Daily Commitment Thread for 2020 -- JUST FOR TODAY

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  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,568 Member
    JFT Wednesday
    1. Therapy exercises: crunches, lunges, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Balance work. Feed cats. Meds. Tea! SET UP WHATEVER WEDNESDAY.
    2. Check email. Write everything down before it goes in the mouth. AM run - 3 miles.
    3. Review papers by desk. File or trash. Check green room for paintbrushes and donations.
    4. Lunch: soup. Write a blog post - album? Running, Racism and Rum: Learning to Handle Discomfort
    5. Write a letter. Dinner: leftovers. 1 hr writing: letter to B. Dr. appt 1:30 PM.
    6. Color! 1 hr reading. RUN LINES. Type BS jobs. Type email to professor. Pay for sleep study.
    7. Drink more water. No, more. Keep the pitcher in the fridge full. You're not actually hungry. Make some tea. Drink more water!
    8. Writing: Album post. Message Z. Rehearsal 7-9. Need to work on unit plan for research.
    9. Gratitude journal. Therapy exercises: crunches, lunges, push-ups, squats, ankle lifts, box jumps, plank. Meds. Floss, rinse, brush teeth. Wed book group. SHBP screening - August? Thursday visit parents - take photos. MH Monday check-in; Whatever Wednesday AMA..

    Scale goals
    End of 2017: 174.6
    End of 2018: 189.2
    End of 2019: 196.4
    End of January: 194.6
    End of February: 196.2
    End of March: 193.8
    End of April: 192.6
    End of May: 191.8
    End of June: 192.2
    Today: 190.0

    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. 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 call to schedule cleaning. PCP July 15 10:30. ObG schedule for October. PCP - allergy shots? left toe joints. Sleep center 778 3316.
    7. Theater: 1984.
    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 bike rack for car.
    10. Volunteering ideas: Theater. Library. Animal shelter. Community Kitchen. Emerge Georgia training.
    11. Family: Google Hangout. Dinners?
    12. Other: 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. Update standards on board. When to change bulletin board?

    WFTY: Progress.
  • Kuhl50
    Kuhl50 Posts: 416 Member
    Have been MIA for a few days, but I’m back. Gearing up for another marathon of intense days at work but my adrenaline really isn’t as high as it needs to be. I need to get more scared so I get everything done! 😂 But my weight is finally moving down again, happily, so hopefully I can overall stay the course.

    Happy Wednesday all!

    Daily habits: track, exercise, journal
    Wednesday Action Plan
    1. Up by 7, pill, timer, weigh
    2. Shower, pill
    3. Breakfast = yogurt + Kashi
    4. On video 0825
    5. Lunch = salad + protein
    6. Weights at 3
    7. Ask DH to get salad and chicken at store
    8. Walk after work
    9. Dinner =?
    10. Make 3 salads, roast chicken for protein
    11. Upstairs by 9
    12. Plan Thursday workout
    13. Layout clothes
    14. Journal
    15. meditate
    16. Lights out by 10

    July personal challenge
    Bicep emoji if I got in at least 1 push-up; Yoga figure if I set my intention before eating
    July 21: 💪🧘

    GRATITUDE: I am grateful for my health and the ability to keep improving it.

    WOTY: Habits
  • SERmom3
    SERmom3 Posts: 568 Member
    @Snowflake1968 - I feel your pain! The same thing happened to me on a vacation several years ago. Missed one day and lost a long streak. I started over and now I’m up over 1700 days. Definitely try Bex’s link, but if it doesn’t work, you can always rebuild it! 💕

    TUESDAY:
    - Log everything🟢 / stay green🟢
    - NO CHIPS!🟢
    - make menu for the week🔴
    - Rehearsal @ 6:00🟢
    - Housework🟢
    - Paperwork🟢

    JFT WEDNESDAY:
    - Log it all / stay green
    - NO CHIPS
    - housework / more paperwork
    - E softball game
    - Contact church about summer program

    JULY CHALLENGE:
    In an attempt to refocus this month, I’ve decided to try and give up chips. This will be extremely difficult. I eat them almost daily. They are my weakness. I’m using a bikini as my emoji, since that will be a goal for next summer!

