Intuitive Eating

One of my big goals is I want to read a lot more than I have been. I waste too much time on-line, mostly on social media or the wormholes it takes me, but I want to read a lot more honest-to-goodness books.

Goal: read a book a week. That should be easy.  There are so many books on my list, easily a year's worth at that rate. (This doesn't include audio books. I may come up with an audio book goal later).

Anyway, book the first. Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. I've read the first three chapters.

Goal: lose weight. I'm not ready to talk about how much I need to lose yet. I've lost and maintained about ten pounds since the beginning of the year. Not super impressive, but I intend on keeping it off, so I'm going slowly. I'll talk more about it in other blog posts, I'm sure. There's a lot to say. 

Discipline Me

I suck at discipline. It doesn't come naturally to me. I am not someone who likes to be disciplined for the sake of being disciplined.

Except ... I do! I like the feeling of peace I get when I'm on top of my game. And I like the getting stuff done part. And I like moving slowly, rather than last minute rushing. Discipline allows that.

Something I have discovered about myself: I can form habits. Useful habits that make me happy. For example, I have somehow developed the habit of keeping the bathroom picked up - pretty much all the time. I have all my things exactly in the same places and when I'm finished with my routine, everything is back where it should be - behind closed drawers or doors. And, it doesn't feel like work.

So, I know it can be done. I just need to do that with about a jillion other things!!

Discipline, even though it is tough and feels a little sucky to me, it's worth it. Because I end up having to spend less time doing stuff I don't like.

So many things...

I'll start with this - I am trying to make more of life. I feel like I waste too much time. I have a lot to do. It's overwhelming. It's hard for me to see anything other than the big picture and the big picture is overwhelming. So I've decided to keep this blog to catalog what I am doing, what my hopes are, what steps I'm taking to add discipline to my life, and what my goals are. And whatever else pops into my head that help me find my truth, live it, and live with intention.

Some things I hope to accomplish:

• declutter my home, keep a tidier home, and eventually spend less of my time keeping house
• do more things that I enjoy - reading, nature walks, adventures with my kids, date my husband
• have more quality family time 
• lose weight and exercise regularly

 Anyway, as a perfectionist, I need to keep track of this stuff or I will get discouraged and think nothing has happened. I need to remind myself that things are happening.