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My eating has not been on the weight-loss track, but this past week I've been so active on Fitbit, the stepping is making up for it and I'm holding my own.
I was listening to a podcast, and some guy was talking about the nature of work, and he said it divided into 3 categories: mapping, making, and meshing. It's a little forced to make them all begin with "m," and I won't get into all what those words mean. But for me, there is one more: "maintaining." That's the thing I fail at most easily! It seems to come naturally to other people. The guy on the podcast probably did not even think about it, because it's so obvious, like breathing. But not for me. I have to have a list, or I won't do things like dishes, vacuuming, scooping the cat litter, etc. Most of us don't need a list to make us brush our teeth, and I don't need that on my list, either, but it seems like most people have a lot of other things in that category, and I never can automatize those things.
So, when I use the "Sciral Consistency" app, I do well, and I keep up on all those little pesky things. But when I fall behind, everything seems like a monumental task. It is easy to do one day's worth of dishes or cat poop, but it is awful to do five days' worth!
I've been hearing a lot about the Lift App for habit development, and decided to try this app to make me use my other app. It's working so far!! I am completely caught up on my routine maintenance tasks, and if I can just keep ahead of it, it will never get overwhelming!
On the Lift app, I currently have two habits: "Do 5+ red/yellow Sciral tasks," and "Unclutter." I'm resisting the urge to add more habits until I get these ones going strong. It uses community feedback and the "Seinfeld" method of "Don't break the chain." In a couple of weeks, I'll probably add some kind of diet-related habit, to get back on track with that.
It feels great to have a semblance of a routine again!
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I have had to get assertive with the temporary priest. He's a nice person, but he is wholly unqualified to be in this position (hasn't even been to seminary), and has a bit of a controlling streak. I finally told him firmly that the music director and I are NOT available for extra meetings (but we hare happy to respond to any questions he has via email). Hopefully he will quit calling for the unnecessary meetings. I don't think he's used to assertive women. But with any luck, he will be gone before another year goes by...
...back to my full-time job with the part-time pay... (but only the part I love -- the music part -- not the spoon-feed-the-clergy part...)