Hi everyone and good luck on this journey we will be taking together! The best part of this is that you do not have to do this by yourself. If you ever feel like your struggling or just need some advice talk to myself or your peers in class or use this blog to communicate your thought, feeling, or strategies with a bunch of people trying to do the same thing as you, give up a bad habit.
Here is my first day habit post in which I would like you to state the habit you are getting rid of, the triggers that cause it to happen, and the strategy you will implement to pave the way for success. In Mathew 18:8 it states, "If your hand or foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire." I am not asking anyone to cut off any body parts but we are all trying to cut out a part of our lives that does not allow us to reach the best we can be as a person.
My bad habit is being unproductive from 3:30 to 5:30 on school days. I come home and want that break to relax, I usually feel tired and groggy so I sit down and watch T.V. or just wait for the time to pass not really enjoying the time I have with Lilly or whoever else I am with. this is triggered by being home, sitting on the couch, or not having anything planned to do. To combat this habit I am going to run with Lilly when I get home, I will text my mother or mother-in-law when I am on my way home to get Lilly ready for a run, and I will plan my schedule for the week on Sunday so I have stuff to do each day during that time period. I want to change this habit and be a happier more productive person but I know it will be hard.
Day one showed me why it is hard to break a habit. I managed to avoid my trigger of home but missed my run because we had a faculty meeting that went to 5:30pm. Now this through a loop in my run because I had a basketball game in Framingham at 7:00pm so I went home said hi to my wife and Lilly and headed out to Framingham. As I was on the Mass Pike my car started to rattle and I did not think I was going to make it to the game so I slowed down and said a prayer because we only had five guys and I did not want to be the reason we had to forfeit. I made it about 20 minutes later and entered the gym to eventually find out the other team only had three players and they were forced to forfeit. This was extremely frustrating and in my opinion very disrespectful to show up with not enough players without calling earlier in the day to inform us they would not be there. So as I drove home I realized I did not run and now I did not play in the basketball game so my level of physical activity includes walking around at school and that is it. Thankfully my car made it the 40 minute drive home and I walked into Lilly sleeping on my wife. If was pretty cute. Anyways I said I am going to go for a run and I ran 2.2 miles and felt pretty good doing it (better than I did last week). I felt very proud of myself for accomplishing the run because I had a dozen excuses not to but did not use them. I thought of all of you and this project and the community of support and said I would not be a good role model if I came in and used an excuse to accomplish my goal. Life will throw you obstacle after obstacle and sometimes it is how we adapt that makes us successful. I can't wait to see what today brings!
About Me
- Mr. Phillips
- I have been teaching at SPCC since 2004. I love interacting with students everyday and working with my peers. I also love playing and coaching basketball, playing baseball, and golfing. I love being spontaneous and riding the wave of life where it takes me. I am also very proud to have the best wife, duaghter, and a brand new edition on the way in September. My parents are a driving force in who I have become and throughout my life I have had the best friends around me who love me for who I am. God has guided me in many ways that have turned into miracles.
Hey! Last night when I went upstairs to bed I left my phone downstairs. I had taken a shower at around 4:30 that afternoon because I was all sweaty and gross, so I ended up not having to take a shower later. This gave me about 30 extra minutes of free time. After I brushed my teeth and hair, I got into bed. I felt a little weird being in bed that early without my phone. Before I would have usually spent about and hour to an hour and a half on my phone, but yesterday I read for about 45 minutes. Because I go upstairs at 9, I was in bed at about 9:15. I was feeling a little bit of instagram withdrawal, but I read my book anyway. I am currently reading a book called It's Kind of a Funny Story. Its really interesting so far and I'm looking forward to reading it tonight. Yesterday I ended up going to sleep at about 10:00 which is about an hour earlier than I usually go to sleep. This was most likely because I was reading which makes you feel more tired than watching Netflix or something Tonight I have dance from 5:00-7:30, so I am interested in seeing how it will affect my schedule. I am feeling really good about this project and I hope everyone is felling good about theirs too! :)
ReplyDeleteToday I got home from school at around 3:45 because my mom had to stop at the pharmacy. I grabbed a quick snack and went straight to the table to do my homework (which I am doing at the moment). It kind of feels like a waste of time doing my homework as soon as I get home when I could be outside or doing something fun while the sun is still up but I will still have time when I finish my homework.
