Consistency and Habits are the Key to Stay Sane

For this week's blog we take a dive into my (Marit's) daily habits and things that I do to stay, or become, more healthy, physically but also mentally.

As I mentioned two weeks ago, when Leah and I wrote the blog together about what we do to stay healthy, I don't do many crazy thinks I feel like. For me, consistency is what helps me a lot. Almost every day I eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch, I go to bed around the same time, and get the same amount of exercise. This consistency helps in a way that in general I don't go through a lot of changes.

As Leah and I talked about in our podcast last week is that I want to try to incorporate other things so I can continuously feel as if I am making steps to better myself. The thing I mentioned I want to get rid of is my phone time in the morning. On days that I don't have to get up at a certain time I tend to lay in bed longer while being on my phone scrolling through social media. I want to get away from that because I notice I get less motivated to get up and start homework or go to the gym when I do that.

There are certain things that I do that I really enjoy and I definitely want to keep doing. I have started drinking lemon water. It might seem like a small thing but I have felt like it's been giving me some more energy throughout the day. Another thing that makes me feel good is having a consistent sleep schedule. I go to bed around the same time every day, and I wake up around the same time every morning. This makes me feel much more rested when I wake up and I feel like my body is getting the sleep it needs.

Before bed I always like to either do a puzzle in my puzzle book or read in one of my books (currently reading Harry Potter the Order of the Phoenix). I do this to both get away from the screen but also to shift my thoughts to something else so I don't stress about things that are outside of my control at the moment.

What I struggle with now is having the motivation to work out. As I had a few weeks ago, I am again struggling with finding the right purpose. I don't want to go to the gym without having a purpose but currently I am lacking that. When I used to swim I always had a purpose for going to workout because it was to stay in shape for swimming or to prepare for the season. However, with that gone I am struggling. I don't find myself out of shape nor am I dissatisfied with my looks so I am wondering what I can do that I enjoy to stay fit. Another thing that's difficult with this is that my school is so inconsistent that it is hard to join a scheduled club or something like that because I don't know if 4 weeks from now I am still gonna be able to go. I have made it my goal to find something I enjoy doing to stay fit and active but I've been spending more time on other things right now. I'll get there though (eventually).

What I would like is to have more of a routine to my days or even weeks. But honestly, it has been difficult with all the traveling between home and my sister and school. I am doing the best that I can to create routines and consistencies around it but there's always improvements that can be made.