Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    Kuhl50 wrote: »
    Tuesday
    Daily Habit goals: track😁, exercise, 😁journal😁

    Action Plan:
    1. Up by 6, walk, 😁strength, 😁2 yoga reps👿
    2. Hang up laundry😁
    3. Lay out clothes for Wednesday workout 😁
    4. Healthy breakfast, 😁no media👿
    5. Pack “tv dinner” for lunch, yogurt and KashiGo for healthy breakfast 😁
    6. Leave work by 5👿—5:45. Too nice, let my people keep coming to talk to me. 😛
    7. Dinner = salad with chicken breast 😁
    8. Finalize clothes for trip 🤨 —made good progress, settled work outfits . Still need to figure out “tourist” clothes
    9. Upstairs by 9, 😁journal, 😁lights out by 9:45👿—hopefully by 10

    Good day. But kept yawning! Quite rude in some contexts. Trying to get myself to bed. Still feeling a bit overwhelmed/underprepared for my trip and all I have to do before/during/immediately after. Got to buckle down tomorrow creating presentations!

    Wednesday
    Daily Habit goals: track, exercise, journal

    Action Plan:
    1. Up by 6, run, 2 yoga reps
    2. Lay out clothes for Thursday workout
    3. Pack salad for lunch
    4. Healthy breakfast at work, no media
    5. Finalize work papers for trip
    6. Leave by 6
    7. Dinner = stop at store for lean protein and salad, else “tv dinner”
    8. Upstairs by 9, journal, lights out by 9:45
  • bookmeister86
    bookmeister86 Posts: 1,165 Member
    jeschepp wrote: »
    . How can I ever catch up on this mountain of paperwork? Ugh, so stressful. If anyone has advice on staying on top of paperwork or getting to work on time, I'm all ears.

    I find this helps:
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    Possibly not very helpful but I thought of that joke and couldn't resist making it ;)

    There is probably a serious point under than joke about prioritising about working out which paperwork MUST be done and which is not actually that important and could be ignored (or burnt gleefully!)
  • littleblackskirt
    littleblackskirt Posts: 1,046 Member
    Back home after a couple of days away. All the family birthdays are now over, and I have no more excuses!
    I'm way behind on reading here, so have just read the last page for now.

    @Snowflake1968, I so so understand the thought "I still want it, but apparently not enough"...you have no idea how many times over the years I've thought this. We can do it though, every little step helps :) You say Rodger is doing well with his diet, do you mean he is preparing his own meals? (I only ask as sometimes when a married man does well on a diet it's his wife preparing the meals. I'm sure I would find dieting easier if someone else was making me lovely calorie controlled meals :) ) If he is, could he also make your meals for you so you don't have to think about it?

    JFT Wednesday 5th February

    Eat under maintenance
    Back exercises
    Be positive
    Parents
    Pack more boxes

    Finding it hard to get moving this morning. I need to learn how to stop family members bad moods/depression dragging me down too. How do you be happy when others are miserable?
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    @PackerFanInGB 28 seconds for your first plank sounds pretty good to me! I’ll be curious to see how long you hold when the program!

    Tuesday:
    - subbing 🟢
    - Music rehearsal tonight🟢
    - Need to organize my music🔴
    - Laundry🟢
    - Dishes🟢
    - Stay green🔴 -only off by a few.
    - Exercise🔴
    - Pick up one piece of trash while out🟢

    JFT Wednesday:
    - get house ready for daughter’s bday this weekend
    - Organize music
    - Shop for daughter’s bday
    - Laundry
    - Dishes
    - Exercise

    Just found out my youngest was exposed to the flu over the weekend at a birthday party. Hopefully it doesn’t spread! 😷
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    Hello all, still went over my calories yesterday but less than the day before, so they're at least inching back down lol.

    @TerriRichardson112 I am still at 0 roses but determined to get my first one today!

    Yesterday 2/4:

    1. Log all food😁
    2. Stay within calorie goal😔
    3. Finish work at 5:20😔
    4. Do workout😁

    JFT 2/5:

    1. Log all food
    2. Stay within calorie goal
    3. Finish work at 5:20
    4. Put away laundry
  • maryrobinson40
    maryrobinson40 Posts: 1,109 Member
    AJB1014 wrote: »
    Will catch up on everyones doings tonight but a quick check in after another hiatus.

    Sunday my mom and stepdad came over to help with the nursery/projects. We got so much done! Sat down for late lunch and my stepdad passed out! My mom is so good under emergency response, she works in healthcare, I called 911 without even asking, DH was scared but good for manpower. Stepdad was back to pretty quickly but EMS responded anyway, and it turned out to be most likely low blood sugar, so super scary but hes okay otherwise!

