Old habits die hard

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Yay its the end of the month today, so what do we have here? Nothing just the usual stuff I do everyday. Woke up and then does all the household chores and activities which had been already part of my daily routine. Yesterday though I wasn't able to publish anything, I wanted to but my time and mind couln't make it. It was another busy day for a full time mom like me.

In the morning, the first thing I have done is to prepare breakfast. I steamed the left over siopao which I bought from Marikina last Sunday. I remember the price of it way back was only 10 php but after more than 10 years they sell it for 18 php. If you live in Marikina you will know about the siopao factories that some small business visits because they have the best tasting siopao at a very affordable price. I think some resell it for 25 to 30 pesos each. The next thing I did was to heat some water and make some chocolate drinks for the kids and well a cup of coffee for me. I know last year I promised not to drink coffee anymore, but what can I do old habits die hard.

I know a lot of you can relate to this idiom. According to this reference Definition of old habits die hard:

—used to say it is hard to stop doing things that one has been doing for a long time.

There were some habits that I really like to eliminate or stop doing it for a better version of me however, as time goes by I just found myself doing it over and over again.

Drinking Coffee

I promised myself that I won't drink coffee ever again, but I guess the promise to myself is set to be broken because lately I started to drink a cup of coffee a day. It all began when we had an overnight swimming. From then on I started to have a coffee occasionally, eventually weeks after my first caffeine this year, my body began craving for it. So two days ago when we had our grocery, I added some coffee of my favorite brand on our grocery cart. I just can't resist it, although I am minimizing myself to only one cup per day and see to it to drink a lot of water after it. After all it was the reason why I stopped drinking coffee last year because my water intake lessen.

Alcohol intake

Another habit that I intend to forgot but due to recent gatherings with the girls, I started to drink alcohol again. Though it happened occasionally but then, another promise to myself is broken. I stopped drinking alcoholic drinks when I became a mother. I used to drink a lot most specially when I am still working. I can't refuse it since my co workers would always tease you if you can't come with them, and due to their influences I am always persuaded. It was actually fun not just because of the drinks but the bonding we got from our simple gathering. Eventually when I got my second son, I stopped it because I am exclysively breastfeeding him that lasted for 3 and half years. I almost forgot the taste of it due to years of not drinking it. I have a high tolerance for alcohol before that I remember I can go home safe and sound in the middle of the night even with the influence of it, but today it has change that I easily got drunk with just a few sip of it.

Sleeping late at night

Ah this habit is too hard to resist. I wonder if I can ever change it. Sleeping early is what I wanted to achieve but it seems very hard. Having a partner working with a different timezone is the reason why I am sleeping really late. And then from then on my body clock has been used to it and when my husband is home we rarely get to sleep early too because as for him his body clock is adjusting too so I have to accompany him too. I guess this habit of mine will never change though I am hoping that I can maybe in the next days or month.

Ending Thoughts

I guess at the end of the day my choice will still matters whether I would like to change or minimize this habits of mine. I have to set goals in order to achieve it and it may harder than I thought but with determination and working hard to do it, I know for sure I can make it.

That's it for today. How about you do have habits that you wanted to change or wanted to eliminate? Please don't forget to comment it down below and let's talk about it.