This January I Will...

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  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 19
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€

    Hanging in there.

  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,245 Member
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธ BUILDING HEALTHY HABITSโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธ JANUARY โ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
    I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
    In January I will concentrate on Flexibility.

    In January, after I make my bed โ€ฆ
    โ€ฆI will do > 10 minutes of flexibility exercises. Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates
    Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
    Long term reward: new gel pen set if I complete the month.
    (I love to see those squares fill up ๐Ÿ˜‚)
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ

    Also working on previous habits
    Solid Daily Habits: 20/20
  • MrsHermit
    MrsHermit Posts: 195 Member
    Hi all!
    I need to find a way of tracking my habits while my life routine changes completely (getting ready for a large move). I have a planner I made, have to use it more (tend to leave my list out). Lately I've been focusing more on adding to my evening routine or changing it to something I enjoy more.
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    edited January 2022
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 20
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€

    So far, back-to-work is still working - and tomorrow is FRIDAY!!
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 21
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€

    So far, back-to-work Before Breakfast is still working smoothly.
    Not going quite so smoothly on some of the (not shown here, were started ~ Jan 10th) after work / evening stuff. Unclear cues.
    And not at all clear on how I will cue myself to get up from my desk regularly through the very-sedentary working hours. WAYYYYYYYYYYY too cold here to walk outside on lunch-breaks (Severe Cold Warning of multiple days only lifted Saturday morning, and forecast looks like it might well be back on Monday
    ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถit's "only a mere -22 C / feels like -28C " right now .... with a Saturday afternoon "high" of -15C / feels like -22C ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถ

  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member

    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)

    What "ongoing progress on the 5D Diamond Painting kit" looks like ... I am well over half-way done now.
    i6gdorp78yr7.jpg
    The wording says "Take Time To Do What Makes Your Soul Happy" ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹

    I'd love to see what "progress on that knitting" looks like ..... I have two embroidery projects (one a beginner crewel picture and one a x-stitch bookmark) waiting in the wings for when this is finished. Both have been languishing for YEARS. I will be taking the "just get ONE length of thread in per day" approach for starters. ๐Ÿงต
    (we don't mention the needlepoint that has been languishing for DECADES .... and yes I DO know where all the yarns are for that one ๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ˜” )
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 21
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€

    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ target MET EARLY!! (planned 5 days a week, but most doing 6 a week) and it's WORKING!! Today for the first time, I did the hardest part of the 12 minutes at full-speed reps without modifying. Abs ARE stronger than on Day 1. Woot, woot! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
  • donna25trinity
    donna25trinity Posts: 3,208 Member
    Report Last couple of days...............
    Really happy with how I'm travelling. Meeting my habits and actually exceeding my weekend habit expectations.. I had a bit of a bad day with 1 of my habits on Friday as it was a stressfull day so I didnt track honestky but I didn't go too overboard with the food only a couple hundred over!!! Enjoy the rest of ur weekend guys!! Xox
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,245 Member
    edited January 2022
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธ BUILDING HEALTHY HABITSโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธ JANUARY โ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
    I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
    In January I will concentrate on Flexibility.

    In January, after I make my bed โ€ฆ
    โ€ฆI will do > 10 minutes of flexibility exercises. Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates
    Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
    Long term reward: new gel pen set if I complete the month.
    (I love to see those squares fill up ๐Ÿ˜‚)
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธ

    Also working on previous habits
    Solid Daily Habits: 22/22

    @BMcC9 I set regular reminders on my phone to get up and move every 2 hours. I put on some music and boogie to a couple of songs. If you have a Fitbit, you can set it up to get credit for 2 active hours.
  • sewfast
    sewfast Posts: 65 Member
    @BMcC9 Your diamond painting is gorgeous! I've considered trying one of those, but I suffer from crafter ADD and need to finish some other projects before I start a new hobby. ๐Ÿ˜‰
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    edited January 2022
    @sewfast I know EXACTLY what you mean by crafter ADD .... I have two embroidery projects (one a beginner crewel picture and one a x-stitch bookmark) waiting in the wings for when this diamond kit is finished. Both have been languishing for YEARS. I will be taking the "just get ONE length of thread in per day" approach for starters. ๐Ÿงต
    (we don't mention the needlepoint that has been languishing for DECADES .... and yes I DO know where all the yarns are for that one ๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ˜” )

    And Diamond Painting (like any other kind of painting) is the kind of thing that you have to take "available wall space" into consideration for as well as work-surface .... OR make sure in advance that you have friends&family you could "make project-presents for" ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‰ ....

