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)
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Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Day 68 - Review
Today I:
- Christmas Preparations
--- didn't discuss the Christmas card list but did get through the book people order with Hubby, all ready for me to place it tomorrow, I also did a quick look at amazon prices to compare and on my nephew's present alone it's a saving of over twelve pounds at less than a third the price or to put it another way - the set of three books through the book people costs less than one of the books on amazon!
- Grooming Goal
--- attended podiatric appointment
--- nibbled my fingernails
--- didn't cut/file Sunny's toenails
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter five
--- what held me back before from these goals? How can I make progress? - nervousness, stress, quitting, not re-committing after I'd spoiled my nails again, progress through redirecting that nervousness into knitting/other handicrafts, writing through negative feelings, recognising that the pain of my nails will only serve to resurface negative feelings toward myself and bring me back to that nervous state time and again
- Half-hour Hope (laying out tomorrow's clothes/book people order)
- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesday (kitchen) - sink and some of the countertop done and made soup
- Attended podiatric appt. and as the silver nitrate did its work I hobbled back to the car with Sunny, trapped my finger painfully in the boot handle and then cried the whole way home in pain, so not my best day ever but back to the podiatrist on Friday again, again, again... Twenty-two months and counting!
- Prayed for Hubs as he took his first training session
- Tutored M (after giving Sunny an early tea)
- read a little more of my potty training e-book in preparation for beginning once we feel the little one is sufficiently over his operation, we cannot be DONE with nappies soon enough! EC has been great at allowing us to repsond to him (we take him at times we know he'll need to go and when he signs to go) and make him more comfortable but it isn't training, especially as I never fully embraced the whole naked baby/more possibility of accidents on the floor and chose instead to always keep Sunny in a nappy. To date our longest dry spell has been about thirteen hours and we're so proud of how well Sunny has done but I really believe that it's time for him to take the next step, he can and does hold it (especially in the early morning) and though he'll still need our help (with clothing etc.) I know he'll enjoy the responsibility and independence. He is already so proud of himself when he goes in the potty so this will just be the icing on the cake (I hope). Nineteen adorable little pairs of pants await him!
- spent a lot of time with my folks again today, think I'm trying to build up a bank of visits for both Sunny and I for when they're away. Three months is such a long stretch; I've only been without my parents for that length of time once before when I lived in Canada for three-and-a-half months, but since I was the one who was away on that occasion the loss wasn't as great. Sis#1 you better visit lots!!!
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying (my soul through prayer time)
--- Frumps to Pumps (forgot to tweeze eyebrows)
--- Hydration (woo-hoo, met)
--- Say Grace before dinner (woo-hoo, remembered)
--- Smaller Portions (yep)
--- Sugar Fast (nope)
--- Tidying Time (virtual only)
--- Walk with Sunny (outside playing and around my parents' house then car to hospital and back, including through the park to see the ducks - baltic outside today)
- Daily Do List - all except
--- Catechism practice (25-26) - totally forgotten - oopsie
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Tutoring clear-up forgotten in the bedtime melée - oops
- Christmas Preparations
--- didn't discuss the Christmas card list but did get through the book people order with Hubby, all ready for me to place it tomorrow, I also did a quick look at amazon prices to compare and on my nephew's present alone it's a saving of over twelve pounds at less than a third the price or to put it another way - the set of three books through the book people costs less than one of the books on amazon!
- Grooming Goal
--- attended podiatric appointment
--- nibbled my fingernails
--- didn't cut/file Sunny's toenails
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter five
--- what held me back before from these goals? How can I make progress? - nervousness, stress, quitting, not re-committing after I'd spoiled my nails again, progress through redirecting that nervousness into knitting/other handicrafts, writing through negative feelings, recognising that the pain of my nails will only serve to resurface negative feelings toward myself and bring me back to that nervous state time and again
- Half-hour Hope (laying out tomorrow's clothes/book people order)
- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesday (kitchen) - sink and some of the countertop done and made soup
- Attended podiatric appt. and as the silver nitrate did its work I hobbled back to the car with Sunny, trapped my finger painfully in the boot handle and then cried the whole way home in pain, so not my best day ever but back to the podiatrist on Friday again, again, again... Twenty-two months and counting!
- Prayed for Hubs as he took his first training session
- Tutored M (after giving Sunny an early tea)
- read a little more of my potty training e-book in preparation for beginning once we feel the little one is sufficiently over his operation, we cannot be DONE with nappies soon enough! EC has been great at allowing us to repsond to him (we take him at times we know he'll need to go and when he signs to go) and make him more comfortable but it isn't training, especially as I never fully embraced the whole naked baby/more possibility of accidents on the floor and chose instead to always keep Sunny in a nappy. To date our longest dry spell has been about thirteen hours and we're so proud of how well Sunny has done but I really believe that it's time for him to take the next step, he can and does hold it (especially in the early morning) and though he'll still need our help (with clothing etc.) I know he'll enjoy the responsibility and independence. He is already so proud of himself when he goes in the potty so this will just be the icing on the cake (I hope). Nineteen adorable little pairs of pants await him!
- spent a lot of time with my folks again today, think I'm trying to build up a bank of visits for both Sunny and I for when they're away. Three months is such a long stretch; I've only been without my parents for that length of time once before when I lived in Canada for three-and-a-half months, but since I was the one who was away on that occasion the loss wasn't as great. Sis#1 you better visit lots!!!
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying (my soul through prayer time)
--- Frumps to Pumps (forgot to tweeze eyebrows)
--- Hydration (woo-hoo, met)
--- Say Grace before dinner (woo-hoo, remembered)
--- Smaller Portions (yep)
--- Sugar Fast (nope)
--- Tidying Time (virtual only)
--- Walk with Sunny (outside playing and around my parents' house then car to hospital and back, including through the park to see the ducks - baltic outside today)
- Daily Do List - all except
--- Catechism practice (25-26) - totally forgotten - oopsie
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Tutoring clear-up forgotten in the bedtime melée - oops
Day 68 - Christmas Preparations (Take 5) - GG (16) - HH (22) - CS (34)
Today's plan:
- Christmas Preparations
--- discuss Christmas card list with Hubby
--- discuss book people order with Hubby
- Grooming Goal
--- soak and redress toe first thing
--- attend podiatric appointment
--- cut/file Sunny's toenails
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter five
--- what held me back before from these goals? How can I make progress?