    *************NO CHIP CHALLENGE*************

    July 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21
    👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙👙
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 18,034 Member
    💜💜💜
    I choose to feed my body the nutrition it needs
    and feed my mind with the quality thoughts it deserves
    💜💜💜

    ⛱🎡🎢🎠🏕 JULY 🏕🎠🎢🏕⛱

    To all those essential workers still going out there....
    🙏🏻 Thank you for your service 🙏🏻
    Everyone else, please stay home!!!

    What am I doing to keep busy? To name a few...
      [*] structuring my day
      [*] morning and evening meditation
      [*] Using the internet to ‘talk’ to family
      [*] crochet, jigsaws, journaling, gardening, reading, writing .......
      [*] HIIT videos off YouTube,
      [*] yoga/Taichi
      [*] Walks with DH
      [*] Cleaning! Cleaning! Cleaning! 😂
      [*] Decluttering
      [*] Stress relievers (search YouTube for Paul McKenna)
      Keep your chin up!
      Turning up is the ultimate success!
      2019 DISCARD 5 LBS CHALLENGES:01 Aug 2019: 170.1
      31 Dec 2019: 151.2
      Total weight loss: 19.9lbs
      2020 Personal Weight Challenge
      Name: Terri

      SW: 152.1 (02 Jan)
      GW: 150
      Jan: - 2
      Feb: - 1.3
      Mar: - 0.9
      Apri: +1.3 (not too bad, considering lockdown/Easter/Birthday this month)
      May: +0.7(working on upping my strength to tone muscles, so not unexpected. It's a balancing act! 😂)
      Jun: +0.2
      Weight has stabilised around 151.

      July Daily Goals: Week 4
      Su: ✅ Mo: ✅ Tu: ✅ We:
      Th: Fr: Sa:
      Had a rest day as was suffering from DOMS
      Reduce Fat%:✅ 29.3 -> 27.1 25.2
      Increase Muscle%: ✅ 28.7->30.1 30.3
      Calories < in the green 🐝
      Steps > 7500 🐝 8097
      Weight < 155 🐝 151.1; 150.8 150.6
      Intentional exercise > 50 mins daily🐝 85
      Active hours > 6 daily🐝 9
      Activities I got to do
      Meditation✅ walk/jog✅
      Answer email replies✅
      Laundry fold/stow✅ Crochet✅
      Puzzles✅ Watch TV✅
    • suzij27
      suzij27 Posts: 199 Member
      JFT Wed 7/22
      1. Exercise - cardio
      2. stretching for at least 20 min 2x day
      3. Focus on veggies - make a pot of Tuscan Vegetable Soup even if cooking something else for the rest of the family
      4. Make the phone calls I’ve been putting off
    • pridesabtch
      pridesabtch Posts: 2,304 Member
      pridesabtch wrote: »
      JFT Tuesday
      - weigh :smiley:
      - Take meds & some extra ibuprofen :smiley:
      - work by 8:00 :smiley:
      - Instrument repair today. I think I know what is wrong, but we'll see. :smiley:
      - Phone meeting with coach :smiley:
      - Exercise of some sort. Maybe, just maybe a bike ride ON THE ROAD, if my wrist feels better... :smiley:
      - Log everything :smiley:
      - Stay green :smiley:
      - No cookies or candy :smiley:
      - No alcohol :smiley:
      - Bed by 11:30 :smiley:

      Have a spectacular day y'all! I'm on your side!

      Decided I needed to get back on the horse yesterday, so I did the easy club route. It was only 22 miles and the climbs weren't too bad. It actually felt good while I was riding, but after I tightened up a lot and was very sore. Sore enough that I awoke many times during the night, ugh. Anyway, they are just some bruises and they will heal.

