I have come to realise that it is not how much you do, but how you go about completing tasks. Some things may not have worked out and I have had a health check and has taken over taken some projects and learnt that it is about timing. My husband has changed location of his job so not had shelf put up but by the time you read this blog I would have decluttered more and have my shelf up.
My book is taking shape. I have two more edits to do but hope aswell this is practically done and then out before Christmas.
Learning what works for me. So when I like to work on my book, go on walks to boost my energy and like the one at a time method. So I have been clearing one thing from my room each day when I have not done a multiple items of things I no longer want and not feel under pressure, but putting clothes away and display my sons canvases in his room until my husband paints the room and then can put pictures on the wall and going through his clothes and recycling and just focus on what I can do, rather than what I can’t.
My son is transitioning so his tastes are changing so want to make his room his and he is not one to be in his room in the day. We spend a lot of time in the living room but want him have a space that’s just his and so want to put up pictures he can look at so doing what I can until it gets painted.
I love doing Autumn Reset. It is a good time to make changes and working on projects to finish, when the summer holidays are over and just like to have things mapped out.
So I hope you have enjoyed my blogs and next it is my Winter Wellness. This is all about using Winter to slow down and not allow the shorter days get to us but use it to still get out and having Winter projects.
The temperature in the UK is starting to drop and noticed other countries are adjusting to the climate and the colder weather too and not felt it until now and it is time to decide on how your going to adjust and the time will change in a few weeks and can make many feel out of zinc and my son has often become ill during the sudden change of temperature.
It is coming to the end of the Autumn Reset and it means I need to get my skates on to complete my book and finally have edited and so making the most of the time and my son is eager for me to have another shelf in my bedroom and wants to paint it for me so I hope my husband can arrange as he has said and my main focus as I have decluttered and then next year I want to sort out getting a new bed and my sons room may be put on hold but be good to get my book done and it is okay if you do not finish. Perhaps its just doing what you can what you want to focus on just one thing.
I want to put some clothes away and like to rotate my clothes and declutter if something is no longer needed and got more to get rid of and so if I can clear at least one area then this will satisfy me and please share how your Autumn reset’s gone and reflecting is good to know that I have done something and it is where I am at at the moment. If I can get my room finished to where I want it too and my book edits completed then I am happy with that and can chill and work on other projects during the winter and I am putting a vlog together of what I am getting rid of. Check out my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Carriechalloner
If you feel confident about it then sell some items some members of my family do. I prefer to recycle and donate. If it has no place then it goes and been going through my make up, skincare and books.
I didn’t realise you could sell books on Vinted too aswell as clothes. I did used to sell things on EBAY but was scammed and so this put me off. I love designing so would like to design my own clothes and notebooks. I am using on of my own notebooks and plan to sell it, not sure what platform yet, but may be at the start of January.
My Winter Wellness programme will begin at 9th December and will run until end of December then in January I am taking a month break from my blogs as such but will still do Cheat Sheets and my newsletter, but want to build a new site on my google blogger network and closing some and working on a two series of books and so be back in February once Christmas is over and end of the year, there won’t be other blogs and will still film on my Youtube channel, X and Substack.
So the things I have realised I consume the most is clothes. I love fashion but recently I have started to get picky and I love a notebook so I have had to decide what is truly my thing. I want to collect Classic books, make space for a TV with DVD player. In the new year, 2027 I want a new bed with storage and today went through my clothes and sorting through to take to be recycled.
I feel we accumulate so much and we, I mean I and I am going through a change of direction whilst doing this years Autumn Reset and setting up a new Google blog and closing a few of my existing sites down because I feel they’ve come to an end. I will share soon but not yet.
So I am filming for my Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@Carriechalloner) of things I am getting rid of because I find these videos motivating. A word not many like but I feel that you should use a word that works for you. My word for this year was grow but have had to build my motivation to have a bit of encouragement and I feel no shame in that.
I got rid of a cardigan because I can’t roll the sleeves up when washing or cleaning. A White Denim Jacket because I just don’t see myself wearing it and a fleece as I prefer ones with pockets and a bit of shape and so feel good in letting them go. Spray and skincare. I got rid of moisturiser and an eye liner because it would smudge a lot and the cream was sticky and was a well known brand which was pricey and tried it because I had a voucher for it in Boots, but was no good.
I only own two perfumes and that is enough. They were both gifted and like to make them last.
Kitchen wear. I keep avoiding. I love my slow cooker, but want to get rid of kitchen aid because I just don’t use it but something is holding me back. I feel some usage in it but the blender that it came with I got rid of and it has discoloured so I know I need to let it go. See if this happens. Have you an item or area you’ve been avoiding?
I think it is regret. A word I am fearful of but it the cause. I know I’ll feel good in saying goodbye but not sure on where it will go. Any tips would be welcomed. You can comment below.
So yes I like to go through my kitchen and love my tea and coffee station but need to get rid of some items like my kitchen aid. I have cooking equipment they I’ve used for 5 minute then not bothered with it afterwards and I feel I need to bite the bullet and clear my kitchen aid and my baking tools.
Saying goodbye can be tough but you got to be ruthless and the other thing is kids toys. My son loves games like Countdown, tipping point, skittles, football and rugby and his electric guitar. With kids they can go off things but then there interest in it can return. He so particular with his clothes and had to explain that they need to be given to another child as he has so many things that he has not paid any attention too, but then will suddenly be interested. He has a Keyboard, but not paid attention to and sleeps with his clock and toy Penguin he won at Chessington World of Adventures this year, but he now wants a street lamp. He has lamps that my husband bought from Temu and needed USB plugs and not used.
