April: 5 Things
Set yourself a bedtime alarm (Photo: babble)
Here are the five things I’m going to aim for this month – who’s in to join me?
- Set a bedtime during the week and stick with it. Try this for the entire month. Even if you don’t fall asleep at that time (which will be annoying, I’ll admit), turn off your phone and your TV and just plan to unwind and keep your fingers crossed.
- Change up your workout routine, or at least do something this month if you’ve found yourself really stagnant. Keep it simple – try a new class you’ve never done before (I’ve never done barre, so I’ll probably try that), or run a new trail or download a new app.
- Organize that junk drawer in your house or at your desk. (Or ladies, if you prefer, organize your makeup bag.) Give everything a place, throw out all the old things, and find out what the hell has been in there for all these months you’ve spent looking for it.
- Bleach Towel DIY is my next little project (I’m assuming it’s not possible to mess this up,
Bleach Towel DIY from LSpace
right?). I love reading the L*Space blog (my favorite bikinis) and I saw them post this little DIY tutorial, so it’s on my list. Plus, who doesn’t love a beach towel that makes your own personal statement?
- Schedule that thing you’ve been putting off. Is it a dentist appointment, a check-up at your doctor, scheduling a meeting with your CPA (yay for tax season!) or even just a long overdue dinner invitation to an old friend. Go do it. Sync up your calendars and make it happen.
Ack! This list is SO me! I’ve been trying to get myself to go to bed at 10pm every night for months. And I am also going to bed at midnight or even 2am. I will make a pact to do this with you! What bedtime are you aiming for?
I do need to hit the gym more. I’ve gained 20 pounds of fat in the past couple of months! :( My dream is to go at 7am, after I’ve had 9 hours of sleep. So hopefully this all falls into place.
And just last night I was going through a drawer in which I have all my old electronics cords. I need to make sure my life is totally decluttered, so I can be laser-focused on my blogging.
And yes… I got a notice that it’s time to book an eye doctor appointment. And I’ve also been putting off going to the CPAP clinic to buy the CPAP machine I was just prescribed. Oh, and I want to Google if there’s a place that can clean my ears of wax. So I’ll do all that today. Thanks for the kick in the butt!
In December I left my day job, where I was a copywriter at Canada’s top ad agency. The plan is to become a big blogger, YouTuber, podcaster. But I haven’t been disciplined. I keep staying up late on my iPhone and then I sleep late the next day and I’m tired all day and I get nothing creative done. So hopefully your list will help me out.
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I need to just start with hitting the gym consistently first! …then start changing it up!
I love these, definitely going to try out that bedtime and friend time too. Great ideas!
Josh – awesome!! Cori – lets hit up Equinox a bit? Emma – we gotta get our walk in soon!
Josh – also as crazy as it sounds, I give myself a “phone curfew” where I can’t use it after 10p anymore. You might try that!