Every morning I drink a glass of water first thing.
From Monday to Thursday I eat a small bowl of dried fruit and nuts instead of having biscuits or cake with a cup of tea.
I don't add sugar to my coffee
These three simple things I feel are already having a positive impact on my physical health and well being. As it is now second nature to do them I will be gradually adding more changes such as:
Applying hand cream before bedtime
Doing a Sunday night pedicure
Drinking more herbal tea and less black tea
........and also those that enhance my mind and spirit too including;
Creative photography
Walks in local parks
Focusing on and mastering one particular craft
Preparing blog posts in advance
Keeping a clutter free home
I read somewhere that it takes three weeks to make or break a habit. It is my mission to have a happy, healthy and fulfilled life and by making these tiny accumulative changes in habits, I feel as though I am on my way there.
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What an excellent idea to introduce small manageable changes bit by bit.
ReplyDeleteI keep hand cream by my bedside and have got into the habit of putting it on at bedtime. I like the idea of the nuts and dried fruit. A little stash of my own to snack on would be good. I already keep my own chocolate stash, so a healthy alternative seems sensible!
Lisa x
Good for you Simone!
ReplyDeleteIt's giving up things like chocolate that I would struggle with and I love my black tea, I really do not like any other sort of tea. I am very good with hand cream though, I do love my hand cream.
Have a lovely week Simone,
V x
Love this post, Simone. Though I've done this myself more than a few times I've never had the discipline or direction of thought to keep it up so it makes a difference. Thanks for the nudge… I hope to be able to share with you some of my own little changes in the weeks and months ahead.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week.
Great oaks from little acorns grow - small changes added together can make a huge difference. I started a few weeks ago to introduce a herbal/fruit tea at lunchtime but I slipped back to ordinary tea. Must do that again I had a lavender and echinacea tea that I quite liked. Like the idea of dried fruit or nuts to replace biscuits as I do love a mug of coffee and a biscuit for elevenses and I would really miss that:)
ReplyDeleteA very interesting post, and full of positive things. It is true that making only small changes can make a big difference to our health and well being. Making lists like these also helps you see where you can actually make those changes......maybe I will make one now :)
ReplyDeleteHelen xox