JUST FOR TODAY -- One Day at a Time .... Daily commitment thread for 2019
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Wednesday 10 July
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
Jan challenge
Feb challenge
Mar challenge
Apr challenge
May challenge
Jun challenge
Jul challenge
It's another wet and windy day so I will be trying to pick a good time to get out for a walk. B and B guests are arriving early and I have housework to do. No guests this morning to my treat to myself was a long lie in.1 -
Morning all. Hope everyone is well. I’m feeling cheerful this morning after a good day yesterday. This morning I’ve already had a long run and tonight the bf is coming over for a mid-week date night. This hardly ever happens and I’m v excited!
Tuesday goals recap:
- gym before work ✅
- pack snacks and sweetener ✅
- stick in sheets on arrival ✅
- reading group during assembly ✅
- call surgeon’s office at lunchtime ✅
- home lunchtime for car and shake. Call the kids. ✅
- input attendance/punctuality stats during IT lesson❎
- Training meeting after work (leave by 5:15) ✅
- Heath food store/groceries/tan ✅
- put away laundry ❎
- lay out running gear❎
- bed by 9:30❎
Wednesday goals:
- morning run ✅ 10 miles/16km
- pack snacks and schoolbag ✅
- get TA to input attendance and punctuality stats ✅
- handover to planning cover ✅
- meeting with governors 9am ✅
- planning time (work on video)
- home lunchtime for car and shake
- cover after-school club
- leave by 5
- date night!
Have a great day all. X2 -
JFT Tuesday
1. Log all food 👍
2. Gym👍
3. Drink 150oz water👍
4. Meditate 👍
5. One healthy snack after dinner👍
JFT Wednesday
1. Log all food
2. Drink 150oz water
3. Gym or workout at home
4. Meditate
5. One healthy snack after dinner1 -
Good morning! I'm super late so I have to be quick. Today is our 3 year wedding anniversary, but we are probably going to celebrate on the weekend when we are more rested.
@nlmackey98 no matter what stage you're in, you will always be a badass 😎
Yesterday 7/9:
1. Give Rukia her pill 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal😁
3. Finish work at 5:15😁
4. Call Aunt Jeanny😞
JFT 7/10:
1. Give Rukia her pill 😁
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Finish work at 5:15
4. Call Aunt Jeanny
5. Buy gift for Ciera3 -
nlmackey98 wrote: »JFT Tuesday
Work by 8:00
8:30
Bust through emails and start VN testing
Dear Lord it's going to be a busy, but boring day
Lunch <400 cal and on plan
Fill our S-15 forms for new chemicals (yawn) As boring as I thought and turned a bit controversial, but I think I've cleaned that up.
Leave work by 4:00 Lost track of time, but happened to catch a glimpse of my watch at 4:00 on the dot and just left.
Cleanup bike a bit and oil the chain She was all bright and shiny by the time I got to the ride
Put on not so flattering Spandex and head to Marietta There is nothing flattering or pretty about bike kit.
Try not to freak out in the parking lot while getting ready to ride My friend Greg mentioned that I was shaking, but at least I threw up at home rather than there.
Talk to people light heartedly about where I've been when they inevitable ask There were a lot of welcome back kind of things and a few questions about which ride I was doing. It was nice that they wanted me around.
Rock my ride! I think it's only 25 or 30 miles Took the easy route and it was only 20 miles.
Attend the post ride dinner and drinks but not drink (ugh)I had one celebratory drink for making it through the ride. I'm ok with that.
Home by 10:00 Literally on the dot
Bible reading Just didn't happen
Gratitude journalJust didn't happen
Call it a night by 11:30
snoozing in and out on the couch while trying to watch TV with hubby.
Yesterday's ride was really good. Greg took good care of me and didn't put me up to (or let people talk me into) challenges I may not be ready for. We were with the slow group, but it allowed time to get comfortable on my bike, enjoy the scenery and chat a little on the way out. On the way back, he told me to go as fast as I wanted (or could go). I stayed at 20 - 22 mph for about 3 miles then I had to slow down. It felt so good to have the wind in my face. I felt like myself for just a little while. I didn't realize how fast I was going until Greg told me. I was pleased, but I wish I could have held it longer. About halfway back we stopped and waited for the group to catch up and rode back slow. Honestly, it's just good to know that I can still hit those speeds. I can build from there.
