| Gratitude | --- |
| 1 | Today I am thankful for general conference and early sunday monrings! |
| 2 | Today I am thankful for having time to study before my exam tomorrow! |
| 3 | Today I am thankful for all my loved ones being safe. |
| 4 | Today I am thankful for getting off of work early and getting to relax! |
| 5 | Today I am thankful for a morning/afternoon off of work! |
| 6 | Today I am thankful for the last day before the weekend!!! |
| 7 | Today I am thankful for early mornings and sunrises! |
| 8 | Today I am thankful for Sunday! Another day to relax and love and be in love. |
| 9 | Today i am thankful for sweet people and friends and easy going days! |
| 10 | Today I am thankful for picking up a few more hours at work! |
| 11 | Today I am thankful for getting off of work earlier in the day! |
| 12 | Today I am thankful for having the morning off to sleep in and relax! |
| 13 | Today I am thankful for a relaxing Friday morning! |
| 14 | Today I am thankful for days off of work and going out! |
| 15 | Today I am thankful for sunday mornings and my family. |
| 16 | Today I am thankful for a fun morning going shopping! |
| 17 | Today I am thankful for a morning off of work to re-cooperate! |
| 18 | Today I am thankful for getting off of work at 2pm! |
| 19 | Today I am thankful for a relaxing day without customers! Lol. |
| 20 | Today I am thankful for nice coworkers and a regular day at work! |
| 21 | Today I am thankful for a short(er) day at work and going thrift shopping! |
| 22 | Today I am thankful for a Sunday off of work and going to church! |
| 23 | Today I am thankful for getting off of work super early! |
| 24 | Today I am thankful for a day off and hanging out at home!!! |
| 25 | Today I am thankful for time to refresh and get things done! |
| 26 | Today I am thankful for a relaxing morning! |
| 27 | Today I am thankful for a short shift at work! And egg nog!!! |
| 28 | Today I am thankful for all the compliments I got on my smile! |
| 29 | Today I am thankful for an easy going morning and love! |
| 30 | Today I am thankful for gettting off of work at 1:30! Woohoo! |
| 31 | Today I am thankful for day 7 out of an 8 day work week! And Halloween!!! |
Two surveys in a row... I know - bold. Haha. Anyway, here's a super quick halloween-themed survey! Hope you all enjoy! :)
- In AZ the smell of rotting leaves is non-existent, so I guess the smell of pumpkin!
2. Sweet or salty pumpkin seeds?
- Salty, through and through.
3. Store bought or pumpkin patch pumpkins?
- PUMPKIN PATCH!
4. Wool or knit sweaters?
- Knit!
5. Halloween party or exploring haunted places?
- Oh man, this is a tough one haha. I'm going to say... exploring.
6. Candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
- Candy corn!
7. Apple cider donuts or pumpkin donuts?
- Pumpkin!
8. Apple pie or pumpkin pie?
- Not a huge fan of either, but pumpkin!
9. Scary costume or something silly?
- Silly.
10. Still, silent nights or rainy, windblown ones?
- Rainy, windblown ones.
11. Hocus Pocus or Halloweentown?
- Hocus Pocus (this was also a tough one, haha).
12. Witches or ghosts?
- Ghosts.
13. Raking leaves or climbing trees?
- Hm, climbing trees?
14. Ouija boards or ghost stories around a campfire?
- Ghost stories around a campfire!
15. Frankenweenie or The Corpse Bride?
- The Corpse Bride? Not a big fan of these kinds of movies, nor have I seen either one haha.
16. October or November?
- October!
17. Black cats or owls?
- Owls.
18. Fireplace or candlelight?
- Fireplace.
19. Monster movies or their classic novels?
- Monster movies!
20. Carve or paint pumpkins?
- I've never painted pumpkins but I DO think I'd love that, haha. BUT, carving for now ;)
What do you prefer? (Autumn/Halloween)
1. The smell of pumpkin guts or rotting leaves?- In AZ the smell of rotting leaves is non-existent, so I guess the smell of pumpkin!
2. Sweet or salty pumpkin seeds?
- Salty, through and through.
3. Store bought or pumpkin patch pumpkins?
- PUMPKIN PATCH!
4. Wool or knit sweaters?
- Knit!
5. Halloween party or exploring haunted places?
- Oh man, this is a tough one haha. I'm going to say... exploring.
6. Candy corn or mellowcreme pumpkins?
- Candy corn!
7. Apple cider donuts or pumpkin donuts?
- Pumpkin!
8. Apple pie or pumpkin pie?
- Not a huge fan of either, but pumpkin!
9. Scary costume or something silly?
- Silly.
10. Still, silent nights or rainy, windblown ones?
- Rainy, windblown ones.
11. Hocus Pocus or Halloweentown?
- Hocus Pocus (this was also a tough one, haha).
