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17 April Sign In
LazyBlondeChef
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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SPRING!
Oh what a lovely word that is! Here in Saskatchewan it is finally starting to look like Spring has arrived and I look forward to getting outside more for my exercise.
It's also the time when Spring Cleaning is on my mind. Everything is so dusty and dirty from the sand and salt that they have been pouring on the streets all winter. And, the extra daylight hours - I cannot say enough how happy the additional sunlight makes me.
https://www.participaction.com/blog/5-ways-spring-cleaning-boosts-wellness/?utm_campaign=springcleaning_en&utm_source=fb_ig_tw&utm_medium=social
What's on your Spring Cleaning Agenda this month?
I'm doing windows so I can get more sunshine!
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Yes x33
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Spring cleaning - There were a couple of articles in the NY Times and Washington Post this past week about spring cleaning and how it started back in the day when our heating systems were burning coal or wood and all that gunk built up inside the house. With the longer daylight hours in the spring/summer, people were able to see that grimy accumulation better and so they would deep clean all the surfaces to reset the house.
I'm a more "clean as you go" person, as well as "we have people coming over, we have to clean" person. I started to do a modified Fly Lady system and to zone cleaning, but never really got fully into the habit. I barely keep up with my daily and weekly cleaning habits. However, I would agree with the article in terms of the benefits since I get a sense of calm and peace with a clean house as well as get in extra move points on my watch. :-)5 -
Exercised?: ✅ Yes (Zumba!)
Calories?: ✅ Yes
Tracked?: ✅ Yes
Pass days used: 3/3
I am planning to clean the balcony and get it ready for summer, also to clean the windows this weekend. We cleaned the inside of our car last weekend and the kitchen and living room last week. Today I cleaned and organized the kids room (as one of them was sick and I could not focus on work at home anyway). But I know it will be a mess again in a couple of days 😅5 -
17/04/2023
Exercise – yes
Tracked – yes
Calories – yes
1 pass day so far.
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2️⃣ pass days left
Not a great spring cleaning person, more a clean as you go girl. Also so does a fair bit of the house work.
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April 17, 2023
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Habits to maintain this month:
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (10 days -free)
Within Sugar macro today? Yes (10 days)
Pass day 3/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).
I am a clean as you do.4 -
Apr 17 Tracked but went over, didn't exercise today.
My Mother used to do a Spring and a Fall cleaning which was quite the ordeal, moving furniture in each room and cleaning carpets, washing walls, all surfaces inside of cupboards/closets etc.; mind you she was a stay-at-home parent. I'm more of a clean-as-you-go. I do my windows regularly. I haven't washed the walls since we painted 5 years ago but I spot clean regularly, especially around light switches, etc. Having said that, I just washed the walls in the main bathroom last month, the foyer closet walls last weekend and in December I washed the upstairs hallway walls. I used to try to wash all walls regularly but something had to come off the list once I went back to work full-time. I wet-cloth the baseboards, window & door trims regularly and keep an eye on the ceilings to keep them clear of cobwebs. My husband helps now with the housework; this is new since Covid. Such a relief. (But I still do the bulk of the housework. However because of that I leave the outdoor chores to him including skimming the pool which he likes to whine about
) It's taken me until just within the last 3 years to finally figure out how to clean a house quickly and efficiently - thanks to Instagram. On Friday I just quickly cleaned my oven using only baking soda and vinegar -- it was easier than running the self-cleaning oven button. I was shaking my head thinking of all the times I used the suffocating oven cleaner. Instagram has really taught me a lot of time saving tips. I've also invested in proper cleaning tools. 6 -
Excercise Yes
Calories Yes
Tracking Yes
0 of 3 pass days used.4 -
yes x 33
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4/17
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes 👍🏻
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day 👍🏻
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank 👍🏻
(Documenting consistency (if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
UAC: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 -12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21-22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31
Pass Day - 0
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Clean as we go in our house but a back yard transformation over the weekend my getaway. All three done today. Just need to add the solo stove once the burn ban is over
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✅ Exercise:
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
Passdays used 9 (April 5, 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15)
I am a clean-as-you-go also. No spring cleaning plans for me.3 -
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1/3 pass days used
Spring is my garden. I clean when ever the mood strikes.4 -
DATE: April 17
EXERCISED: YES - 3,214 Steps
CALORIES: YES
TRACKED: YES
(6 Pass Days Used)2 -
Yes, yes and yes
Walking and yoga3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes2 -
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Having a lot of work done on our house. Had to clear out most of 7 rooms for the window replacements.
