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Ultralight
12-1-15, 11:49am
For the past several years I have been doing New Year's Resolutions I am thinking of doing one or two this year too.
Anyone else kicking around resolution ideas?
Lol. I restart my life with fresh goals and ideas every two days as it is. Perhaps my resolution will be to make no new resolutions for a year. :~)
Ultralight
12-1-15, 1:55pm
Lol. I restart my life with fresh goals and ideas every two days as it is. Perhaps my resolution will be to make no new resolutions for a year. :~)
I have thought of this too. haha
I usually start my resolutions on New Years, or in July on my birthday. They are usually a year. Though I am in the midst of a two year resolution/challenge now.
But I also do month long or shorter ones throughout the year as well.
Ultralight
12-1-15, 2:09pm
Chop wood, carry water.
Good work-out right there!
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IshbelRobertson
12-1-15, 2:51pm
Nope.
Hogmanay is our biggest celebration of the year. It is tradition to resolve any arguments with everyone before going into the new year. In Scots families that's enough.
TVRodriguez
12-1-15, 3:29pm
Wow, bae, that's a lot of wood!
I'm not big on new year's resolutions but I like to make goals lists some years, often money-related ones. Put $XX into retirement accounts, put $xx towards a replacement appliance, put $xx to some home repair. Like that. I'm trying to get away from money-related ones.
Maybe something like: make more frequent photobooks of the kids instead of keeping all the photos on my phone. They love to flip through actual photobooks.
Or something else I'm thinking of (sort of money related): earn and save enough in the first quarter to be able to take 3-4 weeks off and travel with the kids over the summer.
Not sure that either of those counts as a resolution. Still more of a goal type thing.
I love lists and goals but I'm a big believer of waiting until New Years Day to put them to paper. I make a few goals and try to start better habits. I usually fail and by my birthday in Feb I re-vamp and really make my lists/goals.
My parents always spent New Years Day morning in bed with coffee and their notebooks. I hope I inherit my dad's farm books. I love looking through each year's farm plan dating back to '67 the year I was born. Legends, graphs, lists, colored pencil drawings, and his monthly to-do lists including call sissy (me).
I gave up on New Year's resolutions years ago. There are just too many "opportunities" throughout the year to really clean the slate and start fresh. I do much better choosing one thing to work on and keeping at it for a while, regardless of the calendar date. In fact, some things are better accomplished at certain times of the year. I'm more likely to get out and exercise and make it a habit if it's not 3 degrees and icy outside.
I'm with Steve. I'm moving slowly in the right direction; I guess I could pick up the pace some. Resolutions are always too ambitious and lead to bad feelings, IMO.
Chicken lady
12-1-15, 7:48pm
Bae, Pre or post enlightenment?
I set some goals for this year and I think I've done ok.
If nobody gets sick in the next month I have a healthy herd of exactly 16 goats (check)
I rehomed the alpacas (check)
I particated in one pottery/craft sale/show (check)
The garden was better than last year if not truly productive (I did hardly any canning)
my closet is more orderly than it was a year ago (but not done)
The chickens are not profitable (financially, we eat a lot of eggs)
I have not refenced or reseeded due to construction
i have not gotten any pictures off the computer and into scrap books
and I have not created a menu book to help with meal planning (I was going to write down what we ate every night to help with this.)
I was also keeping track of every single thing in or out to help me be more mindful. I stopped this early in the fall, but I am confident that out wins overall by a landslide and also wins in every single category except doll collection and underwear (which we needed more of)
freshstart
12-1-15, 7:54pm
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you weren't kidding! I hope you have help
Bae, Pre or post enlightenment?
Doesn't matter, it's still gotta get done :-)
freshstart
12-1-15, 8:03pm
I fail at vague resolutions like lose wt/exercise more and then I just feel worse.
