Little Celebrations

I've been working on celebrating the little victories in my life.  I started out just noticing the big and obvious things--when I went for walks, did my physical therapy, and drank 64 oz. of water in a day.  I was hesitant to recognize things that seemed small and maybe even easy.  If I passed up a chance to eat something extra--that didn't seem like an accomplishment.  But gradually I allowed myself to see that even these small things are big steps for me.

I've been journaling about my eating habits, my thoughts and feelings surrounding food, and now my little victories.  Here are some of the things that I've celebrated:

• Taking a walk
• Doing my physical therapy at home
• Eating a meal at home
• Trying chair yoga
• Turning down an order of french fries

So yay for me!  I felt a little ridiculous saying that these were victories--but they are!  I am starting to embrace that I am not perfect, but I'm trying--and I'm actually accomplishing things every single day.  I'm becoming aware of the things I do that I should be proud of.

Most of my celebrating so far has been blaring out some rock anthems and singing loudly.  It's fun, and I really enjoy it.  Today, however, I really didn't feel like dancing around and singing.  I want to come up with other ways to celebrate me.  I've done some searching online, but so many of the suggestions are about food or about spending money.  Several of them suggest taking a day off work.  The thing is, I'm trying to celebrate multiple events every single day, so I need easy and doable.

One thing I was thinking about was that I'd love to start a project that I add to each time I have a small victory.  Maybe a beaded project or cross-stitch?  It would be really cool to eventually finish a project and be able to visibly see that each tiny piece/bead/stitch reflected a victory for me.  I will definitely have to research some ideas...

In the meantime, here's a little celebration: