writing a blog post everyday is fun

I like writing down things I want to remember. It gets my creative juices flowing.

I want to better prioritize tasks and projects I take on so I can make more memories and live fewer forgettable moments.

My husband is a very idealistic man with an unfortunate case of time blindness. He wants to do it all and experience everything but lacks a sense of urgency or realism around the logistics of actually doing that.

So instead, I try to reasonably race against time and confront the limited 1700 weeks we have left instead, trying to make the best use of them, rather than living in denial. 

So this yer, I would like to procrastinate less, avoid avoidance and chase meaningful life moments instead.

Let's start with learning more about my ADHD this year, which is one of my main obstacles to living the life I want to live and doing the things I want to do.

Some observations I've made about what allows me to thrive:

1) The more simple my life, the less anxiety I feel. 

This goes for how many things I need to keep an eye on in my bag, on my person. Wallet, sunglasses, laptop, phone, airpods.
Innovations like keyless entry for my home with a keypad and my Tesla that doesn't require a separate key from my phone (unless I'm doing valet, and now I keep my key in my wallet) have made my life much better. I've also tried other things like kept my gym lock on my airpods to bundle things together.

2) I love starting things and the idea of things, more than I like finishing them or even doing them at all. 

I committed to a year of virtual personal training via an app, and it's been much less effective for me than the in person gym training I had just completed. Even though the cost savings were significant with the app (about a third of the cost), I've also used it so few times that I haven't gotten much use of it at all.

My takeaway? Try my best not to overestimate how much I will like something and thus how much value it has to me before I do it. I am very good at talking myself into things that I think will be good for me and not all of it pans out.

3) Sleep can make or break my day.

If I don't sleep well or sleep enough, I will have much less energy, focus, and motivation than normal. To be honest, going to bed early and responsibly adulting sometimes feels boring. And I feel rebellious and even though I know I'll feel crappy if I don't go to bed early, I don't always do it.

Something I would like to work on for myself more in my 32nd year. 

So today, I'll be sleeping early like a real adult.