- Half-hour Hope (birds/owls)
- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesday (kitchen)
--- brush floor
--- clean appliance fronts
--- clean counters
--- clean cupboard doors
--- scrub and shine sink and draining area
--- scrub floor
- Attend podiatric appt.
- Pray for Hubs as takes his first training session
- Tutor M (give Sunny an early tea)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying (birds/owls)
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in/tweeze eyebrows - Tues)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions/Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Catechism practice (25-26)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Toasties
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write tomorrow's post
- Christmas Preparations
--- discuss Christmas card list with Hubby
--- discuss book people order with Hubby
- Grooming Goal
--- soak and redress toe first thing
--- attend podiatric appointment
--- cut/file Sunny's toenails
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter five
--- what held me back before from these goals? How can I make progress?
- Half-hour Hope (birds/owls)
- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesday (kitchen)
--- brush floor
--- clean appliance fronts
--- clean counters
--- clean cupboard doors
--- scrub and shine sink and draining area
--- scrub floor
- Attend podiatric appt.
- Pray for Hubs as takes his first training session
- Tutor M (give Sunny an early tea)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying (birds/owls)
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in/tweeze eyebrows - Tues)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions/Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Catechism practice (25-26)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Toasties
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write tomorrow's post
Monday, 4 November 2013
Day 67 - Review
Today I:
- went through each item on my to do list and cried as I saw how little I had accomplished so instead of being an emotional mess as well as a zombie I have chosen to reflect on what I did today
- committed the day to God first thing and enjoyed a half-hour to awaken and prep posts for the coming week before dressing, eating and starting a wash and bleaching the toilets, in good time to leave for Sunny's hospital appointment
- walked a huge way (for me, especially as I'm in agony with my infected toe) from the car to hospital and back
- thanked God for bringing Sunny through his catheter removal well and for keeping him calm and his happy self throughout
- was glad of the preparation of snacks for us all as we enjoyed elevenses at the hospital
- carried a cranky awakening Sunny from being asleep in the car into the house, stripped us both then crawled under the covers with him, fed him and we both slept soundly
- awoke to visitors and had some time with my Mama, Sis#1 and three of her four beautiful boys before ducking out for tutoring only for it to be cancelled
- quickly swapped out one wash for the other and then nipped back to join the others, only to be gifted with a beautiful new-to-us cornflower blue bed settee which is just what we had been in the market for but had given up hope of finding - thanks Sis#1 and SportyBIL!!!! Awaited Hubby's return from work for approval of it but knew that was a given!
- got some freshly made pancakes from my Dad rather than using our freezer stash and made up a quick and easy tea (thanks to Hubby's bacon purchase) and ate with Sunny before dashing about hanging up the two loads of laundry around the radiators, folding and putting away the dry clothes then getting dinner for Hubs too
- Sunny enjoyed a bath (no bubbles, just salt) with Daddy while I cleared up and then after a quick trip to show Hubs the sofa, the boys enjoyed story time while I continued my brief stint of productivity
- Hubs headed to church for a meeting whie Sunny and I had milkies before prayers and bed (incorporating Scripture memory work), honestly I think I should probably have just turned in then myself as I've been a zombie since but looking at this I know I did a lot today and that is my focus as I turn in for the night
- went through each item on my to do list and cried as I saw how little I had accomplished so instead of being an emotional mess as well as a zombie I have chosen to reflect on what I did today
- committed the day to God first thing and enjoyed a half-hour to awaken and prep posts for the coming week before dressing, eating and starting a wash and bleaching the toilets, in good time to leave for Sunny's hospital appointment
- walked a huge way (for me, especially as I'm in agony with my infected toe) from the car to hospital and back
- thanked God for bringing Sunny through his catheter removal well and for keeping him calm and his happy self throughout
- was glad of the preparation of snacks for us all as we enjoyed elevenses at the hospital
- carried a cranky awakening Sunny from being asleep in the car into the house, stripped us both then crawled under the covers with him, fed him and we both slept soundly
- awoke to visitors and had some time with my Mama, Sis#1 and three of her four beautiful boys before ducking out for tutoring only for it to be cancelled
- quickly swapped out one wash for the other and then nipped back to join the others, only to be gifted with a beautiful new-to-us cornflower blue bed settee which is just what we had been in the market for but had given up hope of finding - thanks Sis#1 and SportyBIL!!!! Awaited Hubby's return from work for approval of it but knew that was a given!
- got some freshly made pancakes from my Dad rather than using our freezer stash and made up a quick and easy tea (thanks to Hubby's bacon purchase) and ate with Sunny before dashing about hanging up the two loads of laundry around the radiators, folding and putting away the dry clothes then getting dinner for Hubs too
- Sunny enjoyed a bath (no bubbles, just salt) with Daddy while I cleared up and then after a quick trip to show Hubs the sofa, the boys enjoyed story time while I continued my brief stint of productivity
- Hubs headed to church for a meeting whie Sunny and I had milkies before prayers and bed (incorporating Scripture memory work), honestly I think I should probably have just turned in then myself as I've been a zombie since but looking at this I know I did a lot today and that is my focus as I turn in for the night
Day 67 - Christmas Preparations (Take 4) - GG (15) - HH (21) - CS (33)
Today's plan:
- Christmas Preparations
--- discuss Christmas card list with Hubby
--- type up at least ten addresses
- Grooming Goal
--- cut and file Sunny's toenails
--- keep from biting my fingernails
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter four
--- share my goal(s) with Sis#1, my mustard seed goals are...