This year has a necessary one that I am going to start tackling now. I am going to do more than collect the medical info from doctors' and get it to the right person, keeping a copy for me and shoving it in a file. I am going to organize it. I am going to keep and log in every medical cost so I am prepared at the end of next year for taxes and again stop shoving this info into the now massive file. And everything else that comes in of a medical nature will be put in the right spot right away. Rather than facing again next year, my massive file of info that I did do well for keeping but let accumulate like Gremlins with no organization.
This year I started a Joy LIst . Every morning writing down one thing that gave me joy. They often repeat, but I think it has been a wonderful exercise for me. It keeps me mindful of the good in my life. I would recommend it.
I fail at vague resolutions like lose wt/exercise more and then I just feel worse.
This year has a necessary one that I am going to start tackling now. I am going to do more than collect the medical info from doctors' and get it to the right person, keeping a copy for me and shoving it in a file. I am going to organize it. I am going to keep and log in every medical cost so I am prepared at the end of next year for taxes and again stop shoving this info into the now massive file. And everything else that comes in of a medical nature will be put in the right spot right away. Rather than facing again next year, my massive file of info that I did do well for keeping but let accumulate like Gremlins with no organization.Thanks for this one, I really need to do this too. I created an HSA for 2016 and I really need to stay on top of that and see how it works out. So ok, I have a resolution.
Ultralight
12-1-15, 9:32pm
This year I started a Joy LIst . Every morning writing down one thing that gave me joy. They often repeat, but I think it has been a wonderful exercise for me. It keeps me mindful of the good in my life. I would recommend it.
Great idea! :)
rosarugosa
12-1-15, 9:50pm
I'm another one who prefers goals, and sometimes I do fun resolutions like "eat more lobster," or "have fresh flowers in the house more often."
freshstart
12-1-15, 10:32pm
ok, I do have to have an exercise goal, after all. I've finally been told I can ride a recumbent bike, no extra walking or treadmill, which would be a hell of a lot easier since I can both walk and own a treadmill. But if I haven't caught on by now that too much extra walking leads to bad things and I will eventually have a traumatic brain injury or at the very least, I'm gonna break my nose, then I am a half wit.
I am supposed to find a recumbent bike that the pedals are above heart level. I don't think my cardiologist has ever been to a gym because I have never seen a recumbent bike like that before, you'd have to be practically sitting on the floor with your feet in the air. And I can find no such thing online. I found the perfect bike, cushy seat, armrests, a place to put my mini so I can watch movies, it's $75 more than one without these and other features. But I confess I am dreading this with every shred of my being because I know this is going to be pathetically slow going (I am to start at 5 mins for a week and increase by 5 mins every week), so I want those armrests and an easy way to watch netflix. It's $350, gulp and guilt. I'm just holding off to see if the price drops in January when exercise equipment goes on sale.
I have had a craigslist alert for months, no recumbent bikes and I am on the list for Play it Again Sports, no luck there either, besides their prices are high. So time to seriously look at buying.
I'm another one who prefers goals, and sometimes I do fun resolutions like "eat more lobster," or "have fresh flowers in the house more often." A goal to be Nicer to yourself? that's wonderful!
I'm another one who prefers goals, and sometimes I do fun resolutions like "eat more lobster," or "have fresh flowers in the house more often."
You are my hero!
ok, I do have to have an exercise goal, after all. I've finally been told I can ride a recumbent bike, no extra walking or treadmill, which would be a hell of a lot easier since I can both walk and own a treadmill. But if I haven't caught on by now that too much extra walking leads to bad things and I will eventually have a traumatic brain injury or at the very least, I'm gonna break my nose, then I am a half wit.
I am supposed to find a recumbent bike that the pedals are above heart level. I don't think my cardiologist has ever been to a gym because I have never seen a recumbent bike like that before, you'd have to be practically sitting on the floor with your feet in the air. And I can find no such thing online. I found the perfect bike, cushy seat, armrests, a place to put my mini so I can watch movies, it's $75 more than one without these and other features. But I confess I am dreading this with every shred of my being because I know this is going to be pathetically slow going (I am to start at 5 mins for a week and increase by 5 mins every week), so I want those armrests and an easy way to watch netflix. It's $350, gulp and guilt. I'm just holding off to see if the price drops in January when exercise equipment goes on sale.
