Day 69 - 42Days2Fit (Take 1) - CP (6) - GG (17) - HH (23) - CS (35)

Today's plan:

- 42Days2Fit
--- today will be the "official" kick-off of my "42 Days to Fit" (42D2F) e-book challenge, but it won't technically be "Day 1," I know this will be a fearsome challenge for me as I avoid exercise at all costs (I hate to sweat or feel hot are primarily the reasons) and I also know that as much as this challenge is about preparing my body, I need to prepare my head and my heart first and foremost, so today I'm going to:
--- re-read the e-book up to the end of "Week One" to familiarise myself with the challenge again and with each of the exercises I'll be called to do,
--- watch video tutorials for the first three exercises to be clear on what I'm being asked to do
--- pray about the challenge ahead, that God might strengthen my body and mind through it and that He might lend me His strength in order to stay the course
--- pray over this challenge and my attitude toward my body - do I see it as MY body or GOD's temple? What is my goal as I set out in this challenge? Write a mustard seed goal, be as specific as possible. I'll definitely be using what I'm learning through "TDWYCP" e-book
--- use my quiet time to read up on passages about physical strength and the body in the Bible

- Christmas Preparations
--- type up at least five addresses
--- place book people order (including the rest of B's birthday gift)
--- scarf knitting (Half-Hour Hope)

- Grooming Goal
--- file Sunny's fingernails (and mine if possible)
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter six
--- the fear I need to push past is...

- Half-hour Hope (go through children/doll scarves and reknit as needed)

- Cleaning Schedule - Wednesday
--- brush dining room
--- brush guest bathroom
--- brush hallway
--- clean dining room table/change tablecloth
--- clean guest bathroom
--- dust dining room
--- dust hallway
--- dust wee room
--- straighten dining room
--- straighten hallway
--- straighten wee room

- Totur Cl and E (have Mum at least start Sunny on his dinner)

- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed immediately after lie-in/tweeze eyebrows)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace during dinner (set alarm for the end of tutoring)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny

- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (25)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (dinner for Sunny)
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, fold and out away dry laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (Belfast?)
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (physical strength and the body)
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (M/W/Sa)
--- What's for dinner?
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write tomorrow's post
--- Write Weekly Weigh-in post (Weds)

Day 65 - Review + CP (Take 2)

Today I:

- Christmas Preparations
--- wrote out a detailed list of people we have/will buy/make for including the details of what/how much
--- wrapped and labelled all the presents already bought/made for Christmas/birthdays (recording details in the gift notebook)
--- inventoried the gift cupboard (into the gift notebook)
--- updated the gift notebook for the year ahead (2014)
--- ordered my Christmas present nativity set
--- went through (some of the) book people magazines and filled up my virtual basket with Mum, will finish this task tomorrow, ready to place an order on Monday (day 67)

- Grooming Goal
--- didn't bite my nails but am suffering after doing so yesterday

- Half-hour Hope (folded laundry, gathered ironing, tidied away most gift wrapping supplies and gathered the rest to put away tomorrow, set out my clothes for tomorrow, packed all the wrapped Christmas gifts into the gift cupboard and glued more birds together)

- Beautifying (tidying away the efforts of the day)

- didn't attempt my Cleaning Schedule for Saturday

- packed baby bag for church

- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (got dressed first thing/wore earrings/CTM'd and will apply nightcream before bed)
--- Hydration (was very close to or may well have met my goal, need to record my intake better tomorrow)
--- Said Grace before after dinner
--- didn't eat Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate) ate lots if chocolate
--- Tidying Time (tidied the gift cupboard)
--- Walk with Sunny (nope, poured with rain all day)

- Daily Do List
--- forgot to bleach the toilets
--- also forgot to commit the day to God in prayer, do prayer sticks or pray over Sunny before his nap but did have a lovely prayer time with him before bed
--- didn't even think about Moodscope
--- Quick-cleaned one bathroom
--- Quick-cleaned the kitchen counters
--- didn't even think about a quiet time today as I've gotten so out of the way once again - not good and needs to be rectified!!!!!
--- wrote in my review post yesterday that I needed to refocus on several daily do tasks and then promptly forgot, think I definitely do better with individual to do posts for each day as it keeps me more on task, I've added my focus tasks onto my Christmas Preparations post for tomorrow so hopefully what needs to get done will be

Sis#1 is pushing to start into 42D2F and I know I should I just don't want to! I'll be beginning to prepare for it this coming week though, with the plan to start it fully on the folowing Monday (day 74). Gulp!!!!

