Weekly Resolutions
[ 6 April 2008 ]
Forgotten what last week’s resolutions were? Tut tut! Have a look!
I’ve love to know how many of you wrote yours down & saw them regularly. Did it help you?
This week my goal-setting tip is to phrase things in the positive. For example, instead of saying “Don’t eat rubbish”, you might like to say “Eat delicious, healthy food”. The problem with the first sentence is that it really just drives that “eat rubbish” part deeper into our subconscious, reinforcing it & making it a larger part of our reality. If you say what you actually want, rather than what you don’t want, you’ll find that you are much more successful in getting things done.
Now, without further ado, my resolutions!
Get back on top of my health
As great as it was to get out of Melbourne & see my parents & friends, it played hell on my general well-being — as evidenced by my jaunt to Burger Fuel with Alex, the enormous dairy-laden bowl of iced chocolate I ate with a spoon yesterday, & the pâté on crackers I scoffed while watching none other than Girls Of The Playboy Mansion. Oh, the shame! The good news, though, is that now I’m home & it’s much easier to look after myself here. I have a routine — I know where my vitamins are, I drink litres of water with ease, & I can make huge salads with the wide range of things we have in the kitchen. Good stuff. So this week, my aims are to re-hydrate myself, eat lots of fresh raw vegetables & fruit, & replenish myself.
Think of 3 things to edit, add & appreciate
I just ordered Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design from Amazon & as I was reading the book description, I found the author’s blog. The idea comes from their most recent update. Basically, you work out one thing you’d like to nix from your life, one new thing you’d like to add to your life, & something to be appreciative of. (I already do quite a lot of that with Things I Love Thursday — though secretly I do my own version of TILT every day! — but you can never do enough of this stuff!)
Re-work my goals
This might end up being a bit of a follow-on to the previous resolution, but hey. Them’s the breaks! I seriously feel as if I’ve been away from the iCiNG Bowl for months — it’s so weird to be back! — & I really feel like I need to redefine what I want to achieve this month, this year, next year, etc. I’m sensing a return to decadence, fabulousness & excess… but time will tell!
What are you going to make real this week?
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Take my vitamins everyday – This was on my list last week, but I forgot for the first few days. By adding it again, hopefully I’ll make it a habit.
Work on my music video for at least an hour a day (when at home) – I’ve been really slack with it, despite having a stack of free time. This week, that will all change!
Make the most of my time on the Gold Coast this weekend! – I’m going up to surprise a friend who’s in a show up there and unfortunately his contract runs out before the tour gets back to Melbourne. He doesnt know a bunch of us are making the trek and I love surprising people.
I think I’ll copy your goals Gala and just add a couple,
1 – Give my husband a fabulous birthday party
2 – Re-read your wardrobe editing article and start implementing changes
My resolutions for the week commencing Monday 31 March were:
~ implement at least one idea from The 4-Hour Work Week.
Yes!
~ book tickets to see Arj Barker (aka “Dave” from Flight of the Conchords) perform at San Francisco Bathhouse later this month as part of the NZ International Comedy Festival.
Yes! We’re going on Saturday 19 April at 7pm!
~ hang out with Gala while she’s in Wellington! ♥
No. :(
My resolutions for the week commencing Monday 7 April are:
~ do one of my favourite things ever & hang out in Borders alone late one night (preferably when it’s raining) & find myself an inspiring new book to read (does anyone have any suggestions?).
~ do another one of my favourite things ever & go to the movies alone to see something utterly cute & girly (2 Days in Paris is looking like the one!).
www.2daysinparisthefilm.com/
~ go & see Jum Nakao’s A Costura Do Invisivel: Paper Couture exhibition at TheNewDowse.
www.newdowse.org.nz/Whats_On/C…
x
ONE. Finish reading another book! I cannot get over the fact that I only read one book in all of March.
TWO. Get my act together at work! Even if it means bribing people I know to come in and apply for credit cards (ah, working retail is fun), I really don’t want to get in trouble any more for not doing my job 100%.
