Day 213: “Early Night”
I swore I’d go to bed earlier today
I swear I swore I did
But I got home from work
Had to decompress
And hours later
My pink finger had a dent
from holding my phone
And my thumb was sore
From scrolling
Then I got it back on track
I planned
I cooked
I worked out
Then I had to shower
Get ready for bed
By the time I laid down
To write this poem
It was after 1 am
While definitely not an early night
I guess that’s early in the day
I swear I’ll try again tomorrow
Day 198: “Habitual Growth”
I’m trying to be good
Strong
Productive
And I’m doing it
I’m actually doing it
Don’t pinch me
Let me keep this up
Wait until it becomes second nature
Day 167: “Reinvention”
I’m getting into a new routine
Working out
Eating right
Rinse
Repeat
I’m starting to get the hang
Then I can get back on track with my poetry
Who said you can only become resolute at the start of the year?
Day 130: “Deep Breaths”
I’m happy to report
That I breathed today
Deep inhales
And exhales
When I was stressed,
I took a deep breath
When I was tired,
I took a deep breath
When I was annoyed,
I took a deep breath
I felt calm, cool, and collected
Deep breathing looks good on me
Day 91: “A New Start”
I saw a video online that jumping 50 times to start your day makes you happier
I will say,
Today it did give me a boost
I’ll let you know how it goes
Boots on and off the ground journalism
Day 52: “Routine”
I’ve never been good at routine
One low energy day
One low energy hour
One low energy second
And I abandon all that’s good for me
I revert
To old patterns
Even if they don’t serve me
I’d rather
Have my new routines
Be my fallback
How do I get there?
Repetition
And
Routine
Or maybe it starts with intention
I intend to build better habits
There
It’s solved
Faking It Made 