Stacked

I’m currently feeling:
Glowing.

My thoughts creating this feeling:
Feeling that afterglow of happy hormones you get when you’ve smashed your day.

Despite C being grumpy until about late afternoon for no apparent reason, my day was brilliant. It probably helped he was grumpy actually, as it meant I could legitimately ignore him and get on with my day. I’ve had a few difficult tasks to complete that have been hovering around a while and I was determined to get them done. Being off work meant I was able to dedicate time to do them properly. I was so focussed, I had them all completed by 1pm. That even allowed me time to do my first Joe Wicks Body Coaching workout, and spend the afternoon reading and having a nap. I even had a chance to practice the methods for our evening online ringing session.

My desired feeling:
Stacked.

My thoughts creating this feeling:
Not sure that’s an actual feeling but I’m learning how to stack habits so I get things done more efficiently. I’m a pretty efficient person anyway but there’s always room for that 1% improvement! I’m trying to stack a habit I know I should do but don’t necessarily enjoy, with some I do. For example, I don’t enjoy dealing with the laundry, and I do enjoy a relaxing cup of peppermint tea whilst reading a book. So if I stack them, that means I deal with the laundry on the promise of tea and book afterwards. A bit like a mini reward scheme.

I have 5 things on todays schedule, none are particularly onerous or will take too long so there’ll be plenty of opportunities for including nice things to do. Reading with a cup of tea!

I‘ll show up on purpose in my dress, body language and presentation by:
Basic day. Jeans, navy tshirt, navy jumper (extra layers as its snowing again today). Gibraltar bracelet, birthstones necklace and stud earrings. Practical and warm.

I will show up for myself by:
Cracking through todays task list. Doing another Joe Wicks workout despite some of my muscles complaining.

I will upgrade my surroundings by:
Throwing the flowers out. They have lasted a long time but are ready to go now. Time for fresh ones.

I will show up for my extra ordinary goal by:
Clearing todays scheduled tasks. Being in a really good place ahead of the weekend.

Today I am:
On a high.

Today I am grateful for:
Persevering. At one point yesterday, I nearly stopped work as I’d got to a task that I thought was a bit too difficult. And what did it matter if I did it today or tomorrow. I got up from my desk and went to the lounge to sit down, but before I did, I said to myself “just do it and get it out of the way”. It wasn’t actually as difficult as I first imagined and got through it pretty quickly. It meant everything I had scheduled for the day got completed, so no hangovers to today.