I have had a craigslist alert for months, no recumbent bikes and I am on the list for Play it Again Sports, no luck there either, besides their prices are high. So time to seriously look at buying. This might be crazy, but could you maybe ... ok, how about lying on the floor, with a pillow under your head, and having a pedaling device either raised up on a box, or attached to the wall. Something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Stamina-15-0125-InStride-Folding-Cycle/dp/B0027ZNH2O/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1449024203&sr=1-4&keywords=pedal+exerciser#Ask Sorry, you might have to hold your mini in one hand.
... looking at it, if you were lying on the floor it's possible you could adjust the pedals to be above your heart with no platform.
freshstart
12-1-15, 11:07pm
This might be crazy, but could you maybe ... ok, how about lying on the floor, with a pillow under your head, and having a pedaling device either raised up on a box, or attached to the wall. Something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Stamina-15-0125-InStride-Folding-Cycle/dp/B0027ZNH2O/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1449024203&sr=1-4&keywords=pedal+exerciser#Ask Sorry, you might have to hold your mini in one hand.
... looking at it, if you were lying on the floor it's possible you could adjust the pedals to be above your heart with no platform.
that's a good idea! I will look into trying that, saves money and may work better, thanks
I have gotten good feedback asking questions on Amazon of people who actually own the items I'm considering buying, you could put it out there - 'do you think this could be customized to use while recumbent' or some such. $350 is unappealing for something you're not sure about!
sometimes I do fun resolutions like "eat more lobster," or "have fresh flowers in the house more often."
Those are the goals I always accomplish....
rodeosweetheart
12-2-15, 1:32pm
One statistic I have always remembered is that Denmark is one of the happiest countries on earth, if not the happiest, and they coincidentally?? have
a. the highest rate of library usage in the world
b. the highest rate of fresh flower buying in the world.
So am off to buy some flowers and go to the library now!
freshstart
12-2-15, 3:43pm
I have gotten good feedback asking questions on Amazon of people who actually own the items I'm considering buying, you could put it out there - 'do you think this could be customized to use while recumbent' or some such. $350 is unappealing for something you're not sure about!
it sure is! good idea
rosarugosa
12-2-15, 8:31pm
One statistic I have always remembered is that Denmark is one of the happiest countries on earth, if not the happiest, and they coincidentally?? have
a. the highest rate of library usage in the world
b. the highest rate of fresh flower buying in the world.
So am off to buy some flowers and go to the library now!
Visiting the library more often would be a good one for me!
I like ones I can't break, I feel compelled to rebel against goals that even I set for myself. Here are some
* remain the same shoe size
* not fall in love with my gay friend
* accept my hair
* clip toe nails on a regular basis
Sometimes I set a financial or a meditation goal, but so much happens in life that I feel better about setting a goal to go back to tracking or meditating if life happens to interrupt.
Work on Me in 2016, the year of Me.
Sounds really selfish, but after the last couple of everyone else's issues becoming mine. I want to do things to make me happy, try new hobbies, improve outlook on life, try new things, meet new people or not meet any, wear different style clothing,dig deeper into spiritual faith, eat different foods......
This will be the hardest resolution I have ever done, but worth it I believe. I may start early even!
I usually don't bother making resolutions but it seems this coming year may bring a new job for me. So at a new workplace, I will not reveal so much about myself (a bit of mystery is a good thing), not complain or gossip as much. Basically just keep my thoughts to myself and think before opening my big mouth.
Oh, and when I'm able to lift my right arm over my head, finally shave my armpits! I start PT next week and I tried the exercise of walking my fingers up a wall. I'm so discouraged that I can only go chest high with a very crooked arm. But I must believe that every day will bring improvement and to not be a big sissy baby when the exercises start to hurt.