    I did much better with cooking this week. Managed Sunday-Weds home cooked, ate out with family Thursday and tonight my prepped meal trial arrived and that was a life saver for a night i wanted to order out/not cook. I think it will be worth it to have the first few weeks of adjusting to life with baby. I have another meal kit arriving to try on Tuesday, but I have to cook that one. I think between the two and just cutting down on grocery lists/meal planning will be helpful and we can just get snacks/small groceries delivered/pick up service.

    I'm super tired, and learning that I need to learn how to rest better, so im practicing that skill too!!

    DH has a work training an hour away from home (and home is 40 minutes from the hospital) two weeks before my due date! Im a little anxious about that but my neighbor friend who is a SAHM will bring me to the hospital if anything happens early.

    EVERYONE is sick at work. It's a pool and spa store so you think in January they would just take the time off! But no...so I tried to take time off to avoid the germs and was called in because it was "busy" I stayed for 3 hours and it was not busy so i left, very annoying.

    Things that have helped me this week food wise;
    Larabars
    Frozen/prepared meals
    Taking extra time to rest
    Pepcid!
    No dairy before bed

    Things to continue improving on;
    Use water bottle, drink more water
    Less dunkins stops
    More protein powder, drink smoothie for breakfast even if not hungry

    I'm excited to be an upcoming auntie with your little one on the way. Glad your stepdad is alright. Much love and hugs.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,589 Member
    Checking in from Tuesday
    1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Review plans.
    2. Before school: Check class websites. Update directions on website. GET BOOKS AND PUT ON SHELF.
    3. Class A: Vocab day 2. Poetry: Figurative language. Find poem from print sources. New Works Cited page.
    4. Class B: Grammar on NRI. Poetry notes. Kahoot? Example poem. Find poems you like.
    5. Planning: Write a blog post. Why won't Word print correctly? Review unit plans. Duolingo. Check Goodreads. Input and enter essay grades.
    6. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
    7. Bus duty. Run. GRADE ESSAYS. Run progress reports. Purchase: cough drops, tissue, expectorant. REHEARSAL. Yoga with core/balance work. Check on B. Email student. Message Z.
    8. Chop celery and pack lunch. Set up JFT for tomorrow.
    9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Alarm set for 5:50.
    10. Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Remember that M does not like surprises! Check dates of classes and update semester plan. She Should Run vision statement. Progress reports Wednesday. FINGERPRINTING WED FEB 26. NEED $41 AND $10 CASH.

    JFT Wednesday
    1. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! Review plans.
    2. Before school: Check class websites. Update directions on website.
    3. Class A: Vocab day 3. Poetry: Mood and symbolism; image interpretation. 4 poems total; add to Poem List. Progress reports.
    4. Class B: Example poem. Poetry notes. Discuss poems you like. Present 1 to class.
    5. Planning: Review unit plans. Duolingo. Check Goodreads. Input and enter essay grades. Run progress reports. Write blog post.
    6. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
    7. Bus duty. Run. Game night. Yoga with core/balance work. Check on B. Email student. Message Z.
    8. Chop celery and pack lunch. Set up JFT for tomorrow.
    9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Alarm set for 5:50.
    10. Practice hair braiding with D. Check on appts for drs. Remind D to ask his dad about the table and check with home repair contractors. START BLOGGING AGAIN. 3 posts/week? Create test for MLA format. Create test for infographics and visual information. Therapy exercises: lunges, push-ups, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Remember that M does not like surprises! Check dates of classes and update semester plan. She Should Run vision statement. Progress reports 4th Thursday. FINGERPRINTING WED FEB 26. NEED $41 AND $10 CASH.

    Scale goals
    End of 2017: 174.6
    End of 2018: 189.2
    End of 2019: 196.4
    Today: 194.0

    Ongoing plans/ideas behind the cut
    1. Purchases: Look for an "ugly Christmas sweater" and a long-haired doll at thrift stores. Practice French braiding. Go to used bookstore and look for 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. Write 1 reflection weekly; type one in Classroom by Weds. Copy-paste to discussion board 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: ATTENDED PRE FLEX DAY.
    6. Medical: Dentist Apr 30 8 AM but check on meetings and RS. Onco Apr ???. PCP Schedule for July. ObG schedule for October. PCP - allergy shots?
    7. Theater: 1984 auditions 27-28 6:30.
    8. House: Crawl space repairs. After that - siding? Or perhaps bathroom floor.
    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. Buy new bikes and bike rack for car.
    10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter. Community Kitchen. Emerge Georgia training.
    11. Family: Find cousin photos.

