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
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Friday, 1 November 2013
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!
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Day 52 - Review
Today I:
- Read chapter two of "100 lbs loser" e-book in preparation for the 42D2F challenge; skimmed through the rest of the 42D2F e-book and was thoroughly scared by the exercise - I am so unfit and think I will really struggle to fit the exercises into my day, they'll really need to be prioritised if I'm to succeed.
- Grooming Goal
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter two
--- redefined (and expanded) my (interlinked) grooming goal(s). 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).
- would classify my No-brainer Wardrobe challenge as...nope for the day
- used my Half-hour Hope to settle in with my Hubs for the weekly episode of Downton Abbey while knitting the scarf for Piotr's Friday birthday (second time lucky I hope for this scarf)
- Beautified my morning by spending time in conversation with the other crech leader and my afternoon by time with Hubby
- followed the non-existent Cleaning Schedule - hahaha
- re-read the final chapter of the Frumps to Pumps e-book; found I didn't need to go back through my lotions and potions as I'd maintained them since the last time, text my sister tomorrow's challenge details, and reflected on the FtP challenge just before I turned in
- Planned out most of the posts for the week ahead, though I need to do a lot more praying and thinking over how to proceed with the 42D2F challenge
- almost met my Hydration goal (80%), remembered Grace, ate Smaller Portions, Sugar Fasted (even though Hubs was eating praline chocolates), didn't really Tidy and definitely didn't have a family Walk. So three out of six for my Consistency Challenges
- did my Daily Do List, getting to know Catechism Q&A's 22-23 pretty well, had very little "quiet time" today
- Read chapter two of "100 lbs loser" e-book in preparation for the 42D2F challenge; skimmed through the rest of the 42D2F e-book and was thoroughly scared by the exercise - I am so unfit and think I will really struggle to fit the exercises into my day, they'll really need to be prioritised if I'm to succeed.
- Grooming Goal
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter two
--- redefined (and expanded) my (interlinked) grooming goal(s). 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).
- would classify my No-brainer Wardrobe challenge as...nope for the day
- used my Half-hour Hope to settle in with my Hubs for the weekly episode of Downton Abbey while knitting the scarf for Piotr's Friday birthday (second time lucky I hope for this scarf)
- Beautified my morning by spending time in conversation with the other crech leader and my afternoon by time with Hubby
- followed the non-existent Cleaning Schedule - hahaha
- re-read the final chapter of the Frumps to Pumps e-book; found I didn't need to go back through my lotions and potions as I'd maintained them since the last time, text my sister tomorrow's challenge details, and reflected on the FtP challenge just before I turned in
- Planned out most of the posts for the week ahead, though I need to do a lot more praying and thinking over how to proceed with the 42D2F challenge
- almost met my Hydration goal (80%), remembered Grace, ate Smaller Portions, Sugar Fasted (even though Hubs was eating praline chocolates), didn't really Tidy and definitely didn't have a family Walk. So three out of six for my Consistency Challenges
- did my Daily Do List, getting to know Catechism Q&A's 22-23 pretty well, had very little "quiet time" today
Day 52 - Grooming Goal (Take 2) - No-brainer Wardrobe (Take 4) - HH (7) - Be (14) - CS (19) - FtP (30)
Today's plan:
- Grooming Goal
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter two
--- redefine my grooming goal
- No-brainer Wardrobe
--- re-read "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book pg 19 (discerning my preferences) then continue reading to page 23 (purging your closet)
--- purge wardrobe
--- go through my "fashion I like/my style" Pinterest board and pick out twenty favourite outfits
--- analyse them - what is it I like about them?
--- make a list of any recurring pieces such as black skinny jeans or chunky-knit jumpers
--- analyse my wardrobe
- Half-hour Hope (sewing)
- Beautifying (fixing non-sticking nursery decals)
- Cleaning Schedule - Sunday - rest
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin the day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in
--- wear earrings
--- reflect on the FtP challenge, how has this improved my mood? The mood in our home? Productivity? How people respond to me?
--- go through and purge lotions and potions (though this will really be maintenance, add to "supplement wardrobe" shopping list)
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- Plan out posts for the week ahead and plan ahead for 42D2F posts
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time (nursery)
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (choose items to be mended and set out thread, pins, scissors)
--- Catechism practice (22-23)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Laundry (fold clothes from dryer and put away)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (for airport run, optician's appt. and charity shop trip)
--- 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
- Grooming Goal
--- read "TDWYCP" (The 'Do What You Can' Plan) chapter two
--- redefine my grooming goal
- No-brainer Wardrobe
--- re-read "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book pg 19 (discerning my preferences) then continue reading to page 23 (purging your closet)
--- purge wardrobe
--- go through my "fashion I like/my style" Pinterest board and pick out twenty favourite outfits
--- analyse them - what is it I like about them?
--- make a list of any recurring pieces such as black skinny jeans or chunky-knit jumpers
--- analyse my wardrobe
- Half-hour Hope (sewing)
- Beautifying (fixing non-sticking nursery decals)
- Cleaning Schedule - Sunday - rest
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin the day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in
--- wear earrings
--- reflect on the FtP challenge, how has this improved my mood? The mood in our home? Productivity? How people respond to me?
--- go through and purge lotions and potions (though this will really be maintenance, add to "supplement wardrobe" shopping list)
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- Plan out posts for the week ahead and plan ahead for 42D2F posts
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time (nursery)
--- Walk with Sunny
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep (choose items to be mended and set out thread, pins, scissors)
--- Catechism practice (22-23)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Laundry (fold clothes from dryer and put away)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (for airport run, optician's appt. and charity shop trip)
--- 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, 19 October 2013
Day 51 - Review
Today I:
- introduced my new challenge of "Grooming Goal" and nibbled at my nails during the early hours of the morning so a lovely big fail for what I had imagined my goal would be and for the day one task I had set myself, I also didn't file any nails. I did however read through to the end of the first chapter and it suggested taking my big goal of fabulously painted mid-length nails that adorn and cutting it diwn and down and down until I had my mustard seed of a goal. Faith as small as a mustrd seed can move mountains and with God's gentle voice I have my "Grooming Goal" for the next twenty-one days. My mustard seed goal is...