After, as always it was dinner and drinks. I was not on plan as I had boneless wings and a beer, but it was ok. My calories for the day were still in the green thanks to the calories from the ride.
I miss so much about riding. The speed. The challenge. The people. The independence (I used to go out and ride by myself for hours). The confidence it brought, not to mention the body it helped shape.
Unfortunately, my mind keeps going to the things I couldn't or didn't do yesterday. It's like I can't let myself be happy. Damn it that is stupid! I really need to find a way to get past the negativity, fear and anxiety. Yesterday definitely helped, but I still have a ways to go.
JFT Wednesday
- Work by 8:30 I've given up on 8:00
- Prepare for auditor training. This should be the last session for my two trainees for this section.
- Prepare for afternoon calibrations
- Lunch <400 cal
- Verification / Calibration. If verification works 1 hr, if I have to recalibrate 4 hrs.
- Counseling Session with Mike. Maybe he knows why I can't just enjoy a step in the right direction. I used to ride with Mike so it's easy to talk to him about this.
- Either church or a nice walk this evening. Sierra has a friend staying over so I'm not sure what the plan is.
- Dinner <800 cal
- Bible reading. Gotta get back on board with this. It really calmed my mind.
- Gratitude journal. Gotta get back on board with this. It made me focus on the positive rather than dwell on the negative.
- No alcohol
- Bed by 11:00
Positive Thought: It is up to you to let yourself be happy. Don't let you steal your joy.1 -
@aubyshortcake Thanks for the vote of confidence
@toaljasa Welcome back to the bandwagon. There is always a seat for you and you are surrounded by cheerleaders. We've missed you.
@bookmeister86 It's hard to make good choices when our minds are black and angry. You made excellent choices, especially under the heavy circumstances. Yay you!
@MaryRobinson, @Bex, @HEGoddard0928 @Snowflake1968 I know life is busy, but I want you to know I miss your presence and input. Love y'all!2 -
Wow, miss a few days on JFT and I'm 88 posts behind. I'll have to catch up later. Hope all of you are doing well! I've been busy, had some family gatherings / travel, and too much eating for weight loss but oh well. For now...
JFT 7/10 W
1) Walked dog before work (v humid & v warm for early a.m.) 3.38 mi 59:52 = happy dog & happy drippy me
2) Move hourly / stairs breaks / 5 somethings
3) Prelog planned meals & snacks / NO snacks after supper / net calories zero / 14c water (lots of sodium in my system right now)
4) Continue progress on GA-S(R) to meet July deadline / make vet appt for dog (shots)
5) Evening: city band concert / meal plan & grocery list / other?
6) UNPLUG 9:00 (this seriously impacted my sleep last night ) / FLOSS / retainers / set/verify 5:40 alarm (walk dog before work R) / BED & TV OFF 10:20 0 -
Weekly Weigh-In = When I'm active I eat back calories. My weaknesses: I love food... my sweet tooth, especially chocolate... portion control... FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Saturday a.m. is my MFP weigh-in logging day, and I peek occasionally other days. My digital scale only shows half pound increments & I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. No goal dates set ~ this is not a diet but my lifestyle.
Age 61, 5'4.5"
GW #1: 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
GW #2: 145 normal BMI
UG maintain: 145 - 150 [Need to be realistic! Revised from 140 - 145]
11/5/15 = 195.0 joined MFP with no real plan except It's. Not. A. Diet.
1/10/17 = 185.5 clearly not a regular on MFP / joined JFT, best group ever!
5/31/17 = 180.5 two end of month celebrations / committed to posting weekly weigh-in06/03 = 177.509/02/17 = 170.0 Woohoo! Officially overweight, not obese
06/10 = 179.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before
06/17 = 179.5 numerous meals away from home, several occasions w/ alcohol, happy no gain
06/24 = 178.0 fluctuated during week, but ended ok
07/01 = 176.0 Yay!!! Achieved June goal to stay <180
07/08 = 177.5 oops
07/15 = 176.5
07/22 = 175.0
07/29 = 174.0 saw at least one daily w-i below 174
08/05 = 174.5 dined out for Girls Day Out & ate Dad's cooking & baking
08/12 = 173.5 scale flirted with even lower numbers on daily weigh-ins
08/19 = 173.5 had couple of high calorie days
08/26 = 172.0 kind of a surprise09/09 = 171.5 backsliding, ack!12/09/17 = 158.5 surprised to say the least / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
09/16 = 169.5 yay, the middle number is a six!
