April 10

I suck at this. That is all.

It's Go Time - April 2

Okay, I kinda ran out of steam. I'm not doing as much work on my course as I need to and my organization attempts completely died since my last post -- nearly a month ago. I didn't have a specific goal picked for April yet, so I am re-attempting the organization one, as it pretty important in my life right now. I have two rooms that are in absolute desperate condition (one where I can't close the door for crap and I literally throw stuff in), an entire floor of my house that needs to be painted, my large final assignment for course (worth 50% of my mark) is due this month, my daughter's birthday is the beginning of next month (and I have to plan for two parties plus something at preschool) and my sister-in-law is coming to stay for a week at the beginning of next month. So, I kinda need to get shit done. Yesterday. Perhaps more than an organization month, this is a get-your-shit-together-and-get-it-done month. No time for procrastination now. A little pain now will mean much relief later.

I'll try to remember to let you know how it goes.

March 6 - Just about one week

It's been a while, and so you might be inclined to think that March isn't going so well goal-wise. Well, you would be wrong, you negative nilly. I've just been busy and kinda forgot. I've actually been doing pretty damn good with my March organizing. Not great on the weekend, when I was supposed to do part 1 of organizing the basement. But it was busy and I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start in the basement (yes, I know, just tackle it). It's a huge undertaking. However, so far, my 15-minute organizing sessions have been great. And have produced a large amount of garbage. I have organized:
1. The pantry
2. The vitamin/supplement cupboard
3. The medicine cabinet
4. The bathroom cupboard, you know the under the sink cupboard
5. The toiletries drawer in the linen closet (or my version of a linen closet, which is a chest of drawers outside the bathroom)
6. My daughter's drawer in the linen closet (see above; with her towels and suchwhat)

That's six things in six days, actually six things in five days, as I didn't do any of it today (though I'm pretty wiped and probably won't do anything goal wise tonight). What I need to catch up on now is course reading,  making my lunches again and sleep.  And getting to see the Hobbit before it leaves theatres.

February 22 - Update and what's next

FAIL! MEGA FAIL! I have not been great. We have been eating dinner together at home at the dinner table and I have started my new course. I know this has nothing to do with February's goal, but I just wanted to say something positive. Oh, I did get some iron, and have been taking it occasionally. And I've been eating more vegan meals, I think. But that's about it. March is coming quickly, and I'm going to spend the next few days focusing on exactly what all my organization goals and projects for the month will be. Think I'll get started on it now; need to ensure March success!

February 12 - Part 2

I've been thinking and reading and scaring myself about my health, and I've decided to expand the scope of February. It might not be smart, trying to do too many things at once (especially in only two weeks, rather than a full month), but here goes. If' it's too much to take, I'll cut the month back down to just the daily exercise.

1. 30 minutes of brisk exercise daily
2. Cut back on diet coke intake until I am at one a day (by the end of the month; I'll deal with a complete banishment of it later, if I decide to)
3. Eat a healthier breakfast (oatmeal, fruit, etc. and no items that contain chocolate/excess sugar for breakfast)
4. Take multi-vitamin, B-12 and iron supplement supplements.
5. Book a physical with the doctor.

Reward? A massage at the end of the month.

February 12 - New plan?

Okay, I've been doing good so far this week with getting in some vegan meals and bringing my breakfast and lunch to work. I think I'm getting back on track. So, with that in mind, I need to set myself a new goal for February.

A bunch of different goals have been swimming around my head for a couple of days now. Reading more. Education -- I started my new course today and put a request into work for another course as well. Losing weight. Getting organized (it's one that keeps popping up in my head, but I know I need at least a full month for that one, so it's on tap for March). Meditation. Working on my relationships. Basically, I feel like every aspect of my life could use some help -- not that my life is terrible, but what couldn't use improving?

But I think I've settled on something for the remainder of February. I need to incorporate more physical activity into my day. Every day. I'm not exactly sure when I'm going to get the time, but it needs to be done. I can walk on my lunch hour. I can do an exercise video when my daughter goes to bed. On weekends, I can play and run around with my daughter in the park. But I need to do something everyday for at least 30 minutes. Thirty vigorous minutes. If they aren't vigorous, let's say 60 minutes. So, starting tomorrow, exercise, physical activity, ParticipAction (if you grew up in Ontario), moving -- whatever you want to call it -- we have a date. We've flirted with each other occasionally over the years, but we really don't know much about each other. Let's change that. Let's get serious. Let's get physical.

February 7 - Time to 'fess up

Okay, so the vegan thing has not gone so well. I haven't been super prepared for this challenge and dairy and eggs are in a lot of prepared vegetarian foods. So, I've eaten more than a fair share of both. This challenge has shown me is that (1) I eat a lot of prepared foods, (2) I do not have the time to make every meal from scratch and (3) I eat a lot more dairy and eggs than I realized (I didn't think it was much because I use soy milk and don't cook eggs often). So, going completely vegan just isn't going to happen for me right now. But I'm going to try to massively cut back on my use of both dairy and eggs, and maybe do vegan days every week.

I think the main thing I'm going to focus on right now is getting back to bring my breakfast and lunch with me to work again, because that's fallen off massively in the last week or so. And my budget can't allow that to happen. And there may be a reducing/getting rid of diet coke in my future. Hard to say. I don't want to let February go to waste and be goal-free. So watch this space; I'll come up with something for the rest of the month soon.