I am not very good about following through. I often come up with great plans, dive in head first, and then give up after a week to two months. I want to change this. In fact, there are a lot of things that I want to change about myself.
The first thing that prompted this was thinking realistically about weight loss and physical goals. As I am currently almost 32 weeks pregnant, weight loss is not on the table right now. But, I do want to start establishing better habit patterns around nutrition and exercise- as they say, "No time like the present." As I was thinking about it, I thought that after I lose the immediate baby weight, if I want to have healthy and sustainable weight loss, I should count on no more than a pound a week. That means 50 weeks. Might as well be a year. Next, if I want to get in athletic shape, it will take me another year. Add in the possibility of future pregnancies and it seemed like 1000 days was a good amount of time to count on.
It's not just weight loss, body image, and health. I really need to put first things first. That means that I have to prioritize my spiritual growth first. In some ways, these are related as I want to tackle my sins of gluttony, laziness, and vanity. Right now, this means I need to prioritize prayer and reading the Bible.
I need to be more financially responsible.
I want to be a better housemaker. I'd love to cook through an entire cookbook. I would like to get a regular sourdough baking schedule. I want to improve and curate my personal style and my home.
I'd like to reduce my screen-time. I'd like to read more.
So, I have loosely organized this journey into tiers and side quests. The first tier will be the bare minimum of habits. The next tier will be goals I really try to hit everyday. Finally, as I grow and things change, I will introduce side quests to improve my skills and discipline.
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