ReplyDeleteMike, if you are going to do your homework then go outside first and do it before or after dinner. I do not see that as being a bad habit at all. Especially if you are not putting your all into your homework. Think about it!
DeleteHenno! Last night went pretty good I'd say. I did my home work and then I read some of my book. Then I had softball from 7-9. So when I got home I took a shower brushed my teeth and all that stuff and then went to my bed. I had my phone charged to 60% and then turned it off and left it in my grandparents room. It was weird just sitting in my bed and doing nothing. I really didn't want to watch tv so I started to read for a little bit and also I was studying for a test. By then it was like 10:00. I wasn't really that tired so I went downstairs and was playing with my cat (mumma's) and got some water. Then went back upstairs and by then I was tired. So I feel asleep probably around 10:15-10:30. Which is like an half an hour before I usually go to bed. So tonight will be different because I don't have softball so I hope I can fill in those two hours with something else. But I believe I can do it!
ReplyDeleteToday was a much more successful day for me then yesterday was. Instead of cracking my knuckles non stop all day I only cracked them about 15 times. Whenever I was tempted to crack my knuckle I began tapping my foot or twirling my pencil. I still wanted to crack them but that distracted me a little. I was very annoyed when one of my classmates thought it was funny to crack their knuckles in front of me on purpose. I didn't feel good today so i came home early. When i got home I had some watermelon. At first I wanted to stop snacking fully especially when I wasn't hungry. Now i think that it is ok to have a little snack as long as its healthy and if I'm actually hungry. I shouldn't eat just to eat or because of boredom. Although I am still struggling a little I think I can improve every day. Tomrrow instead of having chips at lunch I will have something like an apple instead.
ReplyDeleteToday, instead of going straight home I dropped Madison off at her house. When we got home I got ready for the gym. My mother and I waited for Madison and Tracey to get to our house. Tracey drove us to the gym. We stayed for about a hour and a half. Being productive has definitely made me feel better about myself. Now I am home doing my homework. After I do my homework me and my mom are going to have dinner then get ready for bed. I have being well with my project, everyone seems to being theirs pretty well too. Good job guys!
ReplyDeleteI had some difficulty trying to avoid fat foods today. I was asked by my best friend to go to Dairy Queen and grab an ice cream. It was very humid day so I figured why not. As soon as I got there I realized I was going to eat a ice cream which was very fattening. I almost ordered an ice cream but instead told my friend I didn't want anything. She thought it was very unusual for me not to get an ice cream. I explained the whole Habit Project to her and she was very interested and actually wanted to break one of her habits which was biting her nails. We are both trying to break out habits together. My friends mom actually drove me to Big Y and let me get some low fat ice cream. I never realized how supportive people can be with helping you break a habit. The ice cream was very good and made the day even better but in a healthy way. 😃🍦
ReplyDeleteToday I tried my best not to chew the inside of my cheeks. I did it about three or four times but immediately stopped myself whenever I did it, which made me proud and I haven't really done it since then. When I start to do it, I tell myself that I'm doing it (because I don't really realize) and then focus on people around me or pay extra attention to what's going on in class. Also I bite together so that I'm not tempted to do it again. When I got home i did some chores and then started my homework. I had like five Swedish fish but only because my brother gave them to me. It's not exactly healthy and good but it's a start since I didn't grab them myself or look for another snack after. I didn't snack on chips or anything (except the Swedish fish) and ate my dinner while studying for my tests. It's not spectacular results like some of the people on here but everyone has their own pace so I'm going to do the best I can.