09/23 = 168.5 have lots challenges in upcoming week
09/30 = 167.0 met Sept goal to stay under 170
10/07 = 166.0
10/14 = 166.5 dined out 2 days with adult beverages plus wine & cheesecake at spa
10/21/17 = 166.5 dined out 2 days plus food day in office / no gain is good [joined Just Give Me 10 Days challenge (daily w/i)]
10/28 = 164.5 very active week & watched CICO / reached October goal of 165
11/04 = 163.0 wow, really surprised at this, daily fluctuations very up and down this week
11/11 = 164.5 this is temporary b/c very high sodium yesterday
11/18 = 162.0 big surprise, especially b/c I weigh myself daily and didn't see this all week
11/25 = 163.0 no surprise after 2 no-logging-food days (parade day and Thanksgiving), just glad not worse
12/02 = 161.0 Jingle Bell 5K day / 44:37 chip time & ave. pace 14:22 & very happy!
12/16 = 158.0 no work parties or food days & stuck with CICO02/17/18 = 153.0 thrilled with annual physical on 2/15/18: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
12/23 = 157.5 no "workouts" but shoveled snow & snowshoed, busy with Christmas preparations
12/30 = 159.0 Christmas Day no food/beverages logged
01/06/18 = 159.0 New Year's Eve hubby & I splurged on treats & beverages (at home), and I did not log...totally worth it!
01/13 = 157.0 big surprise! Yesterday evening, walked in Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19. Very happy with my time, wore layers of clothes in 10 degrees & NNW 12 mph wind, fun event.
01/20 = 156.5
01/27 = 156.5 maintaining / not a bad thing
02/03 = sick / no weigh in
02/10 = 152.5 unhealthy loss due to illness / I know weight will go back up & I'm totally fine with that
02/24 = 154.0 little out of control last week, but at goal for the month05/26/18 = 153.0 Health Risk Assessment 5/15/18 ~ BMI 25.6
03/03 = 155.5 oops / still lower than before I was sick
03/10 = 153.5 back on track
03/17 = 152.5
03/24 = 153.0 evening snacks & two days straight of 8 hr seminars (+ lots of sitting)
03/31 = 153.5 pre-10K spaghetti supper night before / Badger State Brewing 10K 1:30:28.82 and average pace 14:35
04/07 = 154.5 ack ~ ate Easter candy most evenings
04/14 = 153.5 Day 1 of record-setting blizzard ~ yuck! Followed by day 2 of blizzard, then snow day (no work / still shoveling & plowing) on Monday ~ in APRIL ~ yikes!
04/21 = 153.5 after such weird week & daily weight fluctuations, happy to maintain
04/28 = 152.0
05/05 = 153.5 kinda stalled three months + feeling hungry more often ~ since w/i 10# of goal, changed MFP setting to lose 1/2 lb. per week & see how it goes
05/12 = 153.5 ok with this ~ think changing my MFP setting, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me ~ I'm not so hungry all the time
05/19 = 154.0 drinks (2 margaritas) & dinner w/ BFF night before + enjoyed everything!06/02 = 153.0 basically in maintenance for now ~ I'll take it!12/29/18 = 159.5 stayed 1-5-anything over holidays & vacation
06/09 = 152.5 Bellin Run 10K 1:28:12 split time 45:03 ave. pace 14:12 ~ beat goal of < 1:30
06/16 = 152.0
06/23 = 156.0 end of vacation week & lots of eating out
06/30 = 155.5
07/07 = 156.0 post-vacation w/i net calories not. so. much. Ack!
07/14 = 154.5 prelogging & sticking w/ plan helps
07/21 = 154.5 Packers 5K 44:50 ave pace 14:26 min/mile ~ beat goal < 45:00
07/28 = 157.5 peanut M&M attacks (eek) + dinner out w/ SIL/niece (yum!) + staff luncheon (ick)
08/03 = 155.5 started Evening Snack Challenge on JFT
08/11 = 158.0 stressful week (job crap ~ hubby's & my own)
, Chinese buffet 1 evening & Feast with the Beasts (so worth it!)
08/18 = 157.5 saw 156.0 during week ~ evening snack challenge not. so. good.
