AP 725: Why Perfect Habits Are a Myth: 5 Principles to Adapt Your Routines During a Seasonal Shift

About Progress

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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I used to think that a true "habit person" had the perfect routine lined up every day without a hitch, but that's not reality. Life is unpredictable, and being flexible is crucial. From rethinking my morning routine with five kids in different schools to embracing the early wake-up calls from my toddler, alterations are unavoidable. It's a reminder that being a habit person is more about adaptability than rigid schedules. By learning to honor the needs of each day—whether that's managing unexpected changes or giving grace to myself—I discovered that progress isn’t about having it all together. Instead, it’s about continually adjusting and finding what works in the moment, recognizing that everyone has to revamp routines as life shifts. WATCH the DITL here: https://youtu.be/B7_I-bMgNVM Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! More for Moms Conference Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee Free DSL Training Full Show Notes This episode is brought to you by goPure Beauty, get 25% off @goPure with code PROGRESS at https://www.goPurebeauty.com/PROGRESS #goPurepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think we have the wrong idea in our head that a habit person has the perfect habits and routines all day, every day, all stacked together in a row.
0:07.8	And they never have to tweak, they never have to alter, they never have to overhaul.
0:12.1	And that is so false.
0:19.6	Hi, I'm Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about
0:24.4	progress made practical.
0:27.9	I'm coming at you near the end of the first full month back to school, and I know, I totally
0:34.7	know this, that I can't be the only one who was still adjusting.
0:39.9	Today I wanted to do something a little different in the spirit of letting you in to the real
0:44.3	messy middle of this thing we call life, a life where plans are made and things don't go
0:48.9	according to plan. To do that, I'm going to first throw you a little curveball and let you listen into a day in the life of me on a recent Wednesday.
0:59.9	This is going to be a combination of ASMR and voiceover.
1:05.0	But if you want to see the video, you can on YouTube, which is also something I'm trying out.
1:10.0	People like to see the day in the life videos on Instagram and I'm trying to do more fleshed out ones on YouTube, which is also something I'm trying out. People like to see the day and life
1:11.3	videos on Instagram and I'm trying to do more fleshed out ones on YouTube now. So I will have
1:16.4	that video linked for you in the show notes. I'm going to share that about eight minute segment
1:21.6	here. And then I'm going to walk you through what my plans were before the school year began
1:26.0	and what they became and lessons on how you can tweak
1:30.2	your routines as you move into a new season when that season throws you a whole bunch of curveballs.
1:37.2	That day in the life is coming up after quick break for our sponsors.
1:46.5	Just because your neck and arms might be more covered this fall doesn't mean you should
1:50.7	pretend they don't exist.
1:52.5	Your skin still needs love, especially your neck and why not your arms.
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