First Months Goals

While I was reading Gretchen Rubin's Happiness project toolbox, I realized I needed to make a change to how I was going about my happiness project. I had previously been setting extremely vague goals: get more sleep, eat better, etc. However, none of these goals have a path of how to get to these goals, just the ultimate endpoint. Therefore, I've decided I need to not just make goals, but make mini-goals that force the goals to be a part of my everyday life.

So here are my goals for the month of september:

1.) Get organized.

        This goal is going to start with reorganizing my bedroom before school starts and hopefully getting    a bookshelf to make this easier. Then it is going to be incorporated into my everyday life by updating my whiteboard calendar every night, making sure my room stays clean, putting everything back where I got it from when I use it, updating my planner, making my index cards every night(once school starts), etc.

2.) Do Yoga.

          One of my constant goals is always to get a peace of mind. I've heard yoga is an active form of meditation, so I've decided to do yoga for 20 minutes every morning when I wake up.

3.) Sleep better.

         My method for this goal is simple: I'm going to restart the better sleep challenge on sparkpeople, keep a sleep journal and establish a pre-bedtime routine that I will stick to every night.

4.) Eat better.

         I have a tendency to eat poorly when I get busy, which leads to weight gain and makes me feel bad about myself. Although I plan to have an eating plan, I'm not going to call it a diet, I'm going to call it an eating plan. I plan to stick to 1500 calories a day and eat many more fruits, vegetables and proteins than carbs. I also plan to take a few extra minutes to cook healthier meals for myself. My goal is to make a meal plan every week and shop according to that meal plan. I won't keep temptation foods in the house. I will also stop snacking when I'm not hungry. Also, I will keep an accurate food diary along with how I feel after eating to keep my digestive issues under control.


So I feel accomplished now that I've laid out my goals so blatantly this month. Here's to September!