July 14, 2022 – 52 65+ Habits

Wait, what?! Why are there over 65 habits on the list? Isn’t this just a 52-week program? Yes, yes, but I just can’t commit to all of them right now. I may even add more habits to the list as I think of them. I purposefully haven’t scheduled them week by week either, because I reserve the right to choose which habit to adopt based on my level of confidence that particular week. 

 

For inspiration on this list, I have been watching a lot of the Minimal Mom, and the Secret Slob, who uses a modified version of the Fly Lady cleaning system. There aren’t that many financial habits, but I do aspire to follow Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps. For weight loss, I’m a total nerd about tracking the data.

 

Most of the habits are daily, some are weekly, and only one is monthly (which doesn’t really seem like a “habit” if you only do it once a month, does it?). I have generally steered away from specific time limits for items, as I don’t want to get stuck timing everything I do, and I figure even a minute of meditation or picking up one thing counts as effort, and will be better than nothing. When I first made the list, I had a lot of “fifteen minutes” scheduled per item, to the point where it would take me a few hours every day to get through everything by the end of the year. That – I know – is not realistic for me. On the flip side, if I get caught up in something, I can spend as much time as I want doing it! We’ll see how priorities settle as the challenge progresses. This effort needs tons of flexibility built into it to make it both fun and achievable!

 

By the way, this is a no-judgements-allowed list! We all have our flaws. Mine just happen to be some things that I’d rather people didn’t know about me.

 

Without further ado, here are the habits by category (I’ll describe each in more detail when it occurs):

 

Accountability & personal growth     

     Write blog weekly

     Read

     3 gratitudes

     Meditate

     Track habits progress

     Plan day

     Screen-free once a week

     Compliment yourself

     No phones in the bathroom

     Random act of kindness every day

Household & Yard     

     Run dishwasher every night

     Put dishes away every morning

     Declutter

     5 minute speed pick-up

     Wipe kitchen counters

     Wipe bathroom counters

     Clean toilets once a week

     Vacuum once a week

     Rumba

     Office clean

     Deal with mail immediately

     Laundry

     Make bed

     Weekly meal prep

     Clean sink weekly

     Dust one room weekly

     Fridge purge weekly

     Clean cabinet fronts weekly

     Clean bath mirrors weekly

     Bedroom clean

     Clean up one thing every time you leave a room

     One in one out 

     Weed yard

Relationships     

     QT with Rowan

     QT with Delia

     Social contact once a week

     Compliment someone

     QT with Stephen

Health & Hygiene     

     Brush teeth every morning

     Brush teeth every night

     Walk

     Bedtime by midnight

     Shower once a week

     Wash face, exfoliate

     Drink 8 glasses of water

     Weigh in

     Take vitamins

     Take medicine

     Track calories

     Track steps / calories out

     500 Calorie deficit

     Floss

     Intermittent fasting

     Meatless once a week

     Eat every 2-3 hours during eating period in i.f.     

Moisturize

Face moisturizer

Finances     

     No new debt incurred

     Save $40/week ($1000/6 mo’s)

     Pay $1000 off debt per month

Taking Care of Others     

     Brush Biscuit’s teeth weekly

     Brush Biscuit’s coat weekly

     Girls – brush teeth every morning

     Girls – brush teeth every night

     Girls – bath/shower once a week