ReplyDeleteToday went pretty well. As I got in the car after school, I went to pull out my phone to use it. However, when I turn on my phone and then dont manually turn it off, it never turns off automatically. So my phone was turned on during school somehow and it ended up reducing the battery to 1%. I was upset at first but then I remembered that it was actually a good thing because I'm not supposed to go on it. When I got home, I had planned on going to the couch (not near my phone or IPad) and doing my homework, but my mom told me we were going to the gym with Alyvia and her mom. We left for the gym at around 4:20 and stayed for about a half an hour. I felt sore all over after, because I haven't done anything like that in a while. I honestly do not like the gym, and would've rather gone to the park for a run. I am currently doing my homework and after that I am eating dinner. After dinner, I plan to read a book or draw, because I do not want to watch T.V (which I count as an electronic). I also plan to only go on my phone/IPad/T.V for an hour a day only, which I know will be hard for me. I really wany to break another habit (which I will do and keep you posted): stop saying the word 'like' in every sentence I use. Unless it's comepletely necessary for me to use it. I tried it out today and I said 'like' less than I normally do. What I'm trying to do to break this habit is to think about what I say before I say it. Also, if I'm about to say 'like', I pause and re-word what I say. So far, both of these habits were avoided today with a little bit of despair when I remembered that I couldn't use my phone. I know this is going to be hard for me, but I will push through it and break these habits! I see everyone is also doing well and I hope it all goes well!
ReplyDeleteToday I got home around 3:45 and said hi to my mom. My mom and I talked for a little bit and went to her old job and printed out edible paper because she was making a cake for someone. Then we left and went to her actual job and made a cake. Left work and came home at 5:30 and started to do my homework in the living room. My mom was about to turn on the tv, but I immediately told don't turn on the tv can you please watch it in your room which she did. I ate dinner after I was done and I decided to not watch tv for the rest of the day. I am very proud of myself for not watching tv while doing homework because I would do less of my homework and watch tv more. It was really hard and I got frustrated about it, but I know that I can push myself to stop my habit because my goal is when I go off to high school, I want to get all my homework done without any distractions. I am happy that I went through the day without tv and I should do that more often. If I finish with my homework, I can go outside for a while and when I come inside I can watch like 5 or 10 minutes of television and go off to bed. Today I am going to bed early because I want to wake up nice and fresh for school tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteToday i got home from school and i went to the park to play some more basketball and i went on my phone and texted people to come play but they couldn't so i played with some random kids. I am really liking this project and i will continue to do it after the project ends im having alot of fun and i am making new friends in the process.since i started this project i am eating better foods and i am going to the gym more to exercise.
ReplyDeleteToday I got home around 3:45 ,As soon I got home my mom told me we had to go to Ed Edward to check out uniform for SPM before the store closes , After going there on my away home we went to grocerie shopping at Shaws , my mom picked up a bottle of ginger ale , to be honest I totally forgot I had stop drinking soda because it was my bad habit, as we walking in the store then in came in my mind that I had to go on blogger to do my homework then I remembered , I went to my mom and asked if I can put the soda back but she refused and I didn't want to argue with her because she loves drinking ginger ale and it's her money she's using to pay so there was no point arguing, when we get home dinner wasn't Ready so I grabbed a bag of chips, then I opened the fridge I touched the ginger ale and my mom said " I thought you were supposed to give up soda because it's your bad habbit " I was upset cause I didn't know what to get , I stood in front of the fridge for about 5 minute and I got yelled at to close the fridge, But I ended up getting water to drink and I think I just created a habbit of opening the fridge , anyway the only reason I made through day 2 was because my mom kept reminding me and it's really hard to stop something u always do as soon u get home. I have made a note to myself that I don't need anyone to remind me .so ya that's day 2.
ReplyDeleteNana maybe instead of standing in front of the fridge for 5 minutes you could ask your mom to buy some sort of juice to replace the soda but the fact that you were drinking water is awesome especially on a humid day like today. Good work!
DeleteWell today went a little worse than yesterday unfortunately. But luckily I have found out why. I have noticed that when large amounts of homework are due I tend to be less motivated to do it. But I haven't figured out how to combat this and would appreciate some help. I have also failed an experiment today. I was testing to see if I do homework better or quicker while listening to music but I found out I work better without it. This is because I love to daydream so when I listen to music I end to daydream and get distracted with it. I hope tomorrow will be better.
