I mostly love projects and challenges.
For example, one big project I've been working at for a few years is the project of simplifying my home. Now that I've achieved a large portion of that challenge, I am so happy with the results. Our house is much leaner which means we do have "less things and more time." Perfect!
While this project was onerous often, we pushed ahead. Of course, there's more to do, but we've made good progress.
I just started another challenge - a health challenge to update our healthy eating and routine. Aging and new information/learning has set the stage for this challenge, so let's see what I can do to make significant changes in our weekly grocery shopping, food prep, eating, and activity so that in six weeks or so, we arrive at a healthier place.
Groceries
The key is to have cupboards and the fridge filled with healthy choices rather than unhealthy choices. For example, I've been making protein balls and storing them in the fridge--those are a healthy snack that fills you up and a better choice than reaching for a cookie or other processed food. Also having plenty of veggies, nuts, healthy grains, and low fat proteins available means you'll cook with those more often.
Activity
Making sure that the week has many active endeavors on the schedule. I'm not a big fan of exercising, but often, I get a lot of exercising completing household and garden chores that include lots of physical effort. That said, I want to include some time at the gym and pool too. Further, I want to make my time with friends and relatives more active. For example, last week we went cross country skiing which was a lot of fun and healthy too.
Slowing down
Being in a rush often translates to poor choices with regard to health. Slowing down helps a lot in this regard.
Let's see if I can meet this challenge with a six week assessment in early March. Onward.
