Living Simply and Intentionally

I've been doing some reading over the last week. I've had a few bad days and a few good days recently, so to lessen the bad days i've been researching 'simple living' and 'living with intention'. It's quite fascinating how some people live, and i am working on changing my own lifestyle over to a similar style.

Simple living - living within my own means and not indulging or spending if I don't need to is something I think could really change my life in a good way. This is the total opposite of how I have lived my life and honestly I regret not listening to my mom and living this way my whole life. Mom you would be so proud to read this - YOU WERE RIGHT!! :-)

It's now my new goal.....it's never too late right? I am working on a strict budget so I can pay off debt and save and invest for my future. I have a new envelope budget app on my phone too, so that i can set budgets for variable bills like groceries and gas, and can now monitor how much I have spent so I can stay on track better. I only have to remember to enter the receipts on my phone so I can properly monitor my spending. It's very handy to have this app on my phone, it's quite useful.

Living with intention is also high on my list. I want to create positive days and accomplish more in a day. De-cluttering my house will help, and this task is proving long and tedious. I am relearning how to think so I can reprogram my brain to get rid of these negative habits and thoughts. Reading a bit every day about creating the life I want is helping me stay positive. I guess it is true that you need more positive influences in your life if you are going to change your own. It certainly is a much nicer way to live.

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Changing Habits

It certainly is a task to change habits. I'm sure that they can be changed if someone worked diligently at it for months. I have found that if i don't focus on improving myself that i fall back into old habits. I've also been watching a lot of netflix because i injured my tailbone. Instead, i could be using this time to work on myself. So i have decided to redirect my energy once again into reading and learning how to be more positive and to stop watching tv. Im spending a lot of time laying on my stomach, and i'm not sure to what extent my tailbone is injured because i decided not to get xrays. I feel like this is valuable time i could be using to retrain my brain to think positively. I would like to hear from other people who are doing the same, and perhaps we could share experiences and helpful tips. :-)

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Setting Goals

I've found it very positive and grounding recently to set some goals. I have started lists for 1 year & 5 year goals to help me gain some perspective on where my life is headed and how I will get there. I also just had a really lovely and sad weekend visiting family and a close friend. I had a really great experience which i will write about and post pictures. I had a few great moments last week that just made my day so good, I will expand on those also. Today worked well but I felt rushed. I got home earlier than planned because I changed flights and I wish I had booked an earlier one to begin with. Lesson learned. I couldn't be happier to see my dogs and cat and horses....i missed them a lot. The road to my house is flooded which is just too weird......I expect it will get worse with the forcasted rain this week.....oh dear.

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