Yes, there is always one. And I'm afraid the "one" is me!
I said I'd give up wine for one month. Then promptly fell off the wagon when a friend had a celebration ! *
So I thought I'd start again, but with a more achievable goal of sorting my photos.
And I did stick with it (still a long way to go, but it's doable), but I completely forgot to post reports here!
See? Hopeless case.
But Daisy Fae is game for another round and wants to trim her flaps. Not sure my shoulder could manage many push-ups, but I'll throw my hat in with this:
30 minutes a day on my exercise bike.
This is a new "toy" to keep me active when the wet season closes in and I can't walk. I still intend to walk and swim as often as possible, but the bike is now my daily challenge.
If I miss posting here I'm pretty sure Daisy Fae will holler at me!
* when lab tests come back clear it's a celebration.
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Wrap up - photo organization...
Well, I was not impressed with my performance during the first 30 day challenge. I made my usual mistake and overachieved for the first ten days, then petered out. I probably managed to do an AVERAGE of 30 minutes a day of photo organizing, but the majority was in those first 10 days.
I loved updating here, and it did encourage me to sit down and work on a few days when I otherwise would have skipped the project. I like the accountability of it.
The most important accomplishment that came out of this project for me was setting up an online backup system, so I can finally feel that my precious photos will be preserved even if the house burns down. I would be devastated to lose those triggers for memories of my kids' childhoods.
I do want to try again, so I'll be back for the next challenge. I have some ideas, but I think they will be less accomplishment driven and more peace driven. Maybe more guitar, maybe more sleep, maybe more baths. Or maybe I'll start running again. Or maybe an alternate day sort of thing. My kids start school in 1.5 weeks, so I'll theoretically have more free time then, but Cub Scouts also starts up again, which can easily suck my life away if I'm not careful. We'll see. I need to preserve some time for myself.
I really really enjoyed reading everyone else's posts. I checked back every day even though I didn't participate every day. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with the 30 days... it has been really interesting! I hope that you'll all be back for Round II, and that you'll bring friends!
I loved updating here, and it did encourage me to sit down and work on a few days when I otherwise would have skipped the project. I like the accountability of it.
The most important accomplishment that came out of this project for me was setting up an online backup system, so I can finally feel that my precious photos will be preserved even if the house burns down. I would be devastated to lose those triggers for memories of my kids' childhoods.
I do want to try again, so I'll be back for the next challenge. I have some ideas, but I think they will be less accomplishment driven and more peace driven. Maybe more guitar, maybe more sleep, maybe more baths. Or maybe I'll start running again. Or maybe an alternate day sort of thing. My kids start school in 1.5 weeks, so I'll theoretically have more free time then, but Cub Scouts also starts up again, which can easily suck my life away if I'm not careful. We'll see. I need to preserve some time for myself.
I really really enjoyed reading everyone else's posts. I checked back every day even though I didn't participate every day. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with the 30 days... it has been really interesting! I hope that you'll all be back for Round II, and that you'll bring friends!
30 Days - Scores and Highlights
Perpetually distracted, huge stacks of books on my night stands, yawning my way through meetings after driving to work on snooze-control.
i still have a bit of this going on, after my run at 30 days to more focused neurons and more sleep. But i'm better. Definitely better.
Finished three books - not a huge number, compared to what most bibliophiles devour in 30 days, but that is three more books than i'd read in any other month this year! Still have stacks of books on my night stands, but i will continue to poke my way through them.
Sleep, glorious sleep! Forcing myself to bed by 11pm has made that 6am alarm far more tolerable. Definitely had some days where it just didn't happen - but mostly due to a few cases of "Fun Happens!" keeping me up far too late. i will continue to target a solid night of Zzzzz's because i simply feel better when i do.
It's been a lovely exercise in communal accountability - and i'll be back for Round 2. i've genuninely enjoyed tracking the progress of other contributors, and any chance to spend time with my old friend bob? Priceless. Thank you for launching this project!
i still have a bit of this going on, after my run at 30 days to more focused neurons and more sleep. But i'm better. Definitely better.
