Changing my lifestyle in more than one way

I am a very unbalanced person. I seem to put everything I am into one thing and let the other just as important things lag behind. This has forever been my weakness. I am trying to change that, but it's one of the hardest hurdles I've ever tried to conquer.

I feel like I'm in my weightloss niche. I can order out and meal plan with my eyes closed. I've got this. It has become a part of my everyday life and I'm really proud of that. However, I have let some other things in my life slip while I've been striving for skinny.

I know that I cannot just say "from now on I will lead a balanced life" and do it. I'll fail after a week because it's just too much for me to wrap my mind around. So I am slowly adding good habits back in my life.

1. My New Year's Resolution: Believe it or not, it wasn't to lose weight! It was to SLEEP! I have made it a goal to be in bed, lights off by midnight, 6 out of 7 nights of the week. I did great my first week and I am slowly starting to reap the benefits and feel less zombie like during the day. I think I'll stick to it.

2. School starts in 2 weeks and it's my last semester of undergrad and I'm going to be serious about it. I have 2 classes and a GRE to study for and I want to start grad school in the fall...so I'll be slowly adding a disciplined study schedule to my life (a thought put into my head by my BFF...thanks, friend). I want to do really great in grad school and I have to start figuring out how to do that now and not when I start.

3. I don't exercise. Shocker, right? Don't let my muffin top and flabby arms deceive you, there is not much calorie burning going on around here. And I know I need to change that, but I'm going to risk sharing my sob story about how I literally have no time. I love group classes and there is a gym in my town, but with the kids' schedule and Josh's schedule, and the gym schedule, it just doesn't work out. And I practically live in the tundra...so outdoor walking is out. I have tried running on the treadmill and it's not my thing. So instead of continuing to add excuses I am setting a goal to join an exercise class during the next session at my gym. I WILL make something work, I am determined.

I am taking all of these things one lifestyle addition at a time. If I force myself to add all the changes now or fit them in right this minute, I will fail and I am sick of failing.

I have no interest in being supermom or doing it all. I just want to be balanced.