Next up: painting inside & out and refinishing 5-6 rooms’
Floors.
SO, we are getting rid of anything we don’t use and/or love.
We use a robot vacuum machine & mopper. That basically only leaves the stairs.
Toilets once a week along with setting out the trash/recycling bins.
We keep the kitchen very clean & our organized.
As we’ve been moving furniture to accommodate the construction, we have uncovered & cleaned dusty items & formerly covered areas of the floor.
My plan is to keep decluttering until it is easy to keep the house clean & spacious.5 -
The household cleaning is ongoing in our home but there are bigger jobs that springtime definitely put me in the mindset to complete. Cleaning windows & washing draperies are definitely on the agenda. Decluttering the winter wear cupboard and getting rid of winter clothes that won’t serve well next year is another. And then getting the spring/summer clothes out to switch wardrobes.
Right now we’ve been trying to spend as much time getting outdoors in good shape for gardening again. The incoming snowstorm may create different priorities again for a bit, but we’ll be out in the garden again in no time.
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3 pass days taken2 -
Date: 4/17
Exercised?: 43 minutes aerobics, 20 minutes weight training
Calories?: Y
Tracked?: Y
Pass Days Used - 3/3
Inside I clean as I go throughout the year but there are a few things, like washing all the curtains and windows, that I like to do in the spring. Outdoors most of my spring cleaning has been completed over the past week. Raking and bagging leaves, cleaning debris from the flower beds and from the veggie garden.
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2 of 3 accomplished
And 3 of 3 used.
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April 16
Exercise: 1 hours slow walking
Tracking: Planned the day, followed the plan
Calories: Under
April 17
Exercise: 15 minutes MommaStrong, 20 minutes stretching
Tracking: Did not plan or track
Calories: Went out to lunch and ice cream with a friend so definitely over
I am heading out on a trip with the kids tomorrow. I expect to get a lot of walking in but eating out/not tracking is the plan. We'll see how I do!
No particular spring cleaning planned -- too busy! I do want to do a lot of organizing this summer.1 -
Things went haywire with my login so unable to log or report for over a week, but it is all straightened out now. April goal of reestablishing the core reporting habits remains the same.
Today:
C:✅ E✅: 6.7K steps T:✅
Month-long Score (3x✅=💖 for that day) vs Pass ( 😕 ) record.
💖-💖-💖-💖-😕-😕-😕-😕-😕-😕
😕-😕-😕-💖-💖-💖-💖-18-19-20
21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30SpoilerMy April goal here is to log in every day, and wind up a champion. Everything that arises from those choices and actions will be a bonus.Spoiler1 -
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with 3 cats my cleaning is ongoing.. lol. I actually have 1 "chore" either inside or out which is on my daily to do list. So altho spring is lighter and easier to see the dirt I am always cycling thru cleaning ...3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? No
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
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✅ Exercise - 1 hour of Jazzercise
✅ Calories -
✅ Tracking -
Closed all of my Apple Watch rings (move, exercise, stand)
3 Pass days used
Documenting consistency (if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
UAC: P-P-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-P-16-17
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Yes x 3. 4 pass days used for the month.
Not a big spring cleaner here but I try to stay on fly lady3 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
Passed Days Used 2Spoiler4/5/2023 just one of "those" days
4/9/2023 Easter3 -
Yes x 3
I am working the veggie garden and cleaning the pool.3
