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Goals from last week:
- Walk on the treadmill at least 30 minutes, 3 times.
- Finish the washcloth I have started AND make another.
- Now that I have gotten our living area cleaned up and organized, keep it that way.
- Make the bed every morning.
Progress:
- I couldn’t get myself to do 30 minutes at a stretch – yet – so I did 15 minutes 2 times.
- I did finish both washcloths – just barely, sort of. The knitting part is done, they still need to have the one seam sewn up. Close enough.
- The living area got tidied back up every morning.
- The bed was made every morning before I left for work and on the weekend.
mine is on the left, Josh’s on the right
The theme for this week is “reaching out” which is something I do have trouble with sometimes. It’s actually really appropriate this week given that Mom is out of town until next Monday and she’s the one I usually go to first when I need help. So, y’all have been officially put on notice.
Goals for this week:
- Work up to 30 minutes on the treadmill at least 3 times.
- Get my budget back on track for this month.
- Make a washcloth for Mer.
- Keep in touch with my girlfriends – at least one email every day to at least one of them.
- Continue to make the bed every morning and keep the living space tidy.
I really did find that having these somewhat small week-long goals helped a lot. Part of that was thinking on a more discrete scale than I tend to and part of it was having this shit public. I admit, I wanted y’all to be proud of me.
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Mental in the Midwest 
“So, does this setting goals business sound like something that would help you?”
I don’t know. I’m not a very goal-oriented person. I just kind of ad-lib my way through life. I’m not organized enough to make a list of goals and then an attack plan on how to accomplish them.
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I would never try to say that the way I do things is the only way or the best way, it’s just A way. I like to share in case someone is looking for a new idea. And you just never know if something is going to be worthwhile if you don’t try. Having said that, I would not recommend jumping off a bridge without a bungee harness – pretty sure that’s a Very Bad idea.
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Um, I tend to avoid jumping off bridges. I am, however, quite adept at burning them, unfortunately.
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Are any of them worth the effort of mending?
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I don’t know.
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That could be a goal – reach out to one person that you feel you’ve burned the bridge with and see if they would be willing to work with you to re-establish the relationship. Even if they aren’t, you’ll know you’ve tried.
And just because I make several goals for each week doesn’t mean anyone else has to. One is just as good as one hundred.
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I have reached out. My successes are far less than my failures, but I have at least tried.
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That’s really all anyone can ever expect of us – that we try.
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Good going and good list for this week! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Woot! Don’t be surprised if I use the word awesome, as I just finished reading another post that was all about the awesome, lol. Way to go with your accomplishments! 😀 And.. that is awesome. 😀
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LOL, thanks! 🙂
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I think such a goal-list is a very good thingy. Think I should join the building rome club :o)
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The more the merrier!
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Yay for goals…I cannot wait to wash my crannies with my washcloth!
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Your “crannies?” *facepalm*
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Oh, nooks too.
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Great progress on your goals. I am not sure I could walk even 10 minutes without rolling underneath the treadmill, so good for you, girl! Isn’t keeping the bed made the best thing? Love it! Good luck on this week’s goals! Seems like you’re making great progress. 😀
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You’d be amazed, it really does help with the sleep as long as you don’t do it too late in the evening. And if you’re stressed out, there’s damn near nothing like it. With the way my day is going, I may well walk a whole fucking hour tonight.
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I don’t like not reaching my goals. It makes me want to just give up on the entire thing. If I don’t reach my goal one week, I make it more achievable the following week. For example, since you didn’t achieve your treadmill goal, I would put a new goal of 15 minutes 3 times a week. and then work up from there. That works for me.
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I’m ok with not reaching them, as long as I can say I made a respectable try. And honestly, I always set them a little higher than I think I can really achieve – just to see if I can.
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Super progress. Well done you awesome little squirrel you xoxo
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Thanks m’dear! 🙂
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You’re not alone in working out. I do it 5 days a week. Up and down 11 steps 20 times. A number of squats with weighs and the ski thingy for a half hour. You can do it!
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Wow, you’re way more dedicated than me! I will say though that back when I was walking regularly I felt better and I slept a hell of a lot better. I’m hoping that once Josh starts school again last week that it’ll be easier.
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Or I’m stubborn…lol I don’t think that it’s ever gotten easier I have to be honest.
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Proud of ya! And the treadmill is a nasty contraption sometimes, which is usually why I prefer the elliptical. If you like music to pass the time, I like Pandora’s Alternative Endurance Track, or Electronic for Studying. Keep going!
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The most appealing thing about the treadmill is that it’s at the house, too. I’m really pretty lazy, so if I can accomplish something without leaving the house, I’m all over it.
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