ReplyDeleteHi everybody! Your stories are making me want to get rid of my habit completely. I have to give my phone up for the night in a half hour, and I am feeling very stressed out. I always look forward to watching netflix or youtube all day at school, and knowing I couldn't made me angry and frustrated with the project. Then I realized it was unhealthy to rely on my phone to get me through the day. I have decided to instead start looking forward to reading, or spending time with my mom. This project is really messing with my routine, but in a good way! Great idea Mr Phillips! I am still kind of sad due to knowing I will soon have phone withdrawal, but this emotion is reminding me how negative an impact my phone was making in my life before. It was on my mind all day! Good luck everyone, keep working!
ReplyDeleteLast night I went to bed at around 10:40 and fell asleep immediately since I was pretty tired without the nap. Although I slept earlier last night, I felt more sleep deprived than usual. During the day I wanted to go to sleep multiple times. When i got home i felt slow and had a headache so i didn't go to the court and play like i was supposed to. I sat on the couch and watched T.V after I was done with homework and chores, and even if I didn't fall asleep, it was basically the same as taking a nap. Looking back I'm a little disappointed that I let excuses keep me from keeping my promise. And tomorrow I'll do what I did yesterday despite how I feel.
ReplyDeleteHello ! Last night it was really hard for me to give up my phone , because I wasn't tired so I kept thinking about going on my phone . But I survived . The eating unhealthy habit is also starting to get hard today I wa tempted three times to eat bad . I felt like I needed to eat bad because I was so used to eating that food . I'm starting to chew gum more
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ReplyDeleteHenno. So today i hung out with Taylor for half an hour and came home at around 4 pm. I took a shower, ate and then hung outside for a bit. I went up in my room and played with my cat, which was boring, and then went on my tablet for about 2 hours which isn't common for me. It was hard to not keep watching my show. Especially because the last one was a cliff hanger which I don't like. I ate supper, did my homework, and I'm now winding down to go to bed.
Today didn't go as well as expected and I am disappointed in myself. Instead of doing my homework as soon as I got home, I ended up watch t.v with my mom instead. I did end up exercising at the YMCA, but after that someone ordered pizza and I did help myself to a slice or two. And when I got home, my mom went shopping and came back with not so healthy snacks. I'm not quite sure what to do now but I'm hoping that some of you might have some ideas. If so please tell me, I could go for some advice
ReplyDeleteToday I got home today around 4. I needed to do my homework and there was my phone tempting me. It was hard to ignore. But somehow I did ignore it while doing my homework which I did again right after I got home. I didn't run sadly because it was too dark once I finished my homework so I had to be lazy and just watch T.V. I should've read a book. Still got my homework done right away. Not using my phone at all probably helped that. Well actually that's a lie because I prefer to listen to music while I do homework. But I had nothing to delay me or distract me from staring my homework right away. I would call it a successful day.
ReplyDeleteGood job on the homework Luke! I unfortunately could not run either because I did not get home until 8:00 but I did an indoor work. There are limitless options so get after it if your outdoor options are taken up.
DeleteA tale of two stories indeed, good for you for telling the truth but I hope the next time you are telling the truth for doing good. A step in the right direction for sure but let's not get sent to Mrs. Kursonis or anywhere the rest of the year. You have 25 school days left with some hard work and a lot of celebrating you all for your accomplishments, dedication to SPCC, and for the role models you have become. No need to be doing anything your not suppose of. Enjoy the time left because it will be gone soon and you can't get it back.
ReplyDeleteToday actually went better than yesterday, though it wasn't exactly my choice that I didn't play. In fact I didn't get to play video games at all because of a street hockey game I had. When I got home, I did my homework and went outside and practiced until 6:30. Then I went to my game and got back at 9:24, way past my time I'm allowed to play on the weekdays. I actually wasn't mad or sad at all because I knew going to the game would keep my mind off games and not allow me to play them at all. In fact, playing street hockey is much better than video games, and it felt good to be out there and not on my Xbox. Now even though I had no chance to play and I did not read, I really think it was a better solution to playing games.
