I've said for years that I'm a backwards Mom. My first born's baby photo album is about a half an inch thick. My second child's album is about an inch and a half or more, and child number three has a big ol' three-inch thick album. That's backwards.
JD, that's kid number one, watched about as much TV as he wanted when his was really little. I've gotten stricter with each kid. What's up with that?!
Now I've realized it's not just the Mom me that's backwards. All of me is. For most people if you want to start a new habit, like exercising, you need a plan, a goal and a way to get there. That has NEVER worked with me. As soon as I mess up, I figure I've missed the mark and I'll never be successful. So, I have no goals, no plan, no set time when I swim or run. And slowly I've grown from swimming or running three days a week, to four and feeling pretty good about that. Then I thought five sounded pretty good and the next thing I knew I was telling myself that I should really give my body a break and not work out seven days a week!
So that's my plan. Don't have a plan. Just take it one day at a time and if you do the thing- whatever it is- that day, then good job! If you don't, tomorrow's another day.
I don't know if this will actually work for everyone, maybe just backwards people.
2 comments:
I don't think I'm backwards. I know it. LOL! I'm the exact same with plans and goals. The more plans and goals I have the more anxious I get. LOL! I have been jumping on my trampoline for 2 days in a row now (that's pretty good for me). Not because I've set a goal, but because it was sitting there against the wall, and I thought to myself, "that looks like a fun thing to do while I watch TV." As long as I have assigned "fun" to something, it gets done. I'm sure that says something really irresponsible about my personality, but this seemed like a safe place to confess it. So there it is.
This won't surprise you, but.. I need a plan. And goals. And preferably, a plan to make goals. And then a list. And another list which includes a plan to make a list about it. I NEED the organization... without it, I flounder around and don't accomplish anything. Except for commenting on blogs, which is actually kind of important. I'd better put that on a list somewhere...
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