50 Days: Don’t Break the Chain!

Sometimes the simplest things are the ones that actually get me moving. I made this little 50-day tracker because I needed to stop planning, re-planning, making lists about my lists… and just do the things.

Small Steps. Big Results.

I have LOTS of ideas. That probably doesn’t surprise anybody who has been around Snappy Tots very long. 😂 The problem is, sometimes I can spend so much time figuring out the perfect plan that I don’t get nearly as much of the actual work done as I want to.

So I decided I needed something really simple: a few important things, a circle to fill in when I do them, and one goal… don’t break the chain.

You may have heard this called the “Seinfeld Method.” There’s a famous story that Jerry Seinfeld suggested marking a calendar every day you worked toward your goal. As the marks add up, they create a chain — and your job is simply not to break it.

The story has been passed around for years (and Jerry has said he didn’t actually invent the method), but as a HUGE fan of the Seinfeld show, of course the whole idea immediately appealed to me. 😂

And with 50-day challenges popping up everywhere right now, I thought 50 days sounded perfect. It’s long enough to see what can really happen when I stay consistent, without feeling like I’m committing to something until the end of time.

My Snappy Tots 50-Day Chain

I filled mine with the little things I want to consistently do for Snappy Tots over the next 50 days. Yours doesn’t have to look anything like mine — this is just what I’m working on!

My personal tracker — now I just have to keep filling in those circles!

And Then I Thought… You Guys Need One Too!

So I made a completely blank version for you. You get the same 50 days and colorful circles, but YOU decide what goes across the top.

How to Use Your Tracker

Pick the things you want to work on consistently for the next 50 days. They can be habits, projects, chores, goals or simply things you want to remember to make time for.

• Choose what you want to track.
• Add each one to your key.
• Write the date beside each day.
• Color in a circle whenever you complete that item.
• Watch your chains grow!

And remember: this is YOUR tracker. You don’t have to fill every column just because it’s there.

We’re Starting Together!

I’m giving everyone this week to find the challenge, download the tracker and decide what you want to work on. Then we’ll start filling in those circles together!

🎁 Make It to Day 50 & Get a Snappy Reward!

Stick with us through the 50-day challenge and turn in your tracker by November 15 to receive a coupon for one FREE Snappy Tots pattern up to a $4 value OR $4 off your purchase!

And NO — your tracker does not have to be perfect! Miss a circle? Keep going. Have a crazy week? Keep going. This is about making progress and sticking with it, not having 50 perfect days.

Get Your Free 50-Day Tracker

Download it, choose your goals and start your own 50-day chain.

Not sure which one you need? Choose the PDF. 😊

Using It in Goodnotes

Download the PDF to your iPad and import it into Goodnotes. Then use your favorite pen, marker or highlighter to color in your circles. You can write your categories right onto the page too.

Prefer Paper?

Print the PDF in landscape orientation and put it somewhere you’ll actually see it. Use markers, colored pencils, stickers — whatever makes filling those circles ridiculously satisfying.

Fifty days from now is going to arrive whether we work on our goals or not. I want to see what happens when all of these little circles start adding up.

Pick your things. Start your chain. Let’s see what happens!

Doing the 50 Days With Me?

I want to know what YOU are working on! Leave a comment below and tell me one thing you’re putting on your 50-day tracker.

Maybe we’ll give each other some great ideas too!

And if you share a photo of your tracker in the Totally Snappy Tots Facebook group, I’d love to see it!