Girl Just Gotta Live

We’re in the thick of January. Thick socks, thick to do lists, and thick protein shakes.

The gym is heaving but the motivation is slowly rearing.

Why is it on January 1st we feel like we have the whole world in our hands yet two weeks later we’re slowly slipping back to our normal habits and traits?

For starters, I put time limits on my social medias and have noticed me slowly accessing them when I’m not supposed to more and more.

Or I didn’t read 15 minutes of my book last night like I said I would.

Getting on that treadmill? Let’s see tomorrow.

When it’s tough and all we want to do is cover ourselves in blankets and binge watch Netflix, we have to continue doing these tiny little steps of improvement. Today, we need to be a better version than yesterday.

Although I’m focussing on the negatives as above, my husband told me to remember all the positives I’ve done. He listed so many for me such as I’ve been consistent with like my kettle bell routine daily, I’ve been journaling more, I’ve finished editing a book I’ve written and been trying to push my new ventures consistently. Why are we so hard on ourselves?

It’s so easy for us to forget about all the good and focus on all the targets we’ve missed.

I’m changing the mindset for myself.

I’m starting to realise it’s normal to not feel bad about not doing everything on your to do list, but have you done more than yesterday? Or no less? Then great.

The things I dislike doing, I’ve learnt to sandwich them in joyful tasks like do a set of exercise and then I get to read a chapter of a book I love. Do the random admin bits and then I’ve earnt myself a cup of tea. (Sticking to the social media ban by the way, really is a game changer when you actually do it. So much wasted time on some of these apps!)

January 15th isn’t about slipping our new habits but it’s about a re-shifting our thought process to achieve little consistent steps and not putting too much pressure on ourselves.

Peace over stress.

Productivity over laziness.

Positivity over negativity.