I thought I better do a goals update - feeling pretty happy about the results. It's funny how little some of them matter any more and how my lifestyle has changed over the last year so that some of them no longer apply!
Lose 22 of the 31 kg I have left to lose - 7 1/2 months through the year and I have lost 13.5 kg. 60% of the way there and we're coming out the other side of winter... feeling pretty positive about this.
Get out of debt (apart from student loans) - I feel like I haven't got as far as I would like with this but we are saving for a wedding! The reality is I'm doing fairly well, given the situation
Organise a monthly social event with the girls - this goal was going gangbusters until two of the girls got pregnant... no more wine clubs for us. I've been making the effort to see my friends individually but I should really organise a few more larger events.
Exercise at least three times a week - I've had my off weeks and on weeks but exercise has definitely played a larger part in my life this year than it has in many previous years.
Have monthly filing/organisational binges - it's probably even more frequent than that... really hate clutter! We've also just chucked out a whole lot of stuff in the inorganic collection (the one time of year you don't have to pay to take stuff to the tip) so we're feeling nicely decluttered at the moment!
Take the stairs whenever possible - man it makes me laugh that this was a serious goal of mine! I would take the stairs anyway these days!
Dry-brush before a shower each day - fail. I don't know why, when I can get into so many other habits, this is a struggle
Moisturise daily - a necessity at the moment if I want my skin to shrink with me!
Read 52 books this year - have read 53 so far and I am shooting for 100!
Spend less than $60 per item of clothing this year - mixed results... I have splurged on some items but overall I've bought very few items of clothing this year. I don't want to spend too much money on the size I am but it turns out that I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to tailoring and materials LOL
Make More - definitely a win here, both foodwise (I'm getting more particular about cutting down on processed foods) and craftwise (wedding centrepieces, party decorations, etc)
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Exercise - my goal nemesis
Remember my list of goals from the start of the year?
The hardest one by far this month has been exercise. I could make all the excuses in the book about migraines and massive bruises after blood donating and and work stress and life stress... and to a certain extent all of that stuff is true. It's also what let me get out of shape and flabby in the first place.
I can keep my diet under control for the most part (with the occasional addition of an exceptional fail - like the KFC chips today to satisfy my PMS salt craving) and I am losing weight... but part of the journey towards health includes exercise and becoming fit. It is my hope that I'll experience less fatigue and ill health as I get fitter and healthier... which means that I need to push through the fatigue and ill health now.
I did make it through a Zumba Sculpt and Tone work out this afternoon - 35 mins of an moderate intensity exercise. Thirty minutes of activity a day has to be the go from now on.
*In secret news today, there were discussions today of a position at work that would see me a lot more physically active next year... so I DEFINITELY need to get in shape.
First Monthly Wine Club!
Goal #3 of my 2011 goals was to establish a monthly event at which I could hang out with my girls - increase that female bonding time now that we are mostly coupled up and create some really fun memories. I think it's very easy to fall into that relationship trap: you save all the "fun" stuff to do with your partner-in-crime. While it's important to share great times with your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/long-term-life-partner, it's also important to cultivate those relationships amongst women that can guide us into our future lives.
So last Friday we had our first monthly Wine Club! For those of you wanting to try something similar amongst your own group of friends, here's how we did it.
- Select a venue - I was happy to host as it was my idea. At the club others volunteered to host a club night at their house so we will be rotating duties (at least amongst those who want to - four other girls have popped up their hands)
- Select a date that will work frequently - we have gone with the first Friday of the month as (on the whole) people are less likely to be booked up with important events on a Friday.
- Select your guests - I just put out a Facebook invite to gauge interest.
- Select a wine type - we made it quite easy for our first meeting and the directive was to bring any Australian sparkling wine. Next month, everyone must bring a Pinot Gris.
- Set a price cap - ours is $25. This makes it an affordable event for everyone.
- Make some nibblies - if your group is anything like ours, we don't believe in spitting after tasting! You will need some food to soak up the alcohol. I went for quick and easy - dark chocolate covered liquorice, microwave popcorn with a bit of manuka-smoked garlic salt on the top and salmon and cream cheese on bagel toast pieces. Took me about half an hour to prepare
- Make sure you have tasting cups - plastic sample cups or shot glasses (I got 40 for less than eight dollars at the supermarket and could probably have got them for cheaper if I'd taken the time to look)
- Taste each wine - the person who purchased that bottle of wine introduces it, says where they purchased it and how much it cost
- Vote for the best wine and award the trophy - in our case, it is a little stuffed animal that will live with the winner for a month
- Finish off the bottles! Ha ha ha not a requirement; I did feel like a total lush when it came time to take the bottles out to the recycling bin
- Sit around and chat about life and love :D Set an official date/location for the next event and bid everyone adieu!
