When you're trying to build a new habit, one of the biggest pieces of advice is to start with one thing and to start small. Although I firmly believe in starting small, I stubbornly refuse to stick to a single thing. And so, at any point in time, I find myself juggling and failing at building a number of healthy habits. Some end up sticking over time while others simply fade away into oblivion, proven too difficult to maintain.
Some of the habits I'm currently working on:
- Not using my phone between 11.30 & 16.00
- Morning & Evening facial routine including; cleanser, serum, jade rollering & day or night cream
- Night routine including; taking valerian root, massaging my feet with magnesium oil
- Improving my eating habits, such as;
- Preparing food before I start feeling weak & dizzy from hunger
- Eating healthier foods during the day
- Making sandwiches with things like lettuce, tomato and other additional things instead of just slapping a slice of some meat on it and trying to eat that despite my mouths unwillingness to do that
- No more late evening snacks (so eating more in the earlier evening)
- Improving my morning routing, aka not playing Animal Crossing for an hour or more after breakfast but (after checking them turnip prices) starting with some self-care/washing up and some work
- Not filling every bit of time with Things such as reading, playing, watching or listening to things
- Taking breaks every half hour of work-like things
- Keep up a workout routine for my Physical Therapy Exercises (at least 2 or 3 times a week)
- Walking every other day for at least 20 minutes
- Taking care of the plants
I'm hoping most of these will stick because all of them contribute to me feeling better on a daily basis. Especially the food & rest ones are BIG influencers of how I feel throughout the day. I spent the past week eating food at times that were good for me instead of, you know.. half an hour after I'm already starving, and I felt much more energized throughout the day. Today, I'm failing at most of these completely. Food and not too many things especially (face & plants were taken care of though!) But I always believe that every day is a new day to try again. Tomorrow I'll do better. And if not then, the next day. Or the next.