THREE. Not spend as much time stressing over things I can’t change and not spend as much time mooning over the boy without ever making an effort to do anything about it.
I didn’t make any resolutions last week, but I accomplished 2/3 of the ones from the week before that, so good on me!
Last week:
I need to be as productive as possible – Tick! Just finished getting through all the content for tomorrows economics exam!
Not use all my phone credit! – Haha not really a goal, but I’ve hardly used any so hurrah for that!
I also wanted to not be limited by what my boyfriend sees as fashionable….because when he points out clothes that he doesn’t like I steer away from them even though I might really like them! I don’t know that I really did that this week…no opportunity really I haven’t seen him much.
SO…2/3.
This week:
* Get through my economics exam tomorrow with minimal stress. I’ve been freaking out about it all week and I just want to get it over with.
* RELAX! Surely that wont be hard! Haha. Tomorrow Uni is over for 2.5 weeks, I’m really looking forward to the break.
* Catch up with my bestfriends, I haven’t seen them in ages because of all the study/work and it’s kind of sad.
1 Do as many exercises on purpose from steve pavlina and try to work out what kind of life I want.
2 Reconcile myself to the idea that putting in the last two months of effort into my Alevels truly is worth it. I know it is because I’ve worked for them so far and I’ll need them to go Uni but I’m finding it hard to see it and therefore do any learning related to school studies. (Been looking at American history, economics, nutrition, homescholing theories (bit late!), playing sax and just generally feeling free in the holidays)
3 Decide on a Uni course or transfering for a year or shaking it up and living with the grandparents for a while so I can learn whatever I want to learn and try to get a stable self-sufficient income (even if it’s going to be V. modest.)
1: keep up going to the gym and eating healthy
2: kick my lec’s butt and prove him wrong
3: take amazing photos that i will love and adore
4: make my light boxes to display my photos on
:)
1: Bring my own lunch to school and try not to spend money at the shops around my school.
2: Think positive thoughts!
3: Keep on top of my homework… carried over from last week. I did well last week, hopefully I’ll do well again this week.
4: Advise my friend who is with a boyfriend who is bad for her. Try to get her to look at her options and understand that singledom isn’t the end of the world.
Last week’s goals were mostly done- I finished most of my work early, check, I’m mostly sure about what classes I want to take next semester, check, and I flirted whenever I ran into any of the boys I like to flirt with :D
This week…
Friends from home need to be kept in touch with! Friday night I spent an hour on the phone with my best friend from high school, and I’ve realized how much I miss some of those people. So I aim to attempt contact with at least one person from home each day this week. This can be phone, email, IM, whatever.
Productivity! I can’t spend so much time messing around on the internet and watching TV this week. I’m going to schedule my days and be more productive this week in terms of homework, cleaning, etc
Write fiction, that is. I want to apply for a directed writing class next semester, and I have nothing recent to send in for samples. So, minimum of a fifteen minute free write per day, hopefully leading to a short story by the end of the week.
1. Dying my hair blonde. Yea I’ve been black for awhile. It’ll bee fuuun.
2. Sign up for my first real round of college art classes. Man I really want those to start nownownownow.
3. Try and find 1 job to replace my 4. I work too much.
Last week was “contact my cousin about getting my hair done” (contacted her, got the phone number to make an appointment, didn’t call! but I moved towards the goal), “contact tattoo artist about the tattoo of my dreams” (...I still have an hour and a half left this week!) and “work on organizing my room” (things are in storage containers! progress has been made!)
This week is:
- Go to the gym at least twice if not three times! I have not been to the gym recently and I need to be!
- Eat more fruits and veggies! I went to the farmer’s market today with my mom to get some fruits and veggies to bring to work to stop me from munching on processed snacks. I got mandarin tangerines, baby artichokes, and a delicious tofu salad.
- Get my garden going! At the farmer’s market, I picked up some tomato plants, and then we went to the plant nursery and I bought a tangerine plant, which already has blossoms. I’m so excited to grow my own!!
