January P365

We are a few days into February, so here is a snapshot of my January and how I stayed committed to the fun we are having here at P365.

35 and Alive is off to a relatively good start.  I've had a bit of that coughing, fever, gross things coming out my nose, not feeling well sickness that is going around, but other than that amazing visual, I am great! 

I'm just going to keep typing and saying 35 and then at some point it will sink and and I will believe it.  Until then, it will still get that ponder look on my face because it's weird for me.  It' snot old, it's not young, it's not anything, but that I am in my mid-thirties and am not sure when that happened exactly.

The Ninja Blender I got for Christmas... I am still using her mad blending skills every morning to make my green machine smoothie.  Almond milk, 2 hand fulls of spinach, a banana, ice, protein scoop, and smidge of peanut butter.  It is so delicious.  A couple times in January, I did go back to my favorite Whole Foods and let them make it for me but only because I was doing my grocery shopping at the same time. 

As far as what I have committed to for this project for this year, here is an update:

ChallengingDrink at least 64oz of water every day.

In the 31 days of January, I did then 22 times.  22/31 is 71%.  Just eeeked out the C- on this one.  But I am stoked anyway because it is 22 more times than I had in all of the last 6 months before that, so Whoo-hoo and Amen!
What I learned is that I love, seriously love, water with lemon in it.  I love it so much that I want to drink it all the time now.  Plus, the addition to my life of my citrus squeezer, I am pounding down the water and am actually happy about it.  So, off to a higher percentage in February, but for January, I'm thrilled.

EasyGive a verbal affirmation to someone in person or do a random act of kindness (RAK) every single day.

This truly does come easy for me.  I give verbal affirmation and do RAK's anyway, but this has been so much fun to be intentional about it.  I'm at 100% for January.  Every day I made a note in my journal of who I affirmed or who I bestowed some kindness that was not asked for and no where near expected. 
A great update to the taking the neighbors trash down... Now my husband and daughter both with take the neighbors trash without even saying anything, like it's just normal behavior, which is so cool.  And, the other day we set our trash out and and the favor has been reciprocated, which is awesome times a million.  So, I say to you, lavish others with sincere words of affirmation and do kind things at every opportunity. 

Fun
My fun will be blogging 2-3 times a week.

I have had a lot of fun blogging, but has also found it a bit challenging.  On the 2 times a week, which would be 10 blogs in January, I wrote 5 times.  Again, not my best, but more than I wrote in the last 6 months, so it's a good start out of the gate.  I want this to be the place I find success this year, so pray with me that I will have the courage to do it.


This is fun and I am grateful for those that are joining in on the challenge.  I have faith in you.