New Year has started…
It has been fifteen days since the beginning of the new year, and what do I have to show for myself? Nothing much. But that’s okay, because you know what? There are still eleven more months to go, and January isn’t over yet. What I do know is that I have developed my own BINGO card filled with little wins that I want to accomplish over the year. I have noticed a theme when examining this card. There are themes of health, wealth, and overall enjoyment (or what I would consider fun). Okay, I'm obviously notorious for procrastinating (hence why it's taken me this long to write another post), but I know that with the little encouragement I do have, I am gaining some momentum to complete something. The biggest goals I want to accomplish this year are: lose 100 pounds, save $ 1,000 (and eventually save up to make expensive purchases or for my 15-year wedding anniversary), have an organized house, and find more enjoyment in life. Enjoyment in life is the biggest and main reason I am starting this blog. I feel like these goals can help improve my mood and overall well-being.
I have a few goals I want to complete this year that will help me achieve the bigger ones. Examples like "keep up with the laundry" or "declutter one room a month" are steps I can take to organize my house, whereas strength training two times a week is one that will help me lose 100 pounds. I am going to mark off each one throughout the year and hopefully complete a “blackout” by December 2026.
I am excited to say that I have accomplished one square of keeping up with my laundry. My biggest flaw, I realize, is that I am a perfectionist, and if I cannot do it right, I just don’t do it at all. Take this blog, for example. I wrote a blog post one week after the new year started, but because it didn’t sound right or I couldn’t find the right words, I gave up and never went back to it. Same with the laundry. I have so many clothes that I don’t even know where to put half of them. I just want to reorganize all the drawers so I can fit the clean clothes in. Obviously, that takes time, and I just don't have it, so I put it off. Finally, my husband had enough of walking over my clothes day after day, and he continued to nag at me. I got so frustrated that I took all my clothes (two kitchen garbage bags and two large hampers full) to the laundry mat and sat there for three hours washing, drying, AND folding my clothes. This win has definitely given me a boost of confidence that I am capable of doing this, of accomplishing my goals, and of having a better life for myself.
For my readers out there, what do you do to hype yourself up every day? How do you get the motivation or discipline to accomplish simple tasks like laundry or cleaning?
