3 Habits to Break for a Healthier Lifestyle

I don't know about you, but I know for me, as much as I love all these ideas that come around in January about "living a healthy lifestyle" and "being more minimalistic" and "being the best version of me I can be" (how fun, right), that it's actually a really hard thing to do.  It's not easy, and it's definitely not an overnight thing.  It's not one of those things where you can snap your fingers and magically become PERFECT.  (sadly though! =P) And I've noticed that in my life, there are still bad habits that I don't always realize as "bad habits", and they aren't good for me at all.

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.  -Benjamin Franklin 

Habits don't develop overnight, so they can't be gotten rid of overnight either.  So today, I decided to post some habits that I want need to break this year.  THIS IS HAPPENING, guys. 

1.  GET OFF YOUR PHONE BEFORE BED

By at least half an hour. There have been more than a few nights where I got to bed early and ON TIME, and then I decide I'm just going to "quick check up on what's happening".  And then -- OH NO! How did an half-an-hour already fly by? 

*GASP*

OH RIGHT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO "QUICKLY" CHECK MY PHONE RIGHT YES OH YES HOW COULD I FORGET.  Obviously this is one that I definitely need to work on a lot. It can be so tempting for me to just check up on one thing -- that usually ends up being more like ten things.  Also, being glued to a screen right before going to bed can even affect your mind and sleep, and having a good, restful sleep is honestly so, so important.

2.  CLEAN INSPIRES CREATIVITY. 

Guys, this is one I need to practice A LOT MORE. I don't think I realized for a long time how important this is -- but having a clean environment inspires creativity.  Think about it.  I know for me, when my room is a wreck and in absolute chaos (and it's definitely not a beautiful mess), I don't feel as...inspired.  For anything.  So what I've been trying to do lately is before I get started with my day or before I start doing anything, make sure the space is clean and tidy.  Even if it's not spotless, at least clean. And actually? This works like a charm.


3.  RATHER THAN STAYING UP LATE AND GETTING UP LATE, MAINTAIN A REGULAR SLEEP SCHEDULE.

HAHAHAHA I definitely don't need to work on this DEFINITELY NOT HAHAHA. Not at all. 

  Even though this one is pretty obvious, (I think) it's probably one of the hardest habits to start/break. On my list of goals for this month, one of the goals I had was "taking care of myself", which included going to bed earlier.  Let's just say that it's a lot easier said than done =) Even though my mind knows that I need to stop what I'm doing so I can unwind, I just....don't.  Which when written out it seems trivial, but this one is crazy hard.  And I PERSONALLY know how tough this one can be.  BUT STILL WE SHALL CONQUER THIS, GUYS.

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SO LET'S TALK!! What do you think about these (bad :P) habits? PFFT I'M SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THEM THOUGH BECAUSE YOU ARE FLAWLESS.  Ohhh and a HUGE thank you to all of you guys who participated in the poll in my last post, it was honestly really helpful and SO CLOSE! The two days that were almost tied were Wednesday and Saturday, but since a lot bloggers post on Saturdays, I decided to try Wednesdays for now and we'll see how it goes! I'm super excited about this, and I hope you are too! What are some habits you want to start/break this upcoming year? Is it easy for you to stay on track with the things you need to do? (IF SO UM PLEASE LIKE TEACH ME YOUR SECRETS.) 

-autumn 

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