12. Witches or ghosts?
- Ghosts.
13. Raking leaves or climbing trees?
- Hm, climbing trees?
14. Ouija boards or ghost stories around a campfire?
- Ghost stories around a campfire!
15. Frankenweenie or The Corpse Bride?
- The Corpse Bride? Not a big fan of these kinds of movies, nor have I seen either one haha.
16. October or November?
- October!
17. Black cats or owls?
- Owls.
18. Fireplace or candlelight?
- Fireplace.
19. Monster movies or their classic novels?
- Monster movies!
20. Carve or paint pumpkins?
- I've never painted pumpkins but I DO think I'd love that, haha. BUT, carving for now ;)
How do you feel about golden oreos?
Favorite Lunch Meat?
- gross.
Favorite ice cream flavor?
- I'm a big froyo girl, sorry.
Best looking food?
- brunch foods, always.
Best tasting drink in winter?
- Egg nog.
Best food for a night out with friends?
- IN N OUT MY MANS.
Messiest food, in your opinion?
- For me, literally any food ever. I am the messiest eater
Easiest food to prepare?
- Cereal.
Cheapest food you ever ate?
- Mcdonalds????
Most expensive food you ever ate?
- Idk actually.
Stinkiest food you ever ate?
- Curry? I think it smells good but it's the most fragrant I guess???
Favorite dipping sauce?
- Buffalo, always.
Best pizza topping?
- Pepperoni. Or Hawaiian #yesIamthatperson.
Favorite potato chip flavor?
- Salt & vinegar or Flamin hot!
Most toxic substance you ever ate?
- prob everything #merica.
Most calories you ate in one meal?
- don't even want to think about it, lol.
Favorite soda?
- GROSSSSSSSS.
Favorite flavor of juice?
- cranberry.
Favorite Vegetable?
- BROCCOLI.
Favorite fruit?
- all of them, especially apples.
Worst canned food?
- chili and beans, literal gag hahaha. But they're all pretty gross.
Best side dish?
- bread.
Worst fast food restaurant?
- I don't know actually haha.
Best restaurant?
- Chengdu delight.
Best smelling food?
- CINNAMON ROLLS.
Favorite appetizer?
- bread.
Favorite cookie flavor?
- sugar. choc chip oatmeal.
Favorite cake flavor?
- gross. but tres leches if that counts? (i'm not sure why it wouldn't haha).
Favorite pie flavor?
- gross.
Chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?
- grooooosss.
Ketchup or Mustard?
- mustard, through and through.
Best food to have on a date?
- Idk like finger/bar foods I guess??? fries, nachos, whatever. Not a big dinner date girl, lol.
- not a big fan of oreos in general, so absolutely nothing, haha.
What is your favorite dessert topping?
What is your favorite dessert topping?
- POPPERS and mochi! #asian
What is your favorite flavor/brand of bubble gum?
What is your favorite flavor/brand of bubble gum?
- I don't like gum either hahahahaha
Favorite cheese?
- all of them, literally every single one.
Favorite cheese?
- all of them, literally every single one.
Favorite Lunch Meat?
- gross.
Favorite ice cream flavor?
- I'm a big froyo girl, sorry.
Best looking food?
- brunch foods, always.
Best food to put cheese on?
- I like it better alone - but if I had to choose, pasta - duh.
- I like it better alone - but if I had to choose, pasta - duh.
Best sexual food?
- Icing??????? IDK,
- Icing??????? IDK,
Best tasting drink in the summer?
- Water.
- Water.
Best tasting drink in winter?
- Egg nog.
Best food for a night out with friends?
- IN N OUT MY MANS.
Messiest food, in your opinion?
- For me, literally any food ever. I am the messiest eater
Easiest food to prepare?
- Cereal.
Cheapest food you ever ate?
- Mcdonalds????
Most expensive food you ever ate?
- Idk actually.
Stinkiest food you ever ate?
- Curry? I think it smells good but it's the most fragrant I guess???
Favorite dipping sauce?
- Buffalo, always.
Best pizza topping?
- Pepperoni. Or Hawaiian #yesIamthatperson.
Favorite potato chip flavor?
- Salt & vinegar or Flamin hot!
Most toxic substance you ever ate?
- prob everything #merica.
Most calories you ate in one meal?
- don't even want to think about it, lol.
Favorite soda?
- GROSSSSSSSS.
Favorite flavor of juice?
- cranberry.
Favorite Vegetable?
- BROCCOLI.
Favorite fruit?
- all of them, especially apples.
Worst canned food?
- chili and beans, literal gag hahaha. But they're all pretty gross.
Best side dish?
- bread.
Worst fast food restaurant?
- I don't know actually haha.
Best restaurant?
- Chengdu delight.