    Most of the ones my husband does are about 4 x the size of this one .... we are "considering moving to a larger house with more wall space" (not really ๐Ÿ˜†) ... or else switching to jigsaw puzzles ....
    (and this isn't even ALL of the finished ones ....)
    u0x0virdsmhc.jpg
    mkp3idkrxq1r.jpg
    bqfyam578n4w.jpg

  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    edited January 2022
    BMcC9 wrote: ยป
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 21
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€

    So far, back-to-work Before Breakfast is still working smoothly.
    Not going quite so smoothly on some of the (not shown here, were started ~ Jan 10th) after work / evening stuff. Unclear cues.
    And not at all clear on how I will cue myself to get up from my desk regularly through the very-sedentary working hours. WAYYYYYYYYYYY too cold here to walk outside on lunch-breaks (Severe Cold Warning of multiple days only lifted Saturday morning, and forecast looks like it might well be back on Monday
    ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถit's "only a mere -22 C / feels like -28C " right now .... with a Saturday afternoon "high" of -15C / feels like -22C ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถ

    My Apple Watch reminds me 10 minutes before the hour to get up & walk a bit!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    edited January 2022
    BMcC9 wrote: ยป
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)

    What "ongoing progress on the 5D Diamond Painting kit" looks like ... I am well over half-way done now.
    i6gdorp78yr7.jpg
    The wording says "Take Time To Do What Makes Your Soul Happy" ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹

    I'd love to see what "progress on that knitting" looks like ..... I have two embroidery projects (one a beginner crewel picture and one a x-stitch bookmark) waiting in the wings for when this is finished. Both have been languishing for YEARS. I will be taking the "just get ONE length of thread in per day" approach for starters. ๐Ÿงต
    (we don't mention the needlepoint that has been languishing for DECADES .... and yes I DO know where all the yarns are for that one ๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ˜” )

    @BMcC9
    A few years ago as part of my retirement Marie Kondo-ing of our home, I went through all of my art - finished or not.

    I kept the ones I loved - finished or not. I put them in some nice cloth covered baskets Iโ€™d re-purposed & labeled them.

    I gave away the others & if they were not in good shape, I saved all the floss, reclaimed needle threaders, hoops, needles etc.

    So here comes the good partโ€ฆ!

    A dear family member & friend is an excellent quilter who made a gorgeous quilt for my milestone birthday last year.

    Her birthday is in a month! I was figuring out what to buy herโ€ฆ

    As I often do now, Iโ€™ll sometimes pull down a box just to make sure 1) I know whatโ€™s in it & 2) see if we still need/want all of it.

    Imagine
    My joy when I found an *almost* completed crossstitch pattern dated 1991 in her color palette with a subject that is a love of hers.

    I finished up one shell.

    Have a small piece of another to do.

    Then some faster small sections & a bit of outlining.

    Then I just need to figure our who can frame it in time!!!

    Iโ€™m delighted that she is getting a homemade piece, too!

    ๐ŸŒธMaddie

    PS Iโ€™m not nearly as good at cross-stitch as I was 30 years ago, but I donโ€™t think sheโ€™ll notice :)

    PPS Iโ€™ve never done diamond painting before. Do you glue them
    In? Snap them in? I should check that out!

    PPPS I should use your one strand approach!!

    Cheers!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    BMcC9 wrote: ยป
    @sewfast I know EXACTLY what you mean by crafter ADD .... I have two embroidery projects (one a beginner crewel picture and one a x-stitch bookmark) waiting in the wings for when this diamond kit is finished. Both have been languishing for YEARS. I will be taking the "just get ONE length of thread in per day" approach for starters. ๐Ÿงต
    (we don't mention the needlepoint that has been languishing for DECADES .... and yes I DO know where all the yarns are for that one ๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ˜” )

    And Diamond Painting (like any other kind of painting) is the kind of thing that you have to take "available wall space" into consideration for as well as work-surface .... OR make sure in advance that you have friends&family you could "make project-presents for" ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‰ ....

    Most of the ones my husband does are about 4 x the size of this one .... we are "considering moving to a larger house with more wall space" (not really ๐Ÿ˜†) ... or else switching to jigsaw puzzles ....
    (and this isn't even ALL of the finished ones ....)
    u0x0virdsmhc.jpg
    mkp3idkrxq1r.jpg
    bqfyam578n4w.jpg

    WOW ๐Ÿคฉ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

    How awesome & cheerful!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    I have the same art ADD, but after a few years I have it ALL organized! So fun to combine different techniques & I save money because I know where to find an item!

