So January has come and gone and I thought I would update you on my Happiness Project goals for the month. I wanted dedication to using my planners, tracking my meals, and I don’t think I said this, but I wanted to nail down morning and nighttime routines.
January went fairly well. I stayed on track with my meal plan and kept up with my planners. I didn’t track every meal, but I tracked more than in the past. While I failed miserably at blogging and posting on Instagram, but I’m trying to be more gracious and forgiving of myself. Truly, work was hard in January. I kept getting punched in the gut, but as the month went on, work got a little bit better.
Something I really took away from last month is how important having a plan can be for me. I have wanted to get better at utilizing my nights and weekends. I huge part of that means I have to stop watching so much TV. Please don’t think that means I’m getting rid of my television, or that I will stop binge watching things all together.
Instead I just have some small changes I want to try to make. For example, instead of eating dinner on my couch while watching some show, I want to start eating at my kitchen table. A few nights per week, I intend to limit myself to one hour of television. Then I want to use the rest of the night being productive. I will read or do some work on the blog.
Although I haven’t really stuck with it, I have also discovered that I sleep a heck of a lot better if I am dedicated to my nighttime routine. You can read more about my nighttime routine in my Quest for a Better Night’s Sleep post. Growing up, I knew a regimented routine was something that kept me in line and productive. Unfortunately, it was so embarrassing to be so militaristic about a nighttime routine. Wasn’t I supposed to be going out with friends and being spontaneous? Maybe that works for some people. If I lose track of my routine, it takes weeks to get my shit back together. 2019 is about embracing my quirks and using those to thrive (my word of the year).
All in all, I would say that it was a successful January. I am hoping to use my momentum heading into February and my commitment to self-care, in all of its forms.
