Wishing Upon a Star🎋 ~Goals for One Year From Now~

It's Tanabata!

It's been a long time since I hung a wish on a bamboo branch, but I think I might get carried away and make a wish this year🎋

The reason is this.

This article I posted the other day.

I wrote a report on my one month of tidying up in June.
I poured my thoughts into the article, and I got really carried away. It's over 5,000 characters. That's too much.

Usually, I would try to reduce the volume to around 2,500 characters, but I just got on a roll with my writing.

It's long... and the content is heavy...
but I just added a table of contents and hit publish.

I posted it at a time when it seemed unlikely to be read, with minimal hashtags (though I did enter it into the "Things I'm glad I used note for" contest😆).

And guess what!
It got a decent number of views, the fastest in my history🙌
I'm so grateful!!

So, getting carried away, I decided to do this.

The article above's table of contents

"At the end of June, I made a new goal."

I'm going to write the two things I wrote about there on strips of paper today and hang them on the bamboo!

And, I'll add three more.
That makes a total of 5 wishes.

・Wish No. 1: Diet❤️

Here are my target numbers!

・Lose 8 kg in weight
・Reduce body fat percentage by 5%

I plan to work steadily toward these goals. My weight has exceeded the peak I reached during my final month of pregnancy😭 My body feels heavy, so I want to slim down.

Here are the methods I'm considering!

・Dietary restrictions
・Walking and exercise
・Stretching and massage

These are the basics.

I don't want to give up alcohol if I can help it (summer beer is the best! Cold beer is the best all year round!🍺❤️)... but I should be able to reduce the amount I drink or have the occasional alcohol-free day. I'll try to approach this in a way that doesn't cause stress.


They say that if you walk 8,000 steps a day, you won't gain weight.

To start, I'll begin gently with a minimum of 5,000 steps a day, aiming for 8,000.
Once I get used to walking, I think I'll gradually incorporate things like strength training.

・Wish No. 2: Improve body aches✨

Here are my goals!

・Be able to raise both arms straight up easily
・Feel no pain when rotating my neck 360 degrees
・Feel no pain when tilting my neck left or right
・Get rid of pain in my back, shoulders, and lower back

I suppose these are what you'd call middle-age problems.

Compared to my diet, this is written a bit more vaguely, but the cause is likely a lack of exercise, coldness, and not moving my muscles enough. In any case, I want to get out of the state where having pain is considered normal.

The methods I'm considering are:

・Warming my body and keeping it from getting cold
・Stretching, massage, and strength training to gradually increase my range of motion
・Seeking appropriate help from a doctor
・Not overusing my smartphone or computer, and taking breaks or stretching at regular intervals

These are also the basics.
I'll stick to the basics.

I'm going to be faithful to the basics!!

Below are additional wishes.

・Wish No. 3: Declutter the entire house🏠

The decluttering I worked hard on in June has successfully become a habit🎊

Decluttering is going well in July, too. I worked really hard again yesterday.

By pouring out all the heavy thoughts I'd been bottling up into the decluttering report I linked above, my brain feels incredibly refreshed.

I accepted the fact that I'm not good at tidying up or decluttering, and from there, I just decided to do what I can to aim for my "ideal state" (a tidy house)! I managed to find a good way to just let go of my worries.

A year from now, I want to have cleared out all the unnecessary items in my house, organized it to be easy to live in, and have a tidy home. If I'm being greedy, I'd also like to tidy up my workspace and the contents of my computer and smartphone... but well, I'll keep that as a "would be nice if it happens" goal. lol

By the way, you might ask, what about your wishes for note??

"If my daily life improves, my note account should naturally become brighter too"


—is that too naive? Well then, I'll write down my wishes for note.

・Wish No. 4: Continue enjoying note🗒️

Regarding note, my wish is
"to keep posting at least once a week without stress, and still be doing it a year from now."
Is that too loose?

If I write my articles honestly, my own positive changes will surely show in future posts. I hope to be an account where those changes are received favorably. After all, when I first came to note, I was just spreading toxicity everywhere (I've moved many of those past toxic articles to drafts😂).

My wishes regarding note are a bit vague.
For now, I don't really want to decide on a specific direction or feel tied down.

As long as I keep going, I'm sure something will become clear! If I decide I want to aim for somewhere, I can just start running from there.

It's fine to be on note just because it's somewhat fun, even without any goals, right?😂

Reasons for writing! Or reasons for continuing!
Whether they are clear, vague, or change along the way, that's fine, isn't it?😀 It's different for everyone. It's all about continuing🌸
Continuing is what matters🌸

・Wish No. 5: That my family stays happy and healthy🍒

I am who I am because of my family.
I am who I am because I do my main job properly.
And above all, I value my physical and mental health.

I want to remember that my note life exists on top of that foundation.

For example, if I get too absorbed in note...

I don't think it's right to cause family discord, suffer from poor health due to lack of sleep, or get mentally ill or crushed by comparing myself to others.

If you're frustrated because things aren't going well but you want to work hard at note, then go ahead and work hard. But if you feel like you're going to get sick, you should rest without hesitation😌
There's no need to rush, it'll be okay.

The same goes for work and friendships.



There shouldn't be anything you have to do to the point of making yourself sick. Even a smartphone won't work if you don't charge it. If you feel your power draining... let's rest positively and confidently!

In my case...
Since I started writing on note and since I started decluttering,
I feel like my relationship with my family has improved.

Perhaps it's because I have more peace of mind, allowing me to be kinder and more considerate toward my family? Maybe I've become able to accept each family member's feelings more honestly?

Well, that's just what I like to think, anyway🤣

I want to organize myself and gradually expand my capacity.

So, with that said,

My wishes are...


1. Succeed in dieting🚀
2. Succeed in getting rid of body pain🚀
3. Succeed in decluttering the entire house🚀
4. Continue enjoying note🚀
5. Keep the family happy and everyone healthy🚀

!

I am participating in Kotobato-san's project.

This is my second time participating in a note project—I'm nervous💓

If they are easier to make come true when everyone sees them,
it's better to just put them out there!

It's anonymous and free, after all.
(As for my weight and body fat percentage, it's a bit embarrassing, but I'll just do my best so I can look back on it fondly in a year.)

The original deadline was July 6th, but
as mentioned in the article below, the deadline has been extended to "this morning as well."

So,
I am posting this article at the last minute.
Sorry for being so last minute🙇‍♀️

Now, I wonder what I will be like next year?!

I just hope I won't be my usual self and give up after three days...

The magic spell to make wishes come true

"I can definitely do it☺️"
"I will surely reach it😊"
"It will surely be okay😃"

kept in my heart.

Even if I take detours, or take breaks, I will keep moving forward.

May everyone's wishes come true!!

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