{"id":12548,"date":"2025-12-31T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T07:29:56","slug":"change-your-life-2-0-december-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/31\/change-your-life-2-0-december-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Your Life 2.0 &#8211; December update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>December has officially wrapped up, and with it comes my Month 3 review for Change Your Life 2.0. The last few weeks brought the full range of end-of-year energy\u2014festive moments, unexpected challenges, and small wins that reminded me how far I\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Physical Goals Progress<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Walking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I didn\u2019t reach the same kilometres as November, I stayed consistent with my walking routine throughout the month. With holidays, heat, and life getting busier, maintaining the habit felt like a win all on its own. It hit my 150km and then some, so I am really pleased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Water Intake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hydration continues to improve. Keeping my large water bottle by the bed still works perfectly &#8211; I drink water first thing every morning. My 600ml desk bottle has become part of my daily rhythm, helping keep water front-of-mind even on hectic days. Still drink too much Coke though. I&#8217;ll keep working on that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cooking More From Scratch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December brought a good balance of homemade meals and simple holiday-season shortcuts. I\u2019m still enjoying the creative flow of cooking from scratch, and it\u2019s made festive eating feel more grounded and intentional. We&#8217;re using our Thermomix a lot more to help us make more from scratch &#8211; sauces, jams, spice mixes, pantry staples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mental Health &amp; Well-being<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sleep<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My 10:30 pm bedtime goal slipped a bit this month &#8211; fairly typical for December! Between warmer nights, holiday activities, and the ongoing challenge of J\u2019s wrist recovery, sleep wasn\u2019t as consistent. Still, I\u2019m giving myself grace as things slowly settle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Self-Care &amp; Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m continuing <em>Lessons from the Empress: A Tarot Workbook for Self-Care and Creative Growth<\/em>. With uni wrapped for the year, I finally have more room to breathe, reflect, and enjoy the process. I\u2019m hoping to finish it early in the new year as part of my reset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Study Update<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m officially finished for the year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My last exam was in early December, and stepping into study break has felt amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The date-night list didn\u2019t happen again &#8211; December simply had too much going on -but that\u2019s something I\u2019d like to revisit in the new year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our outing for the month was our yearly Christmas dinner with friends. Always a great night out with some great food &amp; great people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Decluttering Wins<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital clutter was a big focus this month. I continued my slow but steady organisation of my laptop, deleting old files and categorising everything I wanted to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also managed to get all my in-boxes to zero. An unexpected and very welcome end-of-year achievement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve also been working on the bedroom declutter &amp; included it in my end of year Reset Week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December felt like a month of holding steady: maintaining habits, navigating challenges, and making space where I could. Heading into the new year, I\u2019m excited to keep building on the foundations I\u2019ve set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December has officially wrapped up, and with it comes my Month 3 review for Change Your Life 2.0. The last few weeks brought the full range of end-of-year energy\u2014festive moments, unexpected challenges, and small wins that reminded me how far I\u2019ve come. Physical Goals Progress Walking Although I didn\u2019t reach the same kilometres as November, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/31\/change-your-life-2-0-december-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Change Your Life 2.0 &#8211; December update&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12548"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12624,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548\/revisions\/12624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightwolfsden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}