So tip have a box to give to the toy fairy and let them put in the box. We had a skittles set but we moved and it had gone and then he wanted to play with the set again so ordered a new one and played with it for two days and now in its back in it box once again; for kids there’s no time limit and Henry will go to one thing and another. He has footballs and rugby balls because he loves sport so going to the give these to the football Fairy at some point as they have gone flat. We do have a pump but they outside covering coming away so need to go.
I feel that things are taken shape and now going to drink my tea and work on my book I am finishing for my Autumn Reset and so getting there but have to understand that somethings have to be put on hold sometimes and make sure that they will get done.
There are times where I become resistant like walking and wanting to turn back to go home. Shutting the door to the world and hibernate for the autumn and winter gets quite strong, but once I complete a walk, I feel so good. I have to remind myself that everything I do will have an impact on my wellbeing and so as much as my mind and body resist doing what I have set out, it will help me to move me forward to completing my goals.
Doing a Autumn Reset is a good reason to fight my resistance to turn back as it is start of a new year for me and get tasks finished. Just doing on thing I know I haven’t wasted any time. I like to set my own rota. Walt Disney would always do impossible projects and I have started to use that mindset. Anything is possible if you stop your resistance in achieving what you feel is impossible. It is all to do with mindset and not allow the negative to take over but I take note of it and a great excuse to do it.
I know for my radio show that as I think about writing my notes for my show my body will stop and be like “That’s too much” and so I will answer it and once done feel relieved and focus on reason why I make notes. It will help me with delivering a good show. I have that resistance editing my book because the “What ifs”. The human body protects itself and so any hard tasks feels like mount Everest but why breaking it down helps.
So if I just do one topic or one section I’ve done something and believe in my own capabilities. I was someone who would look for an excuse not to do something. I was fine once it was done but would feel like a car stalling and just want to avoid the challenge. Now though I got rid of excuses, I do what suits my days and time. I like to edit my book on Mondays. I like to do a tidy in the morning, afternoon I like to do a workout and I love morning walks and shopping as soon as shops are open and so just going by the time of the day that suits my lifestyle helps me not turn back and doing a weekly lay out of my days, has really had a good amount benefits and having a good whole day to get tasks done and knowing I didn’t just waste a day, makes me resist in turning back.
It can be so easy to give up. It can be so easy to avoid tasks. It can be easy to hide away from the world, but if you get stuck in a rut something needs to change and so to move forward do a task a day if it helps. I find it hard to do a big declutter for example so I do it as I go and it is great way to get things together, like I will go upstairs to take a clean set of clothing washed and bring down a finished toilet roll. I will after making my bed, get ready for the day and take some laundry downstairs into the washing machine and if you are married and have kids, delegate if it helps.
Why go it alone? Sunday’s my husband cooks the dinner, my son will help take cleans clothes upstairs and my mum will come with me to my sons rugby club and so that can help if you find it hard to do tasks alone.
Do what suits you and works around your lifestyle.
It is good season because it is time to let things go, restart and for me is my favourite season as I plan projects, getting my home in order and getting my son ready for school and is a good time to complete and why I set up my autumn reset programme so we can finish tasks and I building up my health by exercising more and changing my eating habits with a few naughty foods, but try alternatives.
I love a soup and a roll and today by not buying so many processed foods and getting more whole foods, which has helped me spend less on my weeks shop. I am realising that it is good to have a mixture of things. It has helped me, watching those cooking on Instagram. It has helped me cook homemade meals and puddings again which can be good it all depends on what it is and I do feel better for it.
I suppose this may be the worst thing, but I like the dark mornings. I like to have time to read and since doing that I have felt so good and have list of things I’d like to do, like having a coffee up at Wimbledon Village, having a coffee in Gail’s and walking to Ashtead Village and have a coffee and so still do some walking and just good time to plan a countryfied walk and enjoying where I live.
There was a time where I’d find it hard getting up in the mornings but this morning I felt good and I like to get back wearing my tracksuit bottoms and where I have a bath, wear a T-Shirt and PJ bottoms but altering my wardrobe this autumn. I am getting rid of my current PJ’s as I prefer bottoms that have pockets and this is the same with shorts, tracksuit bottoms and Jeans.
It is good to have a clean up and I used to do Seasonal Clean ups on my Youtube channel, let me know if you want me to bring these back. The link to my Youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@Carriechalloner I like having a clear out and check out recent video I did about having a health reset this year: https://youtu.be/kWeigemntCs
Doing a meal plan even if it is a scrap piece of paper, what I tend to use. I am recycling a lot this year and saving bits of paper, I am having a quiet coffee or tea. This is in the morning and I do have some mugs I use in the Autumn. Check out this blog post: Taking The Time to Just Enjoy Your Coffee Inc. Weekly Cheat Sheet and seen some nice new mugs in Waitrose so going to take a trip and may buy and change up my mugs for Autumn as in some areas I like investing in new things for the home and it is good to start a fresh and that is what makes an autumn reset for me and lets do it together and perhaps set up a group. This may be for the future but let me know what you think? You can leave a comment below.
So lets enjoy and have those nice cosy drinks and food, along with a new mindset to get those tasks you’ve not managed to finish done.
Hi Everyone! Not that far away now for Christmas and sorry if you aren’t ready but it is moving towards it and where I have to think of good gifts. I have a few birthdays coming up before hand so a busy time of year, It is also time for my Monthly Newsletter. Check it out below:
