30 Days of Perfection: Day 8 ~ Shaking It Up

One week down, three to go (plus a couple days).  It's not quite as difficult as I thought it would be. I am more productive. I do feel better.  It's interesting.  I'm not as bothered by "should have's". Overall, so far so good.

Time to make some changes. The six daily goals in the six categories are harder to come up with than you'd think. Some days I might have a few "family" things I should do and not any "friend" things. The goals in  "habits" and "whole health" don't really change from day to day. My "work" goals are more of a to-do list. I'm "writing" every day thanks to this blog. This experiment has got me moving in the right direction in these areas of my life, but I think I should focus on working daily to keep it going versus changing it up. Here are the things that I want to continue to work on to make new habits that last beyond the 30 days:

Daily Goals

Family:
1. limit screen time
2. make dinner at least 3 times a week/eat together
3. daily check-ins on school and homework
4. have everyone take their supplements/get exercise
5. do one "just for fun" thing with the kids each week

Friends:
1. schedule at least one get together a week
2. have people over to the house twice a month

Work:
1. read books (from the piles that I have!) on parenting teens and autism
2. be organized with daily schedules/plan ahead
3. don't put off "to-do's"

Writing:
1. write for one hour a day/blog post
2. take a summer class
3. continue with Friday Writing Group

Habits: 
1. don't procrastinate/waste time
2. focus on positive thoughts
3. limit complaining
4. be more patient

Whole Health:
1. eat 1 fruit and 1 veggie every day
2. no sugar 
3. five minutes of daily meditation

I'm going to post these in my kitchen as a reminder to work on them every day. I'll still check in daily on successes, obstacles, and how I'm feeling.  Each category will get a daily grade. The goal is a "B" average, that allows for doing better in some areas and not as good in others.  If there is something specific for that day, I'll add it, but for the next three weeks these are the daily goals. 

The most important goal is to stay sugar free and continue to pay attention to how this makes me feel. 

Look at me being less perfectionistic and black/white in my thinking! Change is good.