25 Life-Changing Habits for 2025: Start Your Year Right!

• Discussing 25 life-changing habits for 2025
• Emphasizing balanced meals and self-care routines
• Highlighting the importance of connection and setting boundaries
• Encouraging proactive financial management
• Promoting environmentally conscious choices

What's up everyone, welcome back to my Channel! Today we’re going to talk about 25 life-changing habits for 2025.

Number one: Balancing your blood sugar by eating certain food items. This has been tested by many people on Tik Tok. On a plate, if you have proteins, carbs, and vegetables, you want to go for the vegetables first. Now, I’m not saying not to eat carbs at all. If we start off with the carbs, it’s going to spike our insulin and really throw off our glucose levels all day long. It’s supposed to help you feel balanced and hopefully avoid that food coma crash. But that means your meals are going to have to be balanced.

Next: Wait at least 1 hour before checking any social media or things on your phone that are not necessary to your morning. I actually put downtime scheduled on my phone until 8:00 a.m. A lot of the social media apps that I would like to go on are off and unavailable. This is just another set of accountability for me. There is no need for me to be checking Instagram or Tik Tok at 6:00 in the morning. This gives me time to do other things, like reflect, read, journal, pray, or really anything else.

Next is micro journaling. I think a lot of these habits with journaling fall off because they take too long out of our day, and we tend to just not do it. Whether it's writing on your phone or in your notebook, what I like to do is write three things I’m thankful for, three things I’m kind of worried about or praying for, and then one thing I think God is teaching me today or one recent thing that you are learning.

Next, get into the habit of deleting apps you don’t need anymore. Periodically, when I’m scrolling through my phone, I’ll look and see if there are any apps I just don’t use. Our phones naturally will offload any apps we don’t need, but I like to get a head start. It also clears up data, and it’s a way of decluttering.

Next: Take three deep breaths before you go to sleep and also during times when you feel emotionally overwhelmed. Just breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, do it three times, and then speak or go to sleep. Calm your central nervous system. I recently went walking with my husband. I tend to walk ahead of him because I move so fast, but I was like, "I’m here with my husband, I’m going to walk with him." I just felt a lot more calm. We were moving slowly, and I didn’t feel rushed.

Next is movement snacking. Movement snacking is basically fitting in movements throughout your day as if it were like a little snack. You want to get into the habit of moving your body every hour. My Apple Watch will actually tell me if I’ve been sitting for at least an hour and will remind me it’s time to stand up. This is a great reminder to get up, get moving, or just stretch in your chair. There are many things we could be doing to move our bodies, so movement snacking can be a two-minute movement every hour of the day that you’re sitting.

Next, let’s talk about having a sleep schedule. You’re going to feel more rested when your schedule is a little more predictable. You’re not just saying, “Let’s see what the world throws at me today.” Control what you can control. If you can sleep earlier, sleep earlier, and try to keep a consistent routine.

Next: Hydration timing. It’s really helpful for me to drink more water. Other than just having my water bottle next to me, I drink water first thing when I wake up and before I’m about to eat a meal. This allows me to hydrate and not mistake thirst for hunger. For coffee drinkers, drink water before you go for coffee. I make sure that no matter what I do, water comes first—except running. If I drink too much water before I run, I get cramps.

Next, use the stairs instead of the elevator. This entire year, my husband and I have been utilizing this. Obviously, for carrying heavy things, we will use the elevator, but otherwise, we will use the stairs.

Limit your disposable waste. I have been trying to be more mindful to use reusable items, whether it’s always having my water bottle with me or bringing my grocery bag wherever I go and always putting it back in the car. These are just little steps that we can do to limit our waste. I am not perfect, but I’m trying.

This then goes into the next point: Limiting our plastic use. For our dishwasher, I use tablets instead of pods. For laundry, I also use tablets instead of pods. I’m being more mindful of our plastic use because even dryer sheets contain little bits of plastic, and there are studies on the microplastics that humans have been ingesting. I’m just trying to be more mindful.

