Really? One Year to an Organized Work Life Filled with Hapiness?: August 2012

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Making Peace with a Goal

I realized this week that it's silly for me to dread getting my rings sized so they fit. They don't fit me even though I'm exercising regularly and have been for 7 1/2 months now. It's likely that they won't fit me even when I hit the weight at which they used to fit me. My joints are larger and my fingers are pudgier than they were years ago. So I can just have the rings sized for our anniversary, giving me the pleasure of another item off my list and seeing the rings on my hand again. Double the pleasure with no worries about it taking another year to get to my ultimate goal weight. After all, it's about being healthy on the inside, not just looking good on the outside. And it's worth doing the right way, so I'll keep at it as long as it takes to get there. If my hands look good doing it, that's just another plus for me to enjoy.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Nothing's ever easy!

For a few months, the shades on our vanity light have been removed because the light fixture settled so the shades hit the door. I decided I would take care of it on a day off. The glazier couldn't cut them, so I went to a lighting store to order particular shorter shades. Turns out the fixtures are an odd size which they don't stock so the employee suggested I order online. When I asked which site I might use, he told me to google it. After days of searching and not finding anything with the fitter size he told me I needed, I found a site which explained how to measure for shades. You measure the fixture, not the glass shade! I heard the angels singing because the shade I need is indeed the standard 2 1/4 inch fitter. So off I went online to find ones in a color and shape I liked. I called the 800 number and was given good advice. Order all three of whatever different ones I like and then return the ones I don't like. Now the shades are installed and the box of ones to return sits at the top of my stairs. One task down, eliminating the stress it caused me to see bare light bulbs and one more item on the list giving me visual stress at the stairs. At least the items currently on the to do list aren't the same as the items on the list I started with!

Weight progress

11/10 173.2
11/3/12 174.3
10/27/12 175.2
10/20/12 174/8
10/13/12 172.8
10/6/12 175.0
9/29/12 175.0
9/21/12 174.2
9/14/12 174.8
9/7/12 175.2
8/31/12 175.0
8/24/12 175.2
8/17/12 175.0
8/10/12 174.0
8/3/12 172.4
7/28/12 173.2
7/21/12 173.2
7/14/12 175.4
7/7/12 173.6
6/30/12 172.6
6/23/12 172.0
6/16/12 171.6
6/2/12 171.6
5/26/12 172.0
5/19/12 171.4
5/12/12 171.0
5/5/12 171.6
4/28/12 171.2
4/21/12 173.0
4/15/12 174.4
4/8/12 174.4
4/1/12 174.4
3/25/12 175
3/18/12 174.2
3/11/12 Whoops! I forgot to weigh-in !!
3/4/12 173.8
2/26/12 176.4
2/19/12 174.4
2/12/12 176.0
2/5/12 178.2
1/29/12 178.6
1/22/12 179
1/15/12 179
1/8/12 182
1/1/12 183

How I said yes to life and no to overworking in May:

5/14/12 Went to Fusion class and read before bed
5/13/12 Visited with in-laws, parents, sister's family, then went to daughter's softball game
5/12/12 Went to YMCA interval class
5/11/12 Made potato salad to add to dinner prepped by hubby and went to Rebecca's softball game
5/10/12 Read before bed time
5/9/12 Went to Power Yoga at the YMCA
5/8/12 Didn't run errands on my lunch hour.
5/7/12 Fusion at Just Breathe Yoga Studio
5/6/12 Spent some quality time with hubby
5/5/12 Went to see friends on a last minute invitation and read on the way there.
5/4/12 Had dinner at Sam'z and read before bedtime
5/3/12 Went for a walk with my husband after dinner.
5/2/12 Went to Power Yoga at the YMCA
5/1/12 Went to Rebecca's softball game.

Home Habit of the Month

Month 3: Get rid of and file all mail and incoming paper from school, work, and play as soon as it comes in. (Touch it once!)

Accomplished on: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

This includes reading newspapers and recycling right away and cutting coupons and recycling the remaining paper right away. There are two visual measures to this success in my house.

1. Dining room table free of clutter

2. Kitchen counter free of clutter

On May 1 the dining room table is pristine. The small kitchen counter has a to do pile, which I'll put in a folder so it isn't as noticeable. That way I will have a visual reminder. Is the small counter clear? Yes. Good. No? Take care of it every day!