One thing I have learned is that everything is going to take time. And since everyone is different it takes a different amount of time for each person. My example would be how I've been up and down struggling with how I want to eat over the past 5 or so years now. Heck, even trying to quit drinking alcohol and actually getting the amount of exercise I need every day. Many people get right down to it. Many of those succeed where many of those fail. Many people take a long time to do research first. It's harder to catch on. It goes for many different things in life too.
Last Friday I got pretty drunk. I don't know what the heck happened. I think the wine was so good like juice that I just sucked it down. Ever have those days where you just wanted a couple drinks and next thing you know you're sloppy drunk and being very annoying? I'm just thankful I didn't break anything and woke up feeling absolutely fine. Not to mention that my husband wasn't terribly mad at me lol
Anyway... That night I wrote in my journal and was set and determined to not drink for a whole year Starting February 9, 2014. Ending February 9, 2015. I waited an extra day because I was going to a big crazy party that Saturday night and I just knew I was going to end up having a beer or something. I just wanted to give myself that one extra day. And it totally went well. I had a great time at the party, had a few drinks, made lots of new friends... At midnight I said no to any more drinks. It was officially February 9 and I was very determined to accomplish this long goal. Am I worried about future parties and camping? Ya, a bit. But at the same time, they are so far away that, hopefully, by then I'll be over it. My husband is joining me in this challenge with the exception of beer. For me - no booze, no beer. No alcohol at all. He enjoys his beers and doesn't have an issue. I think it's going to be great for both of us. I'm really excited and looking forward to an interesting year without alcohol.
I have always had so many goals and wanted to accomplish a good 30 day challenge, but have never been so good at that. Since I've read The Happiness Project I've been having some great ideas to help me along the way. As mentioned before, these things are going to take time. Also, I've been meaning to make a list of my goals for the year and break them all down into smaller and smaller goals so I can do the little things that will help me reach the small goals which help lead me into the bigger goals. Does that make sense?
I've been having this block though. It's my next "challenge" I guess lol. So I know what my long term goals are. They are generally the same. I got the one year thing down. But when it comes to breaking it down into smaller goals I almost get lost. In The Happiness Project the author had a resolution chart that she followed every month. Using that I'm going to break down my large goals into to smaller ones.
I'm going to have to read that book again. This book has also inspired me do many of the ideas that have come to my mind in the past and go through with them for a whole year and see how it goes. Like a walking group. That idea has ran through my head so many times. Why not do it? Many ideas that I've come up with I've had a huge plan for it all. Wrote everything all out, but just didn't follow through because I felt that it wasn't "realistic".
The point is, I'm going to be working so much harder on my goals than I ever have. I'm not thinking about how things "need" to get done. It's more about how I "want" to get them done. Therefore I'll find the time to do that and it's going to be awesome.
If you want the link to the monthly resolution chart let me know and I'll be happy to give it to you! In the mean time, I need to get ready to work...