ApatheticNoMore
12-3-15, 9:51pm
don't do resolutions, sometimes I do regularly ask myself "what have I done to grow today".
Why, I've eaten a container of ice cream and my stomach is coming along nicely .... kidding, kidding :laff:. Of course it's actually a serious question. Sometimes the answer is just too busy surviving, too lazy, having too much fun, but ...
Gardenarian
12-7-15, 1:16pm
I usually do, but not this year. I've got a mile-long to do list.
Well, I guess getting through that list is sort of a resolution. I'm procastinating on a lot of it, hoping things will go away. Sometimes it works.
Williamsmith
12-7-15, 5:16pm
I had a very challenging year. Last year well before New Years I resolved to lose 40 pounds. Just by eliminating sugar from my diet as much as possible and walking as often as I could, I did.
I also sold a house, downsized and paid off a truck. Two more resolutions down.
I mended my shattered relationship with my daughter. I helped my son out of a few tight spots.
Next year I want to be more patient, smile more often, maybe get rid of a few more things I really don't need. That will be enough for me. If I can just give more than I take.......next year will be a great success.
Ultralight
12-7-15, 5:19pm
I had a very challenging year. Last year well before New Years I resolved to lose 40 pounds. Just by eliminating sugar from my diet as much as possible and walking as often as I could, I did.
I also sold a house, downsized and paid off a truck. Two more resolutions down.
I mended my shattered relationship with my daughter. I helped my son out of a few tight spots.
Next year I want to be more patient, smile more often, maybe get rid of a few more things I really don't need. That will be enough for me. If I can just give more than I take.......next year will be a great success.
This is all really good stuff. :)
Really good stuff.
Ask me in a year...I am retiring in January so I look forward to slowing down, relaxing and no goal-setting or resolutions - at least for a little while while I let my working brain clear out.
I had a very challenging year. Last year well before New Years I resolved to lose 40 pounds. Just by eliminating sugar from my diet as much as possible and walking as often as I could, I did.
I also sold a house, downsized and paid off a truck. Two more resolutions down.
I mended my shattered relationship with my daughter. I helped my son out of a few tight spots.
Next year I want to be more patient, smile more often, maybe get rid of a few more things I really don't need. That will be enough for me. If I can just give more than I take.......next year will be a great success.
wow, I'd say you had a fantastic year all the way around. Very inspiring.
I'm not aiming that high for 2016, just easing into pre-retirement. About 18 mos to go and I know they'll go fast, so I want to organize things at work so it will go smoothly. And lose a few lbs too - I thought menopause was done adding on the pounds and then another 5 snuck on last year, so it's time to get serious.
freshstart
12-7-15, 10:47pm
Next year I want to be more patient, smile more often, maybe get rid of a few more things I really don't need. That will be enough for me. If I can just give more than I take.......next year will be a great success.
this is the best resolution I've ever heard
and you are already more patient, you put up with me! I'm glad I didn't write you off as someone I could never relate to
I would like to become more fearless at playing pickleball. I didn't start until I was 59 and am competent, but sort of slow. I watch other players and they have a kind of "go for it" attitude and will die trying for the ball. I think I am too hesitant. Now I will probably never hurt myself playing like this, but I want a bit more "for the hell of it" in my game. So that is what I am going to do.
TVRodriguez
12-8-15, 12:20pm
I just remembered my NY resolution from last year: take more bathroom breaks. I tend to wait and wait until I can't wait no more. That makes me antsy. And it is so stupid. Speaking of which, time for a break!
