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I was on a bit of a roll with the previous challenge, but I had a random encounter with the depressions, and before I knew it, it's almost the end of the month. No training, no reading, no writing, no lifting, no hygiene. I even forgot what color my toothbrush is. Welp, reload and tackle this challenge again. I'll be seeing the doc this week to see if we can adjust anything. On a plus side, I've been getting a lot of training lately. Impostor syndrome is kicking in, insisting that this will not last. Whatever. I'll just provide the best service I can and worry about the future when the bills start to suffocate me again. I'll add training every day to the quest list, so it's three. ====================================================================================================================== MONDAY > laundry > grocery > meal prep TUESDAY > jiu-jitsu WEDNESDAY > VA appointment > jiu-jitsu THURSDAY > meal prep > dishes > Skyrim FRIDAY > wake up early > VA appt SATURDAY > jiu-jitsu > curriculum > snatch SUNDAY > early wake-up and work > shoot videos > oil change

I've found out from my previous challenge that my task list was quite difficult to accomplish due to factors that I was unable to take into account. I will be trying a different approach of habit-building rather than addressing specific targets one at a time. The Rule of Three Focusing on too many things is focusing on nothing. I end up looking for small fires to put out rather than addressing the huge ones right in front of me, burning my eyebrows off. Before bed I will write down three things I need done the following day--that's it. The three will be priorities that must be completed that day, and the other shit won't matter. A Morning Routine Unless I do something dumb, my wake-up routine is pretty much the same--check social media for more time than necessary, brew some coffee and Fallout Shelter, and check my HRV. Also pretty dumb. For the next four weeks I'm going to try a better 30-min routine. No social media until everything is done. HRV check, dogs taken out to pee, and 30 minutes of reading a book (which may later turn into writing). Nothing too crazy, but it's shit that has to be done, but I'm not prioritizing. (I will probably gradually add more things as we go.) The Dream Week I've found that if I don't schedule something, I will find a way to waste that time. The goal is to account for my time all week, and schedule all the important activities I need to do. I'm looking to download Google Calendar and allot time on Sundays to put down everything I will be doing that week. Let's see how concentrated efforts play out.

I'm only giving myself three daily 'jobs' this time around - anything else that gets done will be a bonus of sorts :3 1. Water Drinking - minimum three thermos-fulls 2. Exercise - at the very least a basic workout every day 3. Bible-Reading - One Psalm every day for now So...for now the rule will be to focus on those three things as an Every Day Definite, and then I think each day I'll pick out my top three tasks for that specific day. Currently Happening: Very vague meal-plan, I just have to force myself to actually prep and cook this week XD Got some sweet potatoes that I can roast to go with some onions and spinach, and I'll also use some in a lentil chili maybe with some frozen butternut squash I've been trying to figure out what to do with. I just picked up a couple bags of yellow split peas as well...those are always good. Oh! And the shop ran a nice special on applesauce, so now we have lots of that. So the food situation is pretty good 'til next grocery day. I'm slightly Irked because my articles of clothing are becoming increasingly Too Big. So??? Have to figure out how to work the whole eating + exercise thing to actually maybe gain some muscle instead of losing more. I suck at eating though. Less relevant but my friend got me into making Pinterest Boards a few weeks/months back, and making one for my NF Character seems to have sparked a little bit of an actual story that I'm thinking about exploring further at some point.