--- to grow my fingernails and file them (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) so as to have fingernails that protect my fingers by completely covering the quick (the sensitive nailbed skin) and being smoothly edged to remove the temptation to bite them. I will consider my goal achieved when I have stopped having to think about it and have ceased even thinking about nibbling (though I recognise that this is probably going to take considerably longer than twenty-one days)
--- to have toenails that protect my toes and ward off infections (in-grown toenail infections especially) by letting go of my pathological need for short toenails and keeping them "grown-out" with the added need to trim them more regularly (perhaps weekly on Sundays) and file them to keep the edges smooth and negate my neuroses (scratching or catching my nails on myself/Hubs in bed, tights and socks). I will consider this goal achieved when I no longer worry about a return to ingrown toenail infections (after twenty-one LONG months of constant toe pain, ingrown toenail infections, several anti-biotics and FIVE unsuccessful nail surgeries).
- Half-hour Hope (continuing to glue the birds/owls together perhaps, keeping this as a current challenge until its 28th day)
- Cleaning Schedule - Monday (continuing this as a current challenge because clearly I'm not very good at it)
--- brush out en-suite
--- brush out master bedroom
--- brush out nursery
--- clean en-suite
--- dust master bedroom
--- dust nursery
- Tutor M from 4-5 (so long as Sunny is in good form after having his catheter removed)
- Repack baby bag for my toe appt. tomorrow
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying (edit sidebar to reflect this move)
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres - record and meet!)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions/Sugar Fast (no chocolate) - RECOMMIT TO THESE!
--- Tidying Time (addresses on computer)
--- Walk with Sunny - car to hospital and back should suffice ;)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (25-26)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer *FIRST THING*
--- Food prep - lift out pancakes from freezer
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, prep load for tomorrow, fold and put away dry laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathroom
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- *****QUIET TIME***** (first task for naptime)
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work (edit sidebar)
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (M/W/Sa)
--- What's for dinner? Bacon, pancakes, beans and eggs.
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write tomorrow's post
- Christmas Preparations
--- discuss Christmas card list with Hubby
--- type up at least ten addresses
- Grooming Goal
--- cut and file Sunny's toenails
--- keep from biting my fingernails
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter four
--- share my goal(s) with Sis#1, my mustard seed goals are...
--- to grow my fingernails and file them (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) so as to have fingernails that protect my fingers by completely covering the quick (the sensitive nailbed skin) and being smoothly edged to remove the temptation to bite them. I will consider my goal achieved when I have stopped having to think about it and have ceased even thinking about nibbling (though I recognise that this is probably going to take considerably longer than twenty-one days)
--- to have toenails that protect my toes and ward off infections (in-grown toenail infections especially) by letting go of my pathological need for short toenails and keeping them "grown-out" with the added need to trim them more regularly (perhaps weekly on Sundays) and file them to keep the edges smooth and negate my neuroses (scratching or catching my nails on myself/Hubs in bed, tights and socks). I will consider this goal achieved when I no longer worry about a return to ingrown toenail infections (after twenty-one LONG months of constant toe pain, ingrown toenail infections, several anti-biotics and FIVE unsuccessful nail surgeries).
- Half-hour Hope (continuing to glue the birds/owls together perhaps, keeping this as a current challenge until its 28th day)
- Cleaning Schedule - Monday (continuing this as a current challenge because clearly I'm not very good at it)
--- brush out en-suite
--- brush out master bedroom
--- brush out nursery
--- clean en-suite
--- dust master bedroom
--- dust nursery
- Tutor M from 4-5 (so long as Sunny is in good form after having his catheter removed)
- Repack baby bag for my toe appt. tomorrow
- Consistency Challenges
--- Beautifying (edit sidebar to reflect this move)
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres - record and meet!)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions/Sugar Fast (no chocolate) - RECOMMIT TO THESE!
--- Tidying Time (addresses on computer)
--- Walk with Sunny - car to hospital and back should suffice ;)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (25-26)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer *FIRST THING*
--- Food prep - lift out pancakes from freezer
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, prep load for tomorrow, fold and put away dry laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathroom
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- *****QUIET TIME***** (first task for naptime)
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work (edit sidebar)
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (M/W/Sa)
--- What's for dinner? Bacon, pancakes, beans and eggs.
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write tomorrow's post
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Day 66 - Review + CP (Take 3)
Today I:
- Christmas Preparations
--- didn't go through the Christmas card list with Hubby
--- wrote up the first draft of our Christmas letter insert with Hubs, it just needs some information added and permission sought to include a couple of tidbits
--- didn't type up any addresses but have the computer sitting ready for me to do so tomorrow, instead I sat with Hubby to enjoy Downton Abbey and "It's a Blas" uninterrupted as Sunny slept peacefully in the next room
- needed to focus on the following Daily Do List items and I:
--- did commit the day to God in prayer though not quite first thing
--- did lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- didn't even think about Moodscope until I sat down to type this review
--- didn't think of my Quiet Time either! Not good and the only thing I really need to focus on tomorrow
- repacked the baby bag for Sunny's hospital appointment in the morning
- showered and shaved and quickly dried my hair, as a result we were a little late to church BUT I'm ready to face the week ahead and I didn't look like I'd been dragged through a bush backwards
- finished going through the book people magazines but will need to cull the virtual shopping basket contents (Mum too) before we're ready to place out order (either tomorrow or Tuesday)
- Grooming Goal
--- kept from biting my nails, though still suffering from the nibbling of earlier in the week
--- cleaned toe in the shower and then applied iodine before redressing it (looking forward?! to my Tuesday appt. as it's SO painful)
- Half-hour Hope (quick house tidy up, laid out my clothes, repacked baby bag, made myself some supper)
- Beautifying (showered and shaved)
- Cleaning Schedule - Sunday - rest - need to work on the work part!
