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Snooze – oh snooze button…I love you. I cannot break my snooze button habit. To be honest, I have been using it almost every day for 15 years, since I got my very first alarm clock (it was a Mickey Mouse clock), and I actually like it. I like to have a little snooze and enjoy those last few moments half awake cuddling in bed with the cat. But, the problem is, I no longer hit snooze once or twice, I hit it over and over and over.

So, even though I initially said no snooze, now I am going to say no snooze abuse. No snoozing to the point that it makes me have to rush and/or be late.

So far this week:

Day One: Success!
Day Two: Fail :(

Wow, this is turning out to be my most failed at goal. But tomorrow I start my job!!!! It is going to be much steadier than my other jobs, so I think it will force me to get my morning routine together. So I guess I’m restarting the one month countdown, AGAIN, to end on November 19.

I feel that I have made a little progress since making this goal. There were some key areas that I addressed when I defined this goal. I have made progress on these parts:

• “Explore self-help books, podcasts, and other resources.”
  —-I have been listening to the iProcrastinate Podcasts and they are so great. Some of the early ones have shitty audio, but the audio improves and the topics are great. I have been putting some of what I am learning into practice, but I need to be more diligent.

• “Get rid of the environmental things that make me feel gross, make me sad, make me want to stay in. Don’t let the apartment get to be a wreck and stay in my pajamas for three days and then sit there feeling sorry for myself. Keep it nice and clean and uncluttered. Put important quotes and photos and reminders in my room that keep me focused, make me happy, and spur me to action.”
  —-I just did a lot of organizing and I am very close to having everything put away and all the extra crap gone. The other night I put up a collage that has pictures of some of my most inspirational famous people, favorite cartoons, awesome photos, and happy memories. I like it.

So, that’s some progress, but I expect to make a lot more soon because I got a new job! Starting tomorrow I will be working for a nonprofit organization that I think is really great and that is working on really important environmental issues. I am so surprised to find myself with a good job that I am excited about. This is going to help me to approach life so much more openly and joyfully. Also, because I am now a representative of this organization, even when not working, I feel more accountable and a much greater incentive to live an energetic life with high values and ideals. I can’t be a hypocrite and I need to lead by example.

So far, I have been coming to this site and updating my goal progress when I felt like it and when I had something to say, but I feel I need to be more attentive than that. I have a tendency to become lazy and complacent and I really need to fight that. I feel like I have done a really good job of defining each of my goals and giving them a timeline. To make sure I am achieving my goals and following the timelines, starting tomorrow (my first day of work!), I am going to start visiting this site daily to review my goals and make sure I am on track. I might miss a day here and there, but daily is the goal. I might not always have something to post, but I need to at least review my goals, note where I’m succeeding and where I need to work harder, and recommit myself. So sick of breaking the promises I make to myself.