Work on it Wednesday: when life gets busy

The face you make when things are out of control!

When life gets busy it is so hard to keep up with everything. Lately I've been really busy with work and keeping up with life in general and something had to give. So the poor blog has been the least demanding of my time and as a result has been neglected. Sorry blog.  I apologize.

So this week's "Work on it Wednesday" is get organized and don't neglect your blog. The one thing I'd like to make clear is that this blog is not something that I do every day but it is something that I'd like to do at least a few times per week. The past week had been out of control. 

Yup, my week and brain looked a little something like this

I have started doing some blog posts and have a few drafts but I feel like I just am not ready to post those yet.  There will be a time in the future for those.  

This week we are going to work on getting a little more compartmentalized with work, life and hobbies.  This time of year is extremely busy for me at work, so there has been on my mind.  I feel like I have so much to do and the days just keep flying by without regard for my workload.  The nerve (j/k)! I do feel like there is just so much to do with so little time.  

In addition to work, life is just happening and it is a crazy time of transition.  More on that in the future but I'm just feeling like there is just a lot going on.  

The hobbies I have have just been mostly neglected.  The blog, any pictures, the gym, anything that doesn't involve work, cleaning my house, taking care of my baby or my husband has mostly fallen to the wayside.  The one thing that I have been keeping up with is my other "work on it Wednesday", reading!

I have found that me making myself read daily has been super helpful in relaxing me before bed. The only problem I'm having now with reading is that I just don't want to stop! I often fun find myself falling asleep with the book in my hand. I've always loved reading and I used to be that way when I used to read a lot.  It feels good.

Work on it Wednesday: Let's form a new habit

Okay so I'm a little late on the "Work on it Wednesday" post because it is Thursday but hey, these blogs are inconsistent and I'm okay with that.

So Work on it Wednesday is what I've called in the past Let's Try to Form a New Habit.  Well, I have been trying to form a new habit of reading more and I've been doing pretty well.  I have been trying to read at least one chapter every night.  Well, last night I may have fallen asleep before I got through a whole chapter but I tried.

I've been reading two books right now.

American Fuji by Sara Backer

and

The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson

The first book I bought years ago and never read it.  It has probably been sitting next to my bed for two years for now.  It's a little slow getting into it but hey, I'm reading it.  I think I'm finally getting to the part where it picks up.  We'll see how long it takes before I get done and if it really picks up. 

The second book I borrowed from a good friend's mother (Thanks Mrs. House!).  I guess this is a whole series and this is the first in the series.  I hope I have the order right otherwise the other books she let me borrow will be a bit confusing.  Haha!  This book hasn't picked up really either but I'm not sure that I'm far enough in to say it is a slow read.  It is a very easy read however and that I do like right now.  Reading shouldn't be a job.

I'm really glad that I blogged about this because I don't know if I would have held myself accountable or not.  Either way I'm doing it!  I'm happy about that so, yay!! 

Have you read any good books lately?  Or what is your favorite book?

Let's try to form a new habit

I have always been misguided by the "it takes 21 days to form a habit" mantra.  From what I have been reading lately it take more like 66 days to create a habit.

             

I think that I am going to try to form a new habit of reading again.  I used to love reading.  I could start and finish a book in a day.  If what I am reading is true then I need to give myself a little over two months to really form a habit.

Hopefully this is a change for the better.  Maybe I'll even try to keep track of it on this blog.  We'll see where that goes.  I can barely remember to write a 5 line paragraph in my 5 year journal

Let's form a new habit.  What is your new habit going to be?