Habit Resolutions: Minimalist Journey Begins

 

A little over two years ago, when I was pregnant with Baby Girl, I had this huge nesting urge to go through my house and declutter. I got rid of everything I felt I could part with, and it really made Baby Girl's first year of life a breeze in terms of keeping my house up. Here we are 2 years later, and I feel like I am again drowning in stuff. 

I am by nature lazy, and I know that is a lot of the reason why things got bad again. Throw in there getting pregnant again, my hubby being home for 6 months, and everything that has gone on over the last year, and it's simply a perfect storm. 

I talked about the Minimal Mom channel last week, and I will be sharing some ideas I gleaned from her, and others that I enjoy following. Here are some of my goals:

Decrease my inventory

Have an effective laundry routine

Have a home for everything

What my habits look like to achieve these goals:

Set aside 10 minutes each day to declutter

I am a busy mom of 3, so I don't have a lot more time than this to set aside. I also like to give myself a small goal to start with, so it's more likely that I stick with something. I am hoping having you guys as accountability partners will help!

Here's what I plan to do in those 10 minutes each day:

Have a trash bag and donate box handy

Just pick things I don't need in the space, don't take everything out (this will help me not get overwhelmed, if I don't finish task at the end of that time)

Start in 'small wins' first and work my way to bigger areas

Plan the space to work on and stay in that space until it the space is done (not that I have to finish the space in 10 minutes but that I don't get distracted and work on other spaces during that time)

Habit Resolutions: 14 Day Challenges

The beginning of a new year always has us contemplating what things we want to change about our lives.

We want to get skinnier

We want to get organized

We want to read more

This year I'm asking different questions.

What habits can I form that will help me achieve my goals?

I want to lose baby weight and fit into smaller clothes. What Can I do to accomplish my goal? Set aside time for a 20 minute workout each day. If I can do this for 2 weeks, then the habit is formed. 

I want to get my home to a place where it only takes a few minutes to tidy each day. What can I do to accomplish my goal? This year I am forming a habit of setting aside 10 minutes each day to do the 'onion method' of decluttering. If you are unfamiliar with this, you can watch the Minimal Mom channel on YouTube. Her channel has a wealth of information on how to get your house under control. I think in the past I've expected too much out of myself. I want to set realistic, small habits to help me focus on getting things to a more manageable inventory. 

I want to read more and look at my phone less. A habit I want to form is to leave my phone on the bar when I go to feed my baby, and always have a book on hand to read or read to my kids. I am planning to make a list, so that I never have a problem figuring out what next to read. I am listing my favorite books from 2020 that you might want to check out for your list!

I want to teach my children habits for them to do, to both help their characters and me around the house. How do I achieve this goal? Set aside time to show Little Man the proper way to make his bed instead of just doing it myself or just getting by with sloppy work. Remind the kids to pick up after themselves, instead of being too lazy to stop and make sure things get done. 

If you can relate to any of this, check in with me on Instagram or Facebook. There I'll be doing a check in each day to see how you are achieving your goals and help provide accountability. Each week I'll be sharing tips and inspiration for each of these categories: Health habits, Decluttering habits, Reading habits, and Habit training with my kids. Be sure and write down your own 'habits' for each category and join me in the 14 day challenges starting January 4. 

Of course, I am wanting to do this for longer than 14 days, but since it takes 2 weeks to form a habit, I am wanting to start there. I will actually be posting about it consistently for the next 4-5 weeks, before I go to doing some monthly *goals*. So if you are seeing this 2-3 weeks later, never fear! You can start any time!

So get out a notebook or a planner and write down what you would like to do and join me! For me I have settled on a: 

• 10 min declutter
• 30 min tidy
• 30 min reading
• 15 min habit training for each kid
• 20 min workout

Excited to form new habits this year!