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resolving
"True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self; but the point is not only to get out - you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand."
Henry James.
Greetings, earthlings! Almost forgot it was a Saturday and have paused before rocketing out the door to compose a thing. Time for your weekly check in post for
resolving.So how has your week been? Good, bad, just ordinary? Are you working on your resolutions, and what have you been up to otherwise?
Take a deep breath, and let’s let each other know: how’s it going?
Today's question is NOT taken from the States of Change--but they'll be back!--and is about looking towards the future:
Feel free to answer in the comments, or if you would like to write a journal entry about it—go ahead, just link it from the comments please.
Next week will be a doubleheadder of both weekly and monthly check in, to remind us all. Also! If you could mention in your post things you might want the first interview/review post to be on in your comments, that would be double plus awesome.
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Date: 2011-01-22 08:26 pm (UTC)- these weeks have been busy of family stuff so I haven't been focusing on our resolutions as much, bad mod
- god i'm a year older too /).(\
- but they have mostly cleared up for now, yay
- next few weeks will involve a lot of cleaning which will be a lot of activity yay
- thinking about signing up for a organic-mostly delivery service or a CSA* so I can enjoy local fresh stuff
- alternately or plus that, a herb garden*
* these links may be NSFW
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Date: 2011-01-22 09:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-22 09:38 pm (UTC)- Organisation, household and stuff was okay. I finally did the kitchen floor, kept up with the dishes and did some small things here and there though there's still so much to do, OMG x_x.
- Food and health is improving, too. The scales were mean but I hadn't expected otherwise. I made bento every day and otherwise was doing better on the cooking front, too. Still too much chocolate, though. Also decided, screw that damn cough, I'll start swimming again next week (okay, if it works out despite some doctor's appointments).
I also registered for two sports courses at the community centre - aquarobics, which starts in February, and pilates, starting in May (the course in February was full already, booh ._.). I hope to get a doctor's appointment next week and will ask her for a certificate so I can join Weight Watchers (I'm diabetic so I need that certificate, or they won't let me join).
- No job openings. Booh :(.
- Finally started on my new doll project. Did a sketch and on Friday took down my fabric suitcase from the attic to look for fabric - while I was at it, also folded and sorted the fabric. So much and still not the fabric I need! So I went shopping today. Hope to get going on it tomorrow.
Also trying hard to keep up with communications about a fic trade and a storyline with some friends. I finished the background for a RPG character which had taken me far too long, too.
(Oops, I'm rambly today.)
Motivation: what are your motivations for the effort you're putting forward? What makes them personally inspiring?
My biggest motivation for my efforts regarding my weight and health is, well, the abundance of the former and the lack of the latter. I need to get a grip on it because I otherwise face some pretty serious consequences down the road. Also, feeling healthier and prettier might be nice, too.
For the job search my motivation is that I want to go back to my home town or somewhere around it so I can be close to my friends and family.
Regarding the organisation and cleaning and stuff, I want to feel more comfortable in my flat and in my life overall.
And my motivation for art, fic and crafts is the creative process in itself! It's fun to create something and receive nice comments about it and maybe make someone happy with the results :). Also, I admit that I want to feel less guilty about not finishing things.
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Date: 2011-01-23 10:29 pm (UTC)Been deeply depressed the past two weeks but(!) called my doctor and actually saw her on Wednesday afternoon. Getting a handle on health took a giant step forward. Have a new prescription to deal with anxiety and depression.
Not so good on the stop shopping front. I had coupons and needed to use them before they expired. Part of my resolution re: shopping was that I didn't need to use every coupon I came across. But 30% off and $30 same as cash and I got a new skirt and two new shirts for less than $6. I don't know if I'm counting that as a win or not.
One last resolution: write, which I have not been doing. It's hard to be motivated to be creative when I don't even want to get out of bed. I have a story written and edited as much as I can do, but haven't posted it. Need to do that. Really, really need to do that.
Motivation: what are your motivations for the effort you're putting forward? What makes them personally inspiring? My main motivation is to get out of debt. And also to feel better emotionally and physically. I'm tired of the way I feel and it's all tied together. I hate feeling depressed and out of sorts and out of focus. I wasn't like this two years ago. I can't pinpoint when I started to feel this way, but it's only gotten worse and I want to go back to when I did feel better. I was creative and eager to do things. Which is why I want to write again. But again, I want to do this, which doesn't translate to actually doing so.