Finished three books - not a huge number, compared to what most bibliophiles devour in 30 days, but that is three more books than i'd read in any other month this year! Still have stacks of books on my night stands, but i will continue to poke my way through them.
Sleep, glorious sleep! Forcing myself to bed by 11pm has made that 6am alarm far more tolerable. Definitely had some days where it just didn't happen - but mostly due to a few cases of "Fun Happens!" keeping me up far too late. i will continue to target a solid night of Zzzzz's because i simply feel better when i do.
It's been a lovely exercise in communal accountability - and i'll be back for Round 2. i've genuninely enjoyed tracking the progress of other contributors, and any chance to spend time with my old friend bob? Priceless. Thank you for launching this project!
Friday, 12 August 2011
the daily swim 30
Didn't swim naked. Or in champagne. But I did swim out to the buoys where the water is really really deep (with my noodle). And because we still have guests who want to go down the beach every day it doesn't feel like an end to the project yet. I'll have one day next week - Tuesday - when I'll be on my own, just before we drive back to the UK, so I might make that my 'last official swim'. And that means the next few days can be my catch up days for the ones I missed.
It's been an enjoyable discipline, an exercise in being aware, and fun too. I think there also might be some material in my posts that I can use for poems/short prose pieces. So that was an unexpected gift.
I won't make round 2 in August but will pop in to see everyone and find out what you're all doing.
L
x
It's been an enjoyable discipline, an exercise in being aware, and fun too. I think there also might be some material in my posts that I can use for poems/short prose pieces. So that was an unexpected gift.
I won't make round 2 in August but will pop in to see everyone and find out what you're all doing.
L
x
30 Day Challenge Wrap Up
I'm glad Bob requested a wrap up because I like to blab. ;-)
Really though I do want to thank each of you for sharing your stories and a bit of your lives over the last 30 days.
I think that's what I enjoyed the most-- getting to see bits of the world through the eyes (words) of others.
As for my challenge, I struggled at points with wanting to carry on, to keep going. If it weren't for the accountability of this blog I would have quit long ago. So that's another thing I liked about the challenge-- the accountability.
Which is why I'm signing up for round 2 beginning August 15. My dog and I walk anywhere from 2-6 miles a day, but it's not enough exercise. Or rather, it's not the right kind of exercise. So I've been doing yoga-- sometimes. I feel really good when I get done (much better than I do after our walks) but I don't do it consistently. So, yes, you guessed it, my next 30 day challenge is to do yoga everyday. I need the accountability and this is a great place to be accountable.
Again, thank you for the experience. I hope to see all of you back on the 15th.
--kathi
Really though I do want to thank each of you for sharing your stories and a bit of your lives over the last 30 days.
I think that's what I enjoyed the most-- getting to see bits of the world through the eyes (words) of others.
As for my challenge, I struggled at points with wanting to carry on, to keep going. If it weren't for the accountability of this blog I would have quit long ago. So that's another thing I liked about the challenge-- the accountability.
Which is why I'm signing up for round 2 beginning August 15. My dog and I walk anywhere from 2-6 miles a day, but it's not enough exercise. Or rather, it's not the right kind of exercise. So I've been doing yoga-- sometimes. I feel really good when I get done (much better than I do after our walks) but I don't do it consistently. So, yes, you guessed it, my next 30 day challenge is to do yoga everyday. I need the accountability and this is a great place to be accountable.
Again, thank you for the experience. I hope to see all of you back on the 15th.
--kathi
¡Treinte!
Triente
Y la primera ronda llega a su fin.
Espero que todos hayan tenido un buen momento como lo he hecho. Ha habido tantas cosas sorprendentes que han salido de este proyecto. Gracias a todos los que jugó.
Para mí, lo mejor es saltar a una idea y pegarse con él. No importa si lo hiciera cada día, sólo el hecho de que la gente tiene la costumbre de meterse en un hábito (o el reconocimiento de cómo fijamos nuestras metas y si están o no realmente alcanzable).
