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How to Build a Habit

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

I looked back on my list of goals from 2019.  Wah wah wah.  I completed half, some were started, and yet others left untouched.  I asked myself, WHY?  Why did I fail to complete many of the goals I had set out to do? 

There was one missing common denominator and that was consistency.  I would start something and fizzle out after the excitement of the "new-ness" would wear off.  I needed an answer and there on the end cap of an aisle at Michaels I found it.  I picked up a very simple and basic journal about habits and knew this was it. 

Instead of goals and resolutions I am creating HABITS.  Deciding what good habits affect my everyday and working on building and maintaining them.  I figure the rest will fall into place after that!  This is a year long expirement of building one habit every single month.  I'm breaking it down week to week in impossible to fail pieces and sharing all the tid bits with you all!

I condensed the jest of the journal into a one page printout.  Fill it in, put it on fridge.  Focus on it and hang out in Instagram stories where Monday we will hold each other accoutable.  

If you want a smaller printout, there you go! 

Let me break it down for you.   Building a habit is done with three important components and did you know 40% of what you do every single day is out of habit whether you are aware of it or not!  

TRIGGER
The trigger indicates that you are about to do something.  After you bring groceries into the house do you immediately sit on the couch or put them away?  Going to bed may be triggered by brushing your teeth and washing your face.  Every habit starts with a trigger. 

PLAN
Intentionally building good habits require a plan, whether it is in your head or on paper.  You have to know why you desire to continue doing the habit, what challenges you may face, and how you will react when the challenges come up.  

REWARD
There is a reward to every good and bad habit that we have and that is why we continue to do it.  If you can identify that reward and remind yourself of it when you just don't feel like it, then it will be enough to put your body to action.  For my buddies who wash their dishes before going to bed.  You know you have created that habit because there is a glorious sense of peace to wake up to an empty sink.  

Let me show you an example of what my plan is for one this months habit if keeping the house tidy: 

Remeber, what you do everyday matters more than what you do sometimes. 




2020 Favorite Things

Thursday, January 9, 2020


Sharing a list of all my favorite things this year along with their links.  Come hang out on Friday in INSTAGRAM stories and see what will join this list for the week.

May 8th 

All of the following come in different colors! 



March 27th 


February 21st 
1. Yumbox

January 31st 
I got my tupperware sets at Costco.  Be on the lookout for them there for a great price! 



January 24th
2.  Glasses


January 17th
1. Kitt Messenger Crossbody (Saddle color is gorgeous!)
2. Back Pack (I removed the tag on the front)
3. Minimalist Wallet  (One for my regular cards and one for gift cards)


January 10th
5. Sporks

Dear Military Wife

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Dear Military Wife,

You may have just sent your hubby off or he might be on hold and preparing just in case.  Yours may be going directly into the conflict while some are there to support, but the feelings are the same.  The fear is the same. The sadness is the same.  The emptiness is the same.  Your life went from completely normal to uncertain in a blink of an eye. 

If I could, I would reach over and give you a big hug.  It is okay to feel scared, to be mad, cry, to be sad, frustrated, to not know how to verbalize how you feel.  It’s okay to want to hold on to your hubby a little longer, to sleep on his side of the bed, not wash one of his shirts so you remember what he smells like.  I am so sorry that for this time this is your new normal.

Some days will be good and some days will be hard.  You are strong and you will make it through each day.  You will wake up and do what needs to get done.  You will go to work, take care of the kids, cook, clean, and live life with a missing piece of your heart.  At some point there will be a hiccup in your journey and you’ll have to ask for help. ASK and TAKE IT.  This is your season to receive, take all the help and all the prayers people throw your way.

You're not alone.  You’re not alone in how you feel.  You’re not alone in what you are going through.  You’re not alone doing everyday life.  I want you to know that I am praying for you and we are going to make it through this together. 

Love,
Patty

Dear Lord, 
Thank you for your promise that you will never leave us or forsake us.  I thank you that you are with us no matter where we go.  You will work all things out for our good and have promised us eternity.  

I lift up my sisters to you right now who are heavy with emotions and pray that your peace which surpasses all understanding would guard their hearts and their minds.  You have not given us a spirit of fear but of love, power, and a sound mind.  I pray that as we yolk to you and surrender our burdens at your feet, you would teach us. Teach us how to take each thought captive.  Show us how to use the sword of the Spirit which is your word and fight; fight for ourselves, for our families, and for our husbands.   When times are overwhelmingly hard may we see your goodness and faithfulness. We trade our anxiety for prayers and thanksgiving.  

Our hope is in you and when we are weak you are strong.  I pray that today and everday  until our families are reunited, that You would tangibly show us your presence.  In Jesus name I pray. AMEN. 

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