53. Habits That Stick: How to Build Routines You’ll Actually Keep

🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Habits That Stick: How to Build Routines You’ll Actually Keep 🔄✨ From flossing two teeth to drinking 100 ounces of water, we’re breaking down what it really takes to create habits that last

In this practical (and very real) episode, Angie and Shelly dive into the art of building sustainable habits. Whether it’s health, home, career, or daily routines, they talk about why some habits fade after a week and others become lifelong rituals. From ADHD hacks to accountability buddies, garden watering to gym avoidance strategies, this one’s packed with stories, humor, and tips you can actually use.

💡 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

🧠 Habit vs. Sustainable Habit – Why short-term fixes don’t always work and what it takes to wire something in for the long haul

🚰 Water Goals & Coffee Triggers – How to stack new habits onto ones you already have (like drinking water with your morning coffee)

🏋️ The Gym Hack – How reframing “go to the gym” into “drive to the gym” changed everything

🦷 Flossing Made Simple – Why starting with just two teeth is better than aiming for perfection on day one

📱 Apps, Lists, and Learning Styles – The tools that work (and don’t) depending on how your brain is wired

🪴 Garden Coffee Routine – How Angie tied watering her plants to her morning coffee ritual to make it non-negotiable

👯 Accountability Buddies – Why sometimes we need someone else to text us “did you do the thing?”

📝 Start Small, Grow Slow – Why 66 days (or more) is the real timeline for habits to stick

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💬 What’s the one habit you’ve actually made stick? And what’s the one you keep trying but can’t get past week two? Share your wins and your fails—we’re all creatures of habit here.