--- to have fingernails that protect my fingers by covering the quick (the sensitive nailbed skin)
- re-read/read the No-brainer Wardrobe (pg 16-19) but didn't go through my fashion board or do any analysing
- spent my Half-hour Hope and another few hours with Hubby, never a waste of time!
- Beautified my life through time with my lovely friends
- failed badly at my Cleaning Schedule for Saturday and did absolutely none of it
- managed to begin my day in prayer, get dressed before nine and cleanse, tone and moisturise, wear earrings, apply night cream and text Sis#1 tomorrow's challenge details, but didn't text a morning reminder to my sis or complete the reflective or purging elements of my Frumps to Pumps challenge. Did reclassify a posh cardigan from regular wardrobe to maternity wear after a glance in the mirror though!
- Enjoyed a wonderful morning with Sunny and two of my girlfriends, one's two children, and the other's nephew. We went to a soft-play centre and the kids had a ball; M described my Sunny as "manically happy" and he thoroughly enjoyed flying down the big kids slide, all by himself no less.
- Visited my Aunt-in-law with Hubs and Sunny to drop off her birthday gift and Sunny mimicked her name very well; he's making real progress with the talking, can't wait/also slightly dread hearing what's going on in his wee head
- managed four out of six for my Consistency Challenges, failing to walk (no time) or tidy (ditto)
- did my Daily Do List except for Moodscope and my Quiet Time could certainly have had more time or depth. My prayer life has definitely improved over the last couple of months of challenges though, for this alone I am truly thankful.
- introduced my new challenge of "Grooming Goal" and nibbled at my nails during the early hours of the morning so a lovely big fail for what I had imagined my goal would be and for the day one task I had set myself, I also didn't file any nails. I did however read through to the end of the first chapter and it suggested taking my big goal of fabulously painted mid-length nails that adorn and cutting it diwn and down and down until I had my mustard seed of a goal. Faith as small as a mustrd seed can move mountains and with God's gentle voice I have my "Grooming Goal" for the next twenty-one days. My mustard seed goal is...
--- to have fingernails that protect my fingers by covering the quick (the sensitive nailbed skin)
- re-read/read the No-brainer Wardrobe (pg 16-19) but didn't go through my fashion board or do any analysing
- spent my Half-hour Hope and another few hours with Hubby, never a waste of time!
- Beautified my life through time with my lovely friends
- failed badly at my Cleaning Schedule for Saturday and did absolutely none of it
- managed to begin my day in prayer, get dressed before nine and cleanse, tone and moisturise, wear earrings, apply night cream and text Sis#1 tomorrow's challenge details, but didn't text a morning reminder to my sis or complete the reflective or purging elements of my Frumps to Pumps challenge. Did reclassify a posh cardigan from regular wardrobe to maternity wear after a glance in the mirror though!
- Enjoyed a wonderful morning with Sunny and two of my girlfriends, one's two children, and the other's nephew. We went to a soft-play centre and the kids had a ball; M described my Sunny as "manically happy" and he thoroughly enjoyed flying down the big kids slide, all by himself no less.
- Visited my Aunt-in-law with Hubs and Sunny to drop off her birthday gift and Sunny mimicked her name very well; he's making real progress with the talking, can't wait/also slightly dread hearing what's going on in his wee head
- managed four out of six for my Consistency Challenges, failing to walk (no time) or tidy (ditto)
- did my Daily Do List except for Moodscope and my Quiet Time could certainly have had more time or depth. My prayer life has definitely improved over the last couple of months of challenges though, for this alone I am truly thankful.
Day 51 - Grooming Goal (Take 1) - No-brainer Wardrobe (Take 3) - HH (6) - Be (13) - CS (18) - FtP (29)
Today's plan:
- Introduce my new challenge of "Grooming Goal" - the vague outline for day one is to generally improve my grooming and my goal setting and as part of this I will be reading through the e-book, "The 'Do What You Can' Plan" for the next twenty-one days
--- read from the Introduction through to the end of Chapter One
--- try to keep from biting my nails/grow my nails; file them as appropriate (hands and feet)
- No-brainer Wardrobe
--- the "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book will continue/takeover from FtP before morphing into "Embracing Beauty" etc.
--- re-read discerning my style (p 16-18) and continue to read until page 19 (discerning your preferences)
--- go through my "fashion I like/my style" Pinterest board and pick out twenty favourite outfits
--- analyse them - what is it I like about them?
--- make a list of any recurring pieces such as black skinny jeans or chunky-knit jumpers
--- analyse my wardrobe
- Half-hour Hope (more sewing)
- Beautifying (fix non-sticking decals to wall, naptime)
- Cleaning Schedule - Saturdays
--- brush lounge
--- change bed linen/set out linen for Hubs to make up bed
--- dust lounge
--- straighten lounge
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin the day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am/immediately after lie-in
--- cleanse and tone before applying moisturiser
--- wear earrings
--- reflect on the FtP challenge, how has this improved my mood? The mood in our home? Productivity? How people respond to me?
