4 Ways to Pack Away the Old Year

Today is the second to last day of 2019. Many of you are focused on New Year’s Eve parties, New Year’s Day resolutions, and other things to do with new beginnings.

I believe it’s good to take some time to think about the waning year and literally and figuratively pack it away.

5 Ways to Pack Away the Old Year

1. Get a storage box for the literal packing away.

This can be as simple and small as a shoe box, more official, like a cardboard file box, or something more decorative like this set of 3 gray fabric storage boxes which I prefer since I stack them on a shelf that’s visible to all.

Whatever you choose for your 2019 memorabilia, get started by going through what you want to save.

Place the papers, cards, and photographs you want to keep in the box you’ve chosen.

For the figurative packing away, as you place each item in your storage box, celebrate the happy events and achievements of 2019. Remember the unhappy ones because you survived them and grew stronger. You probably learned something from them.

2. Record the highs and lows of the year.

We always think we’ll remember what happened when. As the years pass though, you may find yourself unable to recall whether something important happened in 2018 or 2019 or some other year. I always pack away my day planner in my yearly storage box.

If you don’t have a day planner or journal to pack away, write something even if it’s just to jot down the dates of the important events of 2019.

3. Start the new year with a day planner for 2020.

For 2020, I had to change day planners again. I couldn’t find the one I used last year anywhere so I shopped Amazon until I found one that met all my needs.

I’m using this 2020 Daily Planner for 2020. It’s 5-3/4″ x 8-1/4″ and has Monthly Tabs, an Inner Pocket, has a strong elastic band and a pen loop. My day planner keeps me on track with my writing goals, appointments, and other obligations.