Ooops I forgot one – Try to make my move (out of my Mum’s house!) as smooth as possible. I.e, organise to get the power transfered to us, pack the rest of my stuff, write a list of things I still need (brush and shovel, mop…), organise to borrow a trailer and a car with a towbar and so on.
This is my first time actually doing this. Yay!
1. Have a positive and enriching first week at work. I’m starting a new job, which I always find super scary. I need to look at it as a ton of new experiences with lots of opportunities. And I’ll be able to pay my rent this month!! :)
2. Go for a 30 minute (at least) run three times this week.
3. E-mail my friend in Ireland since I have been really bad about keeping in touch.
my goals were:
1. yoga yoga yoga. do it every day, Tasj! only did this about 3 out of 7 days!
2. listen to new music yes, yes & yes
3. book a singing & a guitar lesson no. i’m seriously poor right now!
I find it helps to write them at the back of my moleskine, and also in the front of my daily-diary, adding stars & colour to bring attraction to the goals!
this week i hope to:
1. eat well, exercise at least 3x this week.
2. get a new bike, try & sell my other bike.
3. be kind!
Mine are pretty simple this week. I posted them up on heavyanchor.blogspot.com
Gee what a way to kick off this whole weekly resolution thing hey?
I did last week’s! Which is great, because they were fairly vague! “unadulterated fun” included hula-hooping to the Ramones in my friend’s backyard … it’s nice to do these things even though we’re in our 20s … i hope we’re still doing those kinds of things in our 60s!!!
This week:
- Invest money and time into eating well – I lost my appetite a week or so ago, and my eating habits have just fallen apart. I haven’t been eating badly, just scarcely. This will stop as of NOW.
- Get my schedule organised. My mid-semester holidays are coming up, and there’s a lot to do! I need to schedule my time so I don’t fritter away my lovely waking hours on the internets and then regret it!
- Do something romantic with myself. Not in a saucy way! But something sweet and without purpose, or reason. Like something on your “how to show someone you like them” list, but for myself.
Glad to hear your time in NZ was awesome :)
Last week I had resolved to find a casual job by the end of the week, stay organised and tidy with everything, and finish a draft of my marketing case study.
WELLLLLL. I have an interview this week for a job at a jeweller’s (!), I’ve managed to really stay organised and tidy (though there’s probably more that I can do with that), and I didn’t do ANY work on my case study (though I couldn’t help that – the company that had told me they would work with me were being ridiculously unhelpful, but now I’ve found a new company to work with).
So, my weekly resolutions for this week are:
Get my blog up :) – lately I’ve been seduced by the idea of starting a blog, sooo I’ve signed up for an account on blogger (I’m thinking of moving over to my own domain pretty soon though). So what I need to do is get my layout and graphics looking really nice, so that I can get a start on. I’m a bit retentive about having to have everything perfect before I start anything; so I feel like I need everything spick and span so that I can start.
Take care of my teeth :) – my dentist has told me that my teeth really, really aren’t as healthy as they should be. It’s not really anything to do with me being particularly bad – more just that I was never brought up to use dental floss, and all of that sort of jazz. So I need to brush/rinse my teeth after every meal, and floss twice a day, as well as taking these tablets that the dentist has given me.
Prioritise, organise and set some goals for the term ahead – I’m back at school next week, and I’m swamped with a ridiculous amount of rehearsals for my final theatre performance (we’re doing a Brecht show, called “Private Lives of the Master Race“), and I have about 15,000 words worth of assignments due this term. SOOOOO, I really need to get organised with everything and plan ahead. If I can get all of that in order, then I should be fine – and have minimised all of my stress :D
Well, I’m not even going to mention my last weeks resolution because they didn’t even get a second glance! Poor effort on my behalf! This week WILL be better!
Drop a Line to people back home I have been putting off contacting my friends and family! I don’t even know why! So this week, I have to call them or write them a letter :)
Eat Healthy and spend less money Ok, I don’t really think the two go together but… I really want to cut my portions in half and drink loads more water! Also, eat one apple a day!
