#habits

My husband and son got home yesterday from a job down in La Grange. They’re going out of town again next week. Big sigh. I spend so much time alone- I don’t think it’s healthy. While I was at the hospital last week I got a referral for behavioral health so I can talk to someone about being sick and running out of time. Time. I don’t think anyone realizes how truly precious it is until it’s almost gone.

I miss my friends. I know I fell off for a while, back into my old bad habits. I never thought that was a reason to give up on someone. And now the time goes by and every day there’s less of it.

What if your phone addiction does not start when you unlock the screen?

It may start a few seconds earlier - with boredom, stress, loneliness, or a feeling you do not want to sit with yet.

That is why “just use your phone less” rarely works: the trigger is still there, waiting for the next quick check.

I made a free printable checklist to help you catch that moment before the scroll takes over.

Download it here 🤍

*I really need to fix that ceiling lol

I gave up smoking weed daily in summer 2024 (I think). The "secret" was to talk myself into really wanting it. Kiana Doherty did a video about this that really helped me.

I've done it a few times a week max in the UK since then, and I'm happy with that. Since moving to Rotterdam I often don't smoke weed in the UK at all when I'm back, just a few fags at the pub, if anything

But ooooooh boy have I formed a habit of smoking here 🙃 a night in alone is a real trigger...and I'm alone most nights here, and it's so easy and legal here. And I can smoke at my desk, which is so luxurious

But I was starting to feel the ill effects of it (harder to get up in the morning, harder to stay focussed at work the next day) last time I was here. And I felt bad about it. But I still got right back to it when I came back two days ago...

But then I ran at the gym last night and really wasn't into it. Which was sad because I'd been loving it.

So I blamed the weed and that motivated me to not smoke last night 💪🏼

Framing it as an achievable goal really helps, and I've done that now just about, I think.

Reasons why I should want to stop / cut back:

Harder to get up early, and I like getting up early

Harder to get stuck into hard tasks at work

I think it makes me stupid in the mornings especially. I went to the office without my office keys 😭

I worry it slows my reactions, which is terrible for MMA