JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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Well i did it! (With help from the girls!) Kitchen is spotless, theres not even a pot on the draining board! And i have never in 27 years put them straight away! (Saskia dried nearly all of them for me, Marley filled the dishwasher with my supervision and switfhed it on and picked up some pff her mess.
Ill empty the dishwasher in the morning.
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Happy birthday @clicketykeys !!!!!0
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Well i did it! (With help from the girls!) Kitchen is spotless, theres not even a pot on the draining board! And i have never in 27 years put them straight away! (Saskia dried nearly all of them for me, Marley filled the dishwasher with my supervision and switfhed it on and picked up some pff her mess.
Ill empty the dishwasher in the morning.
Yea Yea Yea!!!! And look at your girlies...wonderful helpers! I'm sure they were basking under the praise you heaped on them...and deservedly so. They were great...and so were you to tackle it. I hope y'all had some fun getting it done
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »
Elbee1 - do you have to get up in the morning for a job? How do you ever survive through the day?
Yes, I do. And I'm guilty of being late most of the time; however, often I have working lunches & stay late. I have not been feeling well in the mornings but once I start waking up & moving... I'm good. I figured out that my body needs at least 5 hrs of sleep in order to function pretty darn good. But I'm best with 8 hours & that rarely has happened over the past 29 years. Lol
I may need more sleep once I start working in regular exercise as I don't know if I'll function as well at my age, now.
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@snowflake1968 Just letting you know I'm thinking of you Hope the grands gave you a boost. 1
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I missed posting yesterday ... and am behind reading by 6 pages! I am so tired tonite, so I will only post my goals. But I will try and go back and see what I missed.
But what I did see is @snowflake -- I am so very sorry you did not get the job. But I truly believe that when the right job comes, you will be happy that you did not get offered this one.There is a job out there for you ... and I will say a prayer that it comes along soon. In the meantime, I hope you can take this time to just take care of you.
My goals tomorow are simple.
1. log all food
2. mindful eating -- stop grabbing handfuls of nuts!!!!
3. jan challenge = 8+ water
4. feb chall - 1 nite time snack (and this does not mean endlesss nuts!) ... Can you tell I've been eating too many nuts today!
5. mar challenge - 15 minutes outside
6. work in the yard if not raining
7. Catch up on posts that I have missed!!!1 -
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Snowflake1968 wrote: »
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clicketykeys wrote: »
WFTY: Climbing. Well, it's my birthday. And I'm STILL about 20 lbs. heavier than I was this time last year. I mean, if I'm really honest, according to the scale I've been fighting to maintain rather than actually losing. I'm still tired pretty much constantly, and I don't really know why. I've cut back on exercise. I don't have my master's work this week.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!1 -
Well i did it! (With help from the girls!) Kitchen is spotless, theres not even a pot on the draining board! And i have never in 27 years put them straight away! (Saskia dried nearly all of them for me, Marley filled the dishwasher with my supervision and switfhed it on and picked up some pff her mess.
Ill empty the dishwasher in the morning.
I didn't have time to read all the posts ... but great job Bex! Your little girls are learning so much, and most likely they are so proud to be helping mommy! We always had chores growing up .. . it instilled in all of us a strong work ethic, which is a good thing! Great job mommy!!0 -
I couldn't find any of the "Like" or other buttons tonight reading through posts, and was very frustrated I couldn't cheer people on. Then I realized I'd been logged out-ugh. Letting it go.
@Bex953172 I give you HUGE credit for being willing to look at things you can improve for the betterment of your family. It's hard not to feel insecure or let pride get in the way, and I really admire your willingness to make changes and try something new.
@Snowflake1968 I know the money dance very well. It's so stressful! Keep your chin up and remember you've always found a way and you will this time too!
I went for a long walk today because the weather was lovely. It felt just amazing. I am hoping if I stick to it, and build up my jogging I might be able to run a 5k this summer? I feel so vulnerable even putting that in writing, I just don't have confidence in my abilities. One step at a time.
