Goals

I didn't make a large, numbered, organized list of News Years Resolutions this year. Shocking, I know. From about age 9 and on I had a habit of making a list of goals in a variety of areas: Physical Health, Spiritual Health, Time Management, Financial, etc. etc. Every year it turns into a long list of everything I wish I could change about myself, which makes me think about all of my faults, and I achieve a few goals, but not very many. Then I'm all sad the next year when I make my list because I write the exact same goals (5k I'm looking at you, buddy.)

Last summer I read  Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin. In the book she chooses one goal a month to work on, so she doesn't get overwhelmed by the onslaught of goals at the beginning of the year, and then adds another goal the next month. That is my new plan, and I think it's going better.

My January goal was to read my scriptures every day and write down something I have learned. Although I know how much better I feel and act when I regularly study the scriptures, it has been a habit that has come in and out too many times to count. Writing down something every time I study has totally changed the habit for a couple reasons. First, it's an easy way to keep track of how often I am actually achieving my habit, which keeps me accountable. Second, because I also wrote down the time of day I was studying, I realized that I almost never read my scriptures at night. I always have good intentions about reading before bed, I think I'll have more time and be more awake. But now I realize that I will just not do it. I will convince myself to do something "more fun" at that time of the day. It is morning or rarely at all.

My February goal was to get moving more often. Vague? Yes. But necessary. I am out of shape. I don't think I've actually been in shape for very long. I was running and doing yoga fairly often around this time last year but then my work hours went up and I didn't exercise at all. This month I decided to wake up with Brad, since he has to wake up pretty early to go to work, and immediately put on exercise clothes. It has been too dark for me to feel comfortable running outside, but I've done dance and stupid aerobic youtube videos. They may be cheesy, but they get me moving, which will hopefully help me be in shape? Hopefully. But, I have been pretty successful at maintaining the habit. (2016 is finally going to be the year of the 5k!)

My March goal is not to snack throughout the day. It is March 3 and I have failed every single day. :) Oops. I probably need to write things down, like for my January goal. Bah, humbug.