I think this year's resolution will be "keep up the good work." With luck, I'll make some solid progress toward a move. I'm completely debt free now, so there will be money for repairs (I almost wrote "rehab," which paints an entirely differenct scenario...rrrrr
rosarugosa
12-28-15, 6:42pm
OK, I've got some solid goals for 2016:
Decrease restaurant spending by 25%
Add two more rungs to our CD ladder (my plan was to add two rungs per year for 5 years starting in 2015, and I did the first two in 2015 as planned)
Hire someone to replace gazebo roof and do some necessary carpentry items on the house, then paint & stain it (this was supposed to happen in 2015 and did not)
Retain a certain targeted amount of $$ in general savings account after CDs and home repairs
ApatheticNoMore
12-29-15, 7:36pm
I had a dream that instead of whatever narrow resolution people are inclined to make this year (yea you want change and if you are unhappy need it, but come now has it ever actually worked to resolve for it?), instead everyone made a resolution to be a better citizen of the planet. Instead of trying harder they tried softer.
Instead of resolving to look like a movie actress who has absolutely no cellulite, or whatever garbage Madison Ave is pushing this year, they resolved to listen daily to a hypnosis tape that says: "you make the extra effort to live in harmony with the earth, because it's worth it even when it's less convenient, it makes you feel proud of yourself. you don't want material things, you want to be a good person and live your values ........... "
Wait can you recommend the hypnosis tape? Well, you see, I'm not sure it actually exists, I saw it in my dreams ....
I really, really need to remember a resolution I made a few months ago to please stop focusing on (and complaining about) my various aches and pains. It's really imperative I stop because I inwardly am starting to cringe hearing myself blather on...it's a hard one, because they are legitimate concerns. But I have to wonder if I am perpetuating it and making it worse by being so aware of my uncomfortableness...
freshstart
1-3-16, 12:12am
inwardly am starting to cringe hearing myself blather on...it's a hard one, because they are legitimate concerns. But I have to wonder if I am perpetuating it and making it worse by being so aware of my uncomfortableness...
I'm a firm believer that you have to have an outlet, just pretending everything is normal and putting on a false happy face day in and day out, I don't think that's healthy. Is there someone or someones who would be willing to listen to you, if you say, "look, I'm struggling, some days really suck and I just need to tell someone. You don't need to do anything, I just need to be able to say it,"? And then you say next time, "Gawd, was today ever hard, I'm glad it's over." You are not overburdening a few people, IMHO, if they understand you just need to get it out, real friends want to help and this is something concrete they can do for you. Or see a therapist, they may have relaxation ideas and other tips to help you focus on wellness. Or research some ways that can take your mind off pain. But to hold it in most of the time, to say nothing, I just don't think that reduces symptoms. I'm not saying talk to everyone you know about it, just ask a few friends or family if you can touch base with them on a bad day. Maybe journaling would help?
In my own situation, I know I talk about it too much but my memory is so bad I have no clue I'm repeating myself and feel horrible when told I am doing so. So I tried reaching out to some friends who were always asking to help, now I just text with whatever briefly happened that day and they text back a hug. They do not get how reading one sentence and sending back a hug can possibly help, but it does immensely, way more than dropping off a casserole. My dad, now being the person I see most in my life (this was not in the life plan), was chosen to be my primary listener, partly because when I asked him if I could just bitch to him on a bad day, he said, "what? I wasn't listening?" Then he said he didn't get it but whatever so I knew he'd be perfect because stuff just rolls off him, he's either not really listening or he is the least stressed out person on the planet, because if he listened to me all the time, he would worry and I don't think he is overly worrying or that I am placing undo stress on him. He can't fix anything, I'm not asking him to, but he will sit through a few sentences of misery, ask if I'm done and say he's sorry to hear that, now un-mute my tv show. IDK why, but this practice makes me feel better.
I think it's great to try not to dwell on it too much but I think you need some sort of strategy so you're not just pushing the negative thoughts away because they feel like too much. Just my opinion.
I am four days into my resolution to meditate 20 minutes a day every single day. So far I have done so. But I ain't going to lie -- this is really, really challenging.
