mistressofmuses | Habit Tracking: Week 19 (May 11

Another of the stickers I bought from Featherbone. Since this week was Mother's Day, the mama and baby okapis seemed like a good choice. My mom specifically really likes okapis.

This week was fine. My days off were very nice, getting to go out and do things both days (at Pelican Pond and Hudson Gardens.) I was also reasonably productive in terms of getting some other things done throughout the week... except writing. Again. Still frustrated by how tired I've been, and how often I end up having to take a nap in the evenings. It could just be genuine lack of sleep overnight - I do go to bed late, and maybe that 6 hours just isn't enough to get me all the way through the day. Work, with our new phone schedules, was mildly aggravating, but not terrible. Hoping to refocus more on creative stuff next week.

Goals for the week:

I did call my mom on Mother's Day, though I was working
I visited her briefly on Monday
I started (and finished) reading Where the Drowned Girls Go
We got new tires (well, two of them)
I did not write
I did spend time outside!
I did purchase Overgrowth
I didn't clean up my table
I did start reading Overgrowth

Tracked habits:

Work - 5/7
Household Maintenance - 3/7
Physical Activity - 3/7
Wrote 500/1000+ Words - 0/7
Wrote on 2nd+ Draft - 0/7
Meta Work - 5/7
Personal Writing - 5/7
Other Creative Things - 2/7
Reading - 7/7 - mostly I read Where the Drowned Girls Go, and then started Overgrowth, Alex and I read some of Duma Key, and I read a little bit of my ebook side read.
Attention to Media - 7/7 - Sunday we watched a documentary series about fraternities and sororities, and some of Alone: Australia; Monday I listened to Re: Dracula and we had Alone: Australia in the background; Tuesday we watched an episode of The Handmaid's Tale and more of Alone: Australia; Wednesday had storm chasing and then paranormal videos in the background; Thursday listened to a Re: Dracula and we finished the season of Alone: Australia; Friday some storm chasing and another ep of Re: Dracula; Saturday, paranormal videos again.
Video Games - 0/7
Social Interaction - 5/7

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Oof, I totally feel your frustration with being exhausted at the end of the day and needing naps that cut into what you'd rather be doing. Sometimes I just end up relenting and going to bed wicked early these days, hobbies, chores, etc. be damned. I really hope you've been having a much better, restful week thus far and are getting caught up on more fun stuff though?

Otherwise, I really think your habit tracking is awesome and I'm in awe of how you've kept up with it for so long! I've tried similar habit tracking/planner-esque things in the past that for whatever reason, I've always stopped using about 2-3 months in, or as soon as I have a routine down. For that matter, may I inquire how you've kept with it? I imagine it's neat seeing how trends evolve over such a long time period!

Ugh, it's so frustrating! I always have so many things I want to do, and instead the siren song of the nap wins out. (Or just going to bed, ha.) Appreciate it! So far the week hasn't been terrible, though the naps are still calling to me.

And thanks! I had a ton of failed tracking attempts before this, where same, a few weeks or a month or two in I'd just set it down and never come back.

I'm not sure why I managed to stick with it so successfully this time, compared to the previous times. Part of it is definitely the longer-term stuff that I keep track of, like the books I read or how much writing I do, because it's useful for me to come back to. And like you said, the longer-term trends in things is nice to see, too: especially when I'm having a rough go of it, it's nice to be able to see that I didn't actually *always* feel that way, haha. It also helped to make it a positive thing (since some previous attempts were almost more of an attempt into guilting myself into doing things, which meant I felt bad every time I used it, and so I didn't like keeping up with it.) Otherwise, I've just tried my best to integrate it into a routine that I try very hard not to break. (Unfortunately, the instant I break a habit, it might as well have never existed in the first place, haha.)

You're welcome!

I genuinely think it's awesome and it's inspiring to see! The utility in referring back to completed reading lists and the like would be majorly appealing. I confess one of my biggest issues were the inevitable weeks with scant check marks or filled boxes and the feelings of frustration or discouragement that ensued. To your point though, filling one out consistently would negate that and serve as an encouraging reminder as well. You're clearly kicking arse with the habit tracking habit haha!

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