08/25 = 156.0 prelogged as much as possible & CICO getting better
09/01 = 154.5 included Taste on Broadway & office relocation so packing & moving boxes ~ very pleased
09/08 = 157.5 too many office bday indulgences / City Stadium 5K for Veterans 44:27 & ave. pace 14:16 ~ beat goal of < 44:30
09/15 = 156.0
09/22 = 155.5 maybe lower if not for Pizza Ranch prairie pizza & wine at BFF's the night before
09/29 = 154.0
10/06 = 155.0 may include water retention in muscles b/c resumed home version of weights & circuit-training day before
10/13 = 157.0 birthday treats & adult beverages / walked in Run for the Hill of It 5K in 48:13 pace 15:32 & hill 2:01 ~ beat both time (part unpaved trail with sloppy conditions due to 5" rain over preceding week) & hill (finish is UP a steep sledding hill) from last year and learned only 25 out of 267 participants finished the hill < 1 min.
10/20 = 155.0
10/27 = 158.0 oops... lots of leaf-raking the evening before + too. much. snacking.
11/03 = 156.5 better planning / stopped evening snacking (mostly)
11/10 = 156.0 basically stuck in maintenance mode ~ not the worst thing
11/17 = 157.0
11/24 = 159.5 Thanksgiving week & paid time off with hubby ~ def going in wrong direction ~ oops
12/01 = 157.5 Jingle Bell 5K 45:38 & ave. pace 14:42 ~ not bad
12/08 = 157.0
12/15 = 156.5 clearly in maintenance mode all year ~ not exactly the plan but I'm ok with this for now ~ really happy to stay 1-5-anything
12/22 = 155.5 surprised by this ~ maybe due to much later than normal weigh-in (late start to the day)
01/05/19 = 157.5
01/12 = 158.0 Frenzy on the Fox 5K 1/11 with friends ~ not timed / MapMyWalk 54:19
01/19 = 158.0 maintained even with evening snacking & skipped workouts
01/26 = 157.5
02/02 = 158.5 hubby's traditional bday dinner + leftovers + evening snacking ~ oops
02/09 = 158.5 ok with no gain / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 48:34:89 & ave. pace 15:89 in below zero temps & icy mile 2
02/16 = 158.0
02/23 = 160.0 oops... deserved, net cals & sodium def red prior 3 days. Annual physical 2/26 159.6 fully clothed.
03/02 = 159.5
03/09 = 157.5
03/16 = 158.0 feeling unwell & no workouts all week
03/23 = 157.5 finally feeling better
03/31 = 160.5 posting Sun. month end w/i ~ too many days, net calories RED. Badger State Brewing 10K 3/30 in 1:28:14 & ave. pace 14:12 and beat goal < 1:30
04/06 = 160.0 saw 158.5 during week
04/13 = 159.5
Hiatus from MFP 4/17 - 4/29 (Easter 4/21)
05/04 = 161.5 logging again starting 4/30
05/11 = 163.0 ack
05/18 = 163.0 no gain
05/25 = 163.0 could be worse
06/01 = 162.0
06/08 = 162.0 pre-race spaghetti night before / Bellin Run 10K 1:29:54 split 44:13 ave. pace 14:29
06/15 = 164.0 during week ate at fast food, cafe (brunch), pub (happy hour), seminar (lunch), dinner at BFF's (sangria)
06/22 = 162.5 better eating & tracking
06/29 = 163.5 two days of conference food
07/06 = 162.5
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi0 -
nlmackey98 wrote: »@aubyshortcake Thanks for the vote of confidence
@toaljasa Welcome back to the bandwagon. There is always a seat for you and you are surrounded by cheerleaders. We've missed you.
@bookmeister86 It's hard to make good choices when our minds are black and angry. You made excellent choices, especially under the heavy circumstances. Yay you!
@MaryRobinson, @Bex, @HEGoddard0928 @Snowflake1968 I know life is busy, but I want you to know I miss your presence and input. Love y'all!
Awhhh ive been feeling s bit weird last few days, i just cant focus my brain on anything!