Best smelling food?
- CINNAMON ROLLS.
Favorite appetizer?
- bread.
Favorite cookie flavor?
- sugar. choc chip oatmeal.
Favorite cake flavor?
- gross. but tres leches if that counts? (i'm not sure why it wouldn't haha).
Favorite pie flavor?
- gross.
Chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?
- grooooosss.
Ketchup or Mustard?
- mustard, through and through.
Best food to have on a date?
- Idk like finger/bar foods I guess??? fries, nachos, whatever. Not a big dinner date girl, lol.
Most share-able food?
- french fries.
Hi everyone! So last month I posted my morning routine so it only makes sense that I follow up with my nightly routine! Because the time I start winding down and getting ready for bed varies literally from day to day, I won't break it down into a timeline kind of thing like I did with my morning routine! Anyway, here is my nightly routine!
First things first, I'm definitely a "night shower" kind of person. MAINLY because it saves me time in the morning, but also because when I tried to convert back to morning showers I could NOT sleep knowing I wasn't nice and clean and that I hadn't washed the day off of me - so I don't think there's any going back at this point, lol. So to kick off my night routine I usually wash my face with some sort of cleanser (right now I'm loving glam glow), follow up with a face mask, and depending on whether or not I was my hair that night - I do a hair mask (I'm STILL loving the Macadamia deep treatment conditioner!)
After my shower I follow up with a nice smelling lotion. However, usually in summer I skip this step JUST because it is still soooo hot at night and I HATE feeling sticky and hot - especially before bed. I also follow up with a moisturizer on my face (PONDS, 10/10 - been using this since I was like in 9th grade babe).
Next, I brush my teeth! Since having braces brushing my teeth has been a bit more of a process. I have to use a bristled-pick-kind-of-thing to get in between all my braces, then brush with water, THEN brush with toothpaste - so yeah. During this entire process I usually find a good 15-20 minute conference talk on my LDS app! After brushed I FLOSS - seriously, I cannot sleep if I don't floss. Then I rinse out my mouth with listerine! I think listening to the conference talk really tells my heart and mind it's time to settle down and be still - so I know that's what really ties this whole routine together!
After brushing my teeth I apply vaseline to my lips to keep them nice and soft and have them nice and soft for the ENTIRE next day (seriously, this is such a pro-tip because vaseline is SO CHEAP and it actually provides a LONG LASTING softness to my lips, unlike chapsticks).
Lastly, to really complete my day/nightly routine - I read a chapter or two of scriptures! This, combined with a 15+ minute conference talk, really calms me down and makes everything feel peaceful and still which helps me sleep! Seriously don't think I would be able to fall asleep if I skipped either of those two steps!
Hope you all enjoyed my nightly routine! Let me know what you guys incorporate into yours! Thanks for reading!
xo, me.
Okay, so "habit tracking" has been something that I have struggled with for SO long. Somedays, or strings of days, I feel like I have everything on track and then BAM - one day I'm busy, lose my streak, and then let myself keep going, going, going, GOING further and further away from my goals and I end up having a 7 day streak of NOT doing my daily habits. Anyone else relate?
Anyway, I tried out the whole bullet journaling spread, I've tried the cute printables, I've tried all the free habit tracking apps that my iphone has to offer and NOTHING was working for me! I'd either hate the program, or hate the paper clutter or just end up spending hours and hours working up a "perfect" spread only to realize a few days later that I hate it - or that I want to incorporate something new into my daily habits.
Then in December of last year I had this weird google sheets kick, haha. I was OBSESSED with google sheets because I had just discovered it, and because google docs is the bomb.com. Being in school and super busy and already carrying around way too much around campus I LIVED for google docs and it's accessibility - so when I discovered google docs I went a little nuts...
I realized that when it comes to habit tracking that more than ANYTHING else the functionality and accessibility of your habit tracker should be your deciding factors. For me, google docs is SO easy to manipulate and update when needed, and you can still add in highlighted boxes or change text/text colors - plus it takes a whole 5 minutes to set up! Being able to access it from ANY laptop, desktop, and/or phone during any time of the day is just the icing on the cake!
The screenshot above shows my general habit tracking spreadsheet! This is just the skeleton of my habit tracking month - at the end of the month it looks a whole lot crazier and messier - yet it's still super functional and easy to use ;)
Basically, I start off with the list of habits that I want to MAKE SURE I do DAILY. My top priorities are weighing myself every morning, queing my favorite youtube videos and blog posts, working out, DOCUMENTING how much money I spend, food journaling, doing 20xp of duolingo, writing in my "gratitude journal", practicing the law of attraction, listening to a conference talk, reading my scriptures, FLOSSING, and just tracking the days I do and don't wash my hair (this one is the weirdest/grossest one, I know, but I like knowing how long I can go without washing my hair before it gets out of hand, haha).
