#1wordwednesday / Starr’s List of 2018 {HABITS}

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Goals. Goals. Goals. January came and everyone made their list of goals for 2018.

Anyone else feel like this???

HA! That’s funny, and sometimes true.

I actually do believe in setting goals – especially goals you can measure and that you write down. If you don’t write them down you will forget. And if they aren’t specific and measurable, then you’ll never know if you actually met the goal.

All that to say – this year I’m doing things a bit different.

Instead of big goals I’m focusing on the small daily (or weekly/monthly) habits that will get me where I want to be at the end of 2018.

A habit is defined as –

hab·it

ˈhabət/

noun

a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

Yes, I want to make habits in the good way – a regular tendency or practice that is hard to give up!

It’s mid-to-late-February and that’s TOTALLY OK. You can start a list anytime, not just January!

Here we go –

Starr's List of 2018 {HABITS}

Relationship with God/Church
– 3 minute routine every morning – pray, plan, move (I’m using the hello mornings method linked here)
– write 1 page of gratitude & prayers in a journal every day
– read through the Bible Chronologically (I’m using this free Bible App Plan linked here)
– attend weekly prayer time at our church

Family/Home
– ask questions at the dinner table – favorite moment of the day, etc.
– tech-free time each night we’re home, 6-9pm
– family project each night we’re home, declutter/pack a box to move
– laundry Mondays (get ALL the laundry done in one day)
– Haigler Habit Wednesdays, teach our kids habits on how to be nice humans
– Scripture Sunday, memorize a family Bible verse together once a week

Marriage
– pray together each night
– send a Voxer message of encouragement to my husband each day
– have a weekly date night
– review our business and finances together monthly

Old Haigler Inn
– post on new social media pages daily (once we get property approval)
– contact local vendors once a week
– blog updates on property once per week
– attend local chamber meetings once a month

Creating/Writing
– blog everyday, finished by 5pm
– paint something once a week
– finish a new book once a week
– read a hopewriter piece once a week
– brainstorm/braindump/blog plan once a week (Wednesdays)

Friendships
– send a Voxer message of encouragement to a friend each day
– write a handwritten note of encouragement to someone every day
– Friendship Friday, put together a friendship box of encouragement once a week

How about you? Do you have any daily/weekly/monthly habit goals that will help you make real progress in 2018?

Join me! Write those habits down. Make a list. Then keep that list in front of you constantly so that you can check the items off as you go.

Let’s make 2018 one we won’t forget.