- prayed about (and attended) church
- have yet to plan posts for the week ahead, I'll only type up for tomorrow before I turn in
- enjoyed a lie-in (thank you Hubs), much needed as I battle allergies/a bad headcold thing
- enjoyed an afternoon nap too en famille, a lovely thing indeed
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps - done
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres) - not recorded or even close to met
--- Say Grace before dinner - nope, whoops
--- Smaller Portions/Sugar Fast (no chocolate) - neither were even on my radar as I gorged on chocolate before reboarding the wagon tomorrow
--- Tidying Time - general only
--- Walk with Sunny - nope
- Daily Do List - all done except for the following:
--- Catechism practice (25)
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-cleans
--- Quiet Time
- Christmas Preparations
--- didn't go through the Christmas card list with Hubby
--- wrote up the first draft of our Christmas letter insert with Hubs, it just needs some information added and permission sought to include a couple of tidbits
--- didn't type up any addresses but have the computer sitting ready for me to do so tomorrow, instead I sat with Hubby to enjoy Downton Abbey and "It's a Blas" uninterrupted as Sunny slept peacefully in the next room
- needed to focus on the following Daily Do List items and I:
--- did commit the day to God in prayer though not quite first thing
--- did lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- didn't even think about Moodscope until I sat down to type this review
--- didn't think of my Quiet Time either! Not good and the only thing I really need to focus on tomorrow
- repacked the baby bag for Sunny's hospital appointment in the morning
- showered and shaved and quickly dried my hair, as a result we were a little late to church BUT I'm ready to face the week ahead and I didn't look like I'd been dragged through a bush backwards
- finished going through the book people magazines but will need to cull the virtual shopping basket contents (Mum too) before we're ready to place out order (either tomorrow or Tuesday)
- Grooming Goal
--- kept from biting my nails, though still suffering from the nibbling of earlier in the week
--- cleaned toe in the shower and then applied iodine before redressing it (looking forward?! to my Tuesday appt. as it's SO painful)
- Half-hour Hope (quick house tidy up, laid out my clothes, repacked baby bag, made myself some supper)
- Beautifying (showered and shaved)
- Cleaning Schedule - Sunday - rest - need to work on the work part!
- prayed about (and attended) church
- have yet to plan posts for the week ahead, I'll only type up for tomorrow before I turn in
- enjoyed a lie-in (thank you Hubs), much needed as I battle allergies/a bad headcold thing
- enjoyed an afternoon nap too en famille, a lovely thing indeed
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps - done
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres) - not recorded or even close to met
--- Say Grace before dinner - nope, whoops
--- Smaller Portions/Sugar Fast (no chocolate) - neither were even on my radar as I gorged on chocolate before reboarding the wagon tomorrow
--- Tidying Time - general only
--- Walk with Sunny - nope
- Daily Do List - all done except for the following:
--- Catechism practice (25)
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-cleans
--- Quiet Time
Saturday, 2 November 2013
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 Gracebefore 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!!!!
- 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
--- didn't eat Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast
--- 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!!!!
Friday, 1 November 2013
Day 64 - Review + CP (Take 1)
Today I:
- discussed Christmas with Hubby and decided to definitely purchase the traidcraft nativity, do a bit ore research before choosing one to buy Sunny for Christmas and I'm going to think a little more about buying the Hanukiah; unfortunately Hubby vetoed the nativity ducks :(
- we also got a jump on Christmas Preparations by writing our gift list and deciding budget and what we still need to buy (as it turns out very little, I'm way more organised than I thought)
- we also chatted about the envelope addressing (I bought clear printable address labels earlier in the year in preparation) and we still have to type up most of our address book (we'll split that chore), then I'll format them and we can print them out before assigning cards and writing them (Hubby's job usually)
- Grooming Goal
--- nibbled my nails a lot today - not good and gonna hurt later today/tomorrow
--- soaked, cleansed and redressed my (increasingly painful) infected toe
- Half-hour Hope (glueing birds and laying out felt birds and owls from a craft set)
- Beautifying (see above)
- Cleaning Schedule for Friday - nope
- We chose not to attend the Tots' group today as we're keeping Sunny in, loser around the nappy, pyjamas and as it was the gathering that would include older (rougher, off-school) siblings, we thought it wiser to stay away. We did enjoy a little errand to the bakery though and treated ourselves to lovely fresh seeded bread etc.
- planned to watch Luther in celebration of Reformation day but frankly too tired
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed after my lie-in, wore earrings, have chosen to stop texting my sister)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres) - haven't been keeping track but doubt I was even close
--- Say Grace before dinner - how do I find this so hard to remember
--- Smaller Portions - hahahaha
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate) - nope, nope, nope
--- Tidying Time - general not specialised
--- Walk with Sunny - up and down the street the bakery is on
- Daily Do List - have gotten out of the habit of several elements - cornerstones - as I've reverted to bad habits - tomorrow the elements I need to focus on are:
--- Committing the day to God in prayer
--- Laying out the next day's clothes
--- Moodscope
--- Quick-clean bathrooms and kitchen
--- Quiet Time
- discussed Christmas with Hubby and decided to definitely purchase the traidcraft nativity, do a bit ore research before choosing one to buy Sunny for Christmas and I'm going to think a little more about buying the Hanukiah; unfortunately Hubby vetoed the nativity ducks :(
- we also got a jump on Christmas Preparations by writing our gift list and deciding budget and what we still need to buy (as it turns out very little, I'm way more organised than I thought)
- we also chatted about the envelope addressing (I bought clear printable address labels earlier in the year in preparation) and we still have to type up most of our address book (we'll split that chore), then I'll format them and we can print them out before assigning cards and writing them (Hubby's job usually)
- Grooming Goal
--- nibbled my nails a lot today - not good and gonna hurt later today/tomorrow
--- soaked, cleansed and redressed my (increasingly painful) infected toe
- Half-hour Hope (glueing birds and laying out felt birds and owls from a craft set)
- Beautifying (see above)
- Cleaning Schedule for Friday - nope
- We chose not to attend the Tots' group today as we're keeping Sunny in, loser around the nappy, pyjamas and as it was the gathering that would include older (rougher, off-school) siblings, we thought it wiser to stay away. We did enjoy a little errand to the bakery though and treated ourselves to lovely fresh seeded bread etc.
