Whole-of-Life Challenge
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*** Wellness ***
The chart above shows 7 dimensions of wellness, but I've thought about them expanded them out ...
Emotional
Recreation - We go to the symphony and plays, we travel and exercise, of course. These things do help relieve stress and maintain an element of normality in our lives. I just checked and we don't seem to have any of these things on the calendar for June. Exercise of course, but no entertainment or travel planned. That might be OK for this month.
Financial & Occupational
Preparation - We're getting there. We've got wills and are making preparations for retirement and injury or illness. This area is on my list during my break from uni. Lots to do.
Work - I'm still working fulltime, taking on more tasks, learning new things. Extremely busy month ahead and may be some long days.
Intellectual
Learning - I'm in uni going for my Master's Degree. But I've now got about 6 weeks off uni ... a nice, much needed break. Oh ... almost 6 weeks off. I do have a final exam in a little under 2 weeks. Mustn't forget that! It is on my calendar.
Creativity - My creative hobby is photography ... which I don't do nearly enough.
Spiritual
Spirituality - YES!!
Social
Family - Good relationship with my family.
Involvement - I'm president, communications officer, and ride organiser for one of our local cycling clubs. We just finished organising and running an event, and thankfully my next event doesn't come up till October. However, I do need to get on top of what's involved in the job of president over the winter.
The local brain injury association has also dropped a hint that there might be room for more involvement by me.
Environmental
Environment - We're slowly organising the house and making attempts to simplify things. During the next 6 weeks off, I'll be doing quite a lot of this. I've got to go through my clothes, toiletries, etc. for a start. And then organise my home office ...
Health - I'm working with health professionals to address various issues before they become big issues. Three different physiotherapists!
Physical
Exercise - I do a variety of active things regularly. See exercise goals below.
Eating - I'm trying to eat a generally healthy diet and keep my weight down.
Sleep - I am working on this. I have created a "cocoon of silence" that seems to be working reasonably well. I didn't anticipate it would be as comfortable as it is.
Alcohol & Smoking - NOPE!!
Exercise GoalsReview ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of rowing)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes
Sep-18 ... 261.7 km (162.6 miles) = 25 hours 11 minutes
Oct-18 ... 230.8 km (143.4 miles) = 30 hours 15 minutes
Nov-18 ... 216.8 km (134.7 miles) = 30 hours 3 minutes
Dec-18 ... 285.2 km (177.2 miles) = 37 hours 49 minutes
Jan-19 ... 241.6 km (150.1 miles) = 27 hours 2 minutes
Feb-19 ... 175.5 km (109 miles) = 19 hours 8 minutes
Mar-19 ... 170.3 km (105.8 miles) = 28 hours 21 minutes
Apr-19 ... 160.3 km (99.6 miles) = 25 hours 4 minutes
May-19 ... 164.0 km (101.9 miles) = 29 hours 10 minutes
Goal: More than May!!
Saturday, 1 June 2019 … 1.0 km walking + 32.3 km cycling + 0.0 km rowing + 0 flights of stairs
2019 Monthly May
Walking Distance (km): 1.0
Walking Time (min): 12.5
Cycling Distance (km): 32.3
Cycling Time (min): 102.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Number: 0.0
Flights Stairs Climbed Time (min): 0.0
Rowing Distance (km): 0.0
Rowing Time (min): 0.0
Totals
Total Distance (km): 33.3
Total Distance (miles): 20.7
Total Time (min): 114.5
Total Time (hr): 1:54:282 -
Relaxation - ♥️♥️♥️ need more sleep
Exercise - ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ great
Creativity - ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ amazing! Daily for hours
Home - ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ organized, pleasant
Eating in moderation - ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Yes! Better & better- learned to leave food on plate
Learning - ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ always!!
Life! - ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ is grand!2 -
Exercise - Trying to add exercise into my life again slowly, but still not 100% so just a little walking and yoga when I am able to
Eating - I'm trying to eat cleaner food, but mainly cutting out the junk food
Health - I've been diagnosed with Hypothyroidism and a couple of other issues I'm under investigation for. I'm trying to learn to be kinder to myself as I can no longer do what I was doing and that's frustrating
Sleep - I either sleep too much or not enough, so I'm trying to get a balance of 7.5 hrs sleep most nights
Learning - I'm currently doing my dissertation for my counselling with children & young people degree
Work - I work as an administrator for a children's charity & part time as a therapist with young people (mainly)
Involvement - Not at present, as I have no energy to participate at present
Recreation - I love going to live music gigs, the theatre, going for walks with friends (when I can), going out to eat
Creativity - I love painting, photography and crocheting, but have let all this slip lately
Environment - We moved into our new home just over a year ago, so we are slowly, updating the house as we go and getting it as we want, we finally have a lovely garden , so that takes time taking care of that. I like to have a good de-cluttering session twice a year, to keep on top of things
Family - I have a lovely husband & we're pretty close to both our families and do a lot of things with them
Alcohol & Smoking - I gave up smoking at least 7 years ago & due to my health issues and the medication I'm on I don't drink now either, when I do I only have about 2 glasses at most, not a big drinker as I've gotten older
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Life! -0 -
Relaxation - Did 15 hours of mountain hiking on the weekend which was wonderful and all went well, so a nice relaxing week planned this week.
