Self discipline

UGH!!! Let me tell you, self discipline is not something I even remotely enjoy or excel at. I am leaning that it is a definite part of life that actually makes your life easier. 

The saying, "I don't want to adult today! Don't make me adult!" Has been something that I have been feeling for the past 10 years and I have managed to make my life work around it. I only did what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it, and not do anything because it needed to be done. I clean my house when someone is coming over, not because it is my responsibility as a wife and mother. I like it better when my house is clean, and I feel better when my house is clean, but, in the words of my 5 year old daughter, "it's hard work!!!!" 

Who wants to do hard work that will just get undone by the people and situations around them? Well, not me! 

But, if I had self discipline to just do the job without thinking about it, but it just becoming part of my daily routine then it wouldn't be such a big job and it wouldn't be such a headache in the first place. Self discipline to build good habits and to break bad ones. 

There are 5 areas of self discipline that I am wanting to grow in this year, one of which is chores. (Ugh, stupid dishes!) The other 4 areas are morning routine, Bible study, exercise and healthy eating habits. The nice thing is that I kind of get to kill 3 birds with one stone because I would like bible study and exercise to be a part of my morning routine. Wahoo! I have an ebook called "Makeover your Mornings" by Crystal Paine. The cover looks like this: 

 It gives you tools for making your morning the best time of your day. 

Bible study is important to me because I believe that I need to get to know God more in order for me to grow as a person and to have the ability to "adult". 

Healthy eating isn't so much about my food choices (which do need to improve) but more about HOW MUCH I eat of each choice. In the book "Reshaping it all" by Candace Cameron Bure she talks about how it is not how much food we want, but how much we need. I can eat as many carrots as I want, but why would I want to eat more carrots than my body needs? 

So, as part of my self discipline, I have (re)started using the "my fitness pal" app. I can record all the things that I eat and drink and see it all in front of me. It also helps with my desire to exercise because if I don't exercise I will definitely go over with my calorie intake. (You need to output more than you intake). 

So, the reason that I am stating all of this in the middle of July? Well, yesterday (July 19) I celebrated 7 years of marriage with my incredible husband, and we talked about goals that we would like to have to grow our marriage. It got me to thinking about what my own personal goals were and how I wanted to go about accomplishing my goals. 

The first steps that I have taken are that I have found 3 amazing women with different strengths to help me by keeping me accountable. I would also like to ask you (my readers) to leave your thoughts and feedback in the comments. The more people who will help me through this first bit of transition the better.