Even thinking doing the dishes makes my brain go on timd out lol!3 -
JFT Tuesday
1. Don't finish coffee if you dont want to! ✔
2. water water water ✔
3. Log all food ✔
4. Cook dinner at home ✔
5. Bed by 10 ✔
6. Water garden ✔ DH did!
7. Empty dishwasher ✔
8. Load of laundry 👎
JFT Wednesday
1. Don't finish coffee if you dont want to! ✔ so weird not wanting coffee? But I'm learning to take my bodies cues! Been having like a half a cup daily
2. water water water
3. Log all food
4. Cook dinner at home
5. Bed by 10
6. Water garden
7. Empty dishwasher
8. Load of laundry0 -
@hippysprout How are you doing on your JFT? Taking it one day at a time is one of the keys to my losing weight.0
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ZizzyBumble wrote: »Wednesday 10 July
Log accurately
Stay in the green
5 fruit and veg
Fitbit excercise goals
Jan challenge
Feb challenge
Mar challenge I didn't get out for a walk as the better weather coincided with the time my guests were expected but I did garden instead
Apr challenge
May challenge
Jun challenge
Jul challenge
It's another wet and windy day so I will be trying to pick a good time to get out for a walk. B and B guests are arriving early and I have housework to do. No guests this morning to my treat to myself was a long lie in.
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JFT 2018
Goals for Wed 10/07
FOOD:- Weigh/Post in JGM10Ds 😄
- Prelog food, balance macros/micros 😄
- follow through 🥺then I saw the 🍫
- Hydration 😄
EXERCISE:- 6000+ steps 😄
- 10 mins strength 😁
- 10 mins flexibility 😁
OTHER:- Meditation
- go grocery shopping 😄
- pay credit card bills 😁
- ->->-> Make birthday card for DGS 😊 Bought one instead!
- Post in UAC/Post Sole Mates Evening Reminder 😁
- Read/Comment in Women Over 50 thread 😁
FOOD:- Weigh/Post in JGM10Ds
- Prelog food, balance macros/micros
- follow through
- Hydration
EXERCISE:- 6000+ steps
- 10 mins strength
- 10 mins flexibility
OTHER:- Meditation p
- Laundry
- crafting
- Crochet: i need to finish a cardigan for next week
- Post in UAC/Post Sole Mates Evening Reminder
- Read/Comment in Women Over 50 thread
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nlmackey98 wrote: »
@toaljasa Welcome back to the bandwagon. There is always a seat for you and you are surrounded by cheerleaders. We've missed you.
Thanks! I'm hanging on to the sides!!! It can be a bumpy ride Speaking of ride---way to go! And you didn't let anxiety or fear take you down. You pushed right through it. Yea For You.
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Hey everyone! Thanks for asking how the course went!
I got there with a minute to spare, after we all sat down, there was a bit of dawdling where they told us to just write our names on our whiteboard name plaque (you know like you get on proper office desks but just a whiteboard one) and to write our name on the booklet, the tutors asked eschother if they were waiting on anyone 5 mins later and when they decided that 1 person hadn't showed they officially introduced the course so i made it in good time!
And it was great! The tutors were really nice, they kept cracking jokes and it was all really relaxed and fun! But we all also learnt alot!
So yeah all good there!
Ironically i had to speed a little to get there but atleast its out the way and i took something from it!
Date night was amazing! Nice walk to town, a few drinks, AMAZING food! I felt like i looked really great in my dress so felt confident too! Little bit of sexy time and then watched a bit more of a box set. And then a lie in this morning! To 11.30AM!! Not slept in that long for 5 years haha!
We went to the shopping centre today, we were going to go cinema but decided to watch a film at home instead
@Bex953172Hey everyone! Thanks for asking how the course went!
I got there with a minute to spare, after we all sat down, there was a bit of dawdling where they told us to just write our names on our whiteboard name plaque (you know like you get on proper office desks but just a whiteboard one) and to write our name on the booklet, the tutors asked eschother if they were waiting on anyone 5 mins later and when they decided that 1 person hadn't showed they officially introduced the course so i made it in good time!
And it was great! The tutors were really nice, they kept cracking jokes and it was all really relaxed and fun! But we all also learnt alot!
So yeah all good there!
Ironically i had to speed a little to get there but atleast its out the way and i took something from it!
Date night was amazing! Nice walk to town, a few drinks, AMAZING food! I felt like i looked really great in my dress so felt confident too! Little bit of sexy time and then watched a bit more of a box set. And then a lie in this morning! To 11.30AM!! Not slept in that long for 5 years haha!
We went to the shopping centre today, we were going to go cinema but decided to watch a film at home instead
Sister I have been trying to respond to your email and it keeps kicking me off. And at one point I wrote two paragraphs and they
disappeared. ARRRGH!