Anyway, as seen above the little boxes from the 1st-31s of october that document my "spending" are already pinked out with a dash through them - meaning I'm trying my hardest not to spend money those days ;) OBVIOUSLY if I spend money then I'll white that box out and check it with a little 'x' but I like to pre-pink those out so that I know what I'm shooting for that day.
After the greyed out column, there are columns that read "date/place/$$$/card". This is where I track my purchases! If I spend money I write what day it was, where I spent the money, how much I've spend, and the method of payment I used.
The next section (meaning after the next grey column - that's what I'm calling them from here on out, haha) is my food journal! Everyday I write down my weight (lbs), what I ate for breakfast, lunch, dinner and what I had for snacks that day!
The sections after that are my gratitude, attraction, and conference talk sections! Gratitude speaks for itself - each day i write out a sentence of one of the things I'm grateful for. The attraction section is for things that I wish to "speak" into existence! This one is more fun and silly - but it really motivates me and helps me lift my spirits! Lastly, the conference talk section is where I write the name of the conference talk I listened to for that day and the speaker!
And that's it! That's how I habit track!
I make a new sheet for every month and I just tab through them when I want to see how well I'm progressing (or regressing). The month of october is so vastly different from my january sheet which makes it so much more exciting and interesting to see! I've added a few more habits and a few more habit "sections" and I'm able to play around with it and cater it to the things I'm interesting in tracking!
How do you guys habit track? What are some tips you all have for me!? Let me know! and thanks so much for reading!
xo, me.
Anyway, I tried out the whole bullet journaling spread, I've tried the cute printables, I've tried all the free habit tracking apps that my iphone has to offer and NOTHING was working for me! I'd either hate the program, or hate the paper clutter or just end up spending hours and hours working up a "perfect" spread only to realize a few days later that I hate it - or that I want to incorporate something new into my daily habits.
Then in December of last year I had this weird google sheets kick, haha. I was OBSESSED with google sheets because I had just discovered it, and because google docs is the bomb.com. Being in school and super busy and already carrying around way too much around campus I LIVED for google docs and it's accessibility - so when I discovered google docs I went a little nuts...
I realized that when it comes to habit tracking that more than ANYTHING else the functionality and accessibility of your habit tracker should be your deciding factors. For me, google docs is SO easy to manipulate and update when needed, and you can still add in highlighted boxes or change text/text colors - plus it takes a whole 5 minutes to set up! Being able to access it from ANY laptop, desktop, and/or phone during any time of the day is just the icing on the cake!
The screenshot above shows my general habit tracking spreadsheet! This is just the skeleton of my habit tracking month - at the end of the month it looks a whole lot crazier and messier - yet it's still super functional and easy to use ;)
Basically, I start off with the list of habits that I want to MAKE SURE I do DAILY. My top priorities are weighing myself every morning, queing my favorite youtube videos and blog posts, working out, DOCUMENTING how much money I spend, food journaling, doing 20xp of duolingo, writing in my "gratitude journal", practicing the law of attraction, listening to a conference talk, reading my scriptures, FLOSSING, and just tracking the days I do and don't wash my hair (this one is the weirdest/grossest one, I know, but I like knowing how long I can go without washing my hair before it gets out of hand, haha).
Anyway, as seen above the little boxes from the 1st-31s of october that document my "spending" are already pinked out with a dash through them - meaning I'm trying my hardest not to spend money those days ;) OBVIOUSLY if I spend money then I'll white that box out and check it with a little 'x' but I like to pre-pink those out so that I know what I'm shooting for that day.
After the greyed out column, there are columns that read "date/place/$$$/card". This is where I track my purchases! If I spend money I write what day it was, where I spent the money, how much I've spend, and the method of payment I used.
The next section (meaning after the next grey column - that's what I'm calling them from here on out, haha) is my food journal! Everyday I write down my weight (lbs), what I ate for breakfast, lunch, dinner and what I had for snacks that day!
The sections after that are my gratitude, attraction, and conference talk sections! Gratitude speaks for itself - each day i write out a sentence of one of the things I'm grateful for. The attraction section is for things that I wish to "speak" into existence! This one is more fun and silly - but it really motivates me and helps me lift my spirits! Lastly, the conference talk section is where I write the name of the conference talk I listened to for that day and the speaker!
And that's it! That's how I habit track!
I make a new sheet for every month and I just tab through them when I want to see how well I'm progressing (or regressing). The month of october is so vastly different from my january sheet which makes it so much more exciting and interesting to see! I've added a few more habits and a few more habit "sections" and I'm able to play around with it and cater it to the things I'm interesting in tracking!
How do you guys habit track? What are some tips you all have for me!? Let me know! and thanks so much for reading!
xo, me.