    And clean up is now a snap! Everything has a place! Fun!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    Hi Folks!
    OK I finally got scared enough that I really figured out what I most needed to do.

    Track everything to the gram (I had gotten looser over the past couple of months.)

    I worked hard at this for about 5 days & got better, but still not to the perfect level I had done for years.

    So I thought about what was tripping me upโ€ฆ

    Snacking on raw nuts.

    So I looked back at when I last had to lose a couple of pounds to get back where I wanted.

    I ate 4 times a day. I went back to that.

    Still not quite thereโ€ฆ

    So, I realized B L D were fine. The culprit was

    After dinner foodsโ€ฆ

    So I decided to accept that need for food at that time as my 4th โ€œmealโ€ & cam up with the idea to weigh it out while I make my breakfast.

    Perfect day yesterday Jan 22๐Ÿ’•
    4 meals โœ…
    tracked to gramโœ…
    pre-tracked 4th mealโœ…
    calories underโœ…
    steps 11.5Kโœ…

    Jan 23 (so far)
    Pre-track d 4th mealโœ…

    Vastly relieved. Scale has come down 0.2lbs per day the past 4 days.

    BMI is back to 24.9โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    @MadisonMolly2017
    PPS Iโ€™ve never done diamond painting before. Do you glue them
    In? Snap them in? I should check that out!

    Cheers!

    If you zoom in on the bottom edge of the "canvas" in this starting-out picture, you will see the instructions. You will also be able to see the little symbols in each square (one circle-gem or "drill" covers one little square) The colour key referred to is along the upper-left border. The craft is kinda like a cross between pointalist paint-by-number and fine mosaic onto a pre-stamped / pre-gummed surface. This one has 22 colors, and is 13.75" x 9.75" (30 x 40 cm) The ship-in-full-sail above is 60 x 90 and had ~ 26 shades of blue.
    ydg06xzvmccr.jpg
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    Thank you @BMcC9 !!
  • jamcnewman
    jamcnewman Posts: 4,412 Member
    Report Last couple of days...............
    Really happy with how I'm travelling. Meeting my habits and actually exceeding my weekend habit expectations.. I had a bit of a bad day with 1 of my habits on Friday as it was a stressfull day so I didnt track honestky but I didn't go too overboard with the food only a couple hundred over!!! Enjoy the rest of ur weekend guys!! Xox

    So glad to see your post Donna and have been thinking about you and the challenging news you had. You are doing great ๐Ÿ˜Š Hope the rest of your weekend was super and that you have a lovely week ahead. โ˜€๏ธ
  • jamcnewman
    jamcnewman Posts: 4,412 Member
    edited January 2022
    BMcC9 wrote: ยป
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 21
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€

    So far, back-to-work Before Breakfast is still working smoothly.
    Not going quite so smoothly on some of the (not shown here, were started ~ Jan 10th) after work / evening stuff. Unclear cues.
    And not at all clear on how I will cue myself to get up from my desk regularly through the very-sedentary working hours. WAYYYYYYYYYYY too cold here to walk outside on lunch-breaks (Severe Cold Warning of multiple days only lifted Saturday morning, and forecast looks like it might well be back on Monday
    ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถit's "only a mere -22 C / feels like -28C " right now .... with a Saturday afternoon "high" of -15C / feels like -22C ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถ

    My Apple Watch reminds me 10 minutes before the hour to get up & walk a bit!

    Mine too @MadisonMolly2017 and my Fitbit was set up to do this too. I find it really helps. I just wish I could tell the Apple Watch that Iโ€™d prefer the regular prompt to cease at 5 am.

    And well done Maddie on figuring out what was derailing you, solving the issue by sourcing a sustainable solution, and having a great first start back. Rooting for you! ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    BMcC9 wrote: ยป
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 21
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€

    So far, back-to-work Before Breakfast is still working smoothly.
    Not going quite so smoothly on some of the (not shown here, were started ~ Jan 10th) after work / evening stuff. Unclear cues.
    And not at all clear on how I will cue myself to get up from my desk regularly through the very-sedentary working hours. WAYYYYYYYYYYY too cold here to walk outside on lunch-breaks (Severe Cold Warning of multiple days only lifted Saturday morning, and forecast looks like it might well be back on Monday
    ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถit's "only a mere -22 C / feels like -28C " right now .... with a Saturday afternoon "high" of -15C / feels like -22C ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿฅถ

    My Apple Watch reminds me 10 minutes before the hour to get up & walk a bit!