Felicidades a todos!
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I hope that all have had a good a time as I have. There has been so much amazing stuff to have come out of this project. Thank you to everyone who played.
For me, the best thing was jumping on to an idea and sticking with it. It doesn't matter if you did it every day, just the fact that people got into the habit of getting into a habit (or recognizing how we set our goals and whether or not they're actually achievable).
Congratulations to all!!!
I definitely want to do this again. I even am pretty sure that I know what my next 30 days will be. And, it will be in English!
Round 2 starts on Monday, 15 August.
I hope you can play … if not this time, then for Round 3!
Thanks again everyone. I’m so grateful to everyone for making this happen. I'd love it if you posted wrap-up:: what (if anything) did you learn from this? What did you enjoy most? Etc.
Y la primera ronda llega a su fin.
Espero que todos hayan tenido un buen momento como lo he hecho. Ha habido tantas cosas sorprendentes que han salido de este proyecto. Gracias a todos los que jugó.
Para mí, lo mejor es saltar a una idea y pegarse con él. No importa si lo hiciera cada día, sólo el hecho de que la gente tiene la costumbre de meterse en un hábito (o el reconocimiento de cómo fijamos nuestras metas y si están o no realmente alcanzable).
Felicidades a todos!
___________________
I hope that all have had a good a time as I have. There has been so much amazing stuff to have come out of this project. Thank you to everyone who played.
For me, the best thing was jumping on to an idea and sticking with it. It doesn't matter if you did it every day, just the fact that people got into the habit of getting into a habit (or recognizing how we set our goals and whether or not they're actually achievable).
Congratulations to all!!!
I definitely want to do this again. I even am pretty sure that I know what my next 30 days will be. And, it will be in English!
Round 2 starts on Monday, 15 August.
I hope you can play … if not this time, then for Round 3!
Thanks again everyone. I’m so grateful to everyone for making this happen. I'd love it if you posted wrap-up:: what (if anything) did you learn from this? What did you enjoy most? Etc.
technical difficulites
I tried to post this last night, but Blogger wouldn't let me in ..
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Uno de los clases de línea que enseño está terminado y he estado recibiendo muchos trabajos de leer.
Y, desde hace un par de días, yo era adicto a las noticias ... sobre todo para ver si mi barrio estaba a punto de estallar. Nada pasó acerca de aquí. Ya.
Y, he estado haciendo un montón de deberes para mi clase de español, por lo que he escrito ha ... simplemente no vale la pena poner aquí. No es que esto vale la pena poner aquí.
Recuerde que el taller de novela que presentó a? Ella puso un cartel fecha límite para el mundo, así que no creo que ella tiene todo lo que muchas de las aportaciones. Lo que significa que es probable que entrar miedo. Pero si nadie presentó y yo elegimos llegar, ¿qué dice eso acerca de la realización de mi trabajo? ¿El grupo es bueno? Mírame a mí. Preocuparse por los puentes sin construir. Otra vez.
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Uno de los clases de línea que enseño está terminado y he estado recibiendo muchos trabajos de leer.
Y, desde hace un par de días, yo era adicto a las noticias ... sobre todo para ver si mi barrio estaba a punto de estallar. Nada pasó acerca de aquí. Ya.
Y, he estado haciendo un montón de deberes para mi clase de español, por lo que he escrito ha ... simplemente no vale la pena poner aquí. No es que esto vale la pena poner aquí.
Recuerde que el taller de novela que presentó a? Ella puso un cartel fecha límite para el mundo, así que no creo que ella tiene todo lo que muchas de las aportaciones. Lo que significa que es probable que entrar miedo. Pero si nadie presentó y yo elegimos llegar, ¿qué dice eso acerca de la realización de mi trabajo? ¿El grupo es bueno? Mírame a mí. Preocuparse por los puentes sin construir. Otra vez.
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