Next, avoid toxins, especially in household items and feminine products. I have switched over to Branch Basics, but Blueland is also another reputable cleaning product brand. I honestly would choose either one. I do have period underwear, but I tend to have a heavier flow, so unfortunately, that’s not enough for me. I’ve also been wearing cotton pads to get rid of any dyes or anything that’s in other products. I’m trying to use more natural products. These are the brands I’ve been using that are more breathable because many of these toxins have been found to really impact our hormones and cause hormone imbalances.

Next is energy awareness in the house. My husband and I like to use smart lamps to ensure things are turning on and off. Anytime I leave any room, I turn off the lights. Honestly, my apartment doesn’t have a lot of natural lighting, contrary to popular belief, so we’re often in the dark. At night, especially, I don’t like to turn on the main house lights; I just prefer lamps.

Next, conduct a subscription audit. Look through all your subscriptions and make sure you only have the things you absolutely need that you are using every week or at least every other week. If you haven’t touched that app or subscription in a month and you’re still paying for it, it’s time to let it go.

Next, spend 5 minutes every day looking over your finances. Every morning, one of the things that I do is check our bank account to ensure that everything that needs to go out is going out. I have a list of everything that’s an automatic payment or a bill that’s going to go out. I put the date and look at what date it is today. I make sure everything has gone out up to that day. If things are going out on the 5th, the 9th, the 15th, then checking every single day helps me ensure these payments are going through.

Next, connections are very important. My husband and I have a joint calendar, and we just add things to our calendar together. We can check, "Are we free this day?" My husband is also really good about reaching out to people. If you want to hang out with someone, just reach out. Just say, "Hey, it’s been a while. Are there a few dates that you’re free?" Getting a date settled, even if it’s two months from now, will make it happen.

Also, when having a difficult conversation with family or friends, instead of starting with "You always...", say "I feel blank when blank happens." This takes the blame off the person and explains how you felt. Most of our friends and family don’t intentionally mean to harm us, even if what they did hurt us. Many times, that’s not their intention, and you want to have a conversation about it.

Next is task batching. Task batching is basically lumping together your to-do list based on its similarities so your brain doesn't have to constantly switch contexts. An example of this is when we’re on our phones and switching from different apps. Your brain is constantly switching context, and that can be exhausting. Even in your work, if you can do similar tasks in one go, that’s better than doing a million things at different times.

Next is time blocking. I have many videos on time blocking too, but it’s a productivity habit that really maximizes your day. It creates a schedule for yourself that you need to stick to. If you have a lot going on and feel overwhelmed, that’s a way to say, "I’m going to do this, this, this, and this," and it’s all scheduled.

Deep work mornings is something I want to mention, and this is from Andrew Huberman. He talks about how the deepest work can happen early in the morning, and you need to do 90 minutes of hardcore work. I find that 60 to 90 minutes is a good spot for me to be really productive. After the 90-minute mark, my brain starts to need a break.

Next, I want to challenge you to declutter. You can do this in one day or over a month. Grab a trash bag and just start throwing things in. If you’ve gone through all the seasons and still haven’t touched that thing, you probably won’t use it. You might think you'll need it, but when can you name a time you will?

Next: Turn off your notification sounds. None of my sounds are on because I get triggered every time I hear a sound. I do have my parents and husband bypass it, so if they call me, it will come through. Generally, they’ll only call me if it’s necessary. I check my phone often enough to see texts and all, but it’s distracting when you’re working and constantly hearing notifications pulling for your attention.

Be someone who plans ahead. Even if you’re not planning five years ahead, plan for tomorrow. If you’re planning to go to the gym, try to pack your clothes the night before. If you have somewhere to be, maybe pack your bag the night before. This is going to help you remember things.

Lastly, practice saying no and setting boundaries in areas that are not serving you. Learning how to speak up and set boundaries is important. There are situations in our lives where we think, "That did not feel great," and it’s necessary to push back just a little. Allow people to reflect on how they communicate with you.

I hope these small habits are things you can keep in mind for the next year. If you like what you see, please like and subscribe, and I’ll see you later!
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