    WFTY: Progress. Both yesterday and today I've been "asked" to use half of my planning period to cover another teacher's class.
  • HEGoddard0928
    HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
    I'M IN!!
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
    Stay in the green
    Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
    Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.

    aubyshortcake:
    🌹🌹Terri: (3, 4)
    🌹cschmitz110515:
    pridesabtch:
    🌹 Tracie (4)
    🌹Hannah: (4)

  • beachwalker99
    beachwalker99 Posts: 1,002 Member
    Yesterday was hectic - Tuesdays usually are - but I made it to the gym after my morning class. Forgot my earbuds, but made an exciting discovery: I can do simple grading while keeping up a good pace on the recumbent bike! Our college's online platform has a phone app that allows me to check email and student submissions. I found that once I got going on the bike, I could focus well enough to read the shorter assignments and mark them complete/incomplete or use the rubrics for work that I don't need to comment on. I managed to get one whole class set of assignments marked while doing 35 minutes of cardio- win win!

    This is a bit of a game changer for me, as I've really been struggling to balance my personal needs with my responsibilities to others. It's only recently that I've been able to move beyond the mindset that my self-worth is totally dependent on what I do for others and that self-care is indulgent and, thus, low priority. There's a whole lot of history bound up with that thinking, and I still sometimes slip back into that self-denying mindset. I honestly don't know what's made the difference this time, but I am determined not to go back to that negative way of thinking.

    Sorry if this post got a bit heavy. I'm learning so much from all of you about working toward that balance despite what life dishes out. Thank you for being here <3

    Goals for Tuesday, February 4, 2020
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit - √
    • Gym and/or walk outdoors - √ - Both
    • Household chores 30+ min. – X
    • Enter monitoring data - √
    • Grading before my evening class - √ - The wonders of multitasking!
    • Journal - √

    JFT Goals for Wednesday, February 5, 2020
    • Complete food log and maintain a calorie deficit
    • Gym and/or walk outdoors
    • Household chores 30+ min
    • Laundry
    • Bills
    • Grading
    • Journal
  • cschmitz110515
    cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,680 Member
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
    Stay in the green
    Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
    Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.

    aubyshortcake:
    🌹🌹Terri: (3, 4)
    🌹🌹Carmela (cschmitz110515): (3,4)
    pridesabtch:
    🌹 Tracie (4)
    🌹Hannah: (4)

  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,455 Member
    PackerFanInGB wrote: »
    Just for Tuesday, Feb 3:
    • Log every bite | stay green :smile:
    • No added sugar | no flour | no dairy :smile: :smile: :smile:
    • Increase water intake :smile:
    • Do my best at the pre-assessment for Executive Edge :smile:
    • Be grateful and kind :smile: | count to 10 before snapping when irritated :smile:
    • Lymphedema massage on right arm :smile:
    • Evening routine: Brush & floss | wash & moisturize | gratitude journal | read SA & JO | Calm app :naughty:I was so tired, I just crashed...

    Just for Wednesday, Feb 5:
    • Log every bite | stay in the green
    • No added sugar | no flour | no dairy
    • Increase water intake
    • Activity, 30 minutes
    • Be grateful and kind | think before speaking | what is reality vs the "story" I've built in my head...
    • Lymphatic massage on right arm
    • Evening routine: Brush & floss | wash & moisturize | gratitude journal | read SA & JO | Calm app

    WOTY: Persistence

  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,455 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »

    My mom got through her biopsy OK--a six-hour process. No results for a while though.


    Sending positive thoughts and prayers for your mom!
  • PackerFanInGB
    PackerFanInGB Posts: 3,455 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    @PackerFanInGB - that’s an awesome challenge. I could use something like that.

    I have a confession to make. Rodger is doing well in his health goals. He is walking 10K a day, tomorrow he is starting weight training after being cleared by the doctor. He is eating and staying within his calorie goals. I am so proud of him. However, for everything he is doing for the positive I seem to be doing for the negative. I am struggling so bad with eating properly, getting up off the couch and even thinking about working out.

    I don’t know how to get myself turned around. I still want it, but apparently not enough and what if he gets all fit and decides I’m not good enough. There I said it.

    I can relate to how you are feeling. I have had similar feelings in the past about my husband not wanting me anymore also. I also have been struggling to want it bad enough to give up my comfort foods. So, I don't have good advice...just can tell you that I know my husband loves me and the life we've built together. He loves me for me. It hurts him that I even think that he could be that shallow as to not want me after my mastectomies, or after I gained weight. I'm going to be 60 in a month so I have a lot of insecurities right now. But I just keep coming back and trying to say no to at least one "junk food" a day. I wake up and tell myself that I don't have to be perfect, just make some sort of progress...take a walk during lunch break or take laps around an empty conference room during my breaks, pack healthy lunches and snacks.

    Does Rodger walk at night after you get off work? can you go with him? It's hard to find the ambition after putting in an 8 - 10 hour day at work, but maybe if you could go right away before you sit down at night? Do you and he have same work schedule?