You'd think it would be easier -- just two 10 minute sessions any time during the day or night. Or even just one 20 minute session.
freshstart
1-4-16, 10:57am
I am horrible at meditation. We did it a lot in hospice, the chaplain would lead us, we'd do the whole body relaxation exercise, she would pick one word, like peace, to repeat as you exhaled and a different one for when you inhaled. I could manage a few minutes, then my mind would wander to things like, "I've worked here 11 yrs and the carpet has never been shampooed and I am lying with my head on this filthy floor." And once I fell asleep. I did make a sincere effort but I could never get past more than, at most, 10 minutes. Maybe if I had done it daily or a few times a week at home. Good luck! It sounds easy but I don't think it is for everybody
I am good at guided mediation where someone speaks softly with imagery for most of it and then silence.
Ultralight
1-4-16, 11:03am
I am horrible at meditation. We did it a lot in hospice, the chaplain would lead us, we'd do the whole body relaxation exercise, she would pick one word, like peace, to repeat as you exhaled and a different one for when you inhaled. I could manage a few minutes, then my mind would wander to things like, "I've worked here 11 yrs and the carpet has never been shampooed and I am lying with my head on this filthy floor." And once I fell asleep. I did make a sincere effort but I could never get past more than, at most, 10 minutes. Maybe if I had done it daily or a few times a week at home. Good luck! It sounds easy but I don't think it is for everybody
Thanks, I am not good at it either. I am not even sure what good at meditation would really mean though. ;)
My mind wanders all over. I just catch myself, label my thoughts as "thinking," and then I go back to focusing/anchoring on my breathing. I also do my best to not judge myself when my mind wanders. I just say: "thinking." Then focus on breathing.
I often find my mind wondering to certain subjects or topics:
-How can I put this? "My girlfriend."
-Any sound I hear in the distance
-Work stuff
-Chores
-Itching sensations
-Physical discomfort
But I will tell you, I often experience anxiety and distress.
I am horrible at meditation.... I could manage a few minutes, then my mind would wander to things like, "I've worked here 11 yrs and the carpet has never been shampooed and I am lying with my head on this filthy floor."
From what I understand, you don't need to say that you "are horrible" at meditating because you have thoughts wandering in and out. Everyone does! The key is to accept the thoughts like flotsam and jetsam floating down a stream in front of you, and just observe the thoughts and let them drift away. Don't think of yourself as a meditation flunky just because you have wandering thoughts! We all do!
My trick is to focus on an image, rather than a word or mantra. I find I'm more successful by peering into an empty vessel inside me. I imagine all kinds of sooty particles clouding up my glass vessel and I try to meditate them away so that the light that's running through me into the vessel can emanate outwards.
Ultralight
1-4-16, 11:42am
From what I understand, you don't need to say that you "are horrible" at meditating because you have thoughts wandering in and out. Everyone does! The key is to accept the thoughts like flotsam and jetsam floating down a stream in front of you, and just observe the thoughts and let them drift away. Don't think of yourself as a meditation flunky just because you have wandering thoughts! We all do!
My trick is to focus on an image, rather than a word or mantra. I find I'm more successful by peering into an empty vessel inside me. I imagine all kinds of sooty particles clouding up my glass vessel and I try to meditate them away so that the light that's running through me into the vessel can emanate outwards.
I sometimes imagine that my mind is made of Teflon. Thoughts come into the pan and slide off. Sometimes I latch onto them though. When I realize this I just come back to my breathing.
freshstart
1-4-16, 11:49am
thanks for the help!
ToomuchStuff
1-5-16, 3:10am
Kind of surprised this thread is still going.
I have only made and kept one New Years resolution. Made it sometime in the last 20 years (don't remember when)....
My NY resolution, was to make no more NY resolutions.
When I have wanted change, I have done it gradual, or at a different time of year. Example, I started losing weight once, just before Thanksgiving, going into the holidays. If I didn't stick to it then, why would I January 1st?
I can dig it.
I just use New Year's as a time to do a resolution because:
1. It is handy; the start of year and the end of year are easy to remember.
2. I like the idea of doing something that is really hard; most people abandon their resolutions. I have made a lifestyle out of being the exception.
I also use my birthday, which is in July for resolutions. Again, this is just easy to remember. I usually do two resolutions are year, maybe three or maybe just one. It varies.