--- go through and purge any other shoes/slippers/flip-flops (add to "supplement wardrobe" shopping list)
--- apply nightcream before bed
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- Enjoy a fun-filled catch-up morning with two girlfriends and one's two children (along with Sunny, duh) at a soft-play centre (note to self, pack the paracetemol)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set alarm)
--- Smaller Portions
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time (nursery corner/COD)
--- Walk with Sunny (end of road and back after nap, weather-permitting)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Bleach toilets regularly (first thing)
--- Catechism practice (22-23)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (bring up frozen peas, set out soy sauce, cook plain noodles, reheat leftovers)
--- Laundry (start first load before playdate/second load on return/dryer after nap)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (bedtime prep, clothes for church)
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (naptime)
--- Prayer Sticks (breakfast)
--- Quick-clean bathrooms (first thing)
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink (first thing)
--- Quiet Time (last thing)
--- Scripture memory work (breakfast/nap)
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (first thing)
--- What's for dinner? Pancake/cheesy fried hash browns for lunch, leftovers with add-ons for tea.
--- Worship song time (gospel fakebook)
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Friday, 18 October 2013
Day 50 - Review
Today I:
- completed another three mending jobs (oven gloves, another pillowcase and a pair of jammie bottoms) as part of of my Half-hour Hope
- Beautified myself by showering and shaving when I put Sunny down for his nap
- followed my Cleaning Schedule of none for a Tots' Friday
- worked through most of my Frumps to Pumps tasks though I didn't get to go through my shoes and keft the reflections 'til last thing at night
- Attended Tots' group with Sunny and walked to the bakery, through the rain to collect our order from the bakery and enjoyed a good chinwag with E, she even talked me into a little apple/cinnamon cake - yummy!
- Wrote a thank you card for the folks for minding Sunny
- Tutored Cr and told him about break for Sunny's operation
- Edited sidebar and daily template
- scored a six out of seven for my Consistency Challenges, (having an alarm set realy helps with remembering to say Grace); only slipped up on Tidying Time because there just aren't enough hours in the day people...
- my day...
"lay-in" until 8ish after being awake in the early hours for nearly two hours-thank you tossing and turning Sunny
washed, dressed, kissed Hubs goodbye, breakfast, Scripture, prayer, Swagbucks, food prep, worship song time, quick clean kitchen/bathroom
toilet and dress Sunny/quick clean en-suite
Tots' group (catechism), walk to bakery, home, feed/toilet and put Sunny down for nap/Scripture
shower/shave towel dry hair and self/eat lunch/moodscope/read e-book and blogpost/tutoring set-up
dress/update waterlogged app/feed and snuggle Sunny/tutoring prep
toilet and redress Sunny/laundry/close blinds/catechism
tutoring
heat oven/finish quiche/say Grace/welcome home Hubs/eat
bedtime prep/lay out tomorrow's clothes/feed Sunny and put him down to sleep/worship song time
time with Hubs/sewing versus one hour (and a smidge) of TV
toilet and feed Sunny/sit up in bed to write out posts and do my quiet time
collapse into land of nod
- did my Daily Do List
Day 50 - Half-hour Hope (Take 5) - Be (12) - CS (17) - FtP (28)
Today's plan:
- Half-hour Hope (more sewing)
- Beautifying (fix non-sticking decals to wall)
- Cleaning Schedule - every other Friday (Tots') - none
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am
--- wear earrings
--- go through and purge any other shoes/slippers/flip-flops (add to "supplement wardrobe" shopping list)
--- read e-book chapter twenty (final chapter)
--- read day twenty (final) blog post
--- what memories am I leaving in the minds of those around me? How can I let the light of my spirit be reflected in what I choose to wear?
--- remind myself what my goals are as a Christian wife/mother by reading Titus 2
--- text Sis#1 tomorrow's challenge details
- Attend Tots' group with Sunny; collect GI and fresh pancakes from the bakery
- Write thank you card for Mum & Dad to go with concert tickets
- Shower and shave after I put Sunny down for his nap
- Tutor Cr (remember to inform him about the upcoming week off for Sunny's operation)
- Move Smaller Portions to Consistency Challenges (on the sidebar)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (alarm set)
--- Smaller Portions (lessen snacks)
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time (nursery COD)
--- Walk with Sunny (to bakery)
--- Worship Song Time (gospel fakebook)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime & HH prep
--- Catechism practice (22-23)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (over breakfast - chop celery and courgette, peel and grate potatoes, get onions out of freezer, grate cheese-set aside some for the freezer)
--- Laundry (carry downstairs and sort, fold and put away dry laundry from downstairs and RADs)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (playdate with Mimi, Angel and children)
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (at naptime)
--- Prayer Sticks (over breakfast)
--- Quick-clean bathrooms (first thing)
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink (during food prep)
--- Quiet Time (Titus 2)
--- Record tutoring income/expenditures
--- Scripture memory work (over breakfast/naptime)
--- Swagbucks (first thing)
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Hash brown crusted vegetable quiche.
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (Oct)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Day 49 - Half-hour Hope (Take 4) - Be (11) - CS (16) - SP (21) - FtP (27)
Today's plan:
- Text Vicky (LLL) re return of borrowed books
- Half-hour Hope (sewing)
- Beautifying (nursery corner)
- Cleaning Schedule - third Thursday of the month (LLL) - none
- Smaller Portions
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am
--- wear earrings
--- read e-book chapter nineteen
--- read day nineteen blog post
--- take some time to figure out which styles and colours I prefer?
--- read Revelation 3:12 and meditate on the fact that I'll have a new name one day
--- who am I? Do I know? What makes me come alive? What do I love? What gifts has God given me to use for His glory? --- read Romans 12:6a. Who inspires me? Ask God to reveal who I am to Him
--- turn hangers around so the hook part is facing away until the item is worn, to aid decluttering
--- tackle three items from the sewing basket
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- Attend LLL and take catechism CD, snacks, bibs and water (follow up re membership and borrowed books)
- Order Mayim Bialik's book along with family wall calendar
- Order amazon voucher through Swagbucks
- Order GI loaf/loaves and three large crepe pancakes from the bakery for collection tomorrow
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner (set reminder on phone for half past five)
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time (nursery corner)
--- Walk with Sunny (weather-permitting, park a little further from the LLL class)
--- Worship Song Time (gospel fakebook)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep (set out three items to be mended and appropriate needles/thread/buttons etc.)