It was SO much fun and I'm really looking forward to our next event in March! Exciting!
Goals Update - Feb 2011
Goals are nothing without accountability so I am updating how well I have done to date!
1. Lose 22 of the 31 kgs I have left to lose - only lost 1.4 kgs in January, less than expected. Amping my efforts up for February!
2. Get out of debt (apart from student loans) - I can definitely see the progress in this so far, feeling much more at ease. SB and I have also set a financial tone for the year so that we can reach our goals.
3. Organise a monthly social event with all my girls - All set for Wine Club this Friday!
4. Exercise at least three times a week - Have stuck with this aside from the week in which I had stitches in my arm.
5. Have monthly filing/organisational binges - having one this Sunday! I had hoped to have it on the last weekend of Jan but it was just insanely busy (three major events)
6. Take the stairs whenever possible - my attitude to exercise has definitely changed... I'm feeling more and more that it is something that I want to do.
7. Dry-brush before every shower - not 100% but I definitely feel better when I do, more energetic
8. Moisturise daily - again not 100% but definitely more than I used to. Can totally tell the difference in my skin!
9. Read 52 books this year - 10 so far!
10. Spend less than $60 per clothing item this year (except bras and dresses for extremely special occasions, ie. weddings) - all good so far! Have a wedding coming up this month and I'm waiting until the last minute to buy the dress. Hoping for a couple of really big loss weeks.
11. Make more - definitely trying to do more at home meals, make more of our own entertainment at home - it definitely helps with goal number 2!
Making improvements...
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen that my morning was spent getting my teeth whitened by a mobile teeth whitening service. I keep walking to mirrors and holding my mouth open like a horse getting teeth checked. They aren't super-white but they are definitely whiter and it makes me more confident about smiling with my lips parted.
It got me thinking about my goals for this year and how there's an overarching theme of making an improvement in the way I look. I think that this year (well, the end of last year) is the first time in a long time that I've been honest about the dissatisfaction I have with the way I look. It's also the first time in a long time I've been willing to make looking after myself a priority.
I think a large part of it is my relationship. SB encourages me to take that time for myself, doesn't care if dinner is late on the table or if I want some time to exercise. It's not that he wants a super-hot, super-skinny girlfriend (boy, would he be SOL if that was the case) but he wants a girlfriend who is confident and happy with how she looks - someone who loves herself as much as she loves her boyfriend. I struck it lucky, guys!
Any supportive partners out there, Scribblettes? How are they helping you "make improvements"?
Read in January
One of my goals this year is to read 52 books - for an English teacher, it should be easy but it's amazing how quickly life gets in the way. I did get a good start in January though, putting myself slightly ahead of one a week for the rest of the year!
An intriguing story involving a pornographer-turned-burn-victim with links to fourteenth century Germany. A story that has you going"Okay..." at the start but gripped at the end. Stopped my pity about my bad sunburn on holiday.
2. The Queen's Sorrow by Suzannah Dunn
The story of Queen Mary's ascension to the throne and marriage told through the eyes of a Spanish sun-dial maker brought to England. Not quite as sharply written as Phillipa Gregory but you get a real sense of character
3. Handle With Care - Jodi Picoult
A pretty challenging read - this novel deals with the issue of abortion and when a life becomes a life. It was a really insight into the American legal system (particularly into the field of suing for medical malpractice, something very difficult to do in NZ) and the value people place on different relationships. The parts of the novel written from the perspective of being a sibling of a person with severe disability resounded with me in totally unexpected ways.
4. Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
My parents brought me back this novel from Samoa (RLS's resting place) and I hadn't managed to set aside time to read it. Many of us know the pop culture story of this tale but reading the tale gave it extra depth for me. I hadn't realised that it was a short story - contained in the book were other short stories, almost all hinging around a thrilling, almost gothic feel.
5. The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier
An interesting piece of historical fiction that focused on the medieval craft of tapestry. I particularly liked the honesty of how the book dealt with the treatment of women at the time, it was honest without being over the top
6. Perfect Match - Jodi Picoult
Heavy read... what would you do to avenge the ones you love? Very serious subject matter - sexual abuse, legal rulings, DNA and the definition of insanity. A full-on read but one I would definitely recommend to those readers who are really looking for something that pushes their personal boundaries.
