Making it Past Quitter’s Day

Did you make it past Quitter’s Day? They say the second Friday in January is statistically when people give up their resolutions (or Goals as I’d rather call them). If you’ve still kept up with yours, congrats! Making it past day 21 solidifies a habit! If not, make today, February 1 a fresh start!

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I set three daily goals and one big umbrella word (excellence) for this year to keep me on track. I did fall short of my walking goal in Jan. because of the snowpocalypse and the torrential downpour week that followed, but I have walked every pretty day that was available to walk.

I kept up my daily writing practice and have enjoyed reading through my book list and discovering some new titles. I’ve given up my youtube habit and night time TV in place of these things. I also started a commonplace book to capture what I’m learning or quotes I hear throughout the day.

What I’m learning about doing a little reading and a little writing each day, a long discipline in the same direction, I’m getting more done and learning more in the process. It’s keeping me focused and really making me feel like my brain is growing every day for the first time in a long time. I’m less worried about the algorithm or whether someone is liking my posts or even reading them at all and more focused on building something brick by brick, post by post. It feels like growth.

Here is what I’ve been writing towards this month: