Little By Little Goals

I'm a little late to the January implementation of Little By Little Goals, but I was a bit distracted at the beginning of the year (remember that baby shower lol!). 

Anyway ... I didn't do those goals last year because I didn't have anything that felt inspiring or hit the mark. It has to be something I can easily do (most days -- as close to every day as possible). That means do from anywhere, no matter the day, etc. It needs to be little things that add up to help a larger goal.

And were these birthday year goals? Maybe, now that I'm thinking about it, they were never January goals. My birthday is midyear -- such a good time to have another goal setting moment. More on this in a minute.

I decided on 2 this year when I was thinking about this question. What is something I can easily do that will have a big impact on my broader goals?

For the first time, one is an elimination goal -- i.e. will take exactly ZERO seconds each day. Sweets. Let's see how I feel taking away desserts. This is not about dieting -- it's about my recovery and sleep stats when I have desserts. It tanks EVERY SINGLE TIME. My body doesn't like to consume that during this hormonal time. Why am I doing something that's so detrimental to my overall day? 

This doesn't mean I don't try bites of special things occasionally. I'm thinking ahead to our Europe trip. I will have some tastes of special things. Occasionally doesn't matter. My issue is all the days in-between occasionally.

That's #1. (Goal is HRV>50 consistently)

#2 is 15 minutes of Spanish every (most) days. (Goal is learning Spanish, obviously lol)

It doesn't matter what. It can be reading (the same thing over and over), listening to the Spanish podcast (over and over), reviewing the same materials (over and over). You get the idea. I think I get clogged in Spanish study because I don't know WHAT to do everyday. This takes that pressure off.

Is this enough to improve on Spanish? We'll see and that's the point of these goals. Will a little effort, repeated over time make a big impact? And if it doesn't, it's 15 minutes ... no big deal, costs nothing, takes away from nothing.

I will add new study to my Spanish, but being able to do ANYTHING takes the pressure off busy weeks, or blah days or lazy moments. But repetition in language learning isn't without value too.

I also decided to revisit these goals on my birthday -- 5ish months from now. Are they working? Did this make an impact? A year feels long to see if this is working. I want to check in on the results and make adjustments, if necessary. 

But ... I think both will make HUGE impacts. 

And, both feel exciting and feel "right." 

A lingering question is do I need to set a time of day for the Spanish study? This will probably help, but it's been prickly to do this in the past. The most logical time is an addition to my morning routine, but when I have a rushed morning, that 15 means is actually a nuisance. So could I have a "regular" time and a backup option when I have a rushed morning? I like this idea. I need to think on it. Maybe before bed? But does that wake me up too much "thinking" when I'm trying to wind down. Maybe right before I change into my pjs? That might work. Maybe that should be the all-the-time time?? Stay tuned. I need trial some options.

Thanks for joining me as I spitfire these new LBL goals -- they started yesterday.