Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

bookmeister86 wrote: »

I'm starting my new job next Monday - or at least I will be if HR ever get the contract sorted out. I'm having to exercise vast amounts of patience at the moment - my interview was the end of April and it STILL isn't all sorted. One of the reasons for the delay was actually a good one - the job I'm moving to was supposed to be a 12-month contract but my current boss kicked up a fuss about that because it meant that he could only recruit a 12-month person to replace me. The result has been that I'm getting a permanent role That's a good delay, the delay i'm now waiting for is just HR getting off their a%$ and sorting out the contract. Which really shouldn't be that hard, it just involves changing the name, salary and job title on the standard contract... but hey, everything takes ages in this place. Anyway, it WILL get sorted and I WILL be starting my new job soon!

Update: Wait is over - contract received AND SIGNED. (unlike HR, I do not faff around...) Starting new job on Monday! (Well actually, Wednesday, going to take Mon/ Tue off for a mini break).

A big relief to get it sorted and excited about getting started!

I neglected a pressing deadline to get this sorted today and as such will need to focus on that when I get up in the morning rather than posting. But I'll be back on Friday!

(FYI, at this stage no goals look like they're getting met... rain got in the way of walk and celebrations regarding job mean that meal plan is out and Dominos is in.... I'll get back on track after getting celebrations done though!)

Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Wednesday Action Plan
1. Up at 4:25 (ugh!), pill, weigh, pets, pill😀
2. Make coffee...😀
3. On video by 4:58am😀
4. Breakfast = oven pancakes and berries😀
5. Walk at 8am😀
6. Lunch = salad + chicken😀
7. Dinner = chili + spaghetti squash🤨—change in plans, but ate healthy
8. Freeze dinners😀
9. Upstairs by 830😀
10. Layout clothes😀
11. Journal😀
12. Meditate😀
13. Lights out 9:15😀

Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
Thursday Action Plan
1. Up at 7, pill, weigh, pets, pill
2. Laundry
3. Breakfast = yogurt+Kashi
4. On video by 0755
5. Leg weights + walk at 9
6. Lunch = salad + chicken
7. Dinner = pork + veggies
8. Make 3 salads
9. Upstairs by 9:00
10. Layout clothes
11. Journal
12. Meditate
13. Lights out 9:45

Setting Intentions personal challenge
One yoga figure for each day I set my intention before eating (through June)
1, 2, 3, 4,5,6,7,8,9,10
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GRATITUDE: I am grateful for all I’ve learned in the past years that helps keep me on my path.

WOTY: Habits

I wasn’t able to edit my post today (something strange in my phone settings) but I wanted to add to my gratitude that I’m grateful for this thread and people like @snowflake1968 who carefully read and post specific comments on what we write. It makes me feel included and heard which helps my motivation. I’m sure many others on the thread feel the same!

@pridesabtch Congratulations! I hope you are intensely proud of yourself—we all are!💪🍾

@bookmeister86 How exciting! Best of luck as you transition over. Remember to be kind to yourself during this transition because even happy change disturbs our routines.

@cschmitz110515 Wow, a massage, I’m definitely jealous. I have no idea when those will open up again here, but I will be so happy when it’s safe to go get one. I have a favorite spa that is in an old house out in rolling hills (away from the city) with beautiful gardens. A heat treatment, a massage, and time meditating in the gardens is a yearly treat that I don’t know when (if) I’ll get to experience again. 😢

@Snowflake1968, hope you feel better soon. I think your chips are what we call crisps in the UK? I never used to eat them, but have been snacking on them some evenings now. If I buy them on that once a week shopping trip, then they're in the house!

@bookmeister86, glad you finally got the new job, you deserve it for all the efforts you put in!

@pridesabtch, well done on the bike ride, you showed a lot of determination to keep going.

@ZizzyBumble, hope you have a better day today.

@rhododendron33, mysterious, did you Make.The.Call ?

littleblackskirt wrote: »

JFT Wednesday 10th June

Log everything yes
Back exercises yes
Drink enough yes
Carry on with financial stuff. Raining so can't escape outside. yes, spent the afternoon on it. I'm slow because I don't really know how to do things on the computer programmes. For example, I spent at least 20 minutes trying to work out how to "digitally sign" a form so I could email it. It's all trial and error

I can stop writing "drink enough" as I'm drinking plenty being at home all day. I need to concentrate on fruit and veg instead, I'm blaming living alone now for some lazy choices for evening meals! Last night I had 5 crackers and cheese, logged it and it was 500 calories, more than a proper meal! I wasn't enjoying them very much, so only ate half. So take care of myself and eat proper meals.

JFT Thursday 11th June

Log everything
Back exercises
5 fruit and veg
Some jobs for parents
Walk
Carry on with finances

Rats!!! Won’t let me edit. AGAIN!!! 👻👻👻

It’s great to see so many people back posting. We missed you!

céad míle fáilte to all our newbies. This is a friendly supportive place to be.

JFT - Wednesday June 10
1L of water -
Log all Food -
Gratitude Journal -

JFT - Thursday June 11
1L of water
Log all Food
Gratitude Journal

@bookmeister86 - Woohoo, you so deserve this new job you have been more than patient! Will this one get you the experience you were looking for to change career paths?

@kuhl50 - Thank you

@SERmom3 - I don't know how you parents are doing it. I don't think I would have been very successful homeschooling my girls. I was a terrible student myself so how would I make a great teacher?

@littleblackskirt - I think you're correct on the terminology of chips and crisps. When I previously was losing if I really wanted some I would go to the store and by myself a small bag. I've gotten in the habit of buying the big bag in the grocery shop. I need to stop that. I would not be having proper meals either in your situation. Laziness sure speaks loud doesn't it?

@cschmitz110515 - Our massage, physio, tattoo, etc types of business are opening this Friday. I talked to my daughter last night she is going to do my hair for me next weekend! I'll either go to her house or she'll come to ours. I'm so excited!

Speaking of my daughter, her and her husband came out last night to print off their brand new mortgage documents. As long as all goes well they will be moving into their first home on July 15th. I'm so very excited for them. My SIL works 1 full time job as an EMT, a second job where he averages 33 hours a week as a carpenter and he has a casual EMT position with the City Ambulance service. He rarely takes a day off and works very hard. They are moving to a lake community, their "street" is called Leisure Lane at the nearest crossroad is called Lazy Link, I told them maybe that will be a cue for him to relax once in a while. He is going to school in September to become a paramedic.

I am from New Brunswick and live in Alberta. All of our family is still in NB including my Mom who is in a nursing home there. I have not been home since 2016 and was planning on going in September. With all of this mess going on, I have been telling myself I wouldn't be able to go. Today the 4 provinces that make up Atlantic Canada where NB is located announced that they will be allowing inter-provincial between the 4 provinces in July, but they probably wouldn't be allowing other provinces to be included this year. I can go, but would have to self-isolate for 14 days when I arrived. Since I was only going for 10 days it makes no sense for me to go and stay in a hotel and not see anyone anyway. I understand it, but don't like it at all.

Well I should do some work.
Have a great day everyone!