Resolutions, Habits, Routine, Discipline?

Listen, I am almost 49 and no one has ever in my life called me "a person with discipline". However, I've found some ways to get myself closer to being the person I'd like to be at this stage. 

As my health improves, I am able to put more habits and routine into place to support the life I want to live.  This is what I am doing at the moment: 

• DuoLingo (Spanish)
• Blogging
• 100% medication compliance
• Tidiness - let me tell you I am a whole different person in regards to this than I used to be, and I couldn't be happier about it
• Chatting with long distance bestie pretty much daily
• Staying on top of my part time remote job
• Staying on top of my self employment

These are things I would like to add: 

• Exercise (after I recover from minor hip surgery)
• Flossing more
• Engaging more with local friends face-to-face
• Tending to some other long distance friendships that I have been neglecting
• Taking myself for solo dates
• Spending quality time with each grandkid (I have 3 1/2 now)
• Being more fiscally responsible
• Starting a garden
• Learning the piano and bass
• Getting out of the house more

I only set silly New Year's resolutions.  This year it is to be able to solve a Rubik's cube.  So far I am at 2 layers memorized.  The top layer has a few steps so I think it will take me till the end of January to master it.  

When I look at the lists, I search for common themes.  This is what I see: 

• Take care of my body
• Take care of my relationships
• Stimulate my mind (employment & interests)

So instead of making each of the initial items into a to-do list, which would eventually feel onerous, I think I am just going to ask myself each day... 

• Did I do the things to take care of my body today?
• Did I take care of my relationships today? 
• Did I take care of my business today?
• How did I stimulate my mind today? 

This seems less overwhelming and more flexible. 

I ran all of the above through ChatGPT and asked it if I am missing any themes.  This is what it suggested: 

You hint at the importance of enjoying life outside of responsibilities and tasks, which can be a subtle but important theme in your post.

You have a well-rounded perspective, but adding a more explicit focus on self-compassion might also enrich the post, highlighting the balance between striving for growth and giving yourself grace during moments of imperfection.

Noted!!  

I do want to avoid putting too much pressure on myself, as my health is still inconsistent and it is easy to make yourself feel like you're failing at, well, just about everything.  Oh hey, that sounds like self-compassion to me!! Look at me, crushing goals already!