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Goals Update - February 2020

               After my own realisation of my life motto, I have a newfound appreciation for my goals. I am doing what I need to do in order to be successful this year. I need carry on with my relentless pursuit at being a better person. I have the best of intentions for each step, and I find myself looking ahead to figure out what the next thing on my list should be. I’m approaching this with a much more positive outlook than I ever have before.

               In my last goals update post, I mentioned that I was working on journaling. I’ve mentioned in the past how I think journaling is one of the best things to do for yourself. It’s an excellent form of self-care, you can whine about things just to get it off your chest, and you have amazing memories to look back on. So far, I have missed maybe only four days. I even brought it on the two trips I went on this week so I could record my adventures.


               After I completed three weeks of that, I decided to focus on getting to bed at a decent time. My brain tends to come alive at night and I never go to bed at a decent time. I can function like that, but it’s really affecting Matt. As a result, I asked Matt to give me a “bedtime” so he could hold me accountable. We only stick to it on weeknights to account for movie nights and nights out.

It has been working really well. I’ve started an online course and having a set time to be in bed as helped with juggling work time, relax time, and preparation time. If it wasn’t half-term this week, I would have been nearing the end of the three weeks, but I’m only seven days in. I’ll be right back on it tomorrow.

That’s all for me! It’s short an sweet as a result of all my travels in the week. Stay tuned for the post about that. What have you been doing to improve yourself?

-Daniella

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