--- Catechism practice in the car on way to and from LLL (20-23)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (slice and box up flapjacks for LLL snack - actually done last night along with packing the baby bag)
--- Laundry (fold dried laundry and put away)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (Tots' group)
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (at start of naptime)
--- Prayer Sticks (breakfast/dinner)
--- Quick-clean bathrooms (preferably first thing)
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink (during food prep)
--- Quiet Time (see FtP tasks and continue through Isaiah)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks (order new amazon voucher)
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Spaghetti on toast with a side of frozen peas.
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (October)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Day 48 - Review
Today I:
- fulfilled my Half-hour Hope by sewing three items for the Hubs after the general tidy as I go approach
- Beautified myself by trying to smile more
- cleaned my way through some of my Cleaning Schedule for Wednesdays,
--- brushed nursery
--- brush en-suite
--- cleaned guest bathroom/en-suite
- ate Smaller Portions
- worked through my Frumps to Pumps tasks and earned my treat of Mayim Bialik's book (I'll order it tomorrow - yay, and it'll be paid for with Swagbucks - double yay). I moved one jumper from regular wardrobe to maternity as it's a little big and cut in such a way as to emphasise your tummy but didn't go through any more of my wardrobe as I feel I've purged it pretty well over the last few weeks. I think decluttering it again in another few weeks/months would be more productive.
- I've decided tonight that I'll use the "turning hangers around" trick; you turn your hangers around so the hook part is facing away from you and then when you've worn the item you hang it regularly. After a while you can see exactly what you are and aren't wearing of your clothes to aid decluttering. I've added this to tomorrow's tasks
- I also chose not to plan a week's worth of outfits as I'm in a good habit of planning the next day or two's outfits and that's far enough in advance for me, unless for a special occasion (wedding, party, fancy dinner)
- As for looking at how outfits would come together from the rest of my clothing, this is what I have been unconsciously working on for the past few weeks during the purging and I'll be working more concretely on this as I create a "look book" in the coming weeks
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- packed away the last of the decorations and rehomed the sewing and knitting baskets
- visited Sis#1 and sorted out the cables for her TV
- edited Scripture Memory Work on the sidebar
- Tutored Cl
- resisted the temptation of chocolate at my sister's, but chose (and was given permission by my Hubby too) to have five-and-a-half chocolates from Hubs' chocolate box - wish I hadn't as they weren't as nice as say Galaxy chocolate, couldn't have a post-nap walk as it poured with rain and I forgot to say Grace AGAIN. I'm glad I did manage two of my Consistency Challenges
- did my Daily Do List
Day 48 - Half-hour Hope (Take 3) - Be (10) - CS (15) - SP (20) - FtP (26)
Today's plan:
- Half-hour Hope (sewing)
- Beautifying (myself with a smile and more eye contact/less screen time)
- Cleaning Schedule - Wednesdays*Plus
--- brush bedroom/nursery
--- brush guest bathroom/en-suite
--- clean dining room table
--- clean guest bathroom/en-suite
--- dust hallway
--- dust wee room
--- straighten hallway
- Smaller Portions (cut out unnecessary snacks)
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am
--- dress myself with a smile
--- wear earrings
--- read e-book chapter eighteen
--- read day eighteen blog post
--- what are my reasons for wanting to or choosing not to dress modestly?
--- make an honest evaluation of my wardrobe. How does each article of clothing make me feel? Frumpy? Silly? Uncomfortable? Make decluttering decisions based on my assessments
--- plan my outfits for the week ahead
--- look at how outfits would come together from the rest of my clothing (add to the "wardobe supplement" shopping list)
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- pack away stragglers of the spring/Easter decorations and rehome sewing and knitting baskets
- if possible visit Sis#1 to deliver a spare dustpan and brush and tidy up her television cables (take twist ties)
- Tutor Cl
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time (nursery corner)
--- Walk with Sunny (weather-permitting head to the end of the road and back, a mile being better than the nothing I've been doing)
--- Worship Song Time (gospel fakebook)
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep (HH - prep thread, needles)
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Catechism practice (20-22)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (reheat soup for lunch; heat oven and bring up food from freezer for dinner)
--- Laundry (two loads, hang up and run dryer)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes (LLL)
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (beginning of naptime)
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (continue to work through beauty references)
--- 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? Fish, waffles, green beans and sweetcorn
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (October)
--- Write tomorrow's post
--- Write Weekly Weigh-in post and send link to Sis#1
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
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.
Day 47 - Half-hour Hope (Take 2) - Be (9) - CS (14) - SP (19) - FtP (25)
Today's plan:
- Half-hour Hope (knitting scarf for Piotr)
- Beautifying (nursery decals?)
- Cleaning Schedule - Tuesdays (kitchen)
--- brush floor
--- quick-clean appliance fronts
--- fully clean counters
--- quick-clean cupboard doors
--- scrub and shine sink and draining area
*ALSO*
--- brush out en-suite, bedroom and nursery
--- thoroughly clean en-suite
- Smaller Portions
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed immediately after lie-in
--- wear earrings
--- read e-book chapter seventeen
--- read day seventeen blog post
--- tweeze eyebrows
--- read 1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 9:13, 1 Peter 3:3-4
--- what's the difference between the woman of folly and the woman I'm called to be?
--- clothe myself with the spirit of love, instead of a critical spirit
--- pray for a spirit of love and kindness
--- evaluate my friendships, am I easily critical of the little things my friends do?
--- are my actions always in line with what my family does?
--- be truly present in my home today. Not just with my physical presence but with my heart. Allow myself to truly enjoy the work I do around the house, and the great blessing of the children I have.
--- tackle a few items from the sewing basket
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- Visit C, Isa and newborn Tilly with baby gift
- Move Tidying Time to Consistency Challenges (on sidebar)
- Tutor M over dinner time
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Tidying Time (nursery)
--- Walk with Sunny
--- Worship Song Time
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep.
