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Goals Update - September 2020

            I cannot believe how different life is now compared to August. These kinds of posts really show me where my mind is at and how I’m coping with changes. I try to schedule a goals update every six weeks, and it’s a nice time to sit back and reflect on the things I’ve been working on.

Now, I’m getting ready to restart my career. I’m working a lot which is making it harder to get things done during the week. I worked seven days in a row last week and ended up taking the weekend off of responsibilities by complete accident (hence no blog post).

Really, I found it difficult to keep track of all of my habits. I ended up downloading an app called Done to see if that can help me out. It tells me how many days in a row I’ve been working on things, so I think this will be great for me!


For now, here’s what I’ve been working on.

1.      Journaling

I thought this was going to be the month that I started making a “success” list. Unfortunately, due to my exhaustion of keeping up with work last week, I did not complete a few days of journaling. I think this needs to go hand in hand with my bedtime routine. I did it before because I wasn’t on a time limit, and I wasn’t working. I need to give myself more time to do this crucial activity.

2.      Meditation

I am definitely a better person when I’ve meditated in the day. What I realized is that while I was technically doing it every day, it wasn’t a consistent routine. I just told myself, “I’ll just do a Sleepcast and that counts.” Well, it doesn’t count. Not for the reason I want to meditate. Now, I do it after I get dressed and ready for the day and before I get started on whatever it is I have to do. Whether it’s part of a meditation course or a short breathing exercise, it all counts.

3.      Bedtime

I am happy to say this is one I’ve actually been alright at. My real problem is that I’ve had issues tracking it. Sometimes, I worked weekends and needed to go to bed at a decent time. Other times, it has been family movie night so I’ve stayed up later. As a third option, I had nothing to do in the evening or morning and stayed up just because I could. I need to be more consistent. I’ve decided that if there ISN’T anything going on in the evenings, I’ll stick to my bedtime no matter what. 

Next step: Movement

               Ski season is (hopefully) right around the corner. I need to get myself moving to strengthen up for that. I’ll be working on that with my dad and sister to see if they can keep me accountable.

               Overall, I think I have done alright here. It’s not perfect. In the past, I’ve really felt like a failure if I haven’t been able to keep up with the goals I set for myself. I think the pandemic has made me realize that it’s not worth stressing over. I can always just start again!

               What have you been working on recently?

-Daniella

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