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Go to sleep earlier.

I get up at 5 for work, but rarely go to bed early. I find as I'm getting older, I really need more sleep to be a functioning and happy human being. Lol I went to bed early ONE day this week, and the following day I was a much happier person.

Keep up on my paperwork at work. It piles and piles up and drives me crazy. I just want to try to type up my notes get the day my meeting happens. Maybe I'll start today?

Drinking more water and less diet soda!

Hm.... that's a good question. I want to say maybe spend 15 min/day cleaning? That seems like a reasonable goal. But I don't know if I would follow through haha.

@swurlygurl: I'm SAH right now so I actually feel decent about keeping on top of the every day stuff (dishes done, bottles done, laundry done, house generally picked up). But I never do more. I never vacuum (dh does it on weekends). I never clear out the junk drawer (overflowing). I never clean out the fridge (don't ask). I feel like if I did 15 min/day of that extra stuff our house could look really great by the end of the month! haha

@Mae: Oh, that'd be a good one too - I am NOT a cleaner. I slack on the everydays, but generally suck at actually cleaning It would definitely be helpful to get even just 15 minutes of cleaning in per day! I think I should actually try this! @lizzywiz: Thanks for starting this post and bringing the motivation

I love TED talks!!! I have a list of 30 things I'm doing this year (basically a 30 before 30 list). I'm two months in and doing pretty well so far.

I love the 15 mins of cleaning each day idea. I'm starting today!!!

TED stands for "Technology, Entertainment, Design"

I want to try this! I think my goal should be to write but Im not sure if Ill manage that so maybe walk around the neighborhood with my son everyday.

This is a fabulous idea and exactly what I need! I think I am going to spend the month of September dedicating a bit of time each day to making our house a better home. I am 8 months pregnant so it falls well within my nesting urges but I also need to build some habits around that anyway.

Thanks for the inspiration @lizzywiz: !

I'm following along! I would LOVE to do this!

I'm not sure which would be a better thing to focus on.....cleaning or water intake. I think water intake this month! My goal will be to drink 60-80 oz of water everyday in September!

Do you set yourself a reminder? I am the type of person to get on board with something like this and then forget or get lazy or something and fall off the wagon.

Saying something loving and complimentary to my husband every day. So much focus is directed to little ones or TTC little ones... We need to remember that one special person who we chose in this life.

@Mae: Haha I kind of tried that. DH and I have been doing counseling and we're supposed to set goals for ourselves at the end of each session. One of mine was to do at least one chore per day after work. This was just for one week. A week! The first 2 days were good. Then my definition of "chore" got a bit more loose. Put away one item of clothing? Chore done! Haha. Fail.

Something I read online really resonated with me:

Aim to have a daily to-do list that takes up no more than a single 3-inch square Post-It Note. It forces you to prioritize what really needs to get done that day and reduces your stress and anxiety so that you keep your daily expectations at a reasonable level.

I think the ritual of sitting down in the morning and writing up 1 post-it with my goals/list for the day would be super helpful to me. Tomorrow is a new day with a new Post-It, so I won't worry about the laundry list of things that need to be done. Today I will be happy if I go the store, organize ONE of my messy junk drawers, stop by the bank, and mail those bills.

@lizzywiz: Yes thank you I have been telling my DH about this challenge

I actually decided to make it 2 part for me (because why not make life harder ) My original goal was to walk daily and I still want to try that one but I decided to try to do a Magical 30 days (Sept has 30 days) for my son I made a list of activities from baking to outings and hope to do one each day as well. Its a way to have fun and be in the moment with him daily I feel as well as great for my photography I hope! Along the way we have some special events anyway, a wedding, a trip the amusement park with his aunt and uncle as a belated birthday gift, etc so its not all on me in the end too I hope this works

Hmmm....probably the water thing, and getting in some sort of physical activity. I'd love to not eat out for 30 days, but i don't eat out everyday now, so that probably doesn't count.