Cook something new I have been so good with cooking lately! But it is time for something new!
Good Luck everyone
xxx
Well, this is my first time writing these down. I think it’ll help me remember them better. So, here goes:
1. Eat one raw meal everyday. This is harder right now because I’m housesitting for a friend and her refrigerator? Eeeeew… So we’re bringing delicious fruits and veggies from home and making smoothies!
2. Excercise in some way everyday. Whether that’s breaking out the DDR pads (which is good because she has a lot more room in her house to play DDR than we do at our house) or going to the gym, do something!
3. Read at least a full chapter from the scriptures each day. I read something every day, but sometimes I’m really tired so I only do a verse. I should really do a full chapter, though. And it helps if I do it in the morning, since then I’m starting out my day with the gospel!
Well, those are my goals. I hope I do well!
ok..well 2 out of 3 again. pretty good but still aiming for a fullscore.
been making myself meals & saw my chinese herbalist but didnt create a working budget. I feel like I only tend to do the things I feel are fun but always miss that one I Really need to do but just let it sit. I had posted them on my desk & this did help..maybe I should’ve put the budget one in capital letters right up top? It was a little hard to see down the bottom..or break them into smaller chunks?
ok so this week:
*Quit my old job (I almost did this today! then chickened out at the last possible moment& kept walking past! shame!)
*Inquire with bank about various accounts (this is a smaller chunk of the budget one)
*Get plenty of rest& heal.
goodluck lovelies.xxoo
oh gala! i know what you mean, going to your parents is fun but it changes your routine, gah – it happened to me last week…
so here are some new resolutions:
0 prioritise – i have so much to do this week so i really have to make good plans about them…
0 feel good! – so this is something about being healthy, about food & exercise, sleep & balance.
0 read icing before i go to bed – :> unfortunately, checking out icing in the morning does not work for me these days. i have so many things to do.
well, its only for a week – i hope i will succeed.
sweet kisses to the community.
That is such a cooool picture! I love the pictures you choose. (Sometimes I even feel sad if you post an article without a picture.)
My weekly resolutions went so well! Big success. Results! I am especially pleased with the get-out-of-my-style-rut one – that has been fun!
This week I am going to :
- Continue with my 2-week style rut challenge: wear something different every day for 2 weeks and don’t buy anything new. VERY difficult to hold out on those iCiNG treats, but next Monday I’m gonna splurge!
- Sort out my ballet classes for next term. I have heaps of dancers, and a waiting list which needs to be resolved. I need to set up some new timeslots and have a good hard careful think about starting classes on an extra afternoon as well.
- Nurture myself and my family through what is shaping up to be a very busy week, so we will all be fighting fit and ready to soak up the hot-air-balloon goodness in Hamilton over the weekend.
hey nadine, i feel sad too when i dont see a picture ;>
hear us gala!
this is my first time with the resolution’s so it’s quite exciting !
- i want to eat more fruit & veg ! also try some new ones i’ve been avoiding for years :D
- stick to the plans i’ve made with people, and actually follow up with those people later on in life, rather than say ‘i’ll see you next week!’ and never actually show up… gah! it makes me feel horrible.
- to spend more time on making myself feel better !
i’ve been putting myself down lately so i think this will be a nice new change to get back to the happy self i once was. (:
love to everyone :D
1. Start making my art/textiles portfolio. 2. Get excessive homework out of the way. 3. Finish making the shirt I should have finished making last week.
-make a scrapbook of my dream future with many details and visualize daily!
-drink less coffee
-start reading Jenna Jamesons autobiography
I’ve never done this before – for some reason I always vastly overestimate my willpower and am convinced I can keep on top of things without fixed, written-out-in-public goals. Looks like self-awareness has finally dawned! My resolutions for the week are:
* to finish reading “Eine Frau in Berlin”, which is an anonymous diary of the last days of the war and the arrival of Russian troops in (you guessed it!) Berlin. So far (which is, erm, about three pages in) I’d heartily recommended – it’s been translated into English (and French, come to that) so go check it out!
