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Jan. 30th, 2008 12:47 pmYou know what's hard? Typing with gloves on. Oh yes. However, it is FREEZING LIKE A FROZEN THING in the library today, so I am persevering. I am wearing my scarf as well, and am one step from putting on my coat, except that it's very long and would inevitably get caught under my rolly chair. Obviously.
Okay! It's almost February, and therefore I have decided to make resolutions. Why now? Why not! Yes, I realize resolutions are evil and rarely kept, and also, it's February, but I'm a rebel. Besides, January was a complete loser of a month. February really has no choice but to be better.
Resolved:
1. NO MORE COLDS. Because I have had two colds already in January (or one really sneaky cold that keeps coming back). Because I've probably been sick more days than I've been healthy (including today, STILL, lord). Okay, so possibly me saying that I refuse to have any more colds isn't going to do anything, but it can't hurt, right?
2. LEAVE THE HOUSE. I don't mean socialize with other people, so much as just...get out of the house. I used to spend all weekend wandering around, roaming various neighbourhoods, going for walks, trying new restaurants. These days I don't even make it as far as the corner store. Granted, it's not exactly walking weather (the wind today!), but surely there are ways of me leaving the house that don't require me to be outside for hours.
3. PRACTICE BELLYDANCE 15 MINUTES A DAY. 15 minutes. That's nothing, right? So really it's just a) convincing myself that I won't die if I'm not sitting on the couch, and b) doing it regularly enough that it becomes a habit, something I do without thinking.
4. WASH THE DISHES EVERY NIGHT. Or even better, right after I cook/eat. But mostly I just want to go to bed without dishes lying everywhere.
Those last two are really just about developing habits. Okay, partially they're about convincing myself to do something that can't be done from the couch (upright and energetic is hard for me these days), but mostly they're about making something so habitual that it no longer becomes a conscious choice, or something I can easily forget about. And I have faith. I have actually turned a couple of things into very ingrained habits: taking a daily multivitamin, and making my bed*.
On the other hand, I've completely failed at becoming a habitual flosser, because I just keep forgetting.
Anyone else have a habit success story to give me hope? Or habit failure stories. I can take 'em. :D
*Making the bed was a big one for me, because I don't think I ever made my bed until last year, except when I was changing the sheets. I really just couldn't see the point. But it's kind of nice to climb into an untangled bed.
Okay! It's almost February, and therefore I have decided to make resolutions. Why now? Why not! Yes, I realize resolutions are evil and rarely kept, and also, it's February, but I'm a rebel. Besides, January was a complete loser of a month. February really has no choice but to be better.
Resolved:
1. NO MORE COLDS. Because I have had two colds already in January (or one really sneaky cold that keeps coming back). Because I've probably been sick more days than I've been healthy (including today, STILL, lord). Okay, so possibly me saying that I refuse to have any more colds isn't going to do anything, but it can't hurt, right?
2. LEAVE THE HOUSE. I don't mean socialize with other people, so much as just...get out of the house. I used to spend all weekend wandering around, roaming various neighbourhoods, going for walks, trying new restaurants. These days I don't even make it as far as the corner store. Granted, it's not exactly walking weather (the wind today!), but surely there are ways of me leaving the house that don't require me to be outside for hours.
3. PRACTICE BELLYDANCE 15 MINUTES A DAY. 15 minutes. That's nothing, right? So really it's just a) convincing myself that I won't die if I'm not sitting on the couch, and b) doing it regularly enough that it becomes a habit, something I do without thinking.
4. WASH THE DISHES EVERY NIGHT. Or even better, right after I cook/eat. But mostly I just want to go to bed without dishes lying everywhere.
Those last two are really just about developing habits. Okay, partially they're about convincing myself to do something that can't be done from the couch (upright and energetic is hard for me these days), but mostly they're about making something so habitual that it no longer becomes a conscious choice, or something I can easily forget about. And I have faith. I have actually turned a couple of things into very ingrained habits: taking a daily multivitamin, and making my bed*.
On the other hand, I've completely failed at becoming a habitual flosser, because I just keep forgetting.
Anyone else have a habit success story to give me hope? Or habit failure stories. I can take 'em. :D
*Making the bed was a big one for me, because I don't think I ever made my bed until last year, except when I was changing the sheets. I really just couldn't see the point. But it's kind of nice to climb into an untangled bed.