JFT (3/27)
drink 80 oz. water ✅
eat recommended servings of the 5 food groups
still pretty mixed
stay between 1.2-1.4k calories
exercise 30 minutes ✅ took a glorious long walk!
go to bed between 9-10 ✅ just couldn't fall asleep!
track all food/exercise ✅
post on JFT ✅
JFT (3/28)
drink 80 oz. water
eat recommended servings of the 5 food groups
stay between 1.2-1.4k calories
exercise 30 minutes
go to bed between 9-10
track all food/exercise
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Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
Couple of extra yoghurts, c. 100 kcal
- 4 bottles water Just finishing the 4th
- No alcohol
- No eating whilst standing Except for pre French snack
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts Yes, but not in relation to food (see below)
- Give myself credit! Forgot to do this
- Stay positive I got rather stressed
- 45+ minute lunch break 30 mins
- Meditate
- 2+ of French book, article, podcast
- Finish work at 5pm
Nope, left at 6.15 and was really late for French. But I did go. I considered not going as I was really stressed and tried to persuade myself that a night of rest was needed. But then I decided not to let work sabotage my other priorities
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Be in the green
- 4 bottles water
- No alcohol
- Run to work
- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive
- 45+ minute lunch break
- Meditate
- 2+ of French book, article, podcast
- Finish work by 6.30pm
- Declutter cupboard
- Make a plan for weekend
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Weekly calorie balance: 580 in red
Words for 2019: Mindful Moderation
How I practised Mindful Moderation yesterday: By not giving into the urge to have a gin as soon as I got home!3 -
I went for a long walk today because the weather was lovely. It felt just amazing. I am hoping if I stick to it, and build up my jogging I might be able to run a 5k this summer? I feel so vulnerable even putting that in writing, I just don't have confidence in my abilities. One step at a time.
You can totally do it!
I used to think I couldn't run. As a child, I had asthma and wasn't very fit. I was always last at sports day and couldn't keep up with the other kids when we played games. I got out of breath and red after running not even very far.
At a night out with some ex-colleagues, someone suggested that I run a 5k and I laughed at them. I said 'i can't do that'.
But the idea stayed with me, and grew on me. And I started to run little bits at a time, building up slowly, so it never felt like too much.
And I did my 5k.
And a few years later, I ran a 10k.
And a few weeks ago, I ran a half marathon
If I can do it....a lazy fat kid with asthma.... You can totally do it!
You just need to take it little by little so you're not pushing yourself too much at once.
The couch to 5k might help you with this - takes 9 weeks apparently!
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/
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3/27/19 wed
Weight: 153.4 lbs.
*4 glasses of water 🙂 Drank 5
*stay in green 🙂
*do some meal planning 🙂
*work in exercise 😞
*Be in bed by midnight--I KNOW THAT I'LL START DOING THIS ONE OF THESE DAYS! lol! 😞
*find or create release of lien document & send to contractor I used for parents home. (Long story but one of his subcontractors knocked on my elderly, dementia parents door & tried to collect. 😞 Had headache
*send doc. to contractor 😞
*pay parents homeowners ins. 😞
Same ones for 3/28/19 thurs.2 -
Thursday 28 March
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
January challenge
February challenge
March challenge1 -
Yay @bookmeister86 - great work on talking yourself back into going to French and thanks for the running inspiration. I thought of your half marathon when I was running my 10k yesterday!
Quick post as rushing:
Wednesday goals recap:
- morning long run ✅ 10k again - yay!
- Get cash out on way to work ✅
- Early to work for staff choir/ handover ✅
- Planning time out of class. Water, 1x snack only ❎ two snacks (but the extra was a pear so no big deal!)
- Home lunchtime for car and shake ✅
- cash for piano teacher ✅
- pick up more frozen fruit ❎ and some veggies ✅after work
- Pamper (tan?) ✅
- Girls hair wash❎ forgot they have sports clubs tomorrow so will do after that
- Bed by 9:30 ✅
Thursday goals:
- morning workout ✅
- pack snack and milk to take to work ✅
- water!
