01/09/2026
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐. ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐. ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐.
And while a fresh start can feel motivating, for many moms it can also feel overwhelming. After the busyness of the holidays, jumping straight into resolutions, schedules, and self-improvement plans can feel like just one more thing weโre supposed to do perfectly.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐โ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต.
Instead of setting rigid goals or promising myself a complete reset, Iโm focusing on small shifts that make daily life feel a little lighter. No pressure. No guilt. Just realistic ways to support ourselves through a season thatโs already full. To me, those small shifts are choosing ease over expectation.
๐ฅ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐
At the start of the week, not to eat perfectly, but to make sure Iโm actually eating. Taking the time to find a couple of recipes that I like. And having something ready in the fridge means one less decision on a busy day and one less moment of putting myself last. Bonus if it's something my toddler will eat as well.
๐ถ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ ๐๐พโโ๏ธ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ
Instead of telling myself I need a rigid workout schedule. Some weeks that movement is a walk, some weeks itโs stretching on the living room floor, and some weeks it doesnโt happen at all, and thatโs okay. The goal isnโt consistency for the sake of it, but movement that feels supportive, not forced.
๐ฌ ๐ฃโ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ผ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป
Saying no to plans that feel draining. No to overcommitting. No to the idea that I need to do it all, all the time. Protecting my energy has become more important than proving I can handle everything.
These arenโt big resolutions. They wonโt show up on a vision board or completely transform my life overnight. But they make my days feel lighter, and right now, that feels like enough.
--Jokasty Lapp, for more from Jo, follow her on IG