- planned to watch Luther in celebration of Reformation day but frankly too tired
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed after my lie-in, wore earrings, have chosen to stop texting my sister)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres) - haven't been keeping track but doubt I was even close
--- Say Grace before dinner - how do I find this so hard to remember
--- Smaller Portions - hahahaha
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate) - nope, nope, nope
--- Tidying Time - general not specialised
--- Walk with Sunny - up and down the street the bakery is on
- Daily Do List - have gotten out of the habit of several elements - cornerstones - as I've reverted to bad habits - tomorrow the elements I need to focus on are:
--- Committing the day to God in prayer
--- Laying out the next day's clothes
--- Moodscope
--- Quick-clean bathrooms and kitchen
--- Quiet Time
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Day 63 - Review
Today I:
- Grooming Goal
--- kept from biting my nails
--- trimmed and filed Sunny's fingernails
- Half-hour Hope (sewed four items - a pair of my leggings, woollen tights and a cardigan as well as a pj top of Sunny's also beginning to make simple felt birds using a cheap crafting kit from asda)
- Beautifying (tidying the hall of excess baby bag itms)
- didn't attempt my Cleaning Schedule at all but unwittingly did straighten the hallway
- managed to remember to say Grace and tidied in the hall etc. so two out of seven for my Consistency Challenges, also have ceased "reminding" my sister daily of the FtP challenge as I don't get the impression she even reads them
- Daily Do List (wrote my last 31 days post, moodscope is being sorely neglected and my dedicated quiet times have also gone a little by the way. I have been spending time contemplating scriptures but not so much actually sitting down to really focus in. I have a catechism devotion book to work through and think it might help refocus me on more serious study)
- Praise the Lord Sunny is in fine fettle!
- Grooming Goal
--- kept from biting my nails
--- trimmed and filed Sunny's fingernails
- Half-hour Hope (sewed four items - a pair of my leggings, woollen tights and a cardigan as well as a pj top of Sunny's also beginning to make simple felt birds using a cheap crafting kit from asda)
- Beautifying (tidying the hall of excess baby bag itms)
- didn't attempt my Cleaning Schedule at all but unwittingly did straighten the hallway
- managed to remember to say Grace and tidied in the hall etc. so two out of seven for my Consistency Challenges, also have ceased "reminding" my sister daily of the FtP challenge as I don't get the impression she even reads them
- Daily Do List (wrote my last 31 days post, moodscope is being sorely neglected and my dedicated quiet times have also gone a little by the way. I have been spending time contemplating scriptures but not so much actually sitting down to really focus in. I have a catechism devotion book to work through and think it might help refocus me on more serious study)
- Praise the Lord Sunny is in fine fettle!
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Day 61 - Review
Today I:
- Grooming Goal
--- showered and shaved
--- redressed my infected toe
- Half-hour Hope (packing up and showering)
- Beautifying (tidying in the nursery)
- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesday (kitchen)
--- scrubbed and shone sink and draining area
--- wiped down counters
- packed up for an overnight stay, including lots of food for Sunny's operation tomorrow
- picked up a few groceries and also some cutie-patootie underwear for Sunny while I was out
- Consistency Challenges
--- forgot to tweeze my eyebrows
--- didn't meet my Hydration goal
--- forgot to say Grace
--- definitely did not eat Smaller Portions
--- didn't Sugar Fast
--- Tidied in the nursery
--- Walked with Sunny around the shops/shopping centre
- Daily Do List
--- Forgot to bleach toilets
--- Laundry done but I've left it in the dryer
--- didn't do Moodscope
--- Didn't quick-clean bathrooms
--- failed (again) to have a Quiet time
- Grooming Goal
--- showered and shaved
--- redressed my infected toe
- Half-hour Hope (packing up and showering)
- Beautifying (tidying in the nursery)
- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesday (kitchen)
--- scrubbed and shone sink and draining area
--- wiped down counters
- packed up for an overnight stay, including lots of food for Sunny's operation tomorrow
- picked up a few groceries and also some cutie-patootie underwear for Sunny while I was out
- Consistency Challenges
--- forgot to tweeze my eyebrows
--- didn't meet my Hydration goal
--- forgot to say Grace
--- definitely did not eat Smaller Portions
--- didn't Sugar Fast
--- Tidied in the nursery
--- Walked with Sunny around the shops/shopping centre
- Daily Do List
--- Forgot to bleach toilets
--- Laundry done but I've left it in the dryer
--- didn't do Moodscope
--- Didn't quick-clean bathrooms
--- failed (again) to have a Quiet time
Monday, 28 October 2013
Day 60 - Review
Today I:
- Grooming Goal - nibbled my nails incessantly due to nervousness re Sunny's op; booked a podiatry appointment
- spent my Half-hour Hope recycling cross-stitch threads into an autumn scarf, probably for my mother
- tidied away the "birthday" display for my Hubs and actually put it all away fully into the birthday "bus"
- tidied away all the papers from yesterday's beautifying craft
- Beautified my autumn displays by adding yesterday's updates display unit and an old (ceramic) hot water bottle, that was my Hubs' great-aunt's
- helped my folks clear up for a few days away with Sis#1 and took some leftivers off their hands (dinner - yay)
- set my slow cooker to low for two days worth of cooking uo some chicken stock using yesterday's chicken carcass and some celery and carrot
- didn't clean
- scored one out of seven on my Consistency Challenge
- did a good proportion of my Daily Do List
- Grooming Goal - nibbled my nails incessantly due to nervousness re Sunny's op; booked a podiatry appointment
- spent my Half-hour Hope recycling cross-stitch threads into an autumn scarf, probably for my mother
- tidied away the "birthday" display for my Hubs and actually put it all away fully into the birthday "bus"
- tidied away all the papers from yesterday's beautifying craft
- Beautified my autumn displays by adding yesterday's updates display unit and an old (ceramic) hot water bottle, that was my Hubs' great-aunt's
- helped my folks clear up for a few days away with Sis#1 and took some leftivers off their hands (dinner - yay)
- set my slow cooker to low for two days worth of cooking uo some chicken stock using yesterday's chicken carcass and some celery and carrot
- didn't clean
- scored one out of seven on my Consistency Challenge
- did a good proportion of my Daily Do List
Day 60-66: A failure to plan is a plan to fail
This week's plan is to continue with my days as "normal" and accept my limitations and try to be consistent and stay firmly on the wagon (no chocolate) BUT as we deal with a post-operative Sunny come Wednesday (Day 62) all bets are off. My baby may float through his operation and recovery but who's to say; so in the vein of "a failure to plan is a plan to fail," this post will cover the week ahead from a to-do perspective and I will seek to continue my daily reviews. I'll not be adding to my challenges, especially as I'm struggling but will add in to my review anything beyond the basics that I've managed to include in my day.
