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MULLIGAN!
(don’t mind the mess, I’m trying out different looks and stuff and can’t come up with what I really want)
If you’re just joining me for the first time, I’ve got a list of 10 Major Goals I want to accomplish before I turn 40 in 2016. That’s what I refer to as my Life Worth Living; it’s a DBT thing. If you don’t want to stay stuck where you’ve been in life, you have to figure out where you want to go and what it would take to truly make your life worth living.
To get there, I’m using the Building Rome setup from Green Embers to break those major goals into smaller, more manageable pieces that I tackle on a weekly basis. Every week I do a Creative, Stress Management, Health, Financial, and School goal that tie back to my personal Building a Life Worth Living project.
I would strongly encourage anyone who wants a little boost in helping achieve goals to join Green Embers and the rest of the Building Rome crew as we reach for the stars.
Update from last week:
There is no update because last week, the last two weeks, didn’t happen really at all. I’m starting fresh this week and I feel positive about that.
Goals for this week:
Creative – Finish the dragon I started sketching ages ago. I’m already adding color, I just need to finish and get all of the shading and then the outline done. It would also be great if I could at least get further on that fucking knit towel.
Stress Management – My legs are feeling MUCH better, so I’m going to try the treadmill again. I’m aiming for Monday and Wednesday, 15 minutes each night. I also need to spend about an hour every night after I take my pills unwinding without electronics. Reading, sketching, knitting; something like that.
Health – My hygiene suffers when the shit starts to hit the fan, so I need to get back into my good routines again. That means a shower every day, brush and floss my teeth twice a day, and take my pills like I’m supposed to. (the pills haven’t been an issue, but they’re part of the package) I’m going to back off the food tracking goal for now until I get the rest of this back on track.
Financial – I paid all of the bills that were here at the start of the month and budgeted for the things that will come out automatically later and I made a plan, in my head, for handling the rest of what’s likely to come up such as gas and groceries and cigarettes. As long as we don’t go overboard before our trip, things should be back on track. And I got brave enough to check the payoff balance on the Honda the other day and it’s not as bad as I had thought. So anyway, the goal for this week is to not go shopping for anything but groceries and household supplies like toilet paper and stuff.
School – I need to decide what the hell I’m doing. I did the homework for last week since I didn’t meet with her, but I still haven’t decided if I will meet. It really pisses me off that she couldn’t just tell me that I didn’t need to worry. She’s a lousy ass teacher. BUT, this should be the last class I’d need to take with her specifically. I’m conflicted.
Mental in the Midwest 
Looks like a great plan for this week. 🙂
I think if you only ever have to deal with this witch, just persevere and get through it. It sounds like you’re pretty close overall. You can do eeeet. 😀
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Thanks, I keep trying to tell myself that I’m half way done with this class and it’s the last one that really has to be taken with her. I will survive. 😀
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I like the new look here and your positive attitude.
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Thanks sweetie! I’m not 100% thrilled with the banner, but it’s coming. We’ve got to stay positive so we can keep fighting the good fight. 🙂
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your plan is great and I totally like the skull with the flowers, is it the one you have as a tattoo?
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Thanks! This skull is one that I drew and she’s kind of a combination of the one Josh did for my tattoo and a rubber stamp I have for doing craft projects. I really like the idea of using a sugar skull for my header, I’m just not happy with the way this came out. That’s mostly because I was trying to do it 10 minutes before I needed to turn everything off and get my butt in bed. 😉
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If it’s the last class with her then hang in there that little bit longer and see what happens-it might get better without her!
You’re doing so well to get back on track so quickly and I’m sooooo glad to hear that your legs are feeling better, that must be a huge relief.
I’m loving the sugar skull!! 🙂 xx
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Thanks! I like the skull, I just did a rather shit job of separating her from the white background last night. I might try to putz with that some more this evening while Josh is at school.
It should be the last class, but it runs until sometime in December and there’s a big group project coming up. I’m still rather torn.
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You’ve got to do what feel right for you missus xx
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Sorry I’ve been so absent in my replies, but I’m glad you’re getting back on track and that your legs are doing better. It’s always a trial trying to make changes while being just miserable at the same time.
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No worries, I figure we all leave our comments as we’re able to. And you’re absolutely right, it’s a million times harder making positive changes when you feel like absolutely nothing is going right.
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