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I’m making an impulse decision at 11pm to join in with bemorewithless.com and the “Declutter Your World in 10 Days” challenge. Here’s to refocusing and reenergizing at the start of a new (and my favorite!) season. I’ll write at least one update at the end of the challenge to report back on how it went.
I’m making an impulse decision at 11pm to join in with bemorewithless.com and the “Declutter Your World in 10 Days” challenge. Here’s to refocusing and reenergizing at the start of a new (and my favorite!) season. I’ll write at least one update at the end of the challenge to report back on how it went.
Basically, the gist is to pick a few goals to work on for
the next 10 days within the categories of “Shape Up,” “Pare Down,” and “Tune In.” I’m feeling a pull to do these things right
now, as our new school and work routines get underway and we settle in for the
fall. I hope this 10 day challenge will
help me establish new routines with purpose and intentionality.
Shape Up
~ No sugar. Yikes! I can do anything for 10 days, right!?!
~ No sugar. Yikes! I can do anything for 10 days, right!?!
~ Go for a run or walk every day.
~ Start Fall Hiking Spree with the kids and do 2 hikes in the next 10 days.
~ Go to bed at 10pm and read for a short while, then sleep.
Pare Down
~ Sort kids’ clothes for size and season. Donate or sell whatever we’re not keeping. Store properly whatever we are keeping.
~ Limit time online to 30 minutes daily…15 minutes during nap/rest time and 15 minutes after kids are in bed. Set a timer. For realz. Other than that internet is used only for music.
Tune In
~ Start Fall Hiking Spree with the kids and do 2 hikes in the next 10 days.
~ Go to bed at 10pm and read for a short while, then sleep.
Pare Down
~ Sort kids’ clothes for size and season. Donate or sell whatever we’re not keeping. Store properly whatever we are keeping.
~ Limit time online to 30 minutes daily…15 minutes during nap/rest time and 15 minutes after kids are in bed. Set a timer. For realz. Other than that internet is used only for music.
Tune In
~ Write morning pages at least 5 of the next 10 days.
~ Keep daily gratitude journal with family.
~ Keep daily gratitude journal with family.
~ Make cookies or care packages for 2 people.
My goals are lofty (for me) and numerically defined, which I normally
avoid like poison. But I was instructed
to “get extreme and a little uncomfortable” by Courtney over at
bemorewithless. And though I’ve never
met her, I’m trusting her and throwing this out there.
Wanna get crazy and make some New Year’s Resolutions in
September? Let Courtney and I know and we
can encourage each other for the next 10 days.
2 comments:
I just joined this today too. Can definitely relate to most of your goals, especially the one about internet usage. I forgot that one this round, maybe it'll have to be included next time :)
Thanks for reading, Leah! I hope your challenge is going well!
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