7. Birthday Girls - Annabel Giles
A "fluffier" read, a tale of six birthday girls that winds itself into a convoluted resolution at the end. A good chick lit read.
8. Island Beneath the Sea - Isabel Allende
Historical fiction again, this time focusing on an area I knew very little about (French Colonial Haiti). Interesting to hear a story from a slave perspective on plantation land when most of the historical fiction I have read focuses on slave owners. I was particularly intrigued by the way the book dealt with mulattos (mixed race) as an almost separate third race. Living in multi-cultural NZ (where mixed race is possibly more normal than coming from one cultural group) it was intriguing to read about a country so defined by colour of skin.
9. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
A classic - have read it before and loved it, found I was picking up more the second time around. Still getting minorly confused when characters are being addressed by their Russian patronomics, but managed to get it pretty clear this time :D
10. The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit - A.J. Rochester
This book has saved my butt... she doesn't beat around the bush. A lot of things in this book are common sense but in saying that, I needed it. After almost ten years of disordered eating it is almost like I am teaching myself to be a "normal" person again. Would recommend to anyone who has woken up to a self far heavier than you thought and who needs to learn what "healthy" lifestyles look like.
11 goals for 2011
Finally (and the people rejoice...)
1. Lose 22 of the 31 kgs I have left to lose - ideally I would lose the entire amount but I want this task to be achievable and this allows for some setbacks or off-weeks.
2. Get out of debt (apart from student loans) - I'm hoping for this to happen in the first quarter of next year but we'll see how we go with my new pay transitioning over.
3. Organise a monthly social event with all my girls - I'm thinking a wine club?
4. Exercise at least three times a week - I hope that it's more than that but this also accounts for those weeks when I am very busy. If I find that it is too easy, I'll up the ante :D
5. Have monthly filing/organisational binges - I'd like to pretend that I could keep up with this on a daily basis but that's simply not true. Doing this at the end of each month ensures that things don't get too crazy.
6. Take the stairs whenever possible - okay, this one isn't strictly measurable but it is important that I stop looking for the easy way out when it comes to incidental exercise.
7. Dry-brush before every shower - the benefits seem to be out there on the interwebs and this post from Gala Darling the other day reminded me of it. I have issues with my lymphatic system so I'm hoping that this helps.
8. Moisturise daily- I really need to take care of my skin this year if I'm hoping it will shrink with me!
9. Read 52 books this year - already at 2/52 but rereading Anna Karenina so this will take me some time :D
10. Spend less than $60 per clothing item this year (except bras and dresses for extremely special occasions, ie. weddings) - this will be a hard one to stick to, but until I reach my goal weight I need to accept that the clothes I purchase will be somewhat impermanent. The reason that bras are an exception? It's impossible to find cheap
large bras in NZ that don't look "nana".
11. Make more - think before purchasing whether this is something I could make/bake/fake at home!
Any big goals for you, Scribblettes?
20 for 2010 - how did I do?
So how did I do?
Goals
- Get a teaching job - hopefully this will happen before 2010, but if not, it is my hope that I will be able to pick up a permanent role during the year. Achieved - it was only an LTR but it counted towards registration.
- Take a yoga class - my work place (that I am leaving just before Christmas *scared face*) offers one for a decent price so I really don't have an excuse. Fail. I've been doing yoga in the lounge but that doesn't really count
- Get fit - we are getting a Nintendo Wii soon and once we have a place that we know we are staying in next year we will be getting a treadmill - no excuse of crappy NZ weather. Achieved but still in progress. We did end up getting a treadmill and it's been good :D
- Go on an overseas holiday - at the moment, it looks like New Caledonia for the win. SB is not fond of flying so we're taking it in baby steps. We went on another holiday within NZ and have another domestic holiday planned for New Years. We have a couple of international holidays in the planning stages.
- Be more zen/foster patience - I know this is a huge character failing in myself and something I definitely need to improve on. Definitely getting there - being a full-time teacher really helps this.
- Do little, often - this year, I have often been guilty of coming in and dumping notes in areas and having these massive cleaning binges in the holidays. Next year, when we are settled, I need to develop a better system. Everything has a place and everything is in it's place. Fail - enough said.
- Buy a filing cabinet - see 6 above. Have no idea where we would currently put it, it's on hold.