Exercise - See above.
Alcohol usage - None for over 16 months.
Creativity - Great.
Home - All tidy after a very busy week/weekend for us both.
Work - Under control.
Eating in moderation - Great.
Learning - Always wanting to do more.
Life! - Great.
Today after the hiking event, another event came to fruition that I'd started planning in September 2017, which had involved lots of planning, research, communication, paperwork, and confidentiality, and has made a special person incredibly happy. And now I'm so happy I've cried a couple of times.1 -
Life! - Just completed an epic road trip with my awesome husband and adorable dog, camping along the way. Went up the coast of California, across the top, and down the Eastern Sierras back home to SoCal. So much awesomeness. What a beautiful state. Can't wait for the next adventure!
Relaxation - Just did it!
Exercise - Lots of hiking and mountain biking.
Alcohol usage - Not a thing for me.
Creativity - Not so much...
Home - Yard work needs some attention.
Work - Still retired...
Eating in moderation - Getting it done.
Learning - On our road trip, we went a lot of places we'd never been before, and learned a ton of interesting stuff about our state.
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Relaxation - Must. Relax. More.
Exercise - Sustainable and maintaining.
Alcohol usage - None.
Creativity - Great. Drawing, designing, sewing.
Home - Great. Doing lots of maintenance and redecorating, and helping my other half with painting a room.
Work - Probably the most stressful it's been in my life. Feel like I'm in control there, but worried my 5-6 hours sleep in short bursts is not enough.
Eating in moderation - Great. Been within my goal range for over 3 years.
Learning - Lots! Doing a FutureLearn course: "Fashion's Future: The Sustainable Development Goals". Have a 280+ day streak going in Duolingo. My clarity scares me at times. I go to read what a thinker I admire is saying, and I see errors in logic.
Life! - Loving my volunteer work with running and art. Was also made admin of our local War on Waste page recently. Lots happening that's so positive.
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Sleeping better this week. Yay!1
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Sleeping better this week. Yay!
Well, at least that makes one of us!
I'm having some anxiety lately, and that can pretty much take over my "whole-of-life" if I don't get it reined in before it becomes a habit. Therefore, my whole of life challenge for the rest of this month is to get myself back into a peaceful, more neutral state. It's a lot of work, but I know what I need to do and I'm gonna get it done!1 -
*** Wellness ***
The chart above shows 7 dimensions of wellness, but I've thought about them expanded them out ...
Emotional
Recreation - My husband and I go to the symphony and plays, we travel and exercise, of course. These things do help relieve stress and maintain an element of normality in our lives. We were fortunate to be able to take 4 days at the beginning of July and spend them at a favourite place of ours owned by a favourite cat.
Financial & Occupational
Preparation - We're getting there. We've got wills and are making preparations for retirement and injury or illness. This is a big area on my list given my husband's situation. Lots to do.
Work - I'm still working fulltime, taking on more tasks, learning new things. Continued extreme busy-ness ahead and maybe some long days.
Intellectual
Learning - I'm in uni going for my Master's Degree ... one course a time. This semester's course is Human Computer Interaction. More on that below.
Creativity - My creative hobby is photography ... which I don't do nearly enough.
Spiritual
Spirituality - YES!!
Social
Family - Good relationship with my family, fortunately.
I'm also my husband's carer since he had a workplace accident on March 22, 2018 which resulted in a severe brain injury. He has made a remarkable recovery given the severity of the injury, but still has many issues including things like epilepsy, memory loss and cognition difficulties, weak left leg, lack of smell and taste, and so on. Our weeks are full of appointments.
Involvement - I'm president, communications officer, and ride organiser for one of our local cycling clubs. And I do need to get on top of what's involved in the job of president over the winter!! We've just had our ride planning meeting for the upcoming season. That went well, so now I need to get the details of "my" rides together.
The local brain injury association has also dropped a hint that there might be room for more involvement by me.
Environmental
Environment - We're slowly organising the house and making attempts to simplify things. I'm working madly on my half of the dressing room.
Health - I'm working with health professionals to address various issues before they become big issues. Three different physiotherapists!