- Grooming Goal
--- try to keep from biting my nails
--- book another podiatry appt.
--- continue to soak, cleanse and redress my infected toe
--- read through "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) a chapter at a time, as I'm able, and complete associated tasks
My mustard seed goals are...
--- to grow my fingernails and file them (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) so as to have fingernails that protect my fingers by completely covering the quick (the sensitive nailbed skin) and being smoothly edged to remove the temptation to bite them. I will consider my goal achieved when I have stopped having to think about it and have ceased even thinking about nibbling (though I recognise that this is probably going to take considerably longer than twenty-one days)
--- to have toenails that protect my toes and ward off infections (in-grown toenail infections especially) by letting go of my pathological need for short toenails and keeping them "grown-out" with the added need to trim them more regularly (perhaps weekly on Sundays) and file them to keep the edges smooth and negate my neuroses (scratching or catching my nails on myself/Hubs in bed, tights and socks). I will consider this goal achieved when I no longer worry about a return to ingrown toenail infections (after twenty-one LONG months of constant toe pain, ingrown toenail infections, several anti-biotics and FIVE unsuccessful nail surgeries).
- Half-hour Hope (sewing, knitting and nail care I'd imagine)
- Beautifying
- attempt as much of my Cleaning Schedule as I can:
- Monday
--- brush out en-suite
--- brush out master bedroom
--- brush out nursery
--- clean en-suite
--- dust master bedroom
--- dust nursery
- Tuesday (kitchen)
--- brush floor
--- clean appliance fronts
--- clean counters
--- clean cupboard doors
--- scrub and shine sink and draining area
--- scrub floor
- Wednesday - none as we attend hospital with Sunny
- Thursday
--- 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
- Friday (vacuuming or attending Tots' group or neither)
--- vacuum area rug in the lounge
--- vacuum carpet in the wee room
- Saturday
--- brush lounge
--- dust lounge
--- dust and tidy car interior
--- mop or spot check lounge floor
--- straighten lounge
- Sunday - rest
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in/wear earrings/encourage sister by a daily text/tweeze eyebrows on Tues/CTM and apply nightcream on Sat)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (Tu/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (25)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep
--- Laundry (washing on Tues and Sat if possible)
--- Lay out the next day's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (Tu/Sa)
--- What's for dinner?
--- Worship song time
--- Write daily review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct only)
--- Write Weekly Weigh-in post (Tues but scheduled for Weds)
- Grooming Goal
--- try to keep from biting my nails
--- book another podiatry appt.
--- continue to soak, cleanse and redress my infected toe
--- read through "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) a chapter at a time, as I'm able, and complete associated tasks
My mustard seed goals are...
--- to grow my fingernails and file them (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) so as to have fingernails that protect my fingers by completely covering the quick (the sensitive nailbed skin) and being smoothly edged to remove the temptation to bite them. I will consider my goal achieved when I have stopped having to think about it and have ceased even thinking about nibbling (though I recognise that this is probably going to take considerably longer than twenty-one days)
--- to have toenails that protect my toes and ward off infections (in-grown toenail infections especially) by letting go of my pathological need for short toenails and keeping them "grown-out" with the added need to trim them more regularly (perhaps weekly on Sundays) and file them to keep the edges smooth and negate my neuroses (scratching or catching my nails on myself/Hubs in bed, tights and socks). I will consider this goal achieved when I no longer worry about a return to ingrown toenail infections (after twenty-one LONG months of constant toe pain, ingrown toenail infections, several anti-biotics and FIVE unsuccessful nail surgeries).
- Half-hour Hope (sewing, knitting and nail care I'd imagine)
- Beautifying
- attempt as much of my Cleaning Schedule as I can:
- Monday
--- brush out en-suite
--- brush out master bedroom
--- brush out nursery
--- clean en-suite
--- dust master bedroom
--- dust nursery
- Tuesday (kitchen)
--- brush floor
--- clean appliance fronts
--- clean counters
--- clean cupboard doors
--- scrub and shine sink and draining area
--- scrub floor
- Wednesday - none as we attend hospital with Sunny
- Thursday
--- 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
- Friday (vacuuming or attending Tots' group or neither)
--- vacuum area rug in the lounge
--- vacuum carpet in the wee room
- Saturday
--- brush lounge
--- dust lounge
--- dust and tidy car interior
--- mop or spot check lounge floor
--- straighten lounge
- Sunday - rest
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in/wear earrings/encourage sister by a daily text/tweeze eyebrows on Tues/CTM and apply nightcream on Sat)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (Tu/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (25)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep
--- Laundry (washing on Tues and Sat if possible)
--- Lay out the next day's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (Tu/Sa)
--- What's for dinner?
