“Being good” is such an overwhelming concept. I read Health magazine for advice, I recycle, I eat organic foods, I’m converting to “good” products for my home, I opt for items with fair trade symbols, I pick up random bits of littered trash, I am courteous and thankful, I drive attentively, I consider other people and most of all, I consider the Earth.
But there’s always something new and it’s exhausting as a college student (or simply a person between 16-26). I’m struggling to fit in all of this “good” with my crazy, hectic, desperate, get-what-you-can-in-your-spare-time schedule.
So I created a mini diary/journal of simple and basic details of a healthy and smart lifestyle. I simplified being “healthy” for my life into a simple check list and I’m gonna stick to it.
- A sample page of my new healthy-life journal.
This easily makes me accountable for my behaviors everyday and the foods I eat. The key to this journal is to see what I actually do and inspire me to pay attention to those that I slack on.
Getting enough sleep, stretching, eating breakfast, taking vitamins, exercising, watching less TV, eating properly, avoiding smoking and drinking too frequently, and being financially aware are the key concepts in my life-organization project.
The food log helps hold me accountable for eating greasy foods and extra desserts. As I fill in the foods I eat daily, I number my fruits and vegetables in hope to eat 5 a day.
And on the back of each page I keep a to-do list, a list of the good things I accomplished, the things I may have forgotten or done badly and my overall new goals for the next day or week.
So far it’s working, but I’ll have to keep you posted. Consider what you need to be doing differently and try it out for yourself.
