Finishing With A Flourish

Well that's it! My final challenge is officially over!

This is me right now:

GLORIOUS

My apologies for not posting more about my challenge this month. I was sort of busy you know, doing it.

As well as finishing Uni - that also happened.

So a year ago today I started this whole thing - and what a ride it has been! I have so much to say about how wonderful this year has been for me... but I think I'm gonna save it for another blog post. Or two. I mean, I really do have a lot to say.

But for now I just wanna talk about this month, this challenge.

It's been much like all the others were this year: Fantastic!

Did I manage to get everything on my list done every day?

Of course not.

In fact, in the middle I took a full on hiatus from the challenge in order to finish my last assessment for uni.

But, as usual, I got a lot out of it. This challenge was fairly unique in the fact that it's one I know I intend to continue with, potentially forever! And so this month wasn't really about getting it perfect first time, it was about finding a way to make it work.

Last week I realised I wasn't really sure what I was and wasn't getting done each day, I wasn't keeping track, so I made a little calendar for the week, and ticked each task off each day. I'm pretty sure that last week was my most successful in the whole month, so I think that system works well! However, should I find in the future that I need to try something else, I will. You never know what is going to happen. I'm sure there will be times when I won't be able to commit to all of these things - but as long as I keep trying at every opportunity, I'll be getting somewhere!

The best thing about this month is that I have really gotten into a habit of pro-activity. When I'm bored or have some free time, my mind instantly goes to 'what can I do that will be useful?' Sometimes that will be something from my list, sometimes it will be something else that I need to get done (like write this post for instance) but very rarely am I tempted to go for the old sit and watch TV approach. I think this month, well, this whole year really, has really adjusted my attitude, and made me a much more proactive person.

And when you are that busy, proactive kind of person, the days when you say 'fuck it' and throw all your duties out of the window for a day of movies and pizza, become a lot more special and a lot more satisfying. Because let's face it, we all need days like that sometimes. And I definitely had some this month.

So in conclusion - let me remind myself what I wanted out of this challenge:

To exercise more
To make meditation and reading (i.e. looking after my brain) a part of my routine
To have a few more poems in my notebook
To improve on juggling and violin
To keep a journal regularly

Have I achieved all of those things?
Absolutely.

I didn't do it perfectly, but I did do it. And I'm gonna keep going, always open to change, always open to more challenges, but always reminding myself that these are the things that matter to me and I have to work to make them a part of my life.

So that's that on my final challenge. Soon this blog will be done with completely, but watch out for a little more in the next month, just reflecting on the year as a whole. Like I said - there's a lot to talk about!

Till then, taraa.

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