--- Worship song time
--- Write daily review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct only)
--- Write Weekly Weigh-in post (Tues but scheduled for Weds)
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Day 59 - Review
Today I:
- failed miserably at my Grooming Goal and bit my nails! but did redress my (very infected) toe
- spent my Half-hour Hope on my Beautifying goal and redressed my small display unit with scrapbook paper backgrounds, really makes our little treasures *pop*
- followed my non-existent Cleaning Schedule
- Prayed about church attendance etc. and Sunny almost made it through (coming out just before the last prayer/hymn) despite a very unsettled night and not so good mood this morning. I spent the first half of creche catching up with R and the second half cuddling a distraught, sleepy and teething toddler J - oh the gorgeousness of cuddles when their whole bodies just sink into you
- Enjoyed time in the afternoon with my beloved Hubby and in the evening as we watched Downton Abbey.
- Also had a nice evening with the parentals for dinner, with talk of their pre-Christmas travels and returned home to enjoy a read aloud of the first chapter of our new "family book" - Sunny is too young to appreciate this but happily played while Hubs and I savoured the story
- Planned out my posts for the week ahead or at least I will after I hit publish on this :)
- managed two out of seven of my Consistency Challenges - oops
- managed most of my Daily Do List though I didn't do Moodscope (again) or have much of a quiet time and whilst I laid out Sunny's clothes, I didn't kay out my own (though I'll mostly be wearing today's outfit recycled)
- got the sad news that my Granda broke his hip and is hospitalised indefinitely, including needing to have an operation to set things aright. To be honest he will more than likely not be able to return to living on his own and whilst it will break his heart (he never wanted to leave the home he shared with his bride - Nanny) the social aspect of elderly care would do him the world of good. I've sorely neglected him of late but at least the hospital stay garnered him visits from my cousins etc. I'll not get down to visit before Sunny's op on Wednesday and for who knows how long afterwards. It's just hit me as I type this - my baby's op is in three days - I've really been blocking it from my mind and have peace about it but phew it still scares me.
- failed miserably at my Grooming Goal and bit my nails! but did redress my (very infected) toe
- spent my Half-hour Hope on my Beautifying goal and redressed my small display unit with scrapbook paper backgrounds, really makes our little treasures *pop*
- followed my non-existent Cleaning Schedule
- Prayed about church attendance etc. and Sunny almost made it through (coming out just before the last prayer/hymn) despite a very unsettled night and not so good mood this morning. I spent the first half of creche catching up with R and the second half cuddling a distraught, sleepy and teething toddler J - oh the gorgeousness of cuddles when their whole bodies just sink into you
- Enjoyed time in the afternoon with my beloved Hubby and in the evening as we watched Downton Abbey.
- Also had a nice evening with the parentals for dinner, with talk of their pre-Christmas travels and returned home to enjoy a read aloud of the first chapter of our new "family book" - Sunny is too young to appreciate this but happily played while Hubs and I savoured the story
- Planned out my posts for the week ahead or at least I will after I hit publish on this :)
- managed two out of seven of my Consistency Challenges - oops
- managed most of my Daily Do List though I didn't do Moodscope (again) or have much of a quiet time and whilst I laid out Sunny's clothes, I didn't kay out my own (though I'll mostly be wearing today's outfit recycled)
- got the sad news that my Granda broke his hip and is hospitalised indefinitely, including needing to have an operation to set things aright. To be honest he will more than likely not be able to return to living on his own and whilst it will break his heart (he never wanted to leave the home he shared with his bride - Nanny) the social aspect of elderly care would do him the world of good. I've sorely neglected him of late but at least the hospital stay garnered him visits from my cousins etc. I'll not get down to visit before Sunny's op on Wednesday and for who knows how long afterwards. It's just hit me as I type this - my baby's op is in three days - I've really been blocking it from my mind and have peace about it but phew it still scares me.
Day 59 - Seventh Consistency Day - GG (8) - HH (14) - Be (21) - CS (26)
Today's plan:
- sticking to simplicity...
- Grooming Goal (file fingernails and redress toe)
- Half-hour Hope (sewing)
- Beautifying (wallpapering small shelf unit?)
- Cleaning Schedule - Sundays - Rest
- Pray about church attendance and creche duty and attend (add water cup for Sunny to the baby bag)
- Enjoy time in the afternoon with my beloved Hubby and in the evening as we watch Downton Abbey
- Plan out my posts for the week ahead
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny (or at least get outside)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (salt soak/sewing)
--- Catechism practice (Review)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Laundry (fold dryer clothes)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
- sticking to simplicity...
- Grooming Goal (file fingernails and redress toe)
- Half-hour Hope (sewing)
- Beautifying (wallpapering small shelf unit?)
- Cleaning Schedule - Sundays - Rest
- Pray about church attendance and creche duty and attend (add water cup for Sunny to the baby bag)
- Enjoy time in the afternoon with my beloved Hubby and in the evening as we watch Downton Abbey
- Plan out my posts for the week ahead
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny (or at least get outside)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (salt soak/sewing)
--- Catechism practice (Review)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Laundry (fold dryer clothes)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Day 58 - Review
Today I:
- spent my Half-hour Hope enjoying a "date" and a snuggle up on the sofa with Hubby
- Beautified my bedside cabinet by clearing the clutter
- Cleaned our clothing and bedding
- packed the baby bag for church
- managed four of my seven Consistency Challenges
- did all of Daily Do List except Moodscope
- spent my Half-hour Hope enjoying a "date" and a snuggle up on the sofa with Hubby
- Beautified my bedside cabinet by clearing the clutter
- Cleaned our clothing and bedding
- packed the baby bag for church
- managed four of my seven Consistency Challenges
- did all of Daily Do List except Moodscope
Day 58 - Sixth Consistency Day - HH (13) - Be (20) - CS (25)
Today's plan:
- sticking to simplicity as I try to get back on track...
- Half-hour Hope (soaking toe/sewing)
- Beautifying (fixing nursery decals)
- Cleaning Schedule - clean something
- pack baby bag for church (snack, water cup and bibs, Bible stories and quiet toys, water bottle for me)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny (or at least get outside)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (salt soak/sewing)
--- Catechism practice (24)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (order and collect)
--- Laundry (two loads)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes for church for Sunny/creche for me
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (after QT)
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- QUIET TIME (at naptime)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Takeaway of some sort
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
- sticking to simplicity as I try to get back on track...
