Wil and I have been talking a lot about things that we don't do that we need to change before our baby is born. Thinking about the list as a whole, it's overwhelming. I know we can't change everything all at once, but I wish we could just wave a magic wand and it'd be done. Anyway, the point is, he and I both need to be held more accountable for the things we keep saying we want/need to do and the changes we want to make. Wil wants my help in keeping him accountable. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to do that without nagging the crap out of him (any suggestions are definitely welcome!).
To hold myself more accountable, I'm going to list a few things that I want to change about myself/the way we live. Hopefully, having a public list will help keep me motivated. It's worked on other things I've done so hopefully it'll work again. If anyone has suggestions on how to make myself do these things more often, I'm open to ideas. Most of them, I know I just need to do and get in the habit of doing.
Anyway, here's my list:
- Go to church more often, renew our temple recommends, and actually remember to give our tithing to the bishop (often, I will have it all ready to go and just never give it to them...)
- Watch no more than 2 hours of TV a day
- Plan and make meals instead of trying to figure out what to eat on the spot.
- Clean the house at least once a week (doesn't have to be all at once, but each room needs to be cleaned once a week)
- Take the dog for walks 3 times a week
- Find an activity or something to do with Wil (that is something he would want to do and not just something he does because he wants to spend time with me)
- Do laundry every week
- Find ways to spend more time outside (weather permitting)
There's probably more, but that seems like a good enough list to get started on. I'll try to update the blog with my progress.
Jess, I love you so much! Often telling your goals to people helps hold us accountable for them, we all have things we could work on. I was just going to say that numbers 5,6 and 8 on your list could all be done together. I find that when we have a list (and we usually do) of things that we want to work harder on, we break it down into little daily tasks, for example I start a load of laundry each night and also fold the one from the night before (while I'm watching a show or something). We also went through the family clothes recently and purged almost half- less laundry;) Anyway, good luck- just remember the Lord doesn't require us to be absolutely perfect- just to try our best. we love you guys!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I know a lot of them can go together. It's just a matter of doing it. :)
Delete“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”
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Everything starts with your thoughts and progresses from there. Mind what you're allowing to influence you and be mindful of how much time you dwell on negative thoughts instead of positive ones. Communicate with each other, post your goals up on the wall where you are VISUALLY reminded of them daily.
You're about to take the most wild ride of your life on this roller coaster called parenthood! You're likely to experience the extremes of every emotion imaginable and you're going to be tested. Oh how you're going to be tested! Spend these last few months getting your habits in order and your life organized. You'll be SO glad you did!
All the old sayings are still true. Practice makes perfect, Rome wasn't built in a day and you can eat an elephant a bite at a time.
Actually, I think Dori said it best.....
"Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!"
That's the plan. Gotta get organized in the next few months and make them into habits so that when baby comes, it won't be one more new thing we're trying to do.
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