Whoops! What just happened?! December 4, 2022 WHOOPS! Anyone notice that I’ve been awol the past two-and-a-half weeks?! Yeah, that’s right, I’m on a major “whoops” with this project. It all started with a long weekend trip to stay with friends at their corporate beach house. I know that I successfully maintained my habits during […]
Giving myself a break It’s not just about the numbers November 14, 2022 I think I gotta give myself more of a break. I’ve been beating myself up about low habit participation, but in fact, I’ve been maintaining above my goal each week. Yes, ideally, I’d like it to be higher than the 76%
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Halloween Suffering and validation November 6, 2022 It’s the morning after the 2nd slumber party we’ve hosted in as many weeks, and it’s been a blast for the girls. The parents have not only survived, but thrived, with the house coming out cleaner than when we started, and no one any worse off for
Slumber parties Kid and adult versions October 28, 2022 The rainy season has officially started in Portland. It’s a dreary, chilly, rainy day, and my whole body aches from the Covid bivalent booster I got yesterday. Fun. I want to crawl into bed and sleep the achiness away, but instead I’m getting ready for my
Taking care of others A new homework habit for my daughters October 20, 2022 I finally added something from the “taking care of others” category for my daily habit. This week, I’m helping the girls do their homework every night. I’ve been avoiding this category for a couple of reasons. One, this project is one
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No new debt Getting our finances under control October 16, 2022 I picked something to NOT do this week – “no new debt incurred.” Sounds easy enough, right? I get points for doing nothing – yay! We’ll see though. This one has to be a team effort. My husband and I are not so great
Reaching a sweet spot Am I due for a reward? October 7, 2022 I’ve missed a couple of weeks writing, even though I still worked on the blog. Just worked on the technical aspects of it instead of creative. I’m finally published online! For all two of you reading this, yay! I added a new
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Keeping up with the habits And uncovering a revelation! September 18, 2022 So what’s going on with my weekly habits? Last time I updated, I was falling apart. Well I didn’t quit. I’m still at it, doing mostly better, except for the last couple of days when I had a bout of depression kick in
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Musical rooms Upending our house and living in a disaster area September 11, 2022 We’ve completely upended our house. In order to give our daughters their own rooms, my husband and I are moving into the tv room, the tv is moving into the living room, and my oldest is moving into our former bedroom.
Falling apart Back home and shirking my habits August 23, 2022 Ack! Things are starting to fall apart! Not completely, and not beyond my 70% goal, but I’m definitely missing more habits than at the beginning. Since coming back from New Hampshire and camping, I have both more responsibility (more habits) and less accountability (we’re