Personal Wildcards
Let's talk about our Wildcards! This weekend, we will all decide on 3 more Personal Wildcards to assign to our last 3 weeks. We can either keep the ones we have had, or push ourselves in new areas for improvement.
What Wildcards have been difficult for you, and what have you done to achieve them?
Going to bed at 11pm was very hard for me. I realized that I can't get everything done before midnight! I also realized I was much more rested when I went to bed by 11pm. And... I sure asked my husband to help me with things more often- suh as getting ready for our daughter's birthday. There was no way I would have had the house decorated for her to wake up to without his help. I learned I need to ask for his help more, and maybe scale down my projects/commitments so I can get better rest!
ReplyDeleteThis is Brad. Eating one treat per day has been my most difficult wildcard but I have done well at sticking to it. I tend to crave sugar after every meal which leads to me eating candy or cookies multiple times a day. I have made sure to get sugar at my meals by making fruit smoothies or fresh fruit - although they still don't satisfy my cravings as much as 6 oreos! I have been eating my treat typically after dinner because it gives me something to look forward to though out the day. This wildcard is hardest when someone brings donuts or brownies to work because when I have eaten treats at work, it makes dinner frustrating because I don't have something unhealthy to look forward to.
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DeleteI have noticed that this challenge has helped me to involve all of my family in getting things done that we should, and Eric, especially, has helped to make these changes happen.
Oddly enough, my hardest thing has been my prayers morning and night. My alarm goes off at 5:25 and I literally jump out of bed almost instantly and am rushing to get Corben off to the bus before 6. It's not until I get home afterwards that, if reminded, I usually even think about my prayer. Then in the evening I think about it when I'm downstairs but as soon as my head hits the pillow I'm either out or chatting with Ryan (and fall asleep in the middle of that.) So frustrating! To fix it I made a card that says PRAYERS that I place over the front of my alarm clock. I have to move it to see the time or set the clock. At night the light from the clock shines through and makes the word PRAYERS glow green. :) As long as I remember to put the card back then the sign is the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing when I'm going to sleep. So far so good!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Christy!
DeleteCreating the routine of reading "Preach My Gospel" with Scott and having family prayer have been challenging for me! Elder Zwick of the Seventy came and spoke to us during our last Stake Conference in March. At the adult session he challenged everyone to read the chapter on "Developing Christlike Attributes" in "Preach My Gospel" and if you were married to read it out loud with your spouse. He said you would start to see those attributes in each other - and he was right! We've also noticed that the kids have asked if they can join us during this time! We go in and out of having regular family scripture reading/prayer, so having THEM come ask US if they can join us during this time is a huge blessing! Having these as wildcards helps me to put these as priorities in my day. I was out of town recently and had to remember to call home for prayer and to read with Scott. If I go out at night or on a date with Scott then we have family prayer before I leave. That's how it *should* be and I'm excited about the changes I'm seeing in my family!
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is rare for me to drink anything except water, my usual intake is less than four cups. Breakfast is usually eaten in the car on the way to work and the bottle of water I open up to have with my working-lunch often leaves work with me only half empty. With being on the run most evenings, I find myself falling short of a healthy intake of water on a regular basis. It has been difficult to spread my goal out over the day but by keeping cold bottles of water in the fridge that I can grab in the morning to sip in the car on the way to work, by taking that half empty bottle from lunch and finishing it as I leave work, and by drinking more water with my dinner...I'm getting there.
ReplyDeleteThis is Emily. The hardest personal wildcard for me was getting ready by noon. I don't really like getting ready because often I don't really know what I am doing when it comes to hair, makeup, picking out clothes, and etc. I didn't really find any tricks that helped me, especially since I felt like my workout schedule was always crazy, and I didn't want to get ready before I worked out. I did find that there were lots of days where I did my makeup at 11:50 to have it done by noon. It was difficult for me, but I probably won't do it again, because I don't know if I value being ready enough to do that challenge, but we will see.
ReplyDeleteMy most difficult personal goal was waking up before 9am. Most of you probably know that I am NOT a morning person and sadly, I did not do well with it. Having an infant with no set sleep schedule did not make things even remotely easy for me. So, I didn't do well. And most days, I entered a zero. I had to admit defeat. For now...
ReplyDeleteThe other personal goals were much more attainable for my current circumstances. Having an iPad that I can take with me has been so helpful. The goals I'm most proud of are reading my scriptures and saying my prayers. They've made a big difference in how I handle everything.
Nightly prayers are the hardest wildcard for me since I am so tired by time for bed that I usually forget. This challenge has helped me to adjust things a little so that I read scriptures earlier in the evening and say prayer directly after. By doing this before I'm so tired I'm not as likely to forget or fall asleep in the middle of prayer. And I get much more out of scripture study too. This simple adjustment to my traditional routine has worked much better for me.
ReplyDeleteLike many of you, personal prayers in the morning are really hard for me. When I wake up in the morning it takes me a while to shake the fuzziness out of my brain, and then I am focused on getting the kids out the door. I started saying my prayers in the car after carpool when the hectic morning had slowed down, and before I get out of the van to begin my own chores and errands. I can think more clearly then, and feel the prayers mean more.
ReplyDeleteThe hardest for me has been my night time facial routine. I have found that if I do it while putting the kids to bed (as they brush their teeth) or when I have a moment in the evening then I am more likely to do it then right as I am going to bed.
ReplyDeleteThe hardest one for me is bearing my testimony to my family. I thought it would get easier after the first several days but it didn't. I am not all that shy about doing it when I have had a real spiritual experience to talk about or relate. But, unfortunately, I don't have those a lot. So it still feels weird and very random to me. I still need some work on it.
ReplyDeleteAll of the above... I don't think there's any one specific one that's harder than the other -- the change in routine (or establishing one) has been the hardest part.
ReplyDeleteMy wildcards have certainly been WILD but I am working on them anyhow. Ed (still the UNKNOWN).
ReplyDeleteI don't really consider my wildcards as hard or very difficult. They are things that I saw myself either slacking at or abandoned all together. I figured that this was a good way to remind myself to do the things that I should be doing anyway. Once I've gotten the habit back, I shift to another area I view myself lacking in.
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