We’re coming up on a new year, which means most people are thinking about how they would like to improve their lives, myself included. In 2020, I chose to focus on different areas of my life, from mediation and journaling to taking vitamins and ensuring I kept a clean house all while keeping my mental health at the focus. Next year, I’m going to continue working on my mental health, but I’m also going to start working more on my relationships with my family and friends.
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Reflecting on the Hardships and Accomplishments of 2020
2020 was an…interesting year. It was a year full of hardhsips and victories. Losing control and gaining a new sense of freedom. As the year comes to an end, I’d like to take time to reflect on what this year has meant to me and why I’m glad that it happened (and that it’s ending).
2020 was an…interesting year. It was a year full of hardhsips and victories. Losing control and gaining a new sense of freedom. As the year comes to an end, I’d like to take time to reflect on what this year has meant to me and why I’m glad that it happened (and that it’s ending).
Continue reading “Reflecting on the Hardships and Accomplishments of 2020”The Beginning of My Decluttering Journey
There are many reasons to declutter your house, especially if you have children. In this post, I discuss some of the blog posts and life experiences that finally pushed me into decluttering my home, ultimately making it a nicer place to live in.
Continue reading “The Beginning of My Decluttering Journey”Can a Small Habit be Too Small Pt. II: My Self-destructive Tendencies (10 Minute Clean-up Habit, Update #2)
We are 2 weeks into this new habit! This week was fairly uneventful – mostly because I spent the latter half of the week away from home as we were visiting family for Thanksgiving. While I was home, I found it very easy to complete this habit…almost too easy.
Milestone Reached
We are 2 weeks into this new habit! This week was fairly uneventful – mostly because I spent the latter half of the week away from home as we were visiting family for Thanksgiving. While I was home, I found it very easy to complete this habit…almost too easy.
Continue reading “Can a Small Habit be Too Small Pt. II: My Self-destructive Tendencies (10 Minute Clean-up Habit, Update #2)”Challenges and Benefits of the 10 Minute Clean Up Habit (Update #1)
We are one week into this new habit of cleaning the house for 10 minutes every day. This week went pretty well; we complete 5/7 days. Here are some of the challenges and benefits that we experienced this week…
Hello and happy Monday, everyone! We are one week into this new habit of cleaning the house for 10 minutes every day. This week went pretty well; we complete 5/7 days (so not perfect, but not bad).
Continue reading “Challenges and Benefits of the 10 Minute Clean Up Habit (Update #1)”Introduction to the 10 Minute Clean Up Habit
Today is an exciting day, because we are introducing a new habit! I always love starting a new habit. It’s a new chance to learn, grow, and get closer to the me that I want to be. It’s also a new challenge, which is great…most of the time. For this 90 days, we are creating a habit of cleaning the house for 10 minutes a day.
Hello, everyone! Today is an exciting day, because we are introducing a new habit! I always love starting a new habit. It’s a new chance to learn, grow, and get closer to the me that I want to be. It’s also a new challenge, which is great…most of the time. For this 90 days, we are creating a habit of cleaning the house for 10 minutes a day. I say “we” because this one is going to be a family effort, which is also exciting!
Why I Chose this Habit
Continue reading “Introduction to the 10 Minute Clean Up Habit”Getting Back on Track
In March of 2020, I hadn’t worked on my habits in nearly a year and I felt like it was time to get back on track…
Where I’ve been these Past 18 Months
It’s been 18 months since I last made a post to this blog. And what an 18 months it has been. My last post, Take Time to Reflect When Building Habits, was written in May of 2019. That was also the month that I found out I was pregnant with my second child, Willow. That pregnancy was hard on me and my family right from the beginning, derailing my self-improvement journey. During that time, I suffered physical and mental pain, leaving me disheartened and depressed.
Continue reading “Getting Back on Track”Can a Small Habit be too Small?
I’m beginning to feel like my small habit might be too small. I’ve been doing it for 20 days now and I’m beginning to feel restless, like there’s more that I could be doing. Deja vu…
Milestone reached
We’re one-third of the way there guys! Officially just hit the 20 day mark.
Issues that came up during the week
Last week we didn’t have any issues, so we talked about how one small habit can lead to bigger changes. Despite having just talked about that, I’m beginning to feel like my small habit might be too small. I’ve been doing it for 20 days now and I’m beginning to feel restless, like there’s more that I could be doing. Deja vu to the beginning of the year anyone? I don’t want to ignore this feeling, but I don’t want to keep making the same mistakes over and over again, so I decided to hit the books…web pages…and find out what I can do to help alleviate this feeling. Check out what I found!
Continue reading “Can a Small Habit be too Small?”One Small Habit Can Lead to Bigger Changes (Habit #3, Update #2)
When I chose this habit, it was to help me wake up easier in the mornings, not really to improve my hygiene. However, a neat “side effect” of doing this habit is that it is improving my hygiene! Once I’m in the shower, I feel like I might as well wash up, brush my teeth, and/or shave. Just by doing this habit…
Milestone reached
As of this update, I have reached the 10 day milestone of Habit #3 – Morning Showers!
Progress from previous weeks
If you had a chance to look at last weeks update, than you may remember that I was having trouble with consistency. After some self-reflection, I decided that since the showers were ultimately to help me wake up, if I woke up okay without one, I would skip the day, but not break my chain. There was only one instance this week where I considered doing this, but in the end, decided that the warm water would feel nice. I’m choosing to take that as a good sign, but we’ll know more in later weeks.
Continue reading “One Small Habit Can Lead to Bigger Changes (Habit #3, Update #2)”Knowing WHY You’re Doing a Habit Can Help You Overcome Obstacles (Habit #3, Update #1)
The first thing I had to ask myself was, “what am I trying to gain from this habit?” Am I doing it to improve my hygiene or to help me wake up in the morning? When I first wrote this habit down (back in January), I thought it would be to improve my hygiene, but the reality is…
Milestone reached
Woohoo! I’ve reached my first milestone! I’ve been showering every morning for the last 5 days. This may seem simple to some people, but for me, it’s kind of a big deal. By taking this small step, I’m one step closer to creating a morning routine for myself and one step closer to living the life that I want to live.
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