--- Catechism practice (22)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (drain mozzarella and allow to "dry", chop celery, carrots, courgettes, make vegetable soup)
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, fold and put away dry laundry, prep load for going on in the morning)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope (beginning of naptime)
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean guest bathroom
--- Quiet Time (see FtP tasks)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Tutoring prep/set-up/clear-up
--- Wake up the house routine
--- What's for dinner? Lunch - vegetable soup/Dinner - pizza with added mozzarella, garlic bread, chips and sweetcorn
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (October)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Monday, 14 October 2013
Day 46 - Review
Today I:
- Forgot I had introduced the new challenge of Half-hour Hope and hadn't prepared for it, or remembered until I sat down to begin this review at which point I dragged my sorry bottom back off the sofa and got to getting...
- so having gone through the gift cupboard I'll choose between two baby gifts for Tilly in the morning, her card is written and I've set out the upcoming birthday gifts and had a little look at what I have and need to craft/get
- wasn't home long enough to go near my Cleaning Schedule for Monday, so I'll brush out and clean the en-suite and brush out the bedroom and nursery tomorrow
- ate Smaller Portions but alas I fear, far too many of them!
- had a Tidying Time of putting away my purchases and clearing away their packaging
- worked through most of my Frumps to Pumps tasks and enjoyed a very productive early morning including getting the toilets bleached, laundry sorted and food prep done before arriving at my sister's (in good time amazingly) for our shopping trip. I didn't feel I could really be truly present in my home since I didn't really feel I was at home today, but I did set to the work I did today and will seek to be fully present here tomorrow, you know, after our visit out ;) I also haven't approached the sewing basket today, except to add to it, as my eyes are too tired for sewing this evening
- Thoroughly enjoyed an Ikea shopping trip with Mum and Sis#1 and despite no receipt I was able to return all the unopened and unwanted goods from my last trip and put them towards today's items, so this visit only cost just over a fiver - yay! Got two gorgeous stag's head print cushions for our lounge and am counting them as my Beautifying for the day too
- Texted baby Tilly's Mama and arranged a visit for tomorrow morning (alas removing Hubby and Sunny's chance of a morning cycle and mine of a lovely long lie-in BUT we left it open for them to choose and Tilly's only sister Isa is the same age as Sunny so hopefully they'll enjoy a nice wee playdate while we Mamas and a Papa chat and coo over the new babe)
- Tutored E
- forgot to say Grace AGAIN but did manage the rest of my Consistency Challenges, since I'm totally counting walking round Ikea as a 'walk' and even resisted delicious M&M peanut-ty sweeties (hard) and just about managed Hydration goal
- did my Daily Do List except for Half-hour Hope prep, still haven't worked through all the beauty references for my Quiet Time so I'll continue with them in a couple of days
- Forgot I had introduced the new challenge of Half-hour Hope and hadn't prepared for it, or remembered until I sat down to begin this review at which point I dragged my sorry bottom back off the sofa and got to getting...
- so having gone through the gift cupboard I'll choose between two baby gifts for Tilly in the morning, her card is written and I've set out the upcoming birthday gifts and had a little look at what I have and need to craft/get
- wasn't home long enough to go near my Cleaning Schedule for Monday, so I'll brush out and clean the en-suite and brush out the bedroom and nursery tomorrow
- ate Smaller Portions but alas I fear, far too many of them!
- had a Tidying Time of putting away my purchases and clearing away their packaging
- worked through most of my Frumps to Pumps tasks and enjoyed a very productive early morning including getting the toilets bleached, laundry sorted and food prep done before arriving at my sister's (in good time amazingly) for our shopping trip. I didn't feel I could really be truly present in my home since I didn't really feel I was at home today, but I did set to the work I did today and will seek to be fully present here tomorrow, you know, after our visit out ;) I also haven't approached the sewing basket today, except to add to it, as my eyes are too tired for sewing this evening
- Thoroughly enjoyed an Ikea shopping trip with Mum and Sis#1 and despite no receipt I was able to return all the unopened and unwanted goods from my last trip and put them towards today's items, so this visit only cost just over a fiver - yay! Got two gorgeous stag's head print cushions for our lounge and am counting them as my Beautifying for the day too
- Texted baby Tilly's Mama and arranged a visit for tomorrow morning (alas removing Hubby and Sunny's chance of a morning cycle and mine of a lovely long lie-in BUT we left it open for them to choose and Tilly's only sister Isa is the same age as Sunny so hopefully they'll enjoy a nice wee playdate while we Mamas and a Papa chat and coo over the new babe)
- Tutored E
- forgot to say Grace AGAIN but did manage the rest of my Consistency Challenges, since I'm totally counting walking round Ikea as a 'walk' and even resisted delicious M&M peanut-ty sweeties (hard) and just about managed Hydration goal
- did my Daily Do List except for Half-hour Hope prep, still haven't worked through all the beauty references for my Quiet Time so I'll continue with them in a couple of days
Dear, Future Me #1
Dear, Future *Me* (one week hence),
Another week of challenging *yourself* has come and gone and *I* hope *you* feel *you've* acheived SOMETHING.
Remember *you* have already come so far! Yes, *you* have a long way to go BUT *you* are on the journey and *you* are making PROGRESS, however slow it may sometimes seem.
Hopefully *you've* added some Beauty (Beautifying and Frumps to Pumps) and productivity (Cleaning Schedule and Tidying Time) to the world this week and for that *I* am grateful. Beauty and hard-work are wonderful and *I* could do with some more of both.
These past few days *I* was really struggling with the scary hormonal rollercoaster but *I* bet that seems a lifetime ago, once again. Remember *you* will continue to have the odd off-day, everyone does, *you* may even have an off-week or month but heck, *you've* had so many off-years that this still major progress.
