resetting (haha) my weekly reset for March by experimenting with weekly goals! I hope to stay focused on what's important to me on a weekly basis and break down my monthly goals into smaller pieces. I still think it's valuable to do a reflection of what went bad & what went good, so I'll continue that as well.

study for an hour a day

catch up on administrative tasks (emails, evaluations)

finish two research tasks

establish a workout routine

write in my diary

the bad

I found some of the later videos to be too difficult and that was really discouraging for me personally!

the videos are dated. the culture surrounding health and bodies has changed over the past 10 years and I wouldn't recommend her videos if you are vulnerable to poor body image and self-esteem

the good

I liked how there was repetition of some of the same videos scattered throughout because you could feel your progress as you were able to complete more of the video without a break or it would hurt less

every sixth day had a stretching video and I love stretching so that felt very satisfying

Cassey is really encouraging and chatty which works for me because I always wanted to give up, haha

each day was a 20-30 minute workout which was pretty simple to fit in

the future

Cassey has made several different beginners calendars over the years, and I'd be interested in completing another one in the future as I don't think I'm ready for her full videos yet!

for now though, I think I'm going to pivot and do other workouts instead! I'd like to get back into the gym again after many months away, and delve into running outdoors with the hopefully warm weather we're getting soon

happy March! after on an off February, I am excited to get back into the usual rhythm of goal-setting and goal-achieving. Kara Cutruzzula wrote in her newsletter this morning that she is considering March 1st another New Year, and I love that.

Adult

curate 23 pins on Pinterest of personal style

wash dishes right away after eating

observe the 10 minute clean up

declutter dresser

establish a weekly reset routine

Work

study hard for my LMCC

match to a residency (!!)

Content

catch up on February posts

post daily on Tumblr

vlog during the month

Health

take my medications regularly

complete four weeks of Hal Higdon's novice 5k training plan

go to the gym x3/week

drink my water bottle's amount of water daily

Personal

get out of bed within 10 minutes of waking up

no aimless scrolling on my phone when waiting for something

no phone use when physically walking

use predominantly cash

attend one Co-Dependents Anonymous meeting

look into bookbinding

start working on grad gifts

no social media Sunday

have a solo date day

it doesn't feel like too long ago when I did this, because it wasn't!

February's goals represent to me the importance of progress, not perfection. I considered not making my monthly goals because I wasn't in the right headspace to create them until later in the month, but I decided to try anyway and see where I ended up. although I didn't hit all of my goals, where I have ended up is further along than I was 10 days ago. and I'm so happy with that.

Adult

bake bread (I am so happy with how this turned out! I love baking but my parents don't eat sweets, so my mom suggested I try baking them bread instead and it worked out so well. beginning my bread baker journey hehe)

declutter windowsill (this took me about 20 minutes and it made such a big difference! slowly working through decluttering my room bit by bit)

curate 23 pins on Pinterest of personal style (this simply didn't happen, but it will be a goal for March)

update bullet journal (took a few hours in a coffee shop but so worth it)

wash dishes right away after eating (this will be a goal for March)

Work

start one LMCC questionbank (LMCC will be a big goal in March)

submit rank list (so so happy to be almost done CaRMS season)

Content

post 29 times on Tumblr (I fell short but it's okay I'll catch up in March)

post a vlog (you can watch it here)

Health

finish POP Pilates for Beginners Calendar (to my chagrin, I still have two days left... which I plan on finishing this weekend)

drink my water bottle's amount of water daily (I want to keep this for March because I feel like I am so dehydrated if I don't consciously think about my water intake!)

Personal

get out of bed within 10 minutes of waking up (I was pleasantly surprised by how much I stuck with this habit, and it's something I want to keep around for March to ensure it sticks as this is something I've struggled with my whole life)

no aimless scrolling on my phone when waiting for something (I got this idea from a book called Ready or Not by Cara Bastone and I am happy about how less distracted I feel and look)

finished my job interviews

baked carrot cake with browned butter cream cheese frosting

recovered from a cold

spent Lunar New Year with my sister

received beautiful flowers for Valentine's Day

gave up sugar for Lent

started a retinoid

my mother came back from her trip

reunited with my uni friends

booked travel

baked bread for the first time

skiied