The app lets you choose activities that are important to you and then pick how many times a day/week/month that you want to do them. You can change your options at any time, like when you add 'meditate' every day and then don't actually meditate even once a week…you can just delete it and pretend that failure never happened. I started slow with only a few things to do each day so as to not overwhelm myself and after trying out different balancing activities, this is what I currently have on my 'to do' list:
Be thankful - every day
Drink some water - every day
Be present - every day
Hit the gym - 5x a week
Read - 4x a week
Yoga or stretching - 1x a week
Write a blog entry - 2x a month
The app gives you encouraging comments that validate your newfound balanced life, like "Good job! You can chill out now." They're good for a laugh.
Being the excessive list maker that I am, I get a thrill when I check items off my lists and this app is rather fulfilling in that respect. It helps me to not worry about the 'House', 'Work' or general 'To Do' lists that I don't actually want but should do (hence their never-ending existence due to procrastination) and focus on the fact that I am being productive - just in a different way. Every time I swipe the 'done' button I know I have done something positive for my health and wellbeing and I think that's the most important list of all these days. It has also inspired me to look at my other to-do lists and take items off that I really don't need or want to do.
Once my balanced activities become healthy habits that don't require reminders to complete, I hope to add:
Meditate
Go outside (come on Spring!)
Go for a run
One step at a time though.
The biggest challenge will be seeing if I can stick to what I need to be healthy physically and mentally when I go back to work next week. Wish me luck!
May you all find a little more balance in your lives.
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