I think one of the reasons New Year's is a good time for me to start (at least this year) is that I have downtime the last two weeks of December more or less. So I can kind of press the pause and then the reset button. It's hard to reset when you're still going full-throttle.
For instance, I spent this vacation just clearing out my head and trying to kill off the "gnats" that distract me all day long. It was great! So I took the time to explore a new way to approach my days and start a new habit or two. I got a couple of apps that are helping me on this journey: one is called Way of Life and it helps build habits by making you accountable for ticking off the every day goals you might have. For me, it's "making my bed," "meditation," "yoga," "take vitamins," "watch Brian Johnson video."
I'm also trying very hard to close loops. I have a bad habit of starting, stopping, multitasking, putting things aside, and generally just never closing any loops, so that adds to my cluttered mind. That's a resolution I now have with my clearer head: if I take out a card to write a note, gosh darn it, just write the note! Then put a stamp on it! Then take it to the gosh darned post office!
Those are my New Year's resolutions
So last night our meditation group had 6 people plus the facilitator, and then the other facilitator and I were sick so that was 2 people who are there every week typically. 6 is a big number, figuring without illness it could have been 8 is a big deal. I talked to the leader after the meeting and he said some people came back who haven't been in a year now. We were of course very excited, we have been trying for better numbers for some time, and then we realized it was resolution season and so we are getting a surge along with yoga classes and gyms and the health food grocery store. Hey, maybe some will stay (I set an ambitious meditation goal myself)
What was your meditation goal?
I am one week into meditating 20 minutes daily. Still doing it!
I want to do 20 hours this month. Very ambitious, about 40 minutes a day or considering that I usually do more on the weekends I can do 30 minutes on a weekday.
Ultralight
1-7-16, 10:23am
I want to do 20 hours this month. Very ambitious, about 40 minutes a day or considering that I usually do more on the weekends I can do 30 minutes on a weekday.
Bold!
busy work is a challenge and this stupid lingering cough from being sick. I started timing how long I go between coughs for fun,
Chicken lady
1-12-16, 8:07pm
I don't know if this goes here, but I am proud of myself and it's too little for a new thread.
one of my goals for this year was to learn how to access my checking account and credit card online. So today after I subbed I went to the bank and a nice "personal banking assistant" young enough to be my son set me up and taught me how to do everything. - goal accomplished!
and it turned out I had a bunch of "points" on my credit card, which I redeemed for $100! Goal rewarded!
Now 13 days into the year and I reviewed my post about Me, the Year of. I am still happy with the plans and have added some to it, since it is about Me. My daily diet I need to focus better on, old habit die hard. The one that I am most satisfied with is I am responsible for things and not blaming others which helps my outlook. I have a list of Books saved and that is my new hobby.
Hope everyone else is doing well into the new year.
freshstart
1-13-16, 11:27am
I don't know if this goes here, but I am proud of myself and it's too little for a new thread.
one of my goals for this year was to learn how to access my checking account and credit card online. So today after I subbed I went to the bank and a nice "personal banking assistant" young enough to be my son set me up and taught me how to do everything. - goal accomplished!
and it turned out I had a bunch of "points" on my credit card, which I redeemed for $100! Goal rewarded!
that's not so little, it's great! you're gonna love the convenience
an update on my goal, I have meditated every day starting January 1st, on my timer it looks like just under 600 minutes for the month, so I am doing good! I use Insight Timer and it tracks milestones such as 10 consecutive days and I have a couple milestones (I almost spaced out yesterday and then did a guided one for sleep at the last minute)
Ultralight
1-13-16, 11:46am
an update on my goal, I have meditated every day starting January 1st, on my timer it looks like just under 600 minutes for the month, so I am doing good! I use Insight Timer and it tracks milestones such as 10 consecutive days and I have a couple milestones (I almost spaced out yesterday and then did a guided one for sleep at the last minute)
Sweet progress right there!
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