* to try to reign in my ever-so-slightly out-of-control attitude to food and get a grasp on what a normal portion size is
and
* to take all three hundred (well, more like 296, I think I’ve lost a few along the way) of my German flashcards on holiday and master them all before I come back!
Ok!
❤ – Also get back my heathy eating regime-I’ve had about five days of slacking off and eating too many naughty treats.
❤ – Update the shop at www.louloulovesyou.co.uk and continue to make lists of new ideas.
❤ – Catch up with at least one friend that I owe time with.
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SHAME ON ME i only finished one “find out tattoo prices“ but i think me not completing them was because i didnt put them somewhere i could see them! Anyways this weeks ones are:
+ Eat delicious, healthy food! (how’d you know? that was going to be a goal)
+ Go outside and enjoy the beauty of nature for 30mins at least three times a week.. (aka exercise)
+ Go to the markets/harbour town (discounted store place), set a limit $$$ and buy some awesome winter pieces.
:D wish me luck!! hehe
woooh! Poppin my comment cherry!
This week i wrote my weekly reso’s down with a fat texta, then took a photo with my phone and set it as my wallpaper! Best idea ever! Now i see them all the time!
*Excersize every night
*CLOSE the laptop by 9pm each night
*Think positive
*Work hard
This is the first week that im going to put 100% into these reso’s. Lets see how it goes!
xxx
Hi Gala,
This is a big week for me, because in 3 sleeps, I am getting married!
I plan to relax, enjoy, laugh, cry & generally have an awesome time.
Have a great week everyone!
xxx
Congratulations Carly! I hope your day goes perfectly! Big kisses to you & your beloved.
^^thanks so much lovely, I cannot wait. eeeee! I’m getting headaches from the dizziness & excitement. AND it’s going to be 25 and sunny in Melbourne on the day. Hallelujah! xx
I did fantastic by keeping them short and knowing I could stay on top of everything. All assignments handed in on time, I studied and I applied for a job :)
This weeks:
1. Apply for more jobs
2. Stay on top of applying for graduate recruitment programs
3. Clean my room
4. Study
(I know we should keep it to 3 but my room is in need of excavation!)
I seemed to have skipped a week, but I finally updated the webby-site and I thoroughly enjoyed my last week of freedom before having to start my new job today (monday am)
This week I’d like to
Make it through the first week of my new job in a serene manner.
I also would like to re-stock my pantry with good-for-you things to eat.
My SO got picked for jury duty and is being sequestered indefinitely, which is very random and adding to the stress a bit. I would like to get the apartment very clean before he gets back.
I got two out of three done last week! Pretty good (for me!). Okay, this week’s resolutions:
- start getting up earlier so that I can make the most of the day
- get more people to sign this pledge someone I know made: www.pledgebank.com/bookmooch and then of course join up to BookMooch which is the most awesome thing ever
- eat more fruit and veg!
First timer!
1 Get a better cell phone plan. Why am I paying so much for a crappy phone I rarely use?!
2 Book a haircut and find a picture to give to my new and bewildered stylist (as opposed to “um, kinda cool and sorta like a shag look, oh and I don’t blow dry”).
3 Keep my nerves in check and sniff out a few jewellery stores for an…engagement ring…! Never thought I’d say that but we’re on the slow plan so I’m happy. Deliciously blissful in fact. Love is truly a many-splendored thing!
~make my friends birthday on Wednesday absolutely awesome.
~work on my website.
~keep tidying my bedroom – it’s looking great so far!
This week I have just the one to go hard at –
Design like crazy! I’m really keen to get some great designs made up so I can get them made up before we begin life on the road. Then I can give them to kind strangers, friends we meet and maybe even to use as samples for quirky shops! So this week the boy is away and I can glue myself to my laptop and the drawing program lots and lots! It’s so fun!!!
Last week, I gots no goals completed because I lost my Post-Its to put on the computer and forgot about them! So one goal… buy post its. But here’s the real goals so I have someplace to write them while I have no post its.
