Building Habits

[siglinde99]

I have been thinking a fair bit lately about how we build habits. It comes up every year around New Year's, partly because I have been working for a while to develop permanent behaviour changes that I post about here. Some have gone well, and some - not so much

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[spikesgirl58]

Good for you. Every little bit helps! :D I'm a habitual trash collector. The Big guy always gives me a bad time with it.

[siglinde99]

I'm so glad I'm not alone. Tell TBG that you have my full support. :)

[spikesgirl58]

I will do that and it's had its benefits in many ways. I'm always finding money. Once I found $800 that had been ripped up(love to hear that story). I collected all of it, pasted it back together and took it to the bank. They verified that it was real and gave me eight $100 bills. I bought a sleeper sofa with it. :D

[siglinde99]

Sweet! The most I ever found was about $100, but I left my number at the store where I found it. The guy came back to see if it had been turned in and connected with me so I could return it.

[carriea31]

Once I read that if you do something for 28 days in a row that it will become a habit.  So maybe you are well on your way!

[siglinde99]

I hope so.

[littlesable46]

Okay!! From now on when I take my neighborhood "circle walk" I'm bringing a trash bag with me! Thanks!

[siglinde99]

Cool! If we all do a little bit, at least our immediate area will be tidy. And I won't feel like a lonely crazy lady knowing I have buddies doing the same thing.

[fauxklore]

My mother used to pick up trash in hopes of finding candy wrappers or cigarette packs that there was a refund offer on. It drove me up the wall.

[siglinde99]

I'm pretty sure it would drive my kids crazy too. I remember doing it a few times when my son was small and he was appalled.