From the Front Porch
Happy Friday from the front porch sweet friends.
I hope your Christmas and holiday season has been everything you’ve wanted and needed it to be.
We’re still on holiday break enjoying time with friends and family but I wanted to drop in in case you’re looking for fun ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve or simple ways to kick off the New Year!
In the past, I would have definitely been that person who tried to cram all.the.goals in January.
I’m talking everything from starting a new journal to new health and wellness routines to crafting new organization systems to creating new financial habits.
But trying to tackle everything at once can quickly lead to burnout or abandoning our goals all together if we’re not careful.
So, I want to gently remind you that it’s ok to take your time to decide what you truly want this year.
Choose one to three things to focus on in the month of January, map out a plan that feels doable given your current schedule and lifestyle, then be courageous enough to take action.
Milestone moments are the hero moments we tend to remember most.
But it’s the tiny steps we take every single day that ultimately pave the way for an extraordinary life.
As always, I’ll be cheering you on as you prepare for your best year yet.
A Few of Our Favorite Things from Around the Web This Week…
Beautiful Home and Garden Tours:
- I know we’ve already celebrated Christmas, but I wanted to share this gorgeous holiday home tour from Haneen’s Haven, in case you’ve already started planning for next year.
- Wait until you see this Cotswold Manor House via Veranda it feels so warm and inviting.
- Speaking of warm and inviting, I love this Orange County Cottage by Mindy Gayer Design Co. too.
- Would you ever consider living in an old chapel? I was on the fence until I came across this fantastic tour.
- This timeless kitchen renovation by Innovate Atlanta is really elegant.
- I’m excited about these 2024 Design Predictions by Tiffany Leigh Designs.
Seasonal Inspiration:
- This post, A Charcuterie Party to Ring in The New Year from Michele of Vintage Home Designs is filled with inspiration!
- These details on How to Host a New Year’s Eve Dinner Party via Pizzazzerie are so pretty.
- 32 Best New Years Eve Party Ideas From Fun Activities to Good Luck Themes (via Good Housekeeping)
- Fun and Easy New Years Eve Celebration Ideas for Families (via Good Housekeeping)
- 2024 Pinterest Predictions (via Pinterest)
Health and Wellness Inspiration:
- What’s Your 2024 Word of the Year? (via Silk and Sonder – I loved mine!)
- How to Create a Vision for 2024 (via Camille Styles)
- 5 Financial Habits Women Who Always Have Extra Money Practice
Style Inspiration:
- 5 French New Years Eve Outfit Ideas (via Leonce Chenal)
- This post, Concealer Tips Every Woman Needs to Know via Cosmopolitan will help make getting ready so much easier.
Simple Pleasures and Little Luxuries:
- This Etsy shop has so many beautiful prints and stationery sets.
- These would be so cute to wear to a party.
- My parents have always been so sweet to give us pieces of jewelry to commemorate certain milestones and these would be such a great way to kick off a year of reaching extraordinary goals.
If You’ve Missed Anything from the Blog or the Archives Recently, Here’s a Peek At What We’ve Been Up To…
10 Things You Can Do Now to Prep for the New Year
Rustic New Year’s Tablescape & Virtual Cocktail Party Blog Hop
Cozy Winter Nesting Ideas & Winter Home Tour Blog Hop
10 Things That Made the Biggest Difference This Year
You can find last week’s From the Front Porch with additional NYE ideas here if you missed it…
Organizing the Week Ahead…
Words to Live By:
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate:
- 12/31 New Year’s Eve
- 01/01 New Year’s Day
- 01/01 Buy January Birthday & Special Occasion Cards and Gifts
- 01/02 World Introvert Day
Weekly Simplified and Organized Home Challenge Task:
- Organize and Put Away Christmas Decorations and Decide on Next Year’s Theme
3 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Season:
- Set Goals for the New Year
- Do All Our Favorite Things on New Year’s Day
- Create a Cozy Winter Home
Christmas Storage Ideas We Spotted Online at Amazon This Week…
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Gift Wrap Organizer * Ornament Storage Box * Wreath Containers
Tree Storage Bag * Christmas Light Storage * Garland Storage
As always, we appreciate you more than you could ever know, and we hope your weekend is peace-filled and relaxing. We can’t wait to share even more with you next week!
Until next time, I’ll see you on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.
Many blessings,
CoCo
Great post CoCo! So much wonderful information. I’m liking the trends for 2024 and I’ll be wearing a tulle skirt for NYE. 🙂 Happy new year friend. XO- MaryJo
I’m glad you’re still enjoying some much-needed time off. Those tours were amazing! I have been toying with painting the walls in our kitchen black or charcoal. We have cream cabinets that need new paint but no time or willpower to tackle them and cat vomit/outdated countertops. But going from Tiffany Box blue is such a big leap and so scary! Then I clicked on Haneen’s Haven and wowza, the stunning photos are something else! I’ve always loved black accents in every room but I also love light bright creamy white rooms. I guess we’ll see what mood I take when the day comes. All I know right now is that THE DAY IS COMING! Even if I have to do it myself! Happy New Year CoCo! XXOO
Happy New Year CoCo! I hope your holiday vacation has been restorative. A new year always affords us so much opportunity – to start anew. New routines, new goals, new ways of thinking. . . Wishing you a successful, healthy, prosperous and joyful 2024. (And Piper too – of course)