{"id":1812,"date":"2019-06-30T18:13:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T01:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2019-08-03T17:59:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T00:59:06","slug":"30-day-overcoming-procrastination-challenge-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/creative-inspiration\/2019\/06\/30-day-overcoming-procrastination-challenge-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"30-Day Overcoming Procrastination Challenge: Complete!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pedro-da-silva-unEmGQqdO7Q-unsplash-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pedro-da-silva-unEmGQqdO7Q-unsplash-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pedro-da-silva-unEmGQqdO7Q-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pedro-da-silva-unEmGQqdO7Q-unsplash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/pedro-da-silva-unEmGQqdO7Q-unsplash-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kick procrastination in the ass with a 30-day Overcoming Procrastination Challenge!  &#8230; [Photo by Pedro da Silva]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today marks day 30 of my <a href=\"https:\/\/rachellefordyce.com\/2019\/06\/more-awesome-now-overcoming-procrastination-june-2019-challenge\/\">30-Day Overcoming Procrastination Challenge<\/a>. I&#8217;m happy to report that I didn&#8217;t miss out on any days during this challenge and thus successfully completed this challenge. Woohoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a brief recap, our monthly challenge in CGC for June (2019) was focused on overcoming procrastination. In terms of my specific participation in this challenge, I committed to working on some item from the the long list of items I had been procrastinating on each day in June. Success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My biggest wins from this challenge have been:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Finally<\/em> getting everything in place for my local Nevada driver&#8217;s license, and then going to the DMV and getting that handled<\/li><li>Getting an eye exam (after going without one for something like 7 years, I think?) and then picking out new glasses with my updated Rx<\/li><li>Random decluttering and organizing<\/li><li>Getting my email inbox clean and down to zero<\/li><li>Working down a big backlog of mending that I neglected over the years&#8230; I mended so many leggings (and more)! It&#8217;s a nice feeling to fix something that wasn&#8217;t being used as a result of tears and\/or holes.<\/li><li>Three blog posts (including this one!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I still have items on my to-do list that I haven&#8217;t yet gotten to during this month, but that&#8217;s okay. My challenge wasn&#8217;t to complete everything on that list, but rather to work on something on that list each day \u2013 which I did. Yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m really glad I participated in this challenge. It helped to foster a sense of accomplishment and positive, forward-motion momentum.  And, I&#8217;m pleased to say, I&#8217;m quite confident that I will continue to work on that list (although perhaps at a slightly more relaxed pace than before). Eventually (and hopefully sooner vs later), everything on that list <em>will<\/em> get done! \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating in this challenge also serves as a great reminder to self that says: <em>Yes! I am indeed capable of getting shit done!<\/em> RAWR!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing I&#8217;ve noticed, though: Even though I know I&#8217;m very capable of committing to challenges and taking action each day, I still have a tendency to put off taking such actions towards the end of the day, or even before bed. This isn&#8217;t 100% consistent, mind you. It&#8217;s simply a tendency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, today also marks a cool accomplishment: 18 continuous\/consecutive months of daily yoga practice \u2013 via practicing a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/yogawithadriene\">Yoga with Adriene<\/a> <\/em>YouTube video every single day. Another <em>woohoo!<\/em> is in order, I believe! (Or, as I have also been known to say: <em>Woot woot!<\/em> \ud83d\ude09 ) So that&#8217;s rad and awesome too, right? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BUT&#8230; despite having installed this daily yoga habit, it seems I&#8217;ve also installed the tendency of often fitting in my daily yoga video\/practice at the end of the day before going to bed. Is that bad?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mind you, many times I&#8217;ve done my daily yoga in the morning. I&#8217;ve frequently done it before making dinner, as well. And many, many other times, I&#8217;ve done it before bed. (&#8230;Which I rather like, actually. I find yoga to be relaxing and it&#8217;s a nice way to end my day. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That aside, I also think it&#8217;d be awesome if I actually got in the habit of exercising at the top of my day (or maybe even doing yoga before lunch) instead of fortifying my tendency to get my daily &#8220;must-dos&#8221; done at the end of the day. Because if I continue the general habit of doing my daily yoga at the end of the day, it also tends to translate to me going to bed later than I&#8217;d prefer. (I used to be quite the night owl \u2013 and still am to a lesser extent. But I&#8217;ve noticed I tend to feel much better rested and energized when I go to sleep earlier, and then get up earlier as a result.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The issue, I believe, is that I tend to prioritize other actions, such as: work, cleaning\/dishes, cooking and meal prep, spending time with Steve (we love doing things together), and sometimes spending too much time getting lost down the rabbit hole of various social media. Why? I don&#8217;t know. It doesn&#8217;t make sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only answer that I can think of that <em>does<\/em> make sense is that I almost feel obligated to put work and other chores\/tasks first in my day, as if they should be my priority. Work and chores, etc, are almost like assignments of sorts; their handling and completion is expected of me. And so it would make sense that I&#8217;d seek to fulfill others&#8217; expectations of me first before tending to my own needs and desire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I take a moment to reflect on my prioritization, it really does make a lot of sense to make my own wants and needs \u2013 my own health, energy, and happiness \u2013 my priority. Because once that&#8217;s in place, handling work and other tasks are likely flow with more ease. That makes sense too, doesn&#8217;t it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m going to consider doing a challenge where I fit in some daily exercise in the morning each day. It doesn&#8217;t have to be yoga specifically. It could be a walk,  a short HIIT session on the elliptical, or maybe even some squats or some kind of simple strength training. I think that&#8217;d be an excellent habit to get into. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not entirely sure if I want to commit a morning-exercise challenge for July, however, as I&#8217;ll be traveling and vacationing for close to half the month. And I really like the idea of relaxing and taking it easy in the mornings during these vacation days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Either way, I think I&#8217;d like to do <em>some<\/em> type of challenge for July \u2013 but exactly what it would entail, I&#8217;m not yet quite sure. &#8230;Hmmm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m going to think about it. I&#8217;ll share my decision in my next post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I encourage you to come up with and execute your own monthly challenges! Experiment! See what direction it leads you. And if you&#8217;d like some structure, accountability, and support in this area, consider joining CGC. \ud83d\ude09 (Although, the next registration window won&#8217;t be open until around April of next year.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you, dear reader, previously participated in any 30-day challenges? If so, which ones? What results did you get? I&#8217;d love to hear about it! &lt;3 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">* * *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Addendum:<\/em> For anyone who was curious, the challenges I had set for myself for July were to work extensively on a writing\/editing project during the first half of the month, as well as ensuring I consumed some daily greens whilst traveling. Both challenges yielded great results! <em>Woot woot!!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks day 30 of my 30-Day Overcoming Procrastination Challenge. I&#8217;m happy to report that I didn&#8217;t miss out on any days during this challenge and thus successfully completed this challenge. Woohoo! As a brief recap, our monthly challenge in CGC for June (2019) was focused on overcoming procrastination. 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