Erik Bertrand Larssen for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. If you have been reading my latest posts, you know I am participating in the Hell Week Challenge based off the book "Hell Week: 7 Days to Be Your Best Self" by Erik Bertrand Larssen. I explained what Hell Week is all about and shared about my experience preparing to take the Hell Week Challenge. If you want to join me or start your own Hell Week Challenge next week, grab a copy of this super helpful book from Amazon.
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So the Hell Week has started, and it doesn't feel that hellish...YET. There is not much that I had to change to adjust to Hell Week for the challenge. I had to get up 2 hours earlier, at 5 am, I had to continue eating healthy like I already do, exercise daily like I already do, and focus like I try to do every day. And yet, I am finding my weak spots, my energy and time drainers and finding some things more challenging than I thought. So here is how I feel about doing all the rules today:1. Wake Up at 5 am, Go to Bed at 10 pm
Easy peasy. I was dreading it the most, as most know I am not a morning person. So, I went to bed at 10:00 (or 10:30 once Lexi was asleep and I texted everyone good night) and my alarm went off around 4:30 am ( I use sleep cycle that tracks your sleep and wakes you up when you're in the lightest sleep stage). I got up, I went to the kitchen and started preparing the meals for the day. I had a pear, made some eggs and spent the next 1-1.5 hours making food for the afternoon. I packed my volleyball bag for the evening and prepared my outfit. I packed Lexi's outfit and I was done. Then I sat down at my computer and started getting some work done and writing a post once those were complete. The most amazing thing is I felt like I had enough sleep. That's all that matters, right?2. Look your absolute best at all times
Ugh! Can I just say UGH? Why? Because I don't have time. I am already exercising 3-4 hours a day, cooking for about 2 hours a day, driving for 2-3 hours a day, why do I need to spend 1 hour when no one will see me. Insert pouty face. Instead I am putting my own spin on this. I am all for looking my best and taking the time to do it when I go out in public. I get where this week is about forming habits, not necessarily making sense. Curling my hair and doing full make up for 2 hours that I don't have is not a valuable habit for me. I would like to make a habit to shower, moisturize my face and my body every time, brush and floss my teeth twice daily, brush my hair when you wake up, exfoliate. Things that are extras but are going to keep your body in better shape as you get older. That's the habit I want to form. So I will make sure I look my best when going out in public, but for the purpose of this exercise I want to make habits and a routine of taking care of my skin more than anything. And even that is a challenge. I HATE taking the time to do all that when I know that my work time is limited and in just a few hours I have to pick up Lexi from school. But it's important to me. So I'll do it.Processed with VSCO with c1 preset
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Hi! I also struggle with being distracted from the task at hand by remembering or thinking of things I also need to do. One thing I read that has worked for me is to keep a notepad near you while you work and jot down ideas that come to you to do later. So for instance you could have written down to buy a connector or look up an app and do those things later. Also at that later point you might decide that those things are not that important after all . Hope this helps! Thank you for the info on hell week.
Yes! That’s exactly what I do but with my to do list. I open my wunderlist and just add it to inbox and sort later. But I still find it takes away focus from what I am doing!
great suggestion!