- Develop more pride in myself - multiple reasons have led me in the past to think that I am not very good looking and this has reflected itself in my neglect to put myself together in a spectacular way. This stops now - I have a slammin' wash and wear hairstyle, now I just need to sparkle up my face and make sure I put together gorgeous outfits. Style mavens, I'm looking at you. I give myself an A for effort for this one. Style is a journey rather than a destination and I think that I've made a real effort so far.
- Be creative - so many of the handmade projects on the web inspire me. 2010 is going to be the year that I start creating them on my own. Getting there - I'm hoping that my time over the holidays allows me to develop my skills in these areas.
- Give consciously - think about the best solution for an issue and work towards that. Start in my own community and group of friends and move outwards. Agree - next step is to sit down with SB and work out what priorities we have for giving together.
- Bake more - one thing both SB and I love from our childhood years was how there was always something yummy of mum's baking around. I need to get into the habit now of creating these delicious treats (and then SB doesn't need to take so many processed snacks to work!)Cannot believe how much of a fail this is still is. Need better life balance.
- In the same vein, I need to learn how to decorate cakes better. Have this brilliant idea for a Bachelorette party cake and NO idea how to execute it. Ditto
- Take more photos - for some reason I didn't take as many photos this winter - I love having a photo record of the fun times I have and the beauty I see around me... loads of memories for when I'm gray and old LOL. Yup, definitely getting there. I need to be more insistent on getting the photos I want sometimes :)
- Leading on from 13 above, create some scrapbooks! There's not much use in having all my memories stored digitally - they need to be out, tangible and beautiful for people to see. Win! Have a gorgeous photo album documenting SB and I.
- Buy a sewing machine - it doesn't need to be a flash one, I'm just a beginner. Looking forward to perhaps trying to construct skirts that flatter my oddly shaped figure. Changed tangent halfway through the year - wanting to focus more on knitting and crochet at the moment.
- Make more meaningful connections with people... this is a hard one to describe in detail. I feel like I know lots of people but only know a select few... I want to get to know people better, find out what drives them, excites them, makes them tick. I think some of my friendships have definitely grown stronger this year and some of them have grown apart. Reminds me of the reason, season, lifetime theory... this year it feels more true than ever.
- Post more frequently to Scribbles - I've let life get away on me somewhat in the past year, so aiming for at least two posts a week in 2010 - that makes 104 little doses of me, which I'm sure you can tolerate :) Fail. No real excuse.
- Throw more dinner parties! There's nothing I love more than getting a group of friends together for a delicious meal. The dinner party we had this year was superb (even if it was a make-your-own burrito bar) and I want loads more repeats please! This didn't work out quite as well as planned. Moving in the latter half of the year threw a serious spanner in the works... must try harder next year.
- Start writing fiction like I have always planned to do... I'm not going to set a goal of even trying to get published next year but I need to start working towards it as a future goal. Because of study and because of the needs of my future profession, NaNoWriMo is never going to be an option for me but that doesn't mean I should not write. Hasn't happened LOL. And I don't have the same desire to do it that I did at the start of the year... hrmmmm
- Write more letters - this is a bit of a selfish one... I like writing letters because I LOVE receiving them. Far better than boring bills. Haven't written as many letters as I would like but have made a concerted effort to stay in better touch with people whatever way I can. It's important to maintain connections.
Well, that's a real mixed bag of results... some failures that I definitely still want to achieve (baking more, crafting more) and some that I don't care about (writing fiction). Time to sit down and do some serious planning for next year... keep your eyes peeled for the results of that :D
20 for 2010 update!
Way back at the end of 2009, I came up with some goals for 2010. Over a quarter of the way through the year, how well have I done?
Goals
- Get a teaching job - hopefully this will happen before 2010, but if not, it is my hope that I will be able to pick up a permanent role during the year. Achieved - the role is only until the end of the year but it counts towards my registration.
- Take a yoga class - my work place (that I am leaving just before Christmas *scared face*) offers one for a decent price so I really don't have an excuse. Current fail - my new workplace offers a free yoga class and I have yet to make it to that one either. Must make a decision!
- Get fit - we are getting a Nintendo Wii soon and once we have a place that we know we are staying in next year we will be getting a treadmill - no excuse of crappy NZ weather. We aren't getting a treadmill anymore but SB has promised to buy me Zumba! I've been doing it at the school I work at.
