Every Day Counts Like Crazy

Every day in August I did not watch a full Youtube video. This was a problem when I wanted to know how to steam rice for the first time, or relax after eating it for dinner, but I just used Wikihow for the rice, and a book for the relaxation. I did LISTEN to music on Youtube, but that doesn't count because I wasn't watching anything. When someone would pull up a Youtube video in front of me, I would either make an excuse why I couldn't watch it or tell them straight up I was on a Youtube fast. The point of the fast was that I would find myself getting caught in multiple-hour-long Youtube binges on content that, after the binge was over I had nothing to show for, except for, "Oh yeah, I saw that on Youtube" or, "There was this video where this guy was doing this thing and it was crazy"   End. So During August I got all that time back by not watching a single video! I wore a little silver chain around my neck as a reminder. That REALLY helpe...

It was Ben's idea. He says, "Love is the reason we're here (on earth)" So to try it out, we teamed up for July and attempted to spend 10 minutes every day making love. Not sex. Making love in our lives, making love a reality in our relationships....  lol got u This looked like writing a letter to a friend who lives far away, or listening to a lonely person talk for too long. I did 10 minutes of Metta meditation sometimes, and I cleaned up more than 1 mess for roommates or family members who made the mess themselves..... I would start most 10 minute love-making sessions with a mix of drudgery and excitement. Drudgery that I wasn't doing something for me, and excitement that I was being a good person! My making love didn't always last for 10 minutes. Most of the time I would just be talking with someone or about to NOT do something for another person, then I'd remember, "10 minutes of love!"  and I would choose whatever option I was ...

1hr of piano a day - fail Knee exercises every day (hurt my knee trying to meditate an hour a day in May) - fail  

meditate 1 hour a day - nailed it. pretty much

So the goal for February was: Write 1 story every day. Which I did. For about 19 days. Then I took my best story to my friend Sam- who publishes his own Zine... He marked it up, and gave me feedback like, "this part really worked for me"  and "i'm confused as to why he is back in the kitchen making another sandwich, I thought he already made the sandwich?!" This encounter made me stop writing every day. The wind was taken out of my creative sails.... I thought that I had written 19 masterpieces, and it turns my "best" story was pretty confusing...... "whats the timeline with this sandwich!?" So I pumped the brakes and only wrote a total of 22 stories in February... I'll end up writing 28 eventually, but I'll probably only share a few of them.... because honestly they're all not masterpieces!!!!! Here is a link to the first one that I'll share "Poor Peppy":  http://everydaycountslikecrazy....

My goal for February was going to be write a joke every day, and it's already February 4th, so i tried coming up with 4 jokes to start things off ..... This is how that went: -looks around the room, "What's the deal with curtains..."   nothing.... "Cupholders are like little bowls of????"  .... "What's up with computers, they are so powerful and everywhere!" hilarious. Quickly realized that jokes hit me as I walk around my everyday life, and they don't just come when I call them...   New February Goal! write one story every day. This seems more doable.    I've got 28 stories to write, and I'm 4 stories behind... Let's hope my stories are as interesting as my jokes are funny! Every. Day. Counts. Like. Crazy.

Every single day in January, I did physical exercise. I realize this is the most generic New Years resolution. But it's still challenging. Some days, I would be brushing my teeth and realize, "I have done nothing but sit in a chair, and in my car all day!"  and I would do 20 sit ups before getting into bed. No great takeaways other than: Exercise makes me: -physically stronger -mentally clearer -spiritually (more) receptive -emotionally (more) balanced January Goal: Exercise Every Day :::::: accomplished