What's in my Gym Bag

Woah, so this past semester was absolute madness! Finally I'm on summer break and am trying to make the most of it! So the first thing I did was start going back to the gym. I always try to go to the gym during school but I can never seem to fit it in once homework and everything else school has to offer starts up. So i have taken to only going to the gym on my breaks from school. So I'm back at the gym and am really making it work this time. I feel absolutely great this time around, and have not had that dread of  'I really don't want to go!' So to share my excitement I thought I would share what I keep in my gym bag.

To start my bag isn't anything too special I purchased it at my local Wal-Mart for under $20. I really like it and it works for me.

1. Set of headphones - Can't workout without music. 
2. Headband and hair ties- My hair is super long right now and I can't concentrate without pulling my hair back.
3. Clothes - I go to the gym first thing in the mornings on my days off from work, so I keep the next days outfit in my bag so i can just grab it in the morning.
4. Knee braces - I maybe young but my job is very physically taxing so, sadly I have a bad knee.
5. Water bottle - I love this bottle I got it from Victoria Secret a few years ago.
6. Personal Hygiene products - I keep a fresh smelling body mist in my bag to spritz on after my workout. Deodorant is a must for anyone.
7. Emergency bag - I keep one of these in every bag I carry so that I always know I have things I would need. I keep band aids, an EOS balm, nail clippers, hand sanitizer, bobby pins, extra hair bands, and oil absorbing sheets.

If I were to be going somewhere other than home after the gym of course I would have much more to carry with me. I'm very happy with my gym schedule and it feels great to be back in the gym. I have so much more energy to get everything I need to do done.

2016 Goal Setting

I've never been good at Goal setting I always ended up forgetting about the goal or just giving up because it got overwhelming. So recently I decided to try it differently this year. I sat down the other day and told myself this is it you want to do these things you need to figure out a way to do it. These are the tricks I'm using to get my goals in order and achieve them.

My first step was to grab a pen and some paper and write down the areas I wanted to work on. For myself I chose;

-School

-Book

-Etsy

-Blog

I then started with one, in this case School and started to write what I wanted out of this semester. I decided that is how I wanted to organize all four sections, So each section was separated, spring 2016 which is January to May then Summer 2016 (June and July), then Fall 2016 August to December. For right now I just focused on what I wanted out of spring.

The Four notebooks and the Colors.

Now I have a list of goals for each section of my life with a reasonable "due date." I didn't stop there however. I then took to One Note this could be done with just a plain note book but this way I can print off the pages I want. If you haven't used One Note before it is a Microsoft office product that helps you organize your notes and documents all in one place. Now I have never really used One Note before but I love the ease of use it has and thought it would be perfect to use for my goal planning. In one note I made a notebook for each thing on my list, color-coded them with my planner, then moved on to pages. Each notebook, except school, has two pages: one is goals and the second is a timeline.

My Goals page for two of my sections

In the Goals page I've typed up the goals I wrote on my piece of paper earlier. Then it gets fun, The timeline page is where I've made my goals reasonable and easily achievable. I split up my goals put the date I wanted it accomplished then split the main goals into tasks with due dates. This way I know I need to work on a task for my main goal on a specific day and I know I will be able to do the task.

My Book timeline for one goal

Then I moved to my Planner and put the task in there with a sticky tab on the day I want to do it. This way when I plan for the next week I know I have something to do for my goal and I can make the time to do the task.

There you have it my new trick to get Goals done, splitting your large goal into small quick tasks that you can work on once a week. I hope this will help you with any of your goals you may have I know I feel so much better about getting everything done this year!  

Monthly Motivation

   Every month I choose a quote that will inspire me to keep me working on my goals for the month. For me I'll get to a point in the month where I feel down about myself because I'm not doing what I should be. So I look to this quote to get me back in gear. Starting this month I'm going to share the quote that inspires me for the month. I hope with it, it will also inspire you.

    This quote hits home for me. Recently I've been getting overwhelmed with everything. however every night I still sit and think about all the things I want to do and start to beat myself  up for not putting in the effort to get it done.
     I chose this quote for this month to help me get over feeling like I can't accomplish all of my monthly goals and projects.