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Living a Healthy Lifestyle
I recently wrote a post for 2000 Dollar Wedding about how I want to get back into pre-baby shape simply by living a healthy lifestyle (instead of doing crazy things like 6am boot camp). I’m eager to fit back into my clothes. I thought I could wear some of my maternity clothes in the meantime, but they are designed to accentuate your belly! Not a good idea when you aren’t actually pregnant…… Read MoreAnd swimsuit season is upon us. Enough said.
Plus, I’m going to a wedding this summer where I will get to reconnect with people I haven’t seen in years. I would like to look my healthy best.
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May: Reflection & Rejuvenation
From the Nikki McClure CalendarI look forward to this monthly ritual of reflection. I am much more likely to follow-through with my intentions when I have this system in place for holding myself accountable.… Read MoreLet’s see how I did last month:
- Savor my time with my son, Henry, despite the difficult parts: Yes! We are having lots of fun. We have weekly play dates with friends and this month we are going to start swimming!
- Send printed photos to the grandparents, like I promised to do every month for their Christmas presents last year: I’m going to go do this right now, and then come back to finish this
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Book Club: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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I’m so glad we have this little book club going on! It helps hold me accountable for actually reading the book. But that’s part of the problem, right? The goal is to be internally motivated and to follow-through with the promises I make to myself. Hmph!
I loved Covey’s point about keeping promises to ourselves and others as an essential component of living a life of integrity and proactivity. I think I do pretty well on that front, but there’s definitely room for improvement. When we trust that we will follow-through on the goals we set for ourselves, then we feel more in control of our lives. We feel like