Day 55 - Review

Today I:

- followed one out of three of my Grooming Goal tasks, I trimmed toenails for Sunny and I and also Sunny's fingernails, I cleaned my (infected once more) toe last night and again this morning but have yet to salt soak it (which will hurt)

- used my Half-hour Hope to continue with the scarf knitting only to have to rip out most of it due to a dropped stitch, something I haven't done for years.

- Beautified my evening by getting back into the rhythms of my life and sorting out my laundry

- failed to follow any of my Cleaning Schedule or cancel my list sub.

- Prayed for my FIL and got updates through my Hubby

- Prayed for Hubby as he continued his work training trip and faced a presentation

- Tutored Cl and E

- Didn't read or text about the 42D2F challenge

- failed at all three of my Consistency Challenges as I didn't get dressed until near two as I waited until after my shower and didn't get Sunny dressed until after his nap, I didn't meet my Hydration goal or even record my intake and I forgot to say Grace

- didn't follow much if my Daily Do List, I didn't bleach the toilets, complete moodscope, clean the bathrooms or kitchen, have a quiet timeand I haven't writeen a post for tomorrow yet, we shall see if I do or not

Day 54 - Review

Today I:

- did a very little bit of knitting for my extremely delayed Half-hour Hope

- Beautified by tidying up the mess of not caring while Hubby is away

- Cleaning Schedule - nope

- Met Gerta and Lilo for a walk, got rained on then headed for an indoor (free) playplace before we (Sunny and myself) got Sunny a new (bigger) shirt to match his wee Sunday suit, called to the wool shop (yay - red wool), shoe shop (hello, flat "maryjanes" and a treat for someone special) and dropped off an early (can already be used 17-month calendar) Christmas gift with Sis#1

- Brought the rest of yesterday's shopping in from the car

- Had Dad drop car and tyre down to mechanics, new one to be collected tomorrow

- Read chapter four of "100 lbs Loser" e-book and didn't text about it but will tomorrow

- Had a catch-up with Mama while Sunny played then tutored M after dinner and enjoyed a catch-up with her Mama while M and Sunny had some playtime - they're so cute together

- managed to have a Walk with Sunny, Say Grace and wasn't far off my Hydration goal of my Consistency Challenges

- did most of my Daily Do List but not all; bit checked out as Hubs is away with work and also wasn't home very much today, no plans to leave the house tomorrow so that'll improve my chances of getting things done

Day 54 - HH (9) - Be (16) - CS (21)

Today's plan:

- Half-hour Hope (knitting scarf)

- Beautifying (knitting scarf and Cleaning Schedule)

- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesdays (kitchen) - this to be dome while Sunny and I enjoy our early tea before tutoring
--- brush floor
--- clean appliance fronts
--- clean counters
--- clean cupboard doors
--- scrub and shine sink and draining area
--- scrub floor

- Since it is such a HUGE adjustment for me (you know actually cleaning my house), I'm going to keep "Cleaning Schedule" as a "Current Challenge" until I've attempted it for at least thirty days (rather than twenty-one)

- Meet Gerta and her daughter Lilo at duckpond/playplace at ten then swing by wool shop to get a wool that'll work better as the other colour for for Piotr's scarf

- Bring rest of shopping (wipes and custard) in from the car

- Have Dad drop car and tyre down to mechanics

- Text Sis#1 and Cuzcuz re 42D2F challenge, read chapter four of "100 lbs Loser" e-book

- Tutor M after dinner

- Consistency Challenges (will undoubtedly be breaking my Sugar Fast today)
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/tweeze eyebrows/text Sis#1)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny

- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Catechism practice (review up to 23, read through 24)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (chop veg)
--- Laundry (carry downstairs and sort, prep load for first thing in the morning, fold and put away dry clothing)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Gammon etc. with added noodles and veg
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post

Day 53 - Review - Third Grace Day

Today I:

- couldn't seem to stop nibbling my nails, oh dear, I read through the chapter and in terms of journalling, "the next thing I can do is..." take my hand out of mouth! This Grooming Goal is going to be a mental challenge as much as anything I reckon. Didn't file, trim or paint my nails! Have decided to set this goal aside for now.

- didn't read the No-brainer Wardrobe and have made the decision to take a week off of this challenge, comtinuing with the FtP Consistency Challenges (beginning my day with God, getting dressed first thing, wearing earrings, tweezing my eyebrows and cleansing, toning and applying nightcream weekly and encouraging my sister)

- didn't follow the Half-Hour Hope challenge

- did Beautify my mind by learning how to knit a stripy scarf, thank you youtube

- didn't follow my Cleaning Schedule for Mondays

- Read chapter three of the "100 lbs Loser" e-book and continued to prepare for the upcoming 42D2F challenge

- Attended my optician's appt. with Sunny and picked up some groceries

- edited sidebar Scripture memory work

- called to my in-laws' with Hubs and Sunny before dropping Hubs to the airport; went round the superstore near the airport until I felt calm enough to drive/had a trolley load of bad foods/could stop myself from crying so all in all wasn't really home all that long today

- decided to give myself a grace day, watched a movie as soon as I had Sunny down for the night and am about to collapse into bed after I write tomorrow's post and have a quick quiet time, nightie night

- Didn't cancel list sub, complain and request refund which I really can't put off!!