I LOVE YOU DEARLY Sister. Just got more going on than I care to discuss.. Basically I've been posting food and
logging out. However, my love and enthusiasm for you ladies hasn't changed. I love you all beyond words.
No Worries
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@AJB1014 CONGRATULATIONS!!! YIPPIEEEEE0
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JFT Thursday
1. AM walk/run - 3 miles. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Log 1 item. Toe stretches! What's for lunch/dinner?
2. Type blog post. Leave for school by 10:00. Lifting. Duo.
3. Practice sheet music. Read Delusions of Gender. Begin bartending course.
4. Take recycling. Return White Fragility. Dinner with B?
5. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water! LOG BEFORE SNACKING!
6. Therapy exercises at 9:30: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. MEDS. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. JFTomorrow.
7. In bed by 9:45; devices off by 10:00.
8. Meeting 9:15 Friday. MM audition July M-T July 22-23. Ask about how to support new AP. Set up assessment switch-outs on OW. Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table. Check with D about ceiling and taking items to the dump. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Schedule assessments and return dates (check last term's plans for unit length). Put jewelry away. Fold laundry. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank.
Scale goalsEnd of 2017: 174.6
End of 2018: 189.2
January 2019: 186.0
February 2019: 187.0
Today: 193.2
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). Poetry: Revise "Songs are Poetry" handouts.
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! 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. Schedule assessments for Fall 2019; plan out return times. Align assessments with OW units. Write 1 reflection weekly; type one in Classroom by Weds. Copy-paste to PB for comments due Friday. PB usernames 6 digits, no 19 or 20s, no birthdates. Homework: Online journal Mon due Tue; Reflection Tue due Wed; C&P journal in class Wed; Comments Thu due Fri. Bonus if you are the first response; further bonus if you respond to comments on your post. Grammar practice Mon & Wed; quiz Fri.
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. NOTE: ATTEND POST FLEX DAY RATHER THAN PRE FLEX DAY. Upload summer project checklist July 1.
6. Medical: Dentist. Onco. PCP. Call to set up checkups with Dass (October). GET MAGAZINES FOR COLLAGES FROM DOCTORS.
7. Theater: MM auditions 6/22-23. Practice songs.
8. House: Mineral oil on tile spots. Check with D about ceiling and taking items to the dump.
9. Fun: Open beading on Thursdays. Coloring at library on Tuesday. Put jewelry away. Edney Hack Nights alt Weds. ASL? Spanish/Portuguese practice? Practice piano. ROL Secret Adversary. Get bikes fixed.
10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter.
WFTY: Climbing. Well, fortunately, despite lifting again, at least I'm not seeing a gain. So maybe I just didn't drop the water weight in a week. Might've been all that time outdoors. It is SOOO hot. I am 10000% ready for the temperature to start dropping again. I don't think it's supposed to until after next week though. UGH.0 -
A tough day again yesterday, black PMT mood still with me. It was ok in the morning after exercising - I had those endorphins buzzing around - but they wore off in the afternoon and by the end of work I just felt drained, depressed and also angry all at the same time.
I resisted snacks on the way home but then when I got home I hit the roof when I saw someone had parked in our parking space, again. We don't really use it as we don't have a car, but we do sometimes when we hire cars - as we are going to this weekend and as we probably will start doing more often soon as we have just joined a car club that means we will probably use one a bit more regularly. I'd left them a polite note on their windscreen in the morning asking them to please park somewhere else and they had basically removed the note and then left their car there. I was so mad. Obviously my first thought was that they were just a&&holes who didn't care and that we were going to get stuck with this situation. It's weird, it made me feel a bit invaded - I felt that it was OUR space and that it was being violated somehow.
So, wine was had, again. And we had a nice evening and I cheered up. And then! The doorbell rang and it was a lady from upstairs who turned out to be the lady who had parked in our space. Turns out her estate agent had told her it was her space. And this was after them previously telling her that another space was hers and someone else leaving a note on her car..... Poor thing! She promised to ring them in the morning to get to the bottom of it.
This made me feel, like, a million times better. I had been (unsuccessfully) trying to calm myself down earlier, and to think of a positive reason for the situation that wasn't just the person being an a&&hole, but I didn't manage very well. Then it turned out it was genuinely a mistake! This has made me feel like, it is ALWAYS worth trying to look on the positive side. Despite what we (or I, maybe it's just me) often think, most people ARE nice.
