Project 66 - Update 3

I'm now well into a month of my little experiment. Happily, I can say I'm still going strong with a least two of my challenges. I even ordered my coffee correctly at Dunkin's! I'm quite pleased with myself for being able to resist the lure of their coffee with copious amounts of sugar and cream. Considering that my coffee is a habit I can't break, keeping control of the add ons is a challenge. I've also managed to cut out most if not all bread intake. I've had one sandwich since this started and didn't feel guilty about it.

Regretfully, waking up early has completely gone out the window. Between two weeks of kids staying home sick, holidays and an abundance of snow days (seriously, the kids have not had a full week of school since BEFORE Christmas), I've become accustomed to sleeping through till 6:30  am again. I know...some might say I'm ridiculous for calling 6:30 am "sleeping in" but the reality is this house is full of early risers as it is. If I ever want to get things done without a child hanging on to me (my 5 year old enjoys sticking his hands in my back pockets and following me around while I do chores), I have to get up before them.

Of course, with all of these distractions I've neglected to keep up with my writing. Hence the delay in posting an update. I have been working hard on projects and taking time to photograph along the way with the intention of writing about them. So I guess its time to move past intentions and into action, right?

I saw this quote the other day on Pinterest and really appreciated the message. I even hung it up in my household command center as inspiration to keep going when I have set back. I knew going into this that it wouldn't be easy. But instead of expecting and accepting failure so that I can feel bad for myself, I will simply get back up, dust myself off and try again.  I know who the person I want to be is and its up to me to become her.