- managed four out of six of my Consistency Challenges

- did a good deal of my Daily Do List and will regret not having laid out tomorrow's clothes in the morning, felt too miserable to complete Moodscope (have a cold and was desperately missing Hubs), have yet to unload/reload the dishwasher I put on this morning, need to clean the kitchen counters and will complete a (too-short) quiet time before bed

Day 49 - Review

Today I:

- sewed another three items (laundry hamper liner, pillowcase and cloth nappy), put away stragglers and printed out an anniversary present voucher and the journey guide (for 42D2F) for my Half-hour (really full hour) Hope

- Beautified one small corner of the nursery by clearing the stragglers (items set down and left for months instead of put away), dusting (Cleaning!) for tidying (Tidying Time)

- had no trouble following my Cleaning Schedule for LLL Thursday, namely none set, see above

- ate Smaller Portions

- worked through my Frumps to Pumps tasks though I struggled to settle my spirit enough to complete the meditative/reflective tasks

- Texted Vicky re books and happily returned home with both of them and my Breastfeeding Matters LLL members magazine

- Read a little more of the "42 days to fit" (42D2F) e-book (up to the end of Week One) and thought more about how to approach this challenge (slowly, surely and bathed in prayer)

- Attended LLL (and heard anout the LLL conference in March which we're considering attending en famille) and listened to the catechism CD en route, reviewing all Q&A's already memorised and finally getting a handle on Q&A 22

- Ordered Mayim Bialik's book along with next year's family wall calendar and one for my BIL for Christmas

- Also gave myself a little treat of ten extra stickers on my star chart for getting over a hundred followers (only three of which I know IRL) on Pinterest, silliness but I care not

- Ordered amazon voucher through Swagbucks

- The wonderful Hubster ordered a GI loaf and three crepes to collect tomorrow after Tots' group

- parked a teensy bit further away from the LLL class and enjoyed the leisurely pace of my excited but short-legged toddler, failed badly at my Hydration goal, remembered to say Grace (yay - thank you phone alarm), almost but didn't Sugar Fast, Tidied (see above) and Worshipped. So three out of five for my Consistency Challenges today

- did my Daily Do List

Day 47 - Review

Today's plan:

- enjoyed a very productive evening after a dismally unproductive (sleepy) day; Half-hour Hope included Beautifying the nursery with the rest of the decals and some cartoons/prints, sorting through my sewing and knitting baskets, though it all took considerably longer than half-an-hour (nigh on two hours)

- failed entirely at my Cleaning Schedule, though bless my Beloved as he brushed quite a few rooms out for me

- ate Smaller Portions

- worked through most of my Frumps to Pumps tasks, setting aside the being truly present aim once again as I was so zoned out today (I blame insomnia though in part it is also me not making the commitment to lay down for sleep at a sensible hour allowing me to get past myself). I also didn't sew any items this evening but did sort through my sewing basket ready for mending

- Began reading "42 days to fit" and "100lb loser" e-books in the early hours (insomnia joy once again), in preparation for taking the 42 days challenge (my next-but-one new challenge I think). The 42 days challenge aims to help you lose 15-20 pounds which would be an amazing weight-loss to add to my nine pounds so far (especially as I have another 49 pounds to lose to reach what would be considered a healthy weight)

- Visited C and newborn Tilly with Hubby and Sunny and thoroughly enjoyed lots of sweet baby cuddles, awwwwwww

- Edited sidebar (Tidying Time from Current to Consistency Challenges, Bleaching Toilets from Consistency Challenges to Daily Do List and adding on Half-hour Hope - oopsie)

- Tutored M

- managed only two of my Consistency Challenges, failing to walk or worship at all and only managing just over two of my two-and-half-litre goal

- did my Daily Do List though I struggled to do many of them, food prep went really well though as I dashed through some vegetable chopping and threw together a filling autumn soup using my faithful chicken stock/vegetable juices box in the freezer, didn't complete moodscope or my quiet time until just before/after coming to bed and mostly that was 'cause I was zoned out. Getting in at least a litre of water really helps with my Hydration goal and completing moodscope and my quiet time during naptime also really helps my focus on and ability to complete them both.