- home lunchtime for car and shake
- remind kids re show and tell
- do pupil progress document before leaving
- buy frozen fruit on way home
- kids homework and hair wash
- online grocery shop
- bed by 9:30
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JFT Thursday
1. Get back on track after yesterday’s fail.
2. Log all food
3. 6am workout 👍
4. Drink 100oz water
5. Having a weigh in at the Dr today. No matter what the number, remember that I am sticking to my routine and am feeling better. I am more than a number on a scale.2 -
Checking in from Wednesday
1. No AM run. Therapy exercises. Feed cats. Tea! Update JFT by 7:00.
2. Before school: Update class websites. Find & print stretching exercises.
3. Class 1-2: Check Clauses worksheet. Review smoking ban essay for examples of Works Cited and in-text citation. Research project. Students who finish early - take books to work room; pass papers back; cut scrap paper. Enter narrative grades. Begin grading research essays. Organize IEP drawer.
4. Planning: A - 10 poetry projects. B - 10 research essays. C - 10 poetry projects. D - 10 research essays.
5. Class 4: Read ballads. Use squiggle picture story Friday. Presentations?
6. Review assessments. What is the purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. Park run - aim for 3.5 miles, <50 min. Log Thursday food. Prep Thursday lunch. Chop celery.
8. Gratitude journal. Dinner with parents. Fold and put laundry away.
9. Therapy exercises. Lang8 post. Read 6 pages of Capital. Read 10 pages of Ivanhoe. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 5:50. Update Goodreads Friday. MAKE SURE MUSIC IS CHARGED. Conferences with 1-2 Thursday and Friday.
JFT Thursday
1. No AM run. Therapy exercises. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Update JFT by 7:00. Update first directions.
2. Before school: Update class websites. Print Grammarly worksheet.
3. Class 1-2: Finish typing research and print. Students who finish early - take books to work room; pass papers back; cut scrap paper. Return narrative projects - Conferences after printing. Begin grading research essays.
4. Planning: A - Duo. Log Friday food. Call CVS to refill prescription. B - Grade 10 poetry projects. C - Birthday party! D - Enter grades for poetry presentations and Socratic discussion.
5. Class 4: Uhoh. Finished presentations early. Surveys! Maybe some TPCASTT?
6. Review assessments. What is my purpose for each unit? What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
7. Park run - aim for 4 miles, <60 min. Fold laundry. Update grocery list.
8. Update Goodreads Friday. Blog post. Read 6 pages Capital and 10 Ivanhoe. Lang8 post?
9. Therapy exercises. Prep Fri lunch. Chop celery. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. In bed by 8:45; devices off by 9:00; alarm set for 5:50. Update Goodreads Friday. Check AM weather to plan run. Head to LW Friday IMMEDIATELY after school to fill out paperwork. Take cord for phone to school. Take headphones.
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
January 2019: 186.0
February 2019: 187.0
Today: 192.3
Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut1. Purchases: Go to Mac store and see if they can retrieve the files off the iMac. Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for Design for How People Learn (Julie Dirksen), On Writing (Stephen King), Dying for a Paycheck (Robin Hardman), The Prince (tr. Tim Parks, Russell Price, or Robert Adams), The Secret Adversary (Christie).
2. E2: What should the controlling ideas be in a study of world literature? Review world lit options. Create vocabulary lists for each unit that come from the texts used: Animal Farm, Julius Caesar, Wes Moore, I Am Malala. Find a way to incorporate changing words from one part of speech to another. Students need to know how to review multiple sources and synthesize information in order to draw a conclusion. Need practice with the difference between transitions and overlapping (at end of paragraph - "another issue is Y" vs "there are other issues besides X"). Quit using "in conclusion" and "I believe" and other writing-about-my-writing phrases. Confusion between direct/indirect objects and prepositional phrases. Use the UDHR and the Declaration of Independence to study paraphrasing; use that to front-load Machiavelli and how to deal with challenging texts. Confusion between everyday / every day and similar constructions.
3. E1: Need practice with quoting & paraphrasing sources, identifying claims that would need support, use of last names for reference, and capitalization practice (common/proper nouns, titles). Difficulty using possessive nouns in their own writing. Honors: practice subject/object pronouns (my friend and I / my friend and me).
4. Curriculum Development: Writing mini-unit. Review scholarly research on 5PE. (I think I can have this as an intro to the research unit so that they also get exposure to how quotes are integrated and cited.) Parallel structure; use of emotional language, specific detail. Use "Write About a Pebble" lesson from Atwell. How long should each unit take? Do research on characteristics: curiosity, persistence, resilience, creativity, responsibility, optimism, courage, integrity, authenticity, leadership, self-awareness, humility, compassion - others? Include grammarly check on essays!