So I'm feeling better today. Perhaps PMT is passing too....
Another thing that happened yesterday is that I realised that it's not just being bored by my work that is depressing me. It's lack of social interaction. I used to have loads of meetings - too many in fact, they stopped me getting on with my work, but they did give me social interaction which, as a slight extrovert, is important to me. Now, because of the current work environment, I have hardly any. And in addition to that, I now work on the 'mezzanine' floor which has half as many people, and sometimes can be really empty. Yesterday there were literally about ten people in the whole thing - three from my team (of fifteen). I think this lack of interaction is a big part of why I'm feeling depressed at the end of the day.
But the good thing is, I can do something about that! There are lots of people I can arrange coffees with. After my holiday next week, I will start to do that again. And also, I think I will make the effort to go and sit on the busier floor when it's quiet in the mezzanine. It's difficult because I actually have a special chair for back support, which lives on the mezzanine. But I reckon I could do without it for half a day....
Oh, and other good news! You might or might not remember that the acting CEO agreed to have a meeting with me to talk about my career, though said it might take a while before she could fit it in. I hadn't heard anything in a couple of weeks, and was starting to feel quite disillusioned. Well, her PA got in touch yesterday and it turns out she (PA) was away and that's why nothing had happened - nothing about my priority or otherwise. And it is now set up - and really positively, she has slotted it in the day before the CEO goes on leave for ten days. I feel like this has got to be a good sign in terms of how much of a priority she sees me as ...? (And hence my chances of getting something out of it).
So now I just have to work out what I actually want to say/ achieve....
Anyway, I've waffled on long enough.
Yesterday's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
I ate a cookie in the afternoon. However I subsequently went for a walk to make up for it (I agreed this with myself at the time). But I did have wine, again
- Be in the green [No, due to wine
- 4 bottles water 3 only
- No alcohol Nope, had wine
- Run to work
- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts Although I did end up having the wine, I did fight lots of thoughts about buying snacks on the way home.
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positiveBetter than yesterday...but not good.
- 45 minute lunch break
- Read response cards x2 Just once
- Meditate
- Read some stuff for interviewI'm probably not going to do this this week, realistically. Haven't heard from them yet anyway
- Duolingo
- Finish work by 6.30pm
- Talk to boyfriend in FrenchWas too tired and grumpy
- Do something nice for boyfriend
- Sort out camping weekend (site? list?)Camping booked, list to do
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11 Probably around 11.30 again. Zzz.
Today's commitments:
- Log everything I eat
- Stick to food plan
- Be in the green with 250+ deficit
- 4 bottles water
- No alcohol. Seriously!
- Run to work
- No eating whilst standing
- Savour every bite
- Talk back to sabotaging thoughts
- Give myself credit!
- Stay positive
- 45 minute lunch break
- Read response cards x2
- Meditate
- Duolingo
- Finish work by 6.30pm
- Shop for food on way home
- Pack for camping weekend
- Do something nice for boyfriend
- Gratitude journal
- Lights off by 11
Weekly calorie balance: 400 in the red
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Morning all, a mixed day for me yesterday. Got a nice long run in which was good, though I’m sore in the hips today so skipping Warrior class. Was also up super late with bf on ‘date night’ (and indulging quite a lot) but it was a bit of a disaster as he had had a minor motorbike injury and was in pain so basically arrived late, grimaced for a few hours and then went home! Our attempts to try and progress our relationship seem a bit doomed! Tonight I may go to our school’s Year 6 play but I’m super tired after less than 4 hours’ sleep. Feel a bit guilty about skipping it but I really feel like tonight I may need some self-care! Anyway, onto the goals...
Wednesday goals recap:
- morning run ✅ 10 miles/16km
- pack snacks and schoolbag ✅
- get TA to input attendance and punctuality stats ✅
- handover to planning cover ✅
- meeting with governors 9am ✅
- planning time (work on video) ✅
- home lunchtime for car and shake ✅
- cover after-school club ✅
- leave by 5 ✅
- date night! ✅ 😕
Thursday goals:
- rest day ✅
- pack snacks and schoolbag ✅
- Pack junk modelling stuff for work ✅
- start clearing classroom
- Work on video
- Home lunchtime for car and shake
- Decide on going to school play!
- Leave by 5
- Play or stay home?
- Put laundry away!!
- Lay out running gear
- Bed by 10
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