Physical
Exercise - I do a variety of active things regularly ... just about daily. Pilates, Rowing, Walking, Cycling ...
Eating - I'm trying to eat a generally healthy diet and keep my weight down.
Sleep - I have created a "cocoon of silence" that seems to be working quite well. Most nights I sleep deeply. I didn't anticipate it would be as comfortable as it is.
Alcohol & Smoking - NOPE!!
Regarding my course, Human Computer Interaction, I'm thinking of using something like the "7 dimensions of wellness" for my project.
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Love that, @Machka9
Sleeping better this week. Yay!
Well, at least that makes one of us!
I'm having some anxiety lately, and that can pretty much take over my "whole-of-life" if I don't get it reined in before it becomes a habit. Therefore, my whole of life challenge for the rest of this month is to get myself back into a peaceful, more neutral state. It's a lot of work, but I know what I need to do and I'm gonna get it done!
This is me too, @jenilla1 for a few months. Apparently you have to be a crazy person to ask for a pay rise.
Decided this week to take 2 weeks leave from work. Haven't had more than 10 days off work in a row since 2004.
Have also opted out of two volunteer leadership roles for now.
Just wanting to participate, not direct.
Focusing on sustainability in health, exercise, and friendship, and doing more Art, and loving it.1 -
Relaxation - began reading mystery series!
Exercise - Great!
Creativity - Great!
Home - maintaining the neatness & improving a little here & there!
Work - Tackling my To Do’s consistently.
Eating in moderation - yes
Learning - yes
Life! - is awesome
My biggest issue atm is nighttime sleep.1 -
Fun thread!
Relaxation - Write in my bullet journal (doodles, ideas, plans, journal, etc.) also MFP
Exercise - Walks and posture exercises (neck, back and hips- routine I found on youtube)
Alcohol usage - None
Creativity - Piano practice
Home - It's a mess.... 3 kids- goal: pick-up and vacuum tomorrow
Work - currently a homeschooling SAHM
Eating in moderation - 4 weeks logging! Eating foods I enjoy close to my calorie goal daily.
Learning - get to learn a lot of fun stuff while homeschooling, got to practice my Spanish (second language) recently
Life! - Went a walk with DH tonight! Good for my soul!2 -
Welcome, @healingnurtrer !
I may have started this thread doing All The Things.
Relaxation - That's the plan.
Exercise - Good.
Alcohol usage - None.
Creativity - Great.
Home - Great.
Work - On stress leave.
Eating in moderation - Great.
Learning - Great.
Life! - Overall opinion from others is "very mindful".
Had a DXA scan a few weeks ago and got my results back.
One thing of note is my bone density is awesome.
Body fat is at the 10th percentile for my age group;
BMI is 22.1 which is mid-healthy and more muscle than average for that BMI.2 -
Love that, @Machka9
Decided this week to take 2 weeks leave from work. Haven't had more than 10 days off work in a row since 2004.
I'm astounded by this, especially since I know you're in Australia! You've either been taking a lot of long weekends or you've got a massive amount of leave banked!
Time off work has always been very important to me, and it is one thing I've really missed over the past 18 months since my husband had his injury. I've only been able to take a week or 10 days off at a time, a couple times. Instead, I've been doing long weekends because there's been so much to do. Long weekends are nice, but they just aren't as satisfying as taking a full month or 6 weeks off.
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Love that, @Machka9
Decided this week to take 2 weeks leave from work. Haven't had more than 10 days off work in a row since 2004.
I'm astounded by this, especially since I know you're in Australia! You've either been taking a lot of long weekends or you've got a massive amount of leave banked!
Time off work has always been very important to me, and it is one thing I've really missed over the past 18 months since my husband had his injury. I've only been able to take a week or 10 days off at a time, a couple times. Instead, I've been doing long weekends because there's been so much to do. Long weekends are nice, but they just aren't as satisfying as taking a full month or 6 weeks off.
I always have Fridays off.
I just only ever take the Mon-Thurs off which gives me 10 days.
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Love that, @Machka9
Decided this week to take 2 weeks leave from work. Haven't had more than 10 days off work in a row since 2004.
I'm astounded by this, especially since I know you're in Australia! You've either been taking a lot of long weekends or you've got a massive amount of leave banked!
Time off work has always been very important to me, and it is one thing I've really missed over the past 18 months since my husband had his injury. I've only been able to take a week or 10 days off at a time, a couple times. Instead, I've been doing long weekends because there's been so much to do. Long weekends are nice, but they just aren't as satisfying as taking a full month or 6 weeks off.
I always have Fridays off.
I just only ever take the Mon-Thurs off which gives me 10 days.