Remember the plan, the life ahead if *you* only continue on this path, keep *your* eyes fixed ahead and keep plodding on. Rest is needed every so often and a day off here or there is no reason to plummet off the cliff-face of the hill *you're* climbing. Chin up and soldier on. Just think how far *you've* come.
Everyday (or at least most) *you* make your bed, open the curtains, wash, dress and face the day; *you* check off many little tasks and seek to do better and be better; *you* love the Hubby and try to raise up Sunny to the glory of God.
So keep praying and trying and doing.
Keep being this new person of action and discipline; and peace of mind will be *yours* at the end of each day.
After more productive days *you'll* enjoy *your* well-earned night's sleep and well, *you'll* be the *you* that *you've* always wanted.
Love *Me* xxx
(Written about one o'clock in the morning on Monday 7th October)
Day 46 - Half-hour Hope (Take 1) - Be (8) - CS (13) - SP (18) - TT (21) - FtP (24)
Today's plan:
- Introduce my new challenge of Half-hour Hope
--- as soon as Sunny is settled for the night I'll take fifteen minutes to set things to rights through the house, folding laundry, putting away dry dishes, wiping the worktop/sink, giving floors a quick brush etc. before taking fifteen minutes to craft for Christmas, order gifts, wrap, write cards, or craft in general
--- this will be a super-productive half-hour before I slouch into the sofa for the evening
--- any set-up required for this half-hour's activity will be included in bedtime prep and any clean-up for the crafting should be included in the half-hour or be completed before my bedtime
--- today my second fifteen minutes should be spent going through the gift cupboard; wrapping up and writing the card for a baby gift for Tilly; setting out a b/day gift for my Aunt-in-law B; generally figuring out what/who I have bought for their autumn/winter b/days and Christmas and who/what I still need to get
- Beautifying
- Cleaning Schedule - Mondays
--- brush out en-suite
--- brush out master bedroom
--- brush out nursery
--- clean en-suite
--- dust master bedroom
--- dust nursery
- Smaller Portions
- Tidying Time (putting away any purchases into their new homes and clearing away any packaging etc.)
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am, with a cheerful attitude
--- wear earrings
--- read e-book chapter sixteen
--- read day sixteen blog post
--- be truly present in my home today. Not just with my physical presence but with my heart. Allow myself to truly enjoy the work I do around the house, and the great blessing of the children I have.
--- tackle a few items from the sewing basket
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- Ikea shopping trip with my Mum and Sis#1 (baby bag, list and returns at the ready, alas no receipt - we know we put it in a safe place but where?)
- Text baby Tilly's Mama re possibly visting Tues/Weds with baby gift
- Tutor E
- Consistency Challenges
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Walk with Sunny
--- Worship Song Time
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep (leave out wrapping supplies for Tilly's baby gift and a new baby card for writing)
--- Catechism practice (22)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (Lift out bacon, make pancake batter and pancakes, including some for freezing)
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, put away folded laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (finish up study into beauty references)
--- 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? Pancakes, bacon, syrup, beans and dry fried egg.
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (October)
--- Write tomorrow's post
- Introduce my new challenge of Half-hour Hope
--- as soon as Sunny is settled for the night I'll take fifteen minutes to set things to rights through the house, folding laundry, putting away dry dishes, wiping the worktop/sink, giving floors a quick brush etc. before taking fifteen minutes to craft for Christmas, order gifts, wrap, write cards, or craft in general
--- this will be a super-productive half-hour before I slouch into the sofa for the evening
--- any set-up required for this half-hour's activity will be included in bedtime prep and any clean-up for the crafting should be included in the half-hour or be completed before my bedtime
--- today my second fifteen minutes should be spent going through the gift cupboard; wrapping up and writing the card for a baby gift for Tilly; setting out a b/day gift for my Aunt-in-law B; generally figuring out what/who I have bought for their autumn/winter b/days and Christmas and who/what I still need to get
- Beautifying
- Cleaning Schedule - Mondays
--- brush out en-suite
--- brush out master bedroom
--- brush out nursery
--- clean en-suite
--- dust master bedroom
--- dust nursery
- Smaller Portions
- Tidying Time (putting away any purchases into their new homes and clearing away any packaging etc.)
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin day with God
--- text Sis#1 challenge reminder
--- get dressed by 9am, with a cheerful attitude
--- wear earrings
--- read e-book chapter sixteen
--- read day sixteen blog post
--- be truly present in my home today. Not just with my physical presence but with my heart. Allow myself to truly enjoy the work I do around the house, and the great blessing of the children I have.
--- tackle a few items from the sewing basket
--- text Sis#1 the challenge details
- Ikea shopping trip with my Mum and Sis#1 (baby bag, list and returns at the ready, alas no receipt - we know we put it in a safe place but where?)
- Text baby Tilly's Mama re possibly visting Tues/Weds with baby gift
- Tutor E
- Consistency Challenges
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Walk with Sunny
--- Worship Song Time
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep (leave out wrapping supplies for Tilly's baby gift and a new baby card for writing)
--- Catechism practice (22)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (Lift out bacon, make pancake batter and pancakes, including some for freezing)
--- Laundry (take downstairs, sort, put away folded laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (finish up study into beauty references)
--- 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? Pancakes, bacon, syrup, beans and dry fried egg.
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post (October)
--- Write tomorrow's post
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Day 45 - Review
Today I:
- Hope I treated Hubby like a King, I did let him lie in and made him coffee and an omelette
- Continued reading through "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book as a supplement to and continuation of my FtP challenge
- Didn't focus on my to-do lists at all as we enjoyed the Hubby's birthday, our visitors etc.
- Beautified myself by showering - that counts, doesn't it?