1. Exercise 4x a week.
(I have to always put it in my goals, else I forget.)
2. Send out resumes and job hunt with more frequency/ every other day.
3. Work out a sketch to complete, finished work.
...but of most importance, buy post its. I am lost without them.
- Exercise! (3x, 30min each)
Last week, I hit the gym 2x for 30min each, so this is going on my resolutions list again for this week. In order to achieve this, I decided my “gym days” are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Sketch!
Yes! Again! I completely blew this off, so I’m making sure I complete one sketch per day. No excuses.
- Set a “bedtime”.
I find myself going to bed at different hours each night, so I want to set a concrete time to go to bed. Hopefully this will help my body get the rest she needs.
Gala
I did an actual Style Statement with Danielle. It was a pretty great experience.
shoedaydreams.blogspot.com/200…
Let me know if you want to learn more.
Luv
Poochie
Better Late Than Never . . .
1. Make delicious smoothies to perk me up at work. Yum!
2. Learn a new song on my ukulele.
3. Find new homes for my massive bag of unwanted clothes. Even if it is just Oxfam.
Hoping everyone has a spiffing week . . .
This is my first time trying out the weekly goals…
1. Complete the Week 1 Work in the book “Apartment Therapy.” I’m usually not too good at doing complete programs as prescribed in books…but I’m going to give this my best shot!
2. Clean the interior of my car, including the trunk!
3. Box up a bunch of clothes & shoes that I never wear but think I need, hide them from myself, and if I haven’t tried to get anything out of the box in 2 months, it goes straight to thrift! (I have a very small closet so I need to focus on the clothes I love & use!)
I’ve made huge progress on improving my diet & personal health so far this year, now it’s time to work on the health of my home!
Yey I did all mine!! Well, not quite as much work as planned but I did it!!
This week’s set
* Buy some pretty underwear – I threw out a lot of mine and need to get some more
* Keep on library-living but in the positive – I spent all day there
* Bake cakes etc in the evening to relax – I do this already but I usually make the same things. So I’m trying out different stuff.
Have a great week, NonPareils and Gala!
Gala, I forgot to say, you can sign up to a newsletter from the writers of the Style Statement book: carrieanddanielle.com/fridayfo… :)
You watched Girls of the Playboy Mansion. Hee, that show is surreal and I don’t know anyone else who’s seen it! What did you think of it?
Last week: write done, but not everyday / send thesis project done! / have fun with my sister done! I’m so happy, the week went really well.
I didn’t write my goals, but reducing their number to three helped me to focus on them.
This week:
Set a morning routine for myself. I waste too many mornings by just hanging around. I should get up early, take a shower, get dressed, take my breakfast, check my e-mails and write. Perusing of blogs should come later. And I shouldn’t stay in pyjamas, it really doesn’t help me to begin the day. I should probably throw some yoga in there too.
Watch my budget closely. I want to have some money left for London, at the end of the month!
Experiment with new recipes. I like to cook, but feel the need to expand my range of recipes. I’d also like to incorporate lots of sprouted seeds, another great energy booster.
1. Drink more water
2. Finish reading Sherlock Holmes
3. Work on having a more positive attitude
1.- Finish my OS practice on time! (For once)
2.- Pass my Equations exam
3.- Finish reading New Moon
Ugh…I am so slack. I’ve written this weeks goas down so I can look at them all the time.
* Play bass. Still haven’t done this. I was meant to jam on Saturday but then I got sick :[
* Clean. I’m so lazy and messy.
* Get a new book from the library. I’ve finished mine. I need new reading materials.
oh man, I really love that photo of Scarlett Jo. I want to be her when I grow up ;)
I did well. I finally went to school and was planning on going every day last week, but when I went, I found out I wasn’t enrolled in school… So I met with a man & was enrolled in an at home study program that will suit me better.
Cleaned my room – yay!
Didn’t call my grandma, but only because I forgot. It was a busy week.
This week:
- Visit a couple new restaurants in New Orleans while I am here.
- Make the most of the French Quarter Fest, no matter what!
