A good friend of mine recently posted a Facebook status open ended to her friends asking about the things that they might use to measure daily success by. It got me thinking about things that I personally and unconsciously try and check off when having a successful day!
So I put together a list.
Of five things that I want to accomplish when I think about having a successful day.
My day is considered successful if...
1. I do not spend a ridiculous and unnecessary amount of time laying in bed. I have gotten into a bad habit of this. I am talking hours.. of just laying around in bed... sometimes reading, sometimes watching Netflix, sometimes sleeping, sometimes just staring at the ceiling and thinking. But never anything particularly productive. When I don't have anything to do...which happens to be very often. I just spend that time in bed. It is unhealthy, both physically and mentally. My days have slowly become filled with less and less. I am an introvert and I normally enjoy all the extra time I have to myself. But it doesn't have to be so darn depressing.
2. I eat real food. I don't know if I am just lazy or convince myself I am too broke to spend my money on food or just not hungry (because all I'm doing is laying around in bed all day) but I seem to never put feeding myself at the top of my priorities. My body gets left behind, I either snack on crap or eat nothing at all. I feel like just eating properly really has a huge impact on my day, (attitude, energy level, mood...etc.).
3. I am a friend to someone. Whether that is being a listener or encourager or advice giver. Whatever being a friend means that day. I want to be there. I want to be versatile and available for whoever may need a friend, big or small.
4. I am honest with myself. Whether that means telling myself the tough things that need to be heard, allowing myself the time to process through things adequately, or just really getting to know myself in a way that I am aware when I am trying to work around the decision(s) I really need to be making. I want to allow myself honesty. I deserve that.
5. Hmm... I'm still thinking here. Suggestions?!