5. Professional Development: Write blog post weekly. Comment on 3 posts each week -Tu Th Sun? Check with PSC. Talk with Z about articles and/or conference proposals.
6. Medical: Dentist? Apr 22 McC. Need sub. Call to set up checkups with Dass (October). GET MAGAZINES FOR COLLAGES FROM DOCTORS.
7. Theater: Audition for Mamma Mia ??? Need sub for May 2, opening day.
8. House: Mineral oil on tile spots. Check with D about ceiling.
WFTY: Climbing. High weight again but that was to some degree to be expected. On the plus side (ha ha) I did run longer yesterday - 4 miles is my highest distance since my injury last fall and I'm happy about that.
WOOP! Gotta scoot.
all!
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Good morning! It's back to work today, and tonight is our guests last night here. Going to miss them! Yesterday was fun, we tried a local Italian place and then got gelato which was AMAZING. Also, I somehow managed to get 12k steps so I stayed within goal which is nothing short of a miracle lol 😂😂
Yesterday 3/27:
1. Stay within calorie goal😁
2. Get a minimum of 4,000 steps😁
3. Do workout😁
4. Relax😁
JFT 3/28:
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Go for a walk at lunch
3. Finish work at 5:15
4. Stay positive and don't stress4 -
Yesterday:
- take a walk
- make 20 squats
- implement likes and followers, and new h. item screen in the app I've been working on
- eat light, veggie-based dinner and nothing after it (I forgot I need to be on diet today to prep for an ultrasound, so I decided to eat a bit more yesterday for dinner)
All in all, it was a successful day.
I made mistake and ate like a half of an egg which resulted in a gallbladder attack during the night. So, I'll take today super easy.
- take a walk
- 20 squats
- clean up the bedroom
- implement the home screen in the app3 -
@bookmeister86 What a beautiful, inspirational post. Congratulations on running a half marathon! Thank you for sharing your story with us. You certainly have come a long way from your childhood & asthma days!
@Faebert Fantastic on the long run --10k ! I love your posts.
@Snowflake 1968 I feel certain you'll find work, soon. They missed out on you. The thing I hated most about job searching was that you rarely find out why... I hate that. So many other great responses & messages from others here. I'm sore that I couldn't respond sooner, you were definitely in my thoughts.
@Bex953172 fantastic job in the kitchen! Awesome that you & Ash were able to talk. You had lots of sage advice, here. May your kids continue to bring you joy & be able to help you. Kids need to be busy. One of the things that I did with my two (only 2, tho...), was that we had weekly meetings that included award certificates that I made with colored construction paper. Sometimes they were simple with just made up names. I can't remember the more creative names at the moment. I made multiple ones for each child. Sometimes decorated with stickers or a drawing, sometimes just the: words. The Unicorn Award. Put name on it of who earned it. Maybe for someone who remembered to put her toy unicorns away when she was finished playing with them. Best Helper Award. A shared Award would go on the bathroom wall. We hung the awards on their door.
We also would talk about the upcoming weeek or an area of focus for the week. Even awards on getting along, or most helpful to his sister Award.
We also did the time outs, the same exact way as @Snowflake1968 except I did not do the 3 count warning. Otherwise we did it the exact same way.
We also sometimes did "Love Hugs". "Looks like someone needs a love hug". Both randomly & when someone had a temper tantrum. Where you just hug them & kiss them on your lap or next to you on the couch. Or on the floor until they calm down.
Those are just a couple things we did. We also had sticker charts & award was from the "ticket box". Buy little small dollar tree type items of food treat so even if not many stickers they earned an award for good behavior like getting along or chores. If someone saw something they really wanted at a store that was higher value, we'd ask if they'd like to earn it & we'd buy it & put it in the ticket gift box. We would put sticker on it in the box with the ticket value.
More than 2 kids might have been too difficult to initiate these things but you get the general idea of things.
