Do You Believe In Magic?

Happy 2024! Vanessa here. Karen will be discussing Habit Loops with you in the lesson this week, which generally focuses on tips and strategies for breaking down habits you'd like to change. But of course, there can be habits that you want to create or keep as well! And health and wellness should be about both, right?

A lot of my habits tend to be food-adjacent. A shocker, I know! Keeping in mind that these are the things that bring ME joy, my happy habits include going to the Lexington Farmers Market (yes, it’s open ALL YEAR ROUND), cutting up veggies for my lunch during the week, making our weekly batch of yogurt and making our "special house blend" of granola.

Now, homemade yogurt, granola and weekly lunch prep might sound like some sort of kitchen wizardry. But I promise it is not. The hands-on time for all these combined takes less than an hour. And again, these are habits that *I* find joy in and feel comfortable in including into my regular routine – your sources of joy might look very different!

But if my routine gets you thinking that you are interested in adding to your list of helpful habits, start with one singular new thing: what would you most like to do? What would reflect your values? What can you see doing for the long term? Is there something where the payoff is greater than the input? Start there.

Just in case you are thinking about starting with some lunch prep magic, check out this week’s “recipe”. I’ve made a list of quick-prep options to make it easy for you to add some veggies to your day. What would you add to this list?