- Followed my Cleaning Schedule for Sunday and rested
- ate Smaller Portions
- Tidied as I went but certainly didn't set aside a specific time
- worked through my Frumps to Pumps tasks (the reading and 'Pinning' before I even went to bed this morning)
- Prayed about and attended church
- Enjoyed a visit from my SIL, BIL, niece Lola and in-laws and some birthday cake
- Enjoyed time and dinner with my parents, Sis#1 and her four boys
- Planned out this coming week's blog posts
- Prepared for our trip to Ikea tomorrow morning (with Sis#1 and my Mama)
- failed to be terribly consistent on my Consistency Day and didn't fulfil my Hydration goal, planned to break my Sugar Fast with chocolate birthday cake and didn't walk so only two out of five for my Consistency Challenges
- didn't complete my Daily Do List, failing to: complete moodscope, do prayer sticks or Scripture memory work
- Hope I treated Hubby like a King, I did let him lie in and made him coffee and an omelette
- Continued reading through "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book as a supplement to and continuation of my FtP challenge
- Didn't focus on my to-do lists at all as we enjoyed the Hubby's birthday, our visitors etc.
- Beautified myself by showering - that counts, doesn't it?
- Followed my Cleaning Schedule for Sunday and rested
- ate Smaller Portions
- Tidied as I went but certainly didn't set aside a specific time
- worked through my Frumps to Pumps tasks (the reading and 'Pinning' before I even went to bed this morning)
- Prayed about and attended church
- Enjoyed a visit from my SIL, BIL, niece Lola and in-laws and some birthday cake
- Enjoyed time and dinner with my parents, Sis#1 and her four boys
- Planned out this coming week's blog posts
- Prepared for our trip to Ikea tomorrow morning (with Sis#1 and my Mama)
- failed to be terribly consistent on my Consistency Day and didn't fulfil my Hydration goal, planned to break my Sugar Fast with chocolate birthday cake and didn't walk so only two out of five for my Consistency Challenges
- didn't complete my Daily Do List, failing to: complete moodscope, do prayer sticks or Scripture memory work
Day 45 - No-brainer Wardrobe (Take 2) - Consistency Day (3rd) - Be (7) - CS (12) - SP (17) - TT (20) - FtP (23)
Today's plan:
- Treat Hubby like a King as he celebrates his thirty-seventh
- Continue reading through "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book as a supplement to and continuation of my FtP challenge
- Focus on being consistent as I take a third Consistency Day
- Beautifying - decals?
- Cleaning Schedule - Sundays - rest
- Smaller Portions
- Tidying Time (nursery)
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin the day with God
--- text Sis#1 her reminder
--- get up with Sunny (allowing Hubby a more relaxing start to the day then get dressed immediately after a quick shower)
--- wear earrings
--- re-read "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book "discerning your style" pages 16-18 (read but don't do second action point)
--- add to my "Fabulousness" - fashion I like/my style board on Pinterest
--- text Sis#1 her challenge details for tomorrow
- Pray about and attend church
- Enjoy a visit from my SIL, BIL, niece Lola and in-laws and some birthday cake
- Enjoy time and possibly dinner with my parents, Sis#1 and her four boys
- Plan out this coming week's blog posts
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Walk with Sunny
--- Worship Song Time
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep.
--- Catechism practice (20-21)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- 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
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post
--- Write tomorrow's post
- Treat Hubby like a King as he celebrates his thirty-seventh
- Continue reading through "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book as a supplement to and continuation of my FtP challenge
- Focus on being consistent as I take a third Consistency Day
- Beautifying - decals?
- Cleaning Schedule - Sundays - rest
- Smaller Portions
- Tidying Time (nursery)
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin the day with God
--- text Sis#1 her reminder
--- get up with Sunny (allowing Hubby a more relaxing start to the day then get dressed immediately after a quick shower)
--- wear earrings
--- re-read "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book "discerning your style" pages 16-18 (read but don't do second action point)
--- add to my "Fabulousness" - fashion I like/my style board on Pinterest
--- text Sis#1 her challenge details for tomorrow
- Pray about and attend church
- Enjoy a visit from my SIL, BIL, niece Lola and in-laws and some birthday cake
- Enjoy time and possibly dinner with my parents, Sis#1 and her four boys
- Plan out this coming week's blog posts
- Consistency Challenges
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Walk with Sunny
--- Worship Song Time
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep.
--- Catechism practice (20-21)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- 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
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post
--- Write tomorrow's post
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Day 44 - Review
Today I:
- Laughed heartily, okay hysterically, at my overly optimistic plans, when did I think I turned into my mother? As if I'd ever have managed everything I listed, in three days, let alone one! So I prioritised, better than usual since I thought we'd have visitors this evening as well as tomorrow and I wanted the place to be sitting nicely for Hubby coming home.
- Beautified, by tidying primarily
- failed to follow my Cleaning Schedule for Saturday as tidying took priority
- ate Smaller Portions
- Tidied in the nursery and master bedroom and alas had to put some things back under the bed, there are a lot of clothes! Also put away all the decoration boxes.
- worked through my Frumps to Pumps tasks, though I forgot to sort through the sewing basket and began my reading of "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book
- Made a quick trip to the shop to grab a birthday cake and got the takeaway on the way home
- Packed baby bag for church
- did my Consistency Challenges including a walk, if walking round tesco counts?
- did my Daily Do List though quiet time was done last thing at night (napping took priority today after another night of insomnia)
- Laughed heartily, okay hysterically, at my overly optimistic plans, when did I think I turned into my mother? As if I'd ever have managed everything I listed, in three days, let alone one! So I prioritised, better than usual since I thought we'd have visitors this evening as well as tomorrow and I wanted the place to be sitting nicely for Hubby coming home.
- Beautified, by tidying primarily
- failed to follow my Cleaning Schedule for Saturday as tidying took priority
- ate Smaller Portions
- Tidied in the nursery and master bedroom and alas had to put some things back under the bed, there are a lot of clothes! Also put away all the decoration boxes.
