IBOGIRLLIVING

How does one live with a maximalist in the event that you prefer to take a more minimal approach to home decoration specifically and vice versa? As someone who identifies as a Maximalist but detests a cluttered space, reconciling these two extremes can be tough - for a partner and even for me.

Spring Break, Summer Trips abroad, Staycations, Girls Trips - they are all fun and exciting things to look forward to but if one is not careful, they can also derail the Godly routines we put in place to keep us consistent on our journey of faith and communion with God.

As a woman in her early 40s, it's important that I put more thought and intention behind my outfits and there are a few reasons why:

1. Comfort

2. Personal Style

3. Faith Based Reasons

These reasons are always foremost whenever I'm getting dressed up to go out especially to church. If you had asked me what I preferred wearing in my 20s and even 30s -  sexy, slightly revealing, short and/or tight would be words I would have used to describe my style and taste. Not so much now.

If you've ever heard me tell the story of my failed marriage, you would have heard me say God clearly told me not to marry my ex but I chose to go through with it anyway. Clearly disobedient even in the face of earlier confirmation not to go down this road, it would not be until after the marriage breaks down and the years that followed that I would struggle with feeling like I failed God because I failed this test of obedience.

Sometimes even I find it hard to believe that I am now in my early 40s. It was just 2 weeks ago, in my mind at least that I turned 25 so imagine my utter shock and disappointment waking up to the realization that the last time I was 20 anything was over 2 decades ago!! WHAT?? 

Who am I right now?? More importantly, how did I get here and how do I thrive here as a Christian woman in my 40s?

Truthfully speaking, I pre-selected this topic at the start of the year during one of my blog content brainstorming sessions and thought I knew exactly what the text itself consist of. However, draft day comes around (the days I prep, proof read and edit my posts before making them public) and my thought pattern has totally changed thanks to watching Apostle Joshua Selman's sermon on Times & Seasons.

The need for goal setting can never be over-emphasized and the reason many of us do it is because we reap the benefits of productivity and a sense of accomplishment when a goal has been realized at the end of the day.

Setting Goals can be a daily, weekly, monthly or even yearly activity and they range from the major like achieving optimal health and wellness or finally taking the leap to start a business to the minor like completing a simple task or remembering to make an important phone call. Whichever you look at it, setting goals is always a good idea and if setting one goal a month is all you can handle, I have a list of 12 short term goal ideas with one for each month you can focus on.