- Go on an overseas holiday - at the moment, it looks like New Caledonia for the win. SB is not fond of flying so we're taking it in baby steps. We are going on holiday but not overseas at this stage - might happen at the end of the year. SB is getting used the the idea of flying LOL
- Be more zen/foster patience - I know this is a huge character failing in myself and something I definitely need to improve on. Definitely getting there - being a full-time teacher really helps this.
- Do little, often - this year, I have often been guilty of coming in and dumping notes in areas and having these massive cleaning binges in the holidays. Next year, when we are settled, I need to develop a better system. Everything has a place and everything is in it's place. Fail - enough said.
- Buy a filing cabinet - see 6 above. Have no idea where we would currently put it, it's on hold.
- Develop more pride in myself - multiple reasons have led me in the past to think that I am not very good looking and this has reflected itself in my neglect to put myself together in a spectacular way. This stops now - I have a slammin' wash and wear hairstyle, now I just need to sparkle up my face and make sure I put together gorgeous outfits. Style mavens, I'm looking at you. I give myself an A for effort for this one. Style is a journey rather than a destination and I think that I've made a real effort so far.
- Be creative - so many of the handmade projects on the web inspire me. 2010 is going to be the year that I start creating them on my own. Epic fail. I think my difficulty in getting a job really shot my self-esteem in the first quarter of the year and made me feel useless. I moped and made a real waste of that extra time I had available to me.
- Give consciously - think about the best solution for an issue and work towards that. Start in my own community and group of friends and move outwards. I definitely think that I've been more conscious this year of where I can give skills and help. Keep this going!
- Bake more - one thing both SB and I love from our childhood years was how there was always something yummy of mum's baking around. I need to get into the habit now of creating these delicious treats (and then SB doesn't need to take so many processed snacks to work!) Cannot believe how much of a fail this is right now. I bake less than before we moved. Need to get my A into G. Want to learn how to make carrot cake.
- In the same vein, I need to learn how to decorate cakes better. Have this brilliant idea for a Bachelorette party cake and NO idea how to execute it. Ditto
- Take more photos - for some reason I didn't take as many photos this winter - I love having a photo record of the fun times I have and the beauty I see around me... loads of memories for when I'm gray and old LOL. Yup, definitely getting there. I need to be more insistent on getting the photos I want sometimes :)
- Leading on from 13 above, create some scrapbooks! There's not much use in having all my memories stored digitally - they need to be out, tangible and beautiful for people to see. In progress! Late start but getting there!
- Buy a sewing machine - it doesn't need to be a flash one, I'm just a beginner. Looking forward to perhaps trying to construct skirts that flatter my oddly shaped figure. Not yet.
- Make more meaningful connections with people... this is a hard one to describe in detail. I feel like I know lots of people but only know a select few... I want to get to know people better, find out what drives them, excites them, makes them tick. I think some of my friendships have definitely grown stronger this year and some of them have grown apart. Reminds me of the reason, season, lifetime theory... this year it feels more true than ever.
- Post more frequently to Scribbles - I've let life get away on me somewhat in the past year, so aiming for at least two posts a week in 2010 - that makes 104 little doses of me, which I'm sure you can tolerate :) Again, fail, but I'm definitely working on it.
- Throw more dinner parties! There's nothing I love more than getting a group of friends together for a delicious meal. The dinner party we had this year was superb (even if it was a make-your-own burrito bar) and I want loads more repeats please! We're about to hold our second games night this year with people bringing plates for a pot luck dinner - I'm so looking forward to it. Even if that makes me a nana.
- Start writing fiction like I have always planned to do... I'm not going to set a goal of even trying to get published next year but I need to start working towards it as a future goal. Because of study and because of the needs of my future profession, NaNoWriMo is never going to be an option for me but that doesn't mean I should not write. All my creative juices seem to be zapped by my teaching but once I create a better work/life balance I may find this changes. Roll on school holidays LOL
- Write more letters - this is a bit of a selfish one... I like writing letters because I LOVE receiving them. Far better than boring bills. Have been slack on this front but have been getting into the habit of writing thank you letters and cards again and these have been so well received. I will now be aiming to write a letter a week, to make this a more measurable goal. Watch out my Christchurch and Perth ladies LOL.
Interesting. A real mixture of achieveds and not achieveds there ( a little NCEA humour there for anyone familiar with the NZ education system) - very little in the way of Excellence. The good news is that it is only May so I have plenty of time to get things sorted! Look out for my mid-year update at the start of July!