    Mine too @MadisonMolly2017 and my Fitbit was set up to do this too. I find it really helps. I just wish I could tell the Apple Watch that Iโ€™d prefer the regular prompt to cease at 5 am.

    And well done Maddie on figuring out what was derailing you, solving the issue by sourcing a sustainable solution, and having a great first start back. Rooting for you! ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ

    Thank you Julie!

    I think I set a sleep window on
    My Phone so it Only reminds me from 8AM until I get 12? 14? Hours!
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Key and Targets:
    Rep2tRhythm (on weekdays) ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ( or n if a weekend ) Target 17 or better (week-end "n" not counted, but not considered โŒ)
    Balance practice (daily) โš– Target 28 or better
    Creative Time (daily) ๐Ÿ–Œ (diamond painting daily for now) Target 28 or better
    62500+ steps by bedtime (daily) ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (6250 is bare minimum to close ring; most days will be doing more - might have to raise this?) Target 28 or better
    Not done / streak broken โŒ Target < 4 in each row
    Report Jan 23
    ๐Ÿ‹๏ธ (17+) - ..n....n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ†..n..๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ† ๐ŸŽ†...n.. (target total met - now doing "+" )
    โš– (28+) - ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ ๐ŸŒธ
    ๐Ÿ–Œ (28+) - ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸŽจ (5D diamond painting kit)
    ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ (28+) - ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€
  • MrsHermit
    MrsHermit Posts: 195 Member
    I thought over my habits again this Saturday, considered what I can work on no matter the surroundings.

    1) 6am up, prayers, 1 cup of tea (be productive, journal etc)
    2) don't eat yet; exercise before 10am
    3) crafts after dinner
    4) dishes after dinner
    5) 8am floss and wash face, have tea (no snacking)
    6) take notes on saved videos; turn off devices, read
    7) in bed: pray, read, crochet
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    Hi Folks!
    OK I finally got scared enough that I really figured out what I most needed to do.

    Track everything to the gram (I had gotten looser over the past couple of months.)

    I worked hard at this for about 5 days & got better, but still not to the perfect level I had done for years.

    So I thought about what was tripping me upโ€ฆ

    Snacking on raw nuts.

    So I looked back at when I last had to lose a couple of pounds to get back where I wanted.

    I ate 4 times a day. I went back to that.

    Still not quite thereโ€ฆ

    So, I realized B L D were fine. The culprit was

    After dinner foodsโ€ฆ

    So I decided to accept that need for food at that time as my 4th โ€œmealโ€ & came up with the idea to weigh it out while I make my breakfast.

    Perfect day Jan 22๐Ÿ’•
    Pre-track 4th mealโœ…
    4 meals โœ…
    tracked to gramโœ…
    calories underโœ…
    steps 11.5Kโœ…

    Perfect day Jan 23๐Ÿ’•
    Pre-track 4th mealโœ…
    4 meals โœ…
    tracked to gramโœ…
    calories underโœ…
    steps 9.37Kโœ…


    Normal BMI โœ…๐Ÿฅฐ

  • sewfast
    sewfast Posts: 65 Member
    @BMcC9 Those are fabulous! Unfortunately we don't have a lot of wall space anymore. I used to do cross stitch religiously and have a few projects going that I think will be my last. I gave all my extra floss, aida, etc. to my daughter and she is carrying on the craft...
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,245 Member
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธ BUILDING HEALTHY HABITSโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธ JANUARY โ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    โ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธ๐ŸŒŸโ˜ƒ๏ธโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
    My word for 2022: CONSOLIDATE
    I am planning to work on consolidating the habits I have already developed.
    In January I will concentrate on Flexibility.

    In January, after I make my bed โ€ฆ
    โ€ฆI will do > 10 minutes of flexibility exercises. Yoga/Tai Chi/Pilates
    Instant Reward: draw a star on my tracker.
    Long term reward: new gel pen set if I complete the month.
    (I love to see those squares fill up ๐Ÿ˜‚)
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ
    โ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธโ˜ฏ๏ธ

    Also working on previous habits
    Solid Daily Habits: 24/24

    Just motoring along nicely. Thinking ahead to February.

    ๐Ÿค” What is it about us crafters which leads us to hoard old projects? ๐Ÿ˜