It's August (Again)!
Wanted to do a life update again, a year out from the last. I think it's fun to see what's the same and what's different!
Habits
- Banned main phone from bedroom
- ADB'd and stripped out an old phone that I allow in my bedroom, so I can only watch understimulating content before bed (or play Freebloks)
- Main phone permanently in grayscale mode with Before Launcher
- Improved sleep hygiene made me able to taper off prescribed sleep meds. I still need melatonin, but I have so much more energy in the day now
- Got ADHD meds adjusted so I'm functional for the majority of the day
- Replaced Tody with chore magnets on my whiteboard calendar that I can move around. Less guilt-inducing, more habit-forming
- Did a no/low-buy in February and have since greatly reduced spending
- Read around 20 books since last August, feel like a kid again :)
Health
- Lost 40lbs over the last year through calorie tracking
- Removed a ton of processed food from my diet & balanced my macros
- Learned to not hate cooking (huge shift for me)
- Started meal planning with my partner with Anylist- no longer constantly stressed about food and my hunger levels are normal now
- Bodyweight exercises 3 times a week (reduces pain)
- Using Stretchly to prevent sitting for extended periods (reduces pain)
- Recently got a step counter, having fun trying to hit step goals
- Bloodwork back to healthy levels due to all of the above
- Hit one year anniversary for quitting coffee
Work
- Did my first couple markets solo
- Did my first convention, and my second is in a few weeks
- Listed stickers I made at home on my Ko-fi shop
- Set an income goal for myself at the beginning of the year, fairly certain I'm going to pass it. Next year I'll have a higher goal!
- No working on weekends to prevent burnout
- No working after dinner, around 5PM, also to prevent burnout
- No longer time blocking, but have a general order/pace for the day
- Weekly to-do list with specific projects steps & tasks
- Large overarching projects are the way for me. January through June I was propelled forward by my sticker series, and so...
- My next project I have planned is to start up a mail club on Ko-fi! Aiming to launch it by the end of the year
Goals
- Journal more! I let too much time elapse between journal entries
- Listen to music instead of listening to pointless videos
- Have more quiet time throught the day
- Keep on the same track!
Hope to do another update next year- in the mean time, check out my media logs if you'd like. It's been fun keeping those updated!