Hi again!

I made a previous post about keeping track of my progress for the 52 weeks of the year. I thought it would be better to make a post per week instead of updating a single post that's going to be a nightmare to scroll through.

This week became a short one in terms of productivity since I only got home on the 4th, and I've mostly been preparing things around me to make achieving my goals/habits easier. Next week will be be the true start and my chance to get the ball rolling.

My three over-arching goal categories are "life organization," "health" and "side projects." I wrote down absolutely everything I want to change, from tiny to big habits, which means I shouldn't write them all out since it'd be too much to read. But some big-picture aspects of my new year's resolutions are:

• Starting my college degree this semester (so learn to study for long hours without distractions)
• I want to do creative projects seriously, mainly writing fiction & content creation
• All aspects of taking care of yourself (exercise, mindfulness, skin care, finding a sense of fashion, etc.)
• Organize my life so that chores, finances and time management flow well
• Find ways to socialize & enjoy hobbies guilt-free as my schedule allows

My initial urge is always to 1. try to schedule out my entire day and 2. do everything at once, which never works. So this coming week I will do my best to ease into my list of specific habits. For example, instead of both running and weightlifting I will start with just running, instead of doing 20 minutes of meditation I will start with 5 minutes, etc.

This is to curb the perfectionist in me who has a very "all or nothing" mentality. Instead of completing perfect days, I would rather learn to have no "zero" days. Meaning even if I failed in one category, I might at least have succeeded in another. Perfectionism is so hard to break but I have no choice--I've failed too many times trying to do it with high standards right off the bat.

If you're reading this, I'd love to hear what you're going to focus on this year? And how are you going to achieve it? Are you aware of the ways you tend to self-sabotage yourself?

That's all from me for now. Hopefully the next post I can tell you I've started the year off with a bang.

Let's get it!

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