- Visit some stores on Magazine Street.
& spend as much as time possible with family!
All stuff based around New Orleans. Might as well be since I’m staying here for the week!
you know, I didn’t do this over break (and I was sick) and I didn’t do it last week (still recovering – I was very sick), but I still made a little note last Monday on my calendar. I thought of you all ALL week, and totally nailed those goals. Typed or not – weekly resolutions are the extra boost I need to finish this marathon. Thanks, Gala!
this week: I want to write 8-10 pages of the NEXT section (oh God, only a few more months..), exercise 5 times (maybe six?), make all of the delicious and healthy food on this week’s menu, finish embroidering the first section of my mother’s birthday present, read three plays. Four? No, three.
yep. I think that’s all I need.
Last week was so productive! I had my resolutions taped to my lovely Mac on a pretty index card which really helped. I sent in lots of Job Applications and as a result received a job interview for a fabulous position(!!), polished my Portfolio to perfection, trained everyday for the Mother’s Day Classic with yoga, cardio and strength training, and my Productivity was greatly improved by getting up at 6:45 and reviewing my goals everyday!!
This week:
Job Applications must be done! I really hope to get the job I interviewed for but just in case…
Training I’ve started my training slowly, and my eating has been fresh and yummy, but now I really need to get outside and start running!
Saving I spent loads of money last week (so worth it because I have a fabulous haircut and new Zac Posen coat eek!) but now I need to reign it in!
Izennah xxx
Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a great start to your weekend…!
My goals from last week? Well, I’m happy to say that I DID get my permit (!), went to a local sports bar to watch the hockey game with a group of the most positive and amazing girls ever, received my long-awaited nail polish (a Tiffany’s blue!), received my acceptance letter from my first choice college, and still managed to exercise.
Phew!
This week, I want to…
-Finish a WWII project. Huge, really. I even have a “WWII for Idiots Guide” book to help me out.
-Almost like Gala, I’m rearranging some goals, and I want to put them first in my life. This week I’m going to stay away from extremely negative classmates that have been bringing me down!
-Keep at my health schedule. I’ve added jogging to it, and hopefully, this will keep me in at my best! :D
Yes, Gala, putting the goals on my phone’s todo list (something i look at compulsively) helps! So does the only three resolutions bit. This was the first week i finished!
This week:
1. Make an appointment with the DU Honors chair and finish the application.
2. Do ab workouts and/or run
3. Finish Rant by Chuck Palahniuk. I’m not crazy for it, kind of plotless, but I feel the need to finish.
hmm, ok so for my first ever weekly resolution i will start small.
-Wake up when the alarm rings, my “five more minutes” routine is NOT working very well.
-Raise $100 for cancer awareness.
-Take care of myself more.
i feel excited at all the possibilities of a great week already ;)
be a raw vegan.
:)
1<3 Be more enthusiastic about learning. Finals are creeping up and I need to study.
2<3 Organize so when I move back home for the summer I wont be a huge ball of confusion.
3<3 Devote more of my day to “me time”
4<3 Get excited about.. something!
5<3 Get up and eat a healthy breakfast or just get ready to go to class on time. Either one works for me.
:] thats all.
This week i have three resoultuions:
one: try to have a relaxing sunday before back to school
two: learn my musical lines and Anton Chekhov’s The Bear lines
three: drink more green tea. YUmmO. xoxo Rebekah.
1. Continue to exercise at least 3 times a week!
2. Do/finish Square Enix contest works
3. Reassess my goals!
4. Eat more fruits and vegetables more often!
My resolutions from last week didn’t get kept, nfortunately, and I am very sad about it. I collapsed in the doctor’s office Tuesday and went to the hospital. The cause? Pulmonary embolism as a result of deep-vein thrombosis. I’m leaving the hospital for home tomorrow, and won’t have time to do many things, so I’ll only have one: To make people aware of how this thing happens, because it’s a bit more common than you think and I don’t want any of you sweethearts to get hurt.