    I know you're in a slump..winter doesn't help with that either. But think of ONE thing you can start with...whether it is more water, or logging food, or taking a walk. Just one goal. Forget about all the rest because it's too overwhelming and sets us up for failure. Just set one goal per day and make yourself find the time to do it.

    I think you and I both would find that if we could just get one thing going in the right direction, we'd feel better and step it up. We just need to do it. (((HUGS))) xoxo

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,180 Member
    edited February 2020
    🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
    Stay in the green
    Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
    Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.

    aubyshortcake:
    🌹🌹🌹Terri: (3,4,5)
    🌹🌹Carmela cschmitz110515: (3,4)
    pridesabtch:
    🌹Tracie: (4)
    🌹🌹Faebert: (3,4)
    Joan: (mytime6630)
    PackerFanInGB)
    🌹Hannah HEGoddard0928: (4)

    I hope I haven’t missed anyone out.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,180 Member

    The only failure is giving up!
    ==============================
    2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:
    01 Aug 2019: 170.1
    31 Dec 2019: 151.2
    Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
    ==============================
    ==============================
    2020 Personal Discard Weight Challenge
    Name: Terri
    SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
    GW: 147.1
    Jan: - 2

    February:
    Sat 01: 150.1
    Sun 02: 151 Self inflicted! Late night snacking
    Mon 03: 150.1 Phew!
    Tue 04: 148.6 - 3.5 😍
    Wed 05: 149.6 😂 Boing! Boing! Boing!
    ==============================
    WFTY: DEPTH
    Depth Year - Updates
    I definitely have way too much stuff. I need to streamline my existence, resist adding more stuff, and start using what I have already got. I have been working towards doing this for several years with my decluttering. I need to stop the march of consumerism, and putting money into the pockets of other people by buying things I want rather than actually need.
    03 Jan: This is going to be way harder than I thought. Need to work out strategies and guidelines for what I can and cannot purchase.
    1. I have a stack of books which I haven't read. I will read one of those book a month, and not buy any more books this year. I will source any other books I want to read at the library.
    2. Book 1: The Illusionists - Rosie Thomas ✅
    3. Book 2: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, Gail Honeyman✅
    4. Book 3: Nothern Lights Ch 8
    5. I have closets full of clothes that no longer fit. I will work my way through them over the next two months, and either alter them to fit, or donate them to charity.
    6. 07 Jan: One bag already full and ready to go to the charity shop
    7. I have a lot of Craft supplies. I will optimise what I have before I buy any new supplies. Sticking to this one will be difficult.
    8. 07 Jan: Depth Year: I have Patchwork Craft this morning. I will pick out one of my ongoing projects and work on it to completion. No new projects until I have finished at least 3 ongoing ones.
    9. 14 Jan: Craft Group: working on patchwork project from last Tues.
    Daily Goals
    • Food: log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
    • Exercise: Knee Physio; 7,500+ Steps daily; 30 + minutes intentional exercise
    • Other: Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation; Practice Self-care; Positively reframe thoughts; Live! Love! Learn!; 15 mins Daily Declutter session; keep up to date with chores

    JFT Wed 5 Feb
    Daily Goals:    🌟
    Activities:
    • 10am: Meet garden group at local Garden Centre🌟
    • Do weekly grocery shop🌟
    • Bake healthy cookies for Crochet Group Not enough time
    • More laundry! 🌟
    • Read at least 1 chapter of current book 🌟
    JFT Thu 6 Feb
    Daily Goals:
    Activities:
    • 10am: Dancing
    • 2pm: Shakespeare Study Group
    • More laundry!
  • jeschepp
    jeschepp Posts: 307 Member
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
    Stay in the green
    Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
    Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.

    aubyshortcake:
    🌹🌹🌹Terri: (3,4,5)
    🌹🌹Carmela cschmitz110515: (3,4)
    pridesabtch:
    🌹Tracie: (4)
    🌹🌹Faebert: (3,4)
    Joan: (mytime6630)
    PackerFanInGB)
    🌹Hannah HEGoddard0928: (4)

    I hope I haven’t missed anyone out.

    Add me!

    🌹🌹🌹Jennifer (jeschepp): (3, 4, 5)

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,180 Member
    🌹 Valentine's Day Challenge 🌹
    Stay in the green
    Mon 3 Feb - Thu 13 Feb (11 days)
    Earn 🌹 for every day in the green.

    aubyshortcake:
    🌹🌹🌹Terri: (3,4,5)
    🌹🌹Carmela cschmitz110515: (3,4)
    pridesabtch:
    🌹Tracie: (4)
    🌹🌹Faebert: (3,4)
    Joan: (mytime6630)
    PackerFanInGB)
    🌹Hannah HEGoddard0928: (4)
    🌹🌹🌹Jennifer (jschepp): (3,4,5)




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