Always having Fridays off would be really nice!! I'm so ready to go to a 4-day week. 2 -
Love that, @Machka9
Decided this week to take 2 weeks leave from work. Haven't had more than 10 days off work in a row since 2004.
I'm astounded by this, especially since I know you're in Australia! You've either been taking a lot of long weekends or you've got a massive amount of leave banked!
Time off work has always been very important to me, and it is one thing I've really missed over the past 18 months since my husband had his injury. I've only been able to take a week or 10 days off at a time, a couple times. Instead, I've been doing long weekends because there's been so much to do. Long weekends are nice, but they just aren't as satisfying as taking a full month or 6 weeks off.
I always have Fridays off.
I just only ever take the Mon-Thurs off which gives me 10 days.
Always having Fridays off would be really nice!! I'm so ready to go to a 4-day week.
The entire universe is ready for it!!!1 -
What are you guys waiting for?
If you think less income is stopping you, I actually have more time to do meal-prepping for my work lunches, and more cleaning without hating it.
Even before getting fit, I rarely got sick.
I used to hate those seemingly-perfect *kitten* who do meal-prepping!
Let me talk you into it. 0 -
What are you guys waiting for?
If you think less income is stopping you ...
I think the main thing that's stopping me is the fact that my employer is generously giving me time to go to university despite my full workload.
When I graduate with my Master's, I'm thinking that might be the time to suggest I'd like to cut back to 4 days a week.
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What are you guys waiting for?
If you think less income is stopping you ...
I think the main thing that's stopping me is the fact that my employer is generously giving me time to go to university despite my full workload.
When I graduate with my Master's, I'm thinking that might be the time to suggest I'd like to cut back to 4 days a week.
It won't hurt to discuss things now, so you know what you can expect.
As in, just ask if they prefer you to work full time and study (full/part time?) till then? And also, what do they prefer after?
Openness is so important.
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What are you guys waiting for?
If you think less income is stopping you ...
I think the main thing that's stopping me is the fact that my employer is generously giving me time to go to university despite my full workload.
When I graduate with my Master's, I'm thinking that might be the time to suggest I'd like to cut back to 4 days a week.
It won't hurt to discuss things now, so you know what you can expect.
As in, just ask if they prefer you to work full time and study (full/part time?) till then? And also, what do they prefer after?
Openness is so important.
I know what I'm allowed till I graduate. It's all in the policies ... and my agreement with my supervisor and manager. I've been working toward this Master's since 2015.
The earliest I might be able to graduate is December 2020, and I'm not holding my breath about that.
After I graduate ... others in the office have gone to 4-day weeks so I know it's a possibility. Up till today, there were 3 in my immediate group of 8 that worked 4-day weeks!! If they can do it ...
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What are you guys waiting for?
If you think less income is stopping you ...
I think the main thing that's stopping me is the fact that my employer is generously giving me time to go to university despite my full workload.
When I graduate with my Master's, I'm thinking that might be the time to suggest I'd like to cut back to 4 days a week.
It won't hurt to discuss things now, so you know what you can expect.
As in, just ask if they prefer you to work full time and study (full/part time?) till then? And also, what do they prefer after?
Openness is so important.
I know what I'm allowed till I graduate. It's all in the policies ... and my agreement with my supervisor and manager. I've been working toward this Master's since 2015.
The earliest I might be able to graduate is December 2020, and I'm not holding my breath about that.
After I graduate ... others in the office have gone to 4-day weeks so I know it's a possibility. Up till today, there were 3 in my immediate group of 8 that worked 4-day weeks!! If they can do it ...
That's not too bad, only a year or so. Time to plan well. You're so good at organisation and time-management.1 -
What are you guys waiting for?
If you think less income is stopping you ...
I think the main thing that's stopping me is the fact that my employer is generously giving me time to go to university despite my full workload.
When I graduate with my Master's, I'm thinking that might be the time to suggest I'd like to cut back to 4 days a week.
It won't hurt to discuss things now, so you know what you can expect.
As in, just ask if they prefer you to work full time and study (full/part time?) till then? And also, what do they prefer after?
Openness is so important.
I know what I'm allowed till I graduate. It's all in the policies ... and my agreement with my supervisor and manager. I've been working toward this Master's since 2015.
The earliest I might be able to graduate is December 2020, and I'm not holding my breath about that.
After I graduate ... others in the office have gone to 4-day weeks so I know it's a possibility. Up till today, there were 3 in my immediate group of 8 that worked 4-day weeks!! If they can do it ...
That's not too bad, only a year or so. Time to plan well. You're so good at organisation and time-management.
I've gone to a 9-day fortnight now! That Friday off every 2 weeks is wonderful! 0
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