4 Month Glow Up
My journey to grow as a person
On January 3, 2022 my boyfriend will be going to Japan on a work trip for about 4 months. As difficult as I know it will be, I have decided to take this opportunity to really focus on myself and grow as a person. I will have limited distractions and I will truly be able to work on my growth without worrying about how he’s doing or actively putting his needs ahead of my own. I will be able to put myself first and have a true “glow up”. This is my way of not being sad that he will be gone but excited about how things will be when he comes back.
This 4 month glow up is going to be focused on 5 main categories. Mind, Body, Relationships, Career and House. My main goal of this glow up/challenge/whatever you want to call it, is to really be the best version of me yet. Not for my boyfriend, but for me. I want to prove to myself that I can accomplish the goals I set for myself. I’m going to break down the things I will be focusing on in each category as well as my goals for each category.
Mind:
Limit social media to 15-20 minutes per day
Screen time on phone - 1 hr or less
Journal everyday
Meditate 5+ minutes a day
Read at least 10 Pages per day
Phone down daily at 6:30 pm
Set up each day the night before
Stay focused on goals
Body:
No caffeine
Anti-Inflammatory diet
No alcohol
Complete 75 Hard
Complete skincare routine daily
Learn more makeup looks
No eating out 6 days a week
Bed by 9 pm
Awake by 4 am (on weekdays, 6:30 am on weekends)
Meal prep every week
Career:
$1.80 method
Post daily on IG
Post daily on FB
Use planner
House:
Declutter each room in the house
Organize each room in the house
Hang up things that need to be
Pain the bathroom
Sell unneeded things
Relationships:
Check in with 1 friend or family member per day
Write thank you notes
Spend quality time with mom every week (when possible)
I’m going to be making a spread for all of these tasks in my bullet journal to be able to keep track of my progress and what I am doing. Plus this way I am more easily able to keep track of my goals.
Mind:
Have weekly screen time be under an hour
Start healing inner child trauma
Be able to meditate for 30 minutes
Have a better mood on a daily/weekly basis
Body:
Complete 75 Hard
Have more energy
Clear up acne
Lose weight
Consistently wake up on time
Relationships:
Have deeper relationships with loved ones
Career:
Start making $200+ per month selling products
House:
Have a minimalist approach to living
Have every room organized
These are all things that I’ve always said I would work on and I’ve always said I would do but I just let it slip through the cracks. I have always been the person that talks the talk and doesn’t walk the walk.
My point of posting this on here is that I want accountability. I want to have something I’m supposed to be doing every week to prove that I am in fact completing the tasks I say I will. So, I will be posting every week. I will be writing my progress out and showing that I am completing what I am supposed to.
If you feel like you want to have a glow up, join me! Make the challenge be something that works for you, but make it challenging so you really feel like you’re making a difference in your life. Do hard things! I’m so excited to try this out and I can’t wait to see how I feel at the end of this! My first week is January 1-January 7.
About the Creator
Emily McDonald
27, fur mom, mental health focus. I'm also a fitness and lifestyle blogger. I hope you enjoy the content!
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