July failures and August intentions.

Yikes July! You really got me. I set goals and was ready to jump in this head first but boy did I fail. I really can't be mad at myself for taking a teeny-tiny baby step but I really wish I had more progress and something to be proud of.

I set a few goals halfway through July that I really thought I could handle. In my defense, (excuses actually *cough*) I've been dealing with some unfortunate familia drama. If I keep using this as an excuse or letting it get me down completely, there's always going to be something in my way! I have to remember that I am driving this big boat called life and I control what I need to. This is why they say it takes four weeks to set a habit.

SOOO. Moving forward to good ol' hot as balls August. I've got you.

1. A load a day. Being organized and de-cluttered is an on-going issue for me that I have to break. When there is piles of clothes around I notice it and feel it affect my everyday life, yet I tend to just ignore it and hope that when I wake up the next day it's just gone. It never, ever works that way Ken. I'm thinking that if I can keep my laundry down by doing a load a day, this will take away half of the mess and will help me avoid doing 12 loads of laundry on one of my days off. After I clean out my closet and purge all the clothes that I don't even wear, this will be even easier!

2. Rise & shine by 7am. I hate that feeling that I've slept through my days off. By the weekend yes, I am exhausted and just want to lay in bed but then on my Monday I never got anything done. There will be those weekend that JP and I just lay and relax but I don't need that every weekend. I have goals and to-do lists dammit!

3. Clean eating for 4 weeks. I have never gotten past that 4 week mark with my clean eating. This will help tackle my goal of learning to cook since no one else in my house eats healthy (to be quite blunt). I feel a million times better when I eat unprocessed, clean food and have so much more energy. I've started coming home at 6pm and literally wanting to go to sleep at 7:30 because I was so tired and felt so crappy. No thank you!

I know I will not be perfect when it comes to these goals and I will make mistakes and have off-days. These three goals will make huge differences in my year goals and life all together. I just need to keep my head up and stay motivated. I CAN DO THIS.

Fail to plan, plan to fail my friends.