A life portfolio
While I type this post, I'm also uploading files to create a professional portfolio as one of my course requirements. It's a collation of the work that I have done over the entire year and shows how I fit the required graduating teacher standards. The files can be screen shots, essays, lesson plans, images, associate reports - basically anything that answers one of the specified requirements we must fulfill for provisional registration.
Pulling out files from every corner of my computer, I've also come across a lot of other files - poetry I wrote when I was nine, a certificate my mum made me for making my first ever banana cake, photos galore and even some archived MSN conversations. A digital shaping of my life so far, one might call it.
It got me to thinking... if I had to put together a portfolio of my life, what would be in it? What standards would I have hoped to live my life by? What values are important to me and what do I want to achieve? How do I measure that I've got there? The photo above shows that I take the time to enjoy both people and places, no matter how busy I get. I took time out from working on my assignments and housework on the weekend to go for a walk with my darling SB at a favourite beach of ours (where we first started talking about our future, actually) and loved having his company in the wonderful weather that NZ switched on for us.
There are standards in my life portfolio I can meet at the moment (being a dutiful daughter, being a supportive girlfriend, etc, etc) and other standards I hope I can meet in the future (being a loving and kind mother, a conscientious home owner and neighbour). What is in your life portfolio? How do you know you've achieved the standard?
Goals for 2009
1. Graduate my GradDip Teaching (Secondary)
If nothing else in this year to come, I want to come out the other end of this year a "provisionally registered teacher" with an awesome position that I can't wait to start.Plans to achieve this: Work really hard at my assignments this year, don't leave things to the last minute, focus on my time management a little better. Charm the pants off the associated teachers on my practicum experiences, network with heads of department at my chosen schools, show my eagerness early on. Submit registrations of interest to my Top 3 schools by the end of Sept. Don't be afraid to ask the lecturers for help.
2. Go on holiday in July to SydneyThis is going to be a bit more of a stretch goal than I had expected as I'm only going to be able to work half the hours I had expected in the first semester seeing the way that my uni schedule plays out. I'm determined to go, partially because I've never been to Australia at all, partially because I have a few IRL friends in Sydney and partially because I want to meet with Aussie bloggers like Miss Corrine on their home turf.
Plans to achieve this: Cracking down on miscellaneous spending. Making gifts rather than purchasing them for special occasions. Creating a list of things I need and not adding to it unless I can justify spending the money against having less for my holiday. Getting recommendations of what I should do whilst over there and working out how much it will all cost/how much time it will take and weighing up how long I can stay and what I can do (you guys in NSW can help me with this one!)3. Get more professional in my writing career.
Part of my decision in pursuing a career as a teacher is that it is also a career that works in well with chasing another dream of publishing a novel. While I don't feel that I'm in a situation at the moment conducive to writing such lengthy works, I do hope that 2009 will provide me with opportunities to be published in places other than my own blog.Plans to achieve this: Work on getting Scribbles up to a really high standard of writing, even when it is just posts about my own life. Take up guest posting opportunities (guys?). Use assignments as exercises to develop top notch writing practices. An ideal stretch plan will be to find some paid writing opportunities, but this will be dependant on finding the RIGHT opportunities.
4. Lose 15kg by Sept 2009.
I lost a similar amount over the first half of 2008 but this stagnated midway through the year when mum got diagnosed with cancer - I stopped going to the gym and taking care of myself the way that I should have. I also gave up smoking, a healthy move considering my new family history of cancer, giving my hands and mouth a whole lot of unoccupied time. I'm not any fatter (thank goodness) but I still have a fair way to go before I'm at my goal weight. 15kgs would put me within 5kg coo-ee of my goal weight and is a weight I think I could tolerate myself at.
Plans to achieve this: Start going back to the gym - I pay for it, so I should use it. Walk more. I have deliberately found summer employment that will keep me more active. Get involved with the kids dance class at church. Keep cuddling babies (it's helping tone my bingo lady wings). Choose the healthier or smaller options. Don't upsize. Stop eating when I'm full and get rid of the rest. Tell people so that I'm held to greater accountability.
5. Seize the day!
This is a hard one to measure, but it's all about taking advantage of all the amazing opportunities that come my way, being open to new possibilities and not putting myself down so much. No specific plans for this one, just hoping that 2009 leads me to place and people I can't even conceptualise yet.
Have you guys decided on 2009 goals yet? Tell me your plans, your hopes and your dreams!
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