Thursday, January 6, 2011

a new year and two new habits

This is the second year of my plan to implement healthier habits into my life. Last year, my first step in a healthier me was to get more sleep. For someone who has lived on 4-5 hours of sleep a night for 30 years, increasing my sleep to 6-7 hours was EXTREMELY difficult to do. I loved my late-night solitude, but have gradually improved (and only backtracked a little!). Do I feel better? Don't know....
This year, 2011, I've started two other healthy habits. One, I joined a fitness club and am exercising regularly. I'm working up to 5 days a week. I've neglected my body for years and this is a positive step toward taking care of me. The other healthy habit is to clear my life of clutter. I am trying to purge all the stuff we have hanging around that physically and visually clutters our home. It will be a big challenge, but I'm determined to change...