4 Tips for Women Setting New Year’s Goals

It’s a new year! Wow! I can’t even believe how fast time has gone. I know for myself, I’ve committed to writing more on my blog again this year, and I am looking forward to sharing great things with you.

One thing I have always struggled with is New Year’s resolutions. Setting goals is great and all, but can I actually achieve them?! Will I give up before I start?! I find myself questioning my abilities before I even attempt them. Thinking more about it this time around, I realized that I need a framework for setting small, simple goals that will guide me in making a plan for the year.

With this discovery, I decided I wanted to share with women everywhere an outline of tips that might help you jumpstart your 2025! (It’s never too late to set a goal either, so if you’re reading this mid-March you can still go for it.)

Here are my tips for setting meaningful and achievable goals in the new year.

1. Prioritize Self Care

Listen friend, you’re not being selfish by caring for yourself. In fact it’s quite the opposite! Ever hear that phrase, “you can’t pour from an empty cup”? It’s true! There’s absolutely no way you can give your all to your family, friends or anyone you interact with if you haven’t taken care of yourself first.

Now I’m not saying you need to go get a massage every week (but hey, if that’s what is takes mama then make it happen). You simply need to make sure that you feel fulfilled everyday. Do you feel better getting ready for the day instead of having a messy bun and leggings? Make that a priority. Do you need 10 minutes to yourself right when your husband gets home from work to destress? Ask for it. Don’t be scared to communicate with those around you what your needs are.

Find your self care needs, set those goals, and make them happen.

2. Create a Family Routine

My family always thrives when we’re in a routine. Think of Christmas break for a moment, since that was our most recent routine-killer. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to have time with your kiddos and a new refreshed feeling after celebrating the holidays, but you know how chaotic it gets when the routines are off!

This is great year for setting new family routine goals. They don’t need to be huge, small and simple is actually best. Don’t have dinner together often? Make it a goal to sit down a few times a week as a family and have dinner. Maybe eventually it’ll become every night but for now, start small.

A great simple and fun routine we’ve been implementing in our home is a Friday Family Movie Night! The kids get so excited for organic popcorn and a movie, and my husband and I get time to wind down after a busy week. It’s a win-win routine that we’ve really enjoyed.

Brainstorm with your family what routines you’d like to start or do better and set those goals together.

3. Set Personal Growth Goals

As busy women and moms, we tend to let our personal development fall by the wayside. We have so many people to take care of and so many things to teach others that we forget to teach ourselves. It’s time to start growing the same way you help those around you grow.

Set some goals that help you grow like learning something new, picking up a hobby you miss or if you’re a career woman, prioritizing your professional development. One of my personal growth goals is to add more animals to our hobby farm! We have recently added 5 hens to the mix, and it’s been a great learning experience for our whole family. We’re hoping to grow through even more animals in the future, maybe even a highland cow!

Go ahead and think outside the box on this one; there are endless opportunities to grow in 2025!

4. Simplify and Declutter

As someone who values being organized, I had to throw this one in here. Our lives get so chaotic as the year goes on, so set a goal today to simplify and declutter your home and your life! This goes beyond the usual cleaning out that hall closet or donating clothes and toys (though those can certainly be on your list).

Think beyond the clutter of the home to the clutter of your heart. Where are you spending too much time and energy that you could do less of or without? Is scrolling on social media taking more time than that hobby goal you set? What complications of life can you make simpler? The skies the limit on this one, and it’s very personal to each of us.

Simplify the material things in your life and you will find this to be your best, most memorable year yet. I promise!

I hope you’ve found these tips helpful as you set goals this year. I know I have! I am setting a few goals for each category, and I’ll have to report on how it goes in a future post. Good luck on your goals and Happy New Year to all of you amazing women out there!! You’re already doing great.