September Intentions

And just like that, it’s September. Cue ALL the Green Day lyrics.

A huge part of me is always sad to let summer go. The care-free vibes. All the vegan ice cream. The Birkenstocks. You get the point…

This summer in particular was pretty magical and travel-filled. A mix of lazy but also intense while I was finishing up grad school. But now, I’m excited to get back to business — more on that tomorrow.

Today I wanted to lay down my intentions for September. And remind you that summer isn’t over seeing as it’s currently 90 degrees in NYC…

Come back to the idea of content

At the beginning of 2018 I decided on the word CONTENT as my overarching intention for the whole year. I’ve lost sight of that word this summer and want to get back to it and ask myself: Am I trying too hard and forcing thing? Am I enjoying the process?

It can be SO hard to be patient when things are in the works. I’m building up my yoga teaching schedule. Figuring out how to make teaching my full time gig. My income from blogging and social media ebbs and flows.

With all those unknowns, I want to get back to that feeling of being content with where I am right now. Not just where I am going.

Stay focused + Stay True

I know what I want. It’s to be a full-time yoga / fitness instructor mixed with blogging. Even though I know this is what I want, I tend to get side-tracked by totally unrelated opportunities. So, this month is about staying focused on the pursuit of that ultimate goal.

Be kind to yourself + your body

My worth is not defined by how much I can cram into a day. I will treat my body and myself with the love and kindness it deserves.

Believe in your power

I’ve been struggling with imposter syndrome lately as a yoga teacher and blogger. This feeling that people are going to find out I’m a total fraud — even though I’m not.

I don’t 100% know how I’m going to reverse those icky feelings. But I know one thing I need to do is believe in my power, talent and ability.

Find More Ease

I’m really good at taking action. I’ll even argue that I’m too good about taking action and want to fix things that are wrong ASAP.

What I need to practice is resisting the urge to take action and force results — especially regarding my career. I want to find more ease in how I approach making my dream career happen.

Declutter

My apartment is starting to feel cluttered. Cluttered apartment = stressed Kayla.

The big project I want to tackle this month is my bookshelf, which is currently a hot mess.

The smaller projects could be to get rid of all small items lying here and there unnecessarily, in different parts of my house. Probably I can just hand them over to nearby Household rubbish removals.

Blog + Barre 3 times a week

I’m hesitant to set both these goals, but think it’s for the better if I do.

During the summer I gave myself permission to slow down on the blogging front. In previous years I’ve learned that blog traffic is lower in the summer. Instead of stressing myself out to churn out new content, I focused on soaking up the warm weather and spending as much time as possible outside.

Now I’m excited to get back to it. My initial goal was to blog every week day but that seems a bit ambitious with the Jewish holidays this month and my increased teaching schedule.

On the barre front, I’ve been pretty consistent about going to Bar Method and want to stick with this pattern of going at least three times a week, and doing yoga or SoulCycle as my other workouts.

YOUR TURN: What intentions are you setting for September?