So far my two have turned out fantastic & they both had special needs. 27 & 28 yrs old. May have been sheer luck, tho. (Daughter had more anxieties than very experienced professional therapist had ever seen. Also, what ended up being an unspecified learning disorder because she didn't fit exactly in a category. And was victim of bullying). (Son had ADD & H, oppositional defiance disorder, etc). He is successful mechanical engineer & married. Daughter has Masters in Genetics/Biological Sciences & is married & prego with 1st one. As I said could have been sheer luck. Also. Wonderful other things & people we had in their lives. (Healing thru Horseplay combined therapist with horses$.
Wishing everyone a wonderful day!!!
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@Snowflake1968 Thank you for support! I am sorry you're going through a rough period, I wish I can help you somehow. I work as a freelancer, on contract, from project to project. Some periods there is so much work that I can't physically make it, while in other periods looks like nobody needs my skills anymore. Periods without projects are always challenging and mess up with self-esteem, but I've learned that most of the things just happen in waves. To me, learning helps a lot with staying sane in periods like this. Stay strong and do one day at a time. Keep searching, I am sure the right job is waiting for you.
@Bex953172 Wooow, looks like you guys are on fire! So awesome
@bookmeister86 So inspiring! I feel like you were talking about me and my childhood, congrats on running half-marathon!
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I could not get my posting in yesterday due to training a new guy ALL day. Exhausting!! Then had to work late last night.
JFT 3/28/19
Log all food
Get up from desk at least once an hour for 5 minutes
Drink 6 waters
Get the ironing done
Get the last of the bills paid
Eat 3 fruits today4 -
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JFT - Wednesday March 27 Determined
2L of water - 😒
Calories in green - 😒
Walk 1 Mile - 😏 probably, but not purposely
Plank Challenge - 😒
5 Fruits and Veggies - 1:5
Only 1 evening Snack - 🙂 - I didn’t have any
5 something at bathroom break -🙂
Write in Journal - 🙂
Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices. - 🙂
JFT - Thursday March 28 Determined
2L of water
Calories in green
Walk 1 Mile
Plank Challenge
5 Fruits and Veggies
Only 1 evening Snack
5 something at bathroom break
Write in Journal
Do not disappoint myself, be conscious of my choices.
I went to get Lauryn and the kids yesterday and stopped and got some groceries on the way back. I swear groceries cost more every single week!
I applied for a couple of placement agencies yesterday that I hadn’t already applied for. I am going to really send out some resumes today after I take the Grands home.
I bought the spackle so I can fill holes and retouch the walls where I have moved pictures this week. That may be my tomorrow project. I noticed when I opened the window today that they need cleaned!
I have lots to do I guess.
I don’t think I’ll be getting any feedback on the reason I didn’t get the job. The recruiter that initially interviewed me and has been my contact is a consultant for the company only working for them when they require something of her. She is the one that contacted me to tell me that theta had chosen someone else. Her email told me that the owners enjoyed meeting me and spending time with me, but they had chosen to go with someone they had met on their own not through her. So I think she is not aware of any reasoning either.
I’m letting it go! Just like Elsa.
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Bex953172 - great job yesterday, did it make you feel better?
Elbee1 - I couldn’t do it, I struggle with 7 on days that I’ve stayed up late. I used to do what you do and I gave it up in my late 30’s. I finally started going to bed earlier and I think everyone in my life was thankful for it.
Jeschepp - good for you for putting it out there that you want to do it. Putting it out may help you be more determined to do it.
Bookmeister86 - good job on still going to French class. You put in some long days.
Clicketykeys - great job on the run!
Daneejela - sorry about the gallbladder issue. I’ve had friends suffer terribly from that before they would do surgeries to fix it.
I love seeing all of the shared stories of our childhoods, parenting, lives. I truly believe it takes a village not only to raise children but to live our lives. I think we have an incredible village.
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maryrobinson40 wrote: »
What did the doctor say?0 -
Mary's ugliness. Heat compresses and antibiotics and still fighting...
Sorry if this is TMI in above picture1 -
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maryrobinson40 wrote: »Mary's ugliness. Heat compresses and antibiotics and still fighting...
Sorry if this is TMI in above picture
There is not TMI, it looks painful. I hope it heals fast for you.
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