- worked through my Frumps to Pumps tasks, though I forgot to sort through the sewing basket and began my reading of "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book
- Made a quick trip to the shop to grab a birthday cake and got the takeaway on the way home
- Packed baby bag for church
- did my Consistency Challenges including a walk, if walking round tesco counts?
- did my Daily Do List though quiet time was done last thing at night (napping took priority today after another night of insomnia)
Day 44 - No-brainer Wardrobe (Take 1) - Consistency Day (2nd) - Be (6) - CS (11) - SP (16) - TT (19) - FtP (22)
Today's plan:
- begin reading through "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book as a supplement to and continuation of my FtP challenge (one will meld into the other, before continuing on into other books etc.)
- a second (and tomorrow will be a third) Consistency Day as I seek to complete all challenges and tasks without the burden of any new ones. I thought consistency would be a good idea for this, my Hubby's birthday, weekend and as there are now so many little bits on which I'm falling behind and need to get back into the habit of finishing (especially Hydration and FtP).
- Beautifying (being brave and maybe putting up the final wall decals/stickers in the nursery?)
- Cleaning Schedule - Saturdays
--- brush (and vacuum) lounge
--- spot check lounge floor
--- clean (clear and damp mop) floors in the bedroom and nursery
- Smaller Portions
- Tidying Time (nursery and master bedroom - rehoming the things that were formerly underbeds especially the clothes and putting decoration boxes back into the wardrobes)
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin the day with God
--- get dressed by 9am
--- cleanse and tone before applying moisturiser
--- wear earrings
--- re-read "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book from introduction up to page 16 (first action point)
--- think about how I feel when I get dressed - how long does it take me to choose an outfit? Do I buy a lot of clothes but always feel like I've nothing to wear?
--- do a quick sort through the sewing basket and set aside anything that needs professionally tailored/mended
--- ring Sis#1 and try to arrange a charity-shop shopping trip and discuss whether or not she actualy wants to continue to participate in/be reminded of the challenges
--- quick purge through 'underbed' clothes as I fold them and store them away
--- apply nightcream before bed
- Quick tesco shopping trip for some beauty essentials (moisturiser, disposable razors etc. as well as the more urgent matter of a chocolate birthday cake for the beloved Husband), perhaps collecting takeaway for Sunny and myself on the way home
- More than likely enjoy a visit from my MIL and FIL in the evening so be prepared for bedtime and tomorrow before dinner in anticipation, also prepare for a shower in the morning
- Pack baby bag for church (bibs, snack, water cup and bottle, quiet toys and books)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Walk with Sunny
--- Worship Song Time
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep.
--- Catechism practice (20-21)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (little to none)
--- Laundry (two loads and fold/put away all dry laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (continuing to meditate on the MANY biblical references to purple and beauty)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (M/W/Sa)
--- What's for dinner? Takeaway
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post
--- Write tomorrow's post
- begin reading through "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book as a supplement to and continuation of my FtP challenge (one will meld into the other, before continuing on into other books etc.)
- a second (and tomorrow will be a third) Consistency Day as I seek to complete all challenges and tasks without the burden of any new ones. I thought consistency would be a good idea for this, my Hubby's birthday, weekend and as there are now so many little bits on which I'm falling behind and need to get back into the habit of finishing (especially Hydration and FtP).
- Beautifying (being brave and maybe putting up the final wall decals/stickers in the nursery?)
- Cleaning Schedule - Saturdays
--- brush (and vacuum) lounge
--- spot check lounge floor
--- clean (clear and damp mop) floors in the bedroom and nursery
- Smaller Portions
- Tidying Time (nursery and master bedroom - rehoming the things that were formerly underbeds especially the clothes and putting decoration boxes back into the wardrobes)
- Frumps to Pumps
--- begin the day with God
--- get dressed by 9am
--- cleanse and tone before applying moisturiser
--- wear earrings
--- re-read "No-brainer Wardrobe" e-book from introduction up to page 16 (first action point)
--- think about how I feel when I get dressed - how long does it take me to choose an outfit? Do I buy a lot of clothes but always feel like I've nothing to wear?
--- do a quick sort through the sewing basket and set aside anything that needs professionally tailored/mended
--- ring Sis#1 and try to arrange a charity-shop shopping trip and discuss whether or not she actualy wants to continue to participate in/be reminded of the challenges
--- quick purge through 'underbed' clothes as I fold them and store them away
--- apply nightcream before bed
- Quick tesco shopping trip for some beauty essentials (moisturiser, disposable razors etc. as well as the more urgent matter of a chocolate birthday cake for the beloved Husband), perhaps collecting takeaway for Sunny and myself on the way home
- More than likely enjoy a visit from my MIL and FIL in the evening so be prepared for bedtime and tomorrow before dinner in anticipation, also prepare for a shower in the morning
- Pack baby bag for church (bibs, snack, water cup and bottle, quiet toys and books)
- Consistency Challenges
--- Bleach toilets regularly (M/W/Sa)
--- Hydration (two-and-a-half litres)
--- Say Grace before dinner
--- Sugar Fast (no chocolate)
--- Walk with Sunny
--- Worship Song Time
- Daily Do List
--- Bedtime prep.
--- Catechism practice (20-21)
--- Commit the day to God in prayer
--- Food prep (little to none)
--- Laundry (two loads and fold/put away all dry laundry)
--- Lay out tomorrow's clothes
--- Load/unload dishwasher
--- Moodscope
--- Prayer Sticks
--- Quick-clean bathrooms
--- Quick-clean kitchen/sink
--- Quiet Time (continuing to meditate on the MANY biblical references to purple and beauty)
--- Scripture memory work
--- Swagbucks
--- Wake up the house routine
--- Weigh-in and record weight (M/W/Sa)
--- What's for dinner? Takeaway
--- Write review post
--- Write 31 days' post
--- Write tomorrow's post
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