My embolism happened because of a few factors: I had knee surgery two months ago and was immobile for a few weeks, causing the blood in my legs to stagnate; I’ve been taking hormonal birth control; and I’ve got a genetic condition (I don’t remember the full name, I’ll look it up once I’m home) that makes me prone to blood clots. The biggest factor, surprisingly, was the birth control. Elevated estrogen levels cause an increase in your blood-clotting factor, and if you’re in a position where you’re not moving much and are generally sedentary, you’re putting yourself at risk for embolism and stroke. It’s not an absolute danger, I know many people who take hormones and are just fine, but be aware of it and talk to your doctor about ALL the options.
I’m not trying to be all gloom-and-doom, but it’s a real problem that affects many women, myself included. Be aware of what’s going in your body, babes, and take care of it. keep yourselves safe, alright?
=) read books on the train & on my lunch break, not surf the net
=) go to bed at 9pm every night so I get lots of sleep & energy the next day
=) start working on “my unique style” collage for a styling conference day next week
all achievable & I’ve already started work on them yay!
Ali — Aieeeee! I hope you’re feeling better now, that’s scary! Birth control is a strange thing, I took it for years & nowadays I cannot think of anything I would rather do LESS than pop a hormone a day! Thank you for your comment, hopefully it will help someone!
Ali
Oh my god! I hope you’re okay, and that things will get better for you!
That’s so scary to have happen. I’m sending you good vibrations and brainwaves.
P.S. I know it’s a double post, but I felt it was necessary!
Thanks, Gala and Retro…I just got home about an hour ago, and I’m chillin’ on the couch watching TV. Can’t pet my kitties yet, the medicine I’m on makes me bleed easily and they both have claws :( But it’s ok, they’re getting clipped soon so I should be ok. I’m also stuck wearing medical-grade compression hose for two years, in the scintillating colors of black, white, tan, and navy. Any idea how to rock some tights, Gala?
I’m gonna add another resolution now that I’m home: stop being scared to do what I want. I was lying in the ICU after finding out the results of the bajillion tests and scans they did (I coughed up the clots in my lungs, butI still have at least two in my right leg that could still potentially embolise) and I kept thinking to myself ‘This could kill me. This could KILL me.’
So tomorrow I’m accepting the college I want to go to, instead of the ones my parents want me to go to. I’m dyeing my hair some wacky color (haven’t decided what yet, leaning towards fire-engine red) and planning all kinds of road trips. Whee.
Ali — Good for you, honey. I’m glad some positive things have come from that awful experience. & hey, you’re in luck: black stockings are the height of chic! Wear them with skirts, dresses, shorts, everything! & maybe you could gradient dye your white ones… Have a look at this! coveted blog
I don’t know if I can dye them…they’ve got some weird latex blend and they’re far too expensive to experiment on them. But the black ones will go with everything, yay! Thanks for the blog!
I just got this book at the bookstore (Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design). I was so inspired by the descriptions of the people featured. It seems like it’s going to be an amazing read. I’m already inspired to start a new blog.
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I just discovered this site and I love it. I would like to share something about compression hose.
I have to wear the hideous stockings right now and I tried a lot of things over the past few itchy annoying days of mandatory compression hose wear to keep them from rolling down and tourniqueting (?) me as I walk around (clawing at my inner things in the middle of conversations is not ok where I work)
Conventional garter belts cant keep them high enough at the groin),made mini-clips to attach to a shirt, I tried some of the very best types of medical tape (stuck to me but not the stockings-ouch and messy later)-
There is one type that has a sticky plastic like belt-free garter hose but it didn’t work of me. They just took a couple more hours to roll down.
But I finally won! The winning combo is to put on one of those tummy-tuck thigh-long nylon garments (like spanks) and then put the compression hose up over them. Then:
1)ass doesn’t look like a weird shelf
2) stockings don’t roll.
3) its smooth under clothes.
4) If you put workout tights over those, nothing will move, pinch or pull. I have been searching for the answer to the annoying details of compression hose but everywhere I look on the internet only discusses how great they are.