      Rainy day today, not sure what exercise I'll do. I really don't want to ride again, I'd like to walk, but we'll see.

      JFT Wednesday
      - Weigh in :smiley: Nice loss today, surprising since I had Chinese yesterday.
      - Meds & More ibuprofen
      - Work a bit
      - Get some sort of exercise in
      - Log everything
      - Stay green
      - No cookies or candy or muffins that my loving daughter is making
      - No alcohol
      - Bed by 12:00

      Have a blessed day y'all!
    • merope2
      merope2 Posts: 60 Member
      Tuesday: logged all food AND worked on Project until 11 am, so then I got other stuff done! (I am now caught up on my to-do list from last week, lol)

      Wednesday: log all food; work on Project until 11 am.
    • cschmitz110515
      cschmitz110515 Posts: 3,470 Member
      Recap T 7/21
      1) Walk dog :smiley: another gorgeous a.m. cool temp & decent dew point = happy dog & happy me B)
      2) Move hourly / stairs breaks (3 floors) / 5 somethings :smiley:
      2) Net cals green / 14c water :smiley:
      3) Work in office progress / organize electronics & papers for work from home rest of week / sign out of building by 4:30 (make Ellie happy) / organize papers in home office in evening = :) all but home office
      4) 5:00 Day Spa appt. :relaxed: / at least one to-do on list :)
      5) 9:00 unplug / floss :s / retainers :s / set early-ish alarm (walk dog before busy W) = :) 2 out of 4 ~ so relaxed after massage I napped on couch late evening

      JFT W 7/22 ~ work from home rest of week
      1) Walk dog :smiley: cloudy, dreary a.m. & dew points going back up but done & happy dog
      2) Move hourly / stairs breaks (2nd floor to basement) / 5 somethings
      2) Figure out supper / net cals green / 14c water
      3) Organize electronics & papers for work from home rest of week :) / catch up status reports / 10-12 webinar (pace) / progress on GA-IT
      4) 2:00 vet for dog's annual visit / RSVP memorial service / PM SW & set date to call / at least one to-do on list
      5) 9:00 unplug / floss / retainers / set 6:30 alarm (walk dog)

      2020 Goals:
      1) Get weight below 160# (last time was 4/20/19)
      2) Plan meals most days & prelog meals/snacks whenever possible on MFP
      3) Post weekly weigh-in on JFT for accountability
      4) Take measurements & log on MFP monthly (I stopped as weight plateaued & went up) = 2.1.20 / 2.29.20 / 4.1.20 (forgot 3.31.20) / 5.1.20 (forgot 4.30.20) / 6.3.20 (forgot at ME again)
      5) Exercise 5-6x per week (minimum 4x) ~ mostly walking but include weights/circuit & other x-training
      6) Participate in race events ~ have planned 7 5Ks and 2 10Ks at minimum = Frenzy on the Fox 5K 49:36 ave. pace 15:29 / Seroogy's Valentine 5K 46:26.7 ave. pace 14:47 / Badger State Brewing 10K virtual race w/ dog on 4/2/20 1:44:16 ave. pace 16:33 / Prevention virtual 5K Fun & Fit Team on 5/2/20 I walked 3.48 mi w/ dog in 1:01:10 ave. pace 17:33 / RonaRunOff 5/16/20 virtual walk 5.08 miles with dog in 1:23:15 ave. pace 16:23 / 100 Miles Challenge fundraiser (per fitness tracker) & completed 5/18/20 / Bellin Run 10K virtual race w/ dog on 6/6/20 1:41:03 ave. pace 16:14 dog definitely slows my "race pace"
      7) Be considerate and loving to hubby and have fun together
      8) Make efforts to keep in touch with parents, siblings and friends (most live in other towns or states)
      9) Declutter home office, bedroom and basement = basement (boxes) Jan. / home office desk (some) & more basement boxes Feb. / basement boxes & home office (some more) Mar. / decluttered/cleaned in bedroom & more basement boxes Apr. / basement boxes May ~ very pleased w/ my progress / reorg in basement June & July
      Word for 2020: Persist
    • HEGoddard0928
      HEGoddard0928 Posts: 824 Member
      HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

