6 Weeks to a Better Life

Six weeks. That’s how long the experts (a.k.a. people who are sitting on top of a lot more knowledge than I’ll ever mount) say it takes to completely form a new habit or break an old one. Six Mondays. Six Tuesdays. Six Humpdays. Six Thursdays. Six Paydays. Six Saturdays. Six Sundays. All that’s standing between us and a better life? All that’s standing between us and a better life!

Now this is where the cool comes in. Tomorrow is August the 27th. Six weeks after that will be October 8th.

Six weeks after that will be November 19th. And six weeks after that? It’ll be the End of the Year: December 31.

So, there are 3 six week chunks between now and the close of 2006. That, my sexy little readers, means that we have between now and the new year just enough time to make and/or break 3 life-changing habits.

“First we make our habits, and then they make us.”

Here’s a list of bad habits that many mere mortals struggle with - habits that’ll respond to the 6 week promise just like any other habits: Smoking, overeating, procrastinating, lying, complaining, yelling, swearing, biting nails, etc. Of course there are the “sins” of omission, just as ugly as the sins of comission - like not listening to others when they speak, not reading enough, being unorganized, not drinking enough water, etc.

If you have any of these little quirks (or if you’re creative and have some I didn’t think of) - you can ditch up to 3 by the time 2006 passes!

Maybe even more exciting, you can pick up 3 great habits that could make you healthier, wealthier, wiser, or even more gorgeous than you already are. A list of good habits we can choose from would include: Givnig to a worthy charity each week, being more outspoken, being less outspoken (it all depends on what’s being spoken, I guess!), listening to others without interrupting or letting your mind wander away, being more organized, eating more fruits and vegetables, drinking more tea - especially green tea, taking vitamins, exercising, telling your loved ones that they are your loved ones daily, managing your time better, reading more, etc.

Just think, we could incorporate into our lives not 1, not 2, but 3 powerful habits before 2007 rolls into town! We could be like, “New year’s resolutions? Who needs those - I’m already as good as it gets! That’d be like Keira Knightley having facial reconstruction.” Okay, I may stretch it a little bit, here, but I’m pretty excited.

Personally, I’m tackling the whole “get more organized” habit first of all. I always make out these killer schedules for myself, but then I wander waaaaay off of it. What kind of a moron maps out a great route then refuses to take it? This kind! But I’m armed with some information and motivation and I WILL beat this wander lust. By the 8th of October, I’ll be the most efficient, organized moron around! Yay, me.

I’m also going to work on my money skills. Basically, I haven’t any. If I get my little hands on some, it’s gone within an average of 48 hours. I get it, I spend it. The cycle annoys me greatly. The question remains, “Does it bother me enough to break it???” Come Wednesday, yes. But on Friday, hell to the no!!!

I’m going to spend the rest of the day deciding what other new habit(s) I need to add and what old one(s) I need to subtract. It’s not that I’m having trouble coming up with any, I’m trying to narrow them down. Unlike most bloggers, who seem to be so perfect they could walk on water, I’m nowhere near perfect. That fact stares me in the face daily, and most of the time I just stare back at it - hoping it goes away.

But I think I’m onto something, here, that might just make it blink.

Joi