Well, December 1st was a day of accomplishments. Accomplished each goal (and even exceeded on a few) and even posted on Day 1 of NaBloPoMo.
I don’t think I’m the only person with selective memory. With mine, I tend to put more emphasis on what I haven’t done and less on what I have. So even if I’ve been doing well, I’ll find something to pick at myself. I might not have done enough (whatever I decide that means at any random moment), or I may have only done 95% of what I wanted to do (dang that 5%!). So this is a situation where I’m not trusting myself.
So it’s a matter of figuring out a way to track myself. It sounds simple, but in my past experience, that’s been one other spot where I could trip myself up. I need something easy that I can get to from my phone or the computer and doesn’t require massive effort to update. Just like the habits, the tool needs to be easy. So I’m trying trackthisforme. My settings are as basic as possible, which was a major challenge for my inner perfectionist, but it is easy to update and see my progress.
I’ve realized another benefit of starting small. It’s a great way to address the unpredictability of MS. One of my biggest stumbling blocks is making grandiose plans (or even ordinary plans) and not being able to carry them out because my MS decides to kick me when I’m down. That’s one more way I can beat myself up, by focusing on what I can’t do. By setting small goals, I am looking at what I can do instead of what I can’t. And anytime I can replace a sense of defeat with a feeling of accomplishment is a definite win.