      Today my goals are:
      - spend some time leisure reading 😓
      - shower😁
      - write 1 scene(I've neglected my story for the last week)😓
      - Do 1 lesson😁
      - Research info for blog post 😁
      - Look up medium.com😁
      - Look up problogger.com😁
      - write 1 article for writing blog😁

      Got everything but the leisure stuff done. Although I did read a couple of articles on freelancing that were pretty interesting so I guess I can count that as leisure reading...maybe?? Lol
      So one of Matt's doctors offices is driving me crazy. He was supposed to have an appt in April but they had to cancel so it was supposed to be in June. Well they had to cancel that one too. They changed it to today at 11. Then I got a phone call yesterday asking if they could move it to 230. I said said sure. Then this morning they called AGAIN as and asked if they could do a tele-visit at 1:15... Like wtf people. I know it's the doctor's fault but still...very annoying. Hopefully it's actually going to stay put this time.

      Today's goals are:
      - Up at 9😁
      - Appt @ 1:15
      - Write sleep article
      - 2 hrs on website
      - Research 2nd article
      - 3 5/5 articles
      - Post😁
      - Research tech companies
      - Check paystub

    • Bex953172
      Bex953172 Posts: 4,060 Member
      HEGoddard0928 wrote: »
      HEGoddard0928 wrote: »

      Today my goals are:
      - spend some time leisure reading 😓
      - shower😁
      - write 1 scene(I've neglected my story for the last week)😓
      - Do 1 lesson😁
      - Research info for blog post 😁
      - Look up medium.com😁
      - Look up problogger.com😁
      - write 1 article for writing blog😁

      Got everything but the leisure stuff done. Although I did read a couple of articles on freelancing that were pretty interesting so I guess I can count that as leisure reading...maybe?? Lol
      So one of Matt's doctors offices is driving me crazy. He was supposed to have an appt in April but they had to cancel so it was supposed to be in June. Well they had to cancel that one too. They changed it to today at 11. Then I got a phone call yesterday asking if they could move it to 230. I said said sure. Then this morning they called AGAIN as and asked if they could do a tele-visit at 1:15... Like wtf people. I know it's the doctor's fault but still...very annoying. Hopefully it's actually going to stay put this time.

      Today's goals are:
      - Up at 9😁
      - Appt @ 1:15
      - Write sleep article
      - 2 hrs on website
      - Research 2nd article
      - 3 5/5 articles
      - Post😁
      - Research tech companies
      - Check paystub

      If they mess you around again, unleash hell.
      I would've lost it at the 3rd time haha
    • cesse47
      cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
      Bex953172 wrote: »

      I think my favourite books are by Stephen King for sure, love scary books lol! I'd have his whole collection if I could haha

      Stephen King is one of my top 5 authors. Love his books! I'm also a big audio book fan. I love listening to the audio books that he reads himself. There's something about his accent, the emphasis he puts on certain things that other readers don't get. The timing, the nuances ... when he reads his books, you really hear the "voice" of the book come to life.
    • cesse47
      cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
      littleblackskirt wrote: »

      I overdid it yesterday and am really sore and stiff today. Obviously learnt nothing from the last time I did the same thing! We are having so many wet days that when it's dry I want to get on with outside jobs. I was going to mow half the lawn, but pushed on to finish it, knowing my back was getting worse. Serves me right, so frustrating!

      OUCH!! I'm so sorry! Other than watering, I've avoided a lot of my outside work ... it laid me up in pain for too long the last time. I think I'll hire someone to come in a spend 3-4 hours doing what I want done. May cost a bit of money, but at least it'll be physically painless!! LOL

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