminine energy and how important it is to be able to articulate how you feel. Practice writing down how you feel, what your body is telling you and what you may be needing in the current moment.

Try to do this for at least 5 minutes a day for a week. Pay attention to any shifts you may begin to experience .

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In this 50 page workbook, you will…

🌹 tap into your soul and what you desire versus over thinking or analyzing

🌹 connect with the emotions you’ve been stuffing down

🌹 get creative with visualization and unlocking your new spiritual archetype

🌹 deep dive through your heart and soul with journaling exercises

🌹 learn goddess rituals that will shift your daily experience

🌹 turn on your 5 senses

🌹 transmute fear energies into new frequencies of love

🌹 practices for feminine energy embodiment

🌹 and so much more!

**As soon as you purchase, you will receive an email with a download link for the ebook, make sure you download the pdf to your device. The link only lasts for 24 hours.

**This workbook is from the Manifest Bliss membership ( if you are in the membership you can download inside )

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