Habit Tracking - It's a Thing

I had never heard of the concept of habit-tracking until yet another YouTube algorithm brought it to my attention.  Unlike quite a lot on YouTube, this seems like a good idea, as a habit tracked is a habit stuck to, allegedly.  Buying habit-tracking paraphernalia from YouTube chancers, not such a good idea.  Anyway, I’m old school, who needs an app when you can have an Excel spreadsheet or at long last, a use for that notebook where the pages are printed with grids of dots.  Habit tracking the old-fashioned way, colour-coded and everything.  Also, have invented a new law, in the manner of ‘Sod’s’.  Let us call it ‘Trackster’s Law’; The chances of failing to track anything more than twice, increases exponentially with the fancy-schmansiness of the tracking methodology utilised.  I have to refine that obviously, so it will fit on a bumper sticker. 

Short story long, on October 1^st, made an excel spreadsheet to habit-track ‘no spend’.

Was shocked therefore, when day 1, there was spend. 

Well, two of the ‘allowables’ were time-limited – birthdays and Polyfilla.  However, it was useful to notice a sort of self-sacrificing punishment vibe creeping in.  While it’s never a good idea to go cold turkey, I wasn’t expecting to stress about spend.  It’s just an experiment, it’s not going stop any wars or hurricanes. 

Would that it could. 

It’s just some self-discipline in order to notice habits I didn’t realise I had.  Like the new roller-blind in the kitchen becoming part of the furniture because I stopped noticing it.

Tempting emails today, a chance to win an Angie Lewin screenprint if you pre-order her 2025 calendar.  What are the chances of winning anyway?  Two; slim and fat.  Was easily resisted.  Gorgeous calendar though.  Next, 25% off Cass Art supplies. 

Mighty Frugalina, give me strength!