ReplyDeleteYesterday was pretty much the same for my habit. It is only in the morning so I don't really need to talk about it. Although today everyone was chewing gum and I passed. I felt like my mouth was kind of empty this morning though
ReplyDeleteYesterday to break my bad habbit I did some house chores. It filled the time that I usually do my bad habbit. I'd say that this project going pretty well for me. I wonder what i'll be doing today to break my bad habbit.
ReplyDeleteDon't wonder, make a plan so you can start a schedule that leads to healthy habits!
Deletehi. So yesterday was good i was with Taylor for a bit and then i went home. I got home and i called my dad we talked for a bit but he had to go for around 20 minutes so i decided to walk the dogs. I'm pretty happy i did that. I got back home and talked with my dad a little more. After that i started to do my nails. It was dinner time so i couldn't continue so i watched some tv. I'm not really happy i did that because in that hour or so i could have done something more productive. I then did my homework and finished my nails. I could have blogged about this last night but i had watched tv so i wasn't able too and that's what i want to change. I guess my trigger was that i couldn't do what i wanted at that moment so i decided to wait and watch tv instead of doing something else. Well good luck to everyone else.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I went outside and played basketball for about an hour and a half which made me very tired. I then went into my living room and I watch TV with my family for most of the night. By the end of the day, I went up to my room around 9:30. I wanted to use my phone because I didn't use it that much. But once I started reading my book I was absorbed into it and i wasn't evening thinking of my phone. I fell asleep around 11 and this morning I feel like I got much more sleep than if I was using my phone.
ReplyDeleteSo my second day of the project has gone pretty well. When i got home instead of taking my run then i did my homework first, and i was able to avoid my phone/tablet. Ater i did some homework i had dinner, and right after dinner i continued my homework. Once i finished my homework i decided to study a little. Then when i was getting ready to go for my run my mom asked me if i could take my dog for a walk and i said yes. So now that i wasnt able to go for the run i planned and stuff, i just went for a run with my dog the way we walk him, which is much farther than my normal run. So after taking a run with my dog from 5:30-6:00, i decided to waist some more time by riding my bike to try and avoid watching tv, playing video games, or going on my phone/tablet. When i got home from that it was like 6:45, so i got some water and dthen started doing this. After this to the time i go to bed i will study, and maybe watch the middle with my fam, which we do every wednesday night. Then like 15-20 minutes before i go to bed i will to my nightly workout. As of right niw i like this project and i am having fun with it, good luck to everyone.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got home I went up stairs and got changed for baseball practice. I went to baseball for two hours which made my very tired and hungry. So I ate dinner and did my homework.
ReplyDeleteYou need to expand more on how you feel and what your future plans are. Be more descriptive so we all know what you are doing for your project.
DeleteThis morning was very hard. All I could do was think about my I-pad. Could not sleep allergies are real bad. Did go and see grandparent and walked the dogs.I will keep on thinking of ways to stay away from it. Tomorrow I will go outside and shoot same hoops with my brother.
ReplyDeleteHey guys. Today was hard for me to stay very active because I am sick. So today I woke up at 6 didn't feel well at all so my aunt told me to rest so I rested until about 12 took a shower then ate subway. I was feeling really dizzy so I laid down and feel asleep I didn't wake up until like 4. From 4:00-5:00 I read the fault in our stars for the third time. I wanted to do something productive so I figured why not do that. Right then after reading as much as I could I went outside to my neighbors porch and we watched the basketball games going on for an hour. I didn't have as a successful day but I tried my best not to sit on the couch watch TV and use my phone throughout 4-6.
ReplyDeleteHey guys. Today was hard for me to stay very active because I am sick. So today I woke up at 6 didn't feel well at all so my aunt told me to rest so I rested until about 12 took a shower then ate subway. I was feeling really dizzy so I laid down and feel asleep I didn't wake up until like 4. From 4:00-5:00 I read the fault in our stars for the third time. I wanted to do something productive so I figured why not do that. Right then after reading as much as I could I went outside to my neighbors porch and we watched the basketball games going on for an hour. I didn't have as a successful day but I tried my best not to sit on the couch watch TV and use my phone throughout 4-6.
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