It's time for a recap! Looking back at last month and how I did with my January intentions. Read more about them here.
Scoring:
(+) Did Well
(-) Could have done more
(+/-) Inbetween
(+/-) Make listening more important than speaking.
Sometimes I was good about taking a step back and listening to the other person, but this one was probably the biggest struggle for me this month. I still am not aware enough to always catch myself when I'm taking over the conversation, and this can result in me being off putting. I definitely intend to keep working on this one!
(+) Take care of myself and don't feel guilty about it.
I had a day by myself at the movies, which was so amazing. I went shopping and got a candle. I've been taking in moments, which looks like me pausing with my eyes closed and just taking a deep breath. This was great, especially if I had a candle or some essential oils going. I did my nails, and I made sure to relax in ways that I wanted to relax, which meant if I wanted to watch Fuller House, then I watched Fuller House.
(+) Reflect on my accomplishments.
I'm humble to the point it's crippling. At this point I don't even think humble is the word to describe it. I have so little faith in myself I don't claim that even the stuff I do right is stuff I did right, but it just so happened to work out. I don't know why this is in me, that I can't accept a job well done, like I'm undeserving of anything. So the moments where I took time to say "Yay me!" were really important.
(+/-) Keep a clean home for my sake and for my husband.
This was an in between. Some parts of the house I was able to keep clean, but it's always our bedroom that winds up a mess. Between dirty and clean clothes, I am just too tired and drained by the end of the day during the weekdays and they just pile up. Which means we go the whole week with clothes at the end of our bed on the ottoman until I have the energy to do them over the weekend. Oh well. Still purging our closets, which will mean less clothes, less laundry (one day!).
(-) Put down the phone during quality time—unplug!
Mostly a failure, but I had a hard time with this one. At the end of the day, T and I wind up on the couch watching TV. He wants me to be focused on the show, but the evening is the only time I have to play on my phone. So, it kind of split- sometimes I chose to decompress via internet (checking mail, shopping, looking at Social Media) and sometimes I chose to disconnect and snuggle up for a good movie.
(+/-) Stay motivated for Italy—exercise!
Oooh, another hard one, because I exercised more than I would have had I not had this goal, but I also didn't exercise as much as I anticipated I would. At this point we have about two months before our trip and I'm a little scared we won't be physically ready.