- Half-hour Hope (soaking toe/sewing)
- Beautifying (fixing nursery decals)
- Cleaning Schedule - clean something
- pack baby bag for church (snack, water cup and bibs, Bible stories and quiet toys, water bottle for me)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny (or at least get outside)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (salt soak/sewing)
--- Catechism practice (24)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (order and collect)
--- Laundry (two loads)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes for church for Sunny/creche for me
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (after QT)
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- QUIET TIME (at naptime)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Takeaway of some sort
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Friday, 25 October 2013
Day 57 - Review
Today I:
- used my Half-hour Hope to FINALLY CANCEL MY LIST SUB - HOORAY!!! but did nothing else
- Beautified my home by tidying away the freshly laundered (but don't currently fit me) spring/summer clothing that needed a quick wash after (far too many) years in clothing storage
- Cleaned the baby, after meals - does that count, I don't care if it doesn't, to me it counts - ha!
- Hubs changed the bed
- tried to organise a visit to Gerta and co. but they're down with a bug
- wasn't consistent on any of my Consistency Challenges but did get outside (albeit breifly) with Sunny
- didn't do all of my Daily Do List:
--- I put out Sunny's clothes but not mine for tomorrow, though I'll probably just recycle today's outfit more or less
--- I didn't do Moodscope, feeling too down and didn't want it confirmed
--- Didn't quick-clean either bathroom or the kitchen/sink
--- failed to have a quiet time but did complete the rest
- used my Half-hour Hope to FINALLY CANCEL MY LIST SUB - HOORAY!!! but did nothing else
- Beautified my home by tidying away the freshly laundered (but don't currently fit me) spring/summer clothing that needed a quick wash after (far too many) years in clothing storage
- Cleaned the baby, after meals - does that count, I don't care if it doesn't, to me it counts - ha!
- Hubs changed the bed
- tried to organise a visit to Gerta and co. but they're down with a bug
- wasn't consistent on any of my Consistency Challenges but did get outside (albeit breifly) with Sunny
- didn't do all of my Daily Do List:
--- I put out Sunny's clothes but not mine for tomorrow, though I'll probably just recycle today's outfit more or less
--- I didn't do Moodscope, feeling too down and didn't want it confirmed
--- Didn't quick-clean either bathroom or the kitchen/sink
--- failed to have a quiet time but did complete the rest
Day 57 - Fifth Consistency Day - HH (12) - Be (19) - CS (24)
Today's plan:
- back to a more bare bones day for today as I seek to get back on track...
- Half-hour Hope (cancelling list sub/soaking toe/sewing)
- Beautifying (fixing nursery decals)
- Cleaning Schedule
--- working to clean something/somewhere that needs it, i.e. cleaning something!
- change bed
- visit Gerta, Piotr and Lilo to drop in Piotr's birthday gifts
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9.30am)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny (or at least get outside)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (list sub/salt soak/sewing)
--- Catechism practice (24)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (heat beans reheat spuds and sausages)
--- Laundry (darks)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (after QT)
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- QUIET TIME (at naptime)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Sausage, beans and spuds
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
- back to a more bare bones day for today as I seek to get back on track...
- Half-hour Hope (cancelling list sub/soaking toe/sewing)
- Beautifying (fixing nursery decals)
- Cleaning Schedule
--- working to clean something/somewhere that needs it, i.e. cleaning something!
- change bed
- visit Gerta, Piotr and Lilo to drop in Piotr's birthday gifts
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9.30am)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time
--- Walk with Sunny (or at least get outside)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (list sub/salt soak/sewing)
--- Catechism practice (24)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (heat beans reheat spuds and sausages)
--- Laundry (darks)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (after QT)
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- QUIET TIME (at naptime)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Sausage, beans and spuds
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Day 56 - Review
Today I:
- am still not back to "work"
- tutored Cr
- roughly filed my fingernails as an attempt at my Grooming Goal but didn't soak my sore infected toe?!
- knitted for my Half-hour Hope/Beautifying and completed Piotr's scarf in time for his birthday tomorrow
- failed to follow my Cleaning Schedule
- didn't cancel list sub
- managed an abysmal one out of five for my Consistency Challenges only managing Smaller Portions i.e. wasn't consistent
- failed to do much of my Daily Do List
- time to pray, recommit and get to getting
- am still not back to "work"
- tutored Cr
- roughly filed my fingernails as an attempt at my Grooming Goal but didn't soak my sore infected toe?!
- knitted for my Half-hour Hope/Beautifying and completed Piotr's scarf in time for his birthday tomorrow
- failed to follow my Cleaning Schedule
- didn't cancel list sub
- managed an abysmal one out of five for my Consistency Challenges only managing Smaller Portions i.e. wasn't consistent
- failed to do much of my Daily Do List
- time to pray, recommit and get to getting
Day 56 - Fourth Consistency Day - Grooming Goal (Take 5) - HH (11) - Be (18) - CS (23)
Today's plan:
- try to get back into the swing of things
- Grooming Goal
--- file fingernails as needed
--- salt soak toe
- Half-hour Hope/Beautifying (knitting scarf)
- Cleaning Schedule - Thursdays
--- clean hob
--- clean kitchen counter
--- clean kitchen sink
--- clean microwave
--- quick-brush dining room and guest bathroom
- Cancel list sub
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep
--- Catechism practice (read over 24 and listen to it on repeat)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Laundry (darks)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
- try to get back into the swing of things
- Grooming Goal
--- file fingernails as needed
--- salt soak toe
- Half-hour Hope/Beautifying (knitting scarf)
- Cleaning Schedule - Thursdays
--- clean hob
--- clean kitchen counter
--- clean kitchen sink
--- clean microwave
--- quick-brush dining room and guest bathroom
- Cancel list sub
- Consistency Challenges
--- Frumps to Pumps (get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep
--- Catechism practice (read over 24 and listen to it on repeat)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Laundry (darks)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Worship song time
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
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