You CAN Establish New Habits

If I can establish new habits, then you can too! And not just new habits, but sometimes we need to reestablish old habits, right? I don't claim to be perfect in this area, but I have had some success this year and maybe it can help you if you struggle like me.

I find that I can work on new habits best if I'm not trying to do too many at once. Keep it simple! And the other key to success for me is accountability. That's where a blog comes in handy - I use it for my own accountability! But you can also find accountability in person, on Facebook, and more.

I've been doing better with establishing habits in general because Diligence is my one-word focus for this year. But back in June I started Stop and Do 2. I really just did it for me, but a few people used it as a nudge to work on their own habits. My habits that month were keeping up with cleaning the dishes and keeping up with folding and putting away clean laundry. I did great! It really helped me. I'm not keeping it up all the time, but I'm so much better in both of those areas.

Each month I pick 2 new habits to work on. I haven't done quite as well with my habits these last couple of months, but I also wasn't promoting the Stop and Do 2, which would give me that extra accountability that I need. This month I'm working on blogging and reading. The blogging part is going well {yay for #31Days} but I'm failing at the reading. I'll use this post as my push to get back on track!

By only focusing on 2 habits at a time and being public about it, I have been able to establish new habits. I know that you can too! Maybe this method will work for you! Or maybe you have a different method that works? Either way - come up with some new habits to work on and get going. You don't have to wait for a new month to start - just start today.

You CAN establish new habits!

Do simplicity and accountability help you establish new habits? What habits would you like to work on this month? Share in the comments!

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Stop and Do 2 {September}

Remember my Stop and Do 2 idea? It has been mostly working for me, so I'm going to keep at it!

The 1st month I did it, it was very successful, the 2nd month was so-so and last month wasn't great. But I usually don't let that stop me - I just try, try again! :)

Stop and Do 2 is just about picking 2 tasks that you want to focus on for the month and trying to do them daily until they turn into habits! The 1st month I did it, I picked keeping up with dishes and keeping all clean laundry folded & put away. Last month was drinking water and taking vitamins. See? It can be anything that you need to work on - just 2 things because that's enough, isn't it? And remember, we're going for progress, not perfection!

I like to use that little button up above and keep it on my sidebar for accountability. Underneath it I put the 2 tasks I'm working on for the month. Feel free to do the same if you need a little help with accountability. We're in this together!

*For September, my Stop and Do 2 will be reading and praying.*
 
How about you? What 2 things do you want to work on?

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Stop and Do 2 {July}

I don't know if you had a chance to join me last month for Stop and Do 2. I picked 2 tasks that I needed to work on and tried to do them every day to turn them into daily habits.

I worked on staying caught up with dishes and keeping up with putting away all clean laundry. Did I achieve perfection? Of course not!! But it did happen more often than not and even left me more time to tackle a couple of other things. In fact, I was recently getting the house ready for company and it didn't take me near as long as usual because I had been keeping up with everything better - yay!

Did you work on 2 habits in June? If so, how'd you do?

I liked focusing on just the 2 habits and the accountability really helped me. So I'm going to continue Stop and Do 2 every month - picking out 2 new things each month {and still trying to keep the other habits I built up}. I made a new little button to put on my sidebar for it and you're welcome to use it if it helps keep you accountable! And remember - we're not going for perfection, just improvement!

So each month you'll see that button on my sidebar with my 2 habits listed as the caption. For July, I'll be working on drinking water daily {I know, I know} and sorting through paperwork daily - meaning throwing away the junkmail right away, putting bills where they belong, etc.

Stop and Do 2 with me! What 2 things do you need to work on daily? 

I'll ask about it on my FB page and Twitter occasionally to help keep you {and me} accountable.

Have a blessed and productive day friends!