Resolutions
Inspired by adickers's monthly resolution plan, I've started to do the same. Except I haven't tried planning out the whole year in advance, I'm just taking it a month at a time. The idea is that I want to develop some better "life habits" by forcing myself to stick with something for a month and developing it into a permanent habit.
January was "go to bed at a decent time every night and get enough sleep" month. This was a result of coming back from Europe jet lagged and discovering how much I enjoyed actually being able to wake up refreshed at 6am and getting stuff done that early in the day. Result: mixed, but for a while at least I was able to sustain a consistent 11pm bedtime (originally 10pm, actually, but that just made book_fairy cranky about having me disappear so early). It formed enough of a habit that going to bed after midnight now does feel really late, whereas before it was standard procedure.
February was "work out for an hour every day" month. While also not completely successful according to the strict definition of the resolution, I did manage to work out 17 out of the 29 days of the month. I've gotten into the routine of playing squash at the PRO Club once a week with coworkers, went for some long and scenic runs along the waterfront and Discovery Park, and, here at the Met Tower gym, mostly stuck to a cardio and strength training program I came up with at the beginning of the month. Most importantly I actually do feel in much better shape.
I'm still trying to decide what to do for March. Any suggestions?
January was "go to bed at a decent time every night and get enough sleep" month. This was a result of coming back from Europe jet lagged and discovering how much I enjoyed actually being able to wake up refreshed at 6am and getting stuff done that early in the day. Result: mixed, but for a while at least I was able to sustain a consistent 11pm bedtime (originally 10pm, actually, but that just made book_fairy cranky about having me disappear so early). It formed enough of a habit that going to bed after midnight now does feel really late, whereas before it was standard procedure.
February was "work out for an hour every day" month. While also not completely successful according to the strict definition of the resolution, I did manage to work out 17 out of the 29 days of the month. I've gotten into the routine of playing squash at the PRO Club once a week with coworkers, went for some long and scenic runs along the waterfront and Discovery Park, and, here at the Met Tower gym, mostly stuck to a cardio and strength training program I came up with at the beginning of the month. Most importantly I actually do feel in much better shape.
I'm still trying to decide what to do for March. Any suggestions?