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TL;DR: Don't discount the little things. The small shifts, actions, and reframes. The little things, like legos, stack up to form tall, sturdy structures. From tiny corner pieces to thick Duplo bricks, every piece counts.
ten tiny things
lately, I've been doing that dreadful, exhausting thing in my brain. you know what I'm talking about: that no good, awful feeling that if i can't do something exactly the way i want to, that it's not worth doing. yikes.
let's start off with this affirmation: I will not let perfection be the enemy of good enough.
great, now that we have that part out of the way, i'm sharing a pithy list of tiny, tangible actions you can take this week -- all for the purposes of cultivating a sturdy, nourishing routine.
when you get the urge to rush it or go big, remember that real habit change simmers to perfection in a crockpot. keep it low and slow.
this week, give one or some of these a try. yes, you can report back and let me know that it feels like a total scam, the way the little things actually feel big and beautiful.
slice 1 lemon, lime, and/or 1-2 strawberries. put the slices in a little dish where you'll see them in the fridge or freezer. Every time you fill up your water bottle, throw in a slice. you know, just a little something something.
set a timer for 10 minutes from now. label it "stretch." when the timer goes off, groan about it. then, after you do a few stretches, exclaim, "i'm one limber bitch!" and go back to what you were doing.
go to your fridge. select one fruit or vegetable to chop. after the 25 seconds it takes to chop, put the fruit/veg in a container and store it in the fridge in a visible spot for easy snack-cess [snack access].
text a friend to remind you to do the thing you keep forgetting: eat lunch, defrost the chicken, sign up for a fitness class, put in the grocery order, make that doctor's appointment. whatever you ask of them, your friend would love a chance to support you.
identify 3 items that need to be eaten in a meal this week, lest they perish in food waste purgatory. let's say, "spinach, ground turkey, carrots." type those three words into Google followed by the words "easy recipe 20 minutes." pick 1 recipe that looks good. congrats - you're going to win this season of Chopped!
order a cup of water with that second coffee. dare yourself to take a few sips of it before your coffee. call it hydrating, call it edging. whatever you call it, your GI tract will appreciate it.
write a loose meal plan called 3-3-3: 3 proteins, 3 starches, 3 fruits/veggies. they can be mixed and matched with minimal thinking. take the list to the kitchen and cross off what you already have. the rest is your very short grocery list. Healthy eating and meal prep doesn’t have to be synonymous with diet culture.
pour 2 cups of your preferred milk into a blender with 1/2 cup of chia seeds. add a sweetener and vanilla extract. blend until smooth. pour into a bowl or small containers and pop in the fridge. when you want a snack in 4 hours, you have a cold one waiting for you. top with berries and chocolate chips.
the next time you feel like you Can't Even™️, stand up and walk outside. at the very least, open up a window. breathe fresh air, feel the sun on your skin, collect yourself. we are complicated house plants, after all.
10a. say this out loud as you read it, "i am worthy and deserving of the little things that make a big difference."
10b. alternatively, "good gracious, ass is bodacious."
promise me you'll keep it so annoyingly simple. if you don't believe me when i tell you that the little parts and pieces are powerful, you've clearly never stepped on a lego.
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