Finding Small Things to Stay on Track

Hello, everyone!
I don't have a huge amount to post this week, but I did have something on my mind that I wanted to share.
Sometimes life gets crazy and overwhelming and you don't always remember the things you need to do to take care of yourself. As for me, right now I've been busy trying to find a job and a place to live, creating my makeup portfolio and resume, and helping out with family chores at my in-laws who have been kind enough to live with them until my husband and I find an apartment. Sometimes I feel like there is so much going on that I can't keep track, and my goals seem to take a back seat, even though they are just as important as everything else.
However, amidst all that is going on, I have little things that help motivate and remind me what I'm working for. And that's what I want to talk about today.
One of the smaller things I've done to help me remember is to follow people that inspire me to be better on social media. On instagram there are many amazing women that I've started following that share the same goals to be healthy and eat right. In fact they are coaches that lead by example and post challenges or questions to help others on their journey. Seeing their posts inspires me and makes me want to make healthier choices.
The other smaller thing that helps me remember is so simple yet super effective. I learned that on my fitness tracker, I can set a sedentary alarm. I pick an amount of time, and if I haven't moved for that period of time, it will buzz at me and remind me to get moving again. It's been especially great as I've been on the computer filling out applications and working on my portfolio/resume as well as any other time. I hit my (now) minimum goal of 5,000 steps with so much more ease because I'm making sure to move frequently enough that it doesn't go off. I'm still working towards hitting 10,000 steps a day, but getting closer to that has been so much easier with just that small reminder.
This week I want to challenge you to think of the goals you have set for yourself and your plan to get to them. Are there any little reminders that you can add to your daily routine that will help you achieve them faster?
I know that implementing even the smallest of things can really change your life. I remember seeing a sign while on my mission one day that said "The secret of your future lies in your daily routine." I think that's really when it hit me that it really doesn't take a lot to change your life. Keep working hard and doing all you can. Even the smallest things will change you and your life!

Decluttering Your Life

Hello, everyone!
Things have been getting so crazy! In my last post I mentioned that my husband and I had decided to move (we were thinking July 7th when our contract ends), and since then he got a job in Utah and is actually starting today! In other words, we are moving a lot sooner than a month from now. In the meantime I've been cleaning and packing like a mad woman so we can get everything done by the end of this week so that when we have a place we can just grab stuff and go.
I was able to have a little bit of fun though and my husband and I went to a family reunion at Lake Powell. It was so much fun and we got to play the whole time swimming, hiking, boating, and all other things water related. It was a much needed break from our everyday stresses and routines. I even learned that I can swim much farther than I realized I could! My whole family thought I was crazy for swimming as far as I did, but I had a blast! Talk about a good workout!
This past couple of weeks as I've been cleaning and packing I've been thinking a lot about how much we as humans tend to hang on to unnecessary junk in our lives. Physical things have been a more prominent thing (I didn't know 2 people could have so much stuff!!!), but as I was thinking about what to post my mind went more towards the unhealthy habits that we just can't seem to let go of. And those could be anything; from the junk food we just can't stop eating to not wanting to get off the couch and get outdoors to shaming our bodies and not appreciating ourselves and the amazing things we can do.
There are so many things we "clutter" our lives and bodies with and it unnecessarily weighs us down from doing what we really want to do. Things become more and more overwhelming and harder and harder to get out of our lives that we sometimes imprison ourselves and preventing our potential to become who we want to be. With this in mind, my challenge this week is to "declutter" your life in one way. It can be within your environment or within yourself, but find one thing that you don't really need and free yourself of that thing. Let me know how it goes in the comments!