Wow, in less than 20 days I'll have been keeping this blog for 100 days! Bit scary really! Not sure I've accomplished everything I intended in that time ;) Although, to be fair, the blog was supposed to be about my weight loss challenges, and as my weight is still coming off now, I don't think I've entirely not succeeded. If that makes sense!
Well, went for a long ride this morning, and I must admit to being somewhat tired. Of course, this isn't helped by the fact that I have 7,500 words to write today! I am feeling less than entirely motivated, especially as I have to go shopping today. ARGH. I wanted to go clothes shopping so I've got something to wear for tomorrow night, but don't think I have the time! I need to get a good chunk of this writing done today, so at least I can finish it tomorrow IF I have the time... which is the challenge as tomorrow will be busy too. First there's basketball, then I'll have to go clothes shopping if I don't today, and at 4:00 I am meeting old friends before we head to the school reunion (gulp). I also need time to GET READY. What this means is I need MOST done by tonight, if not all of it. Which is a lot of work! And, it's already 12pm, and I'll need to go shopping at about 2:00 to get it all done and be home by 3:30, which means 2 hours now and I won't get anything done until after swimming, and after I've picked my husband up at 7 most likely. So I'll have 2-3 hours this evening to work. All this means is I have to get on with it NOW!
I still need to edit the work I finished last night (didn't do it then cause I like to give it a bit of space, and also because it was 11 and I was tired). So I have my work cut out for me!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Day 80
Still a LOOOT of work to do today, which is bad as I have to go to the photographer's to pick up the family portrait I bought ages ago (need to leave a bit after 2 to get there on time so I am also home on time for kids) and of course, it's basketball today so no time after school to work. I also still need a shower AND I need to get stuck into this ebook I'm writing. Need to get first one completed today and I have no idea how I'll get the other one finished by Saturday! EEP. I guess I will have to work some of Sat which is a PITA given that it's the day of my high school reunion so I'll be out of the house early, AND of course, I'll be home with the kids! At the very least I can finish it Sunday as it's still Saturday overseas hehe. But ideally the thing will be done by then.
Tomorrow I will also have limited time as I need to go shopping for some clothes to wear on Saturday night. Man, I have got to stop being distracted by IM stuff when I need to get this job finished!!
As far as my diet/exercise etc. is concerned, I went on a short but vigorous ride today (decent sized hill) so I broke a sweat etc. and got the heart pumping but didn't go far. The rain has been on and off and I find it hard to ride in the rain with glasses. Another reason to improve the old vision ;) Anyway, I need to go have a quick shower, it's currently 10:43... and I want to do a full hard 2 hours of the ebook today before I have to go driving. I need to get ebook one completed and at least 7500 words today. Of course, I still have 7500 words for the next ebook due by Saturday :( SOB. Ahh well... next time I'll get sooo busy that I'll have to turn down work ;)
Tomorrow I will also have limited time as I need to go shopping for some clothes to wear on Saturday night. Man, I have got to stop being distracted by IM stuff when I need to get this job finished!!
As far as my diet/exercise etc. is concerned, I went on a short but vigorous ride today (decent sized hill) so I broke a sweat etc. and got the heart pumping but didn't go far. The rain has been on and off and I find it hard to ride in the rain with glasses. Another reason to improve the old vision ;) Anyway, I need to go have a quick shower, it's currently 10:43... and I want to do a full hard 2 hours of the ebook today before I have to go driving. I need to get ebook one completed and at least 7500 words today. Of course, I still have 7500 words for the next ebook due by Saturday :( SOB. Ahh well... next time I'll get sooo busy that I'll have to turn down work ;)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Day 79
Wow, nearly 80 days! Hardly 80 days of perfection, but 80 days of at least relatively constant weight loss (if not a wee bit slow...averaging 1kg in 10 days, which if you think about it is not that bad). Well, it's now 10:41am and I have lots of work to do :( Still have this stupid ebook to finish (obviously won't get it done today, but need to have it at least 1/2 done today) and I have another annoying job which they are thinking of making weekly. I will have to time exactly how long it takes me to do it, because I get paid $25.30 for it... if it's taking me 2 hours or more then that's a very sucky hourly rate! Well, we shall see!
I am a little annoyed that suddenly when I have so many things I WANT to do, that I end up stuck with things I don't want to do but I am obliged to do. Yes, they will earn me money, but I won't get most of it until the end of next month (as it's due on the 1st of May and won't be approved until after that, and I can't bill until the 1st of the month, which means June...ho hum).
Now, I have a couple of options and I'm not sure what to do. I REALLY want to get stuck into IM. I believe it has the most potential for a long term income. Yes, I still want to write my book, but in order to really do that I need to have some $$ coming in from other sources. Now, I do know I can make money freelancing. Elance at the moment isn't proving to be very lucrative (maybe I haven't been searching enough, I don't know) but I believe I can get some good work on the WF as long as I set up a website and put some samples on it and offer my services at a relatively low price. This way, I know I can get some much needed money, and I should be paid relatively quickly for the work I do (no once a month billing or waiting for funds to be released). BUT I really don't want to do it. I want to spend my time writing for MY sites and not other people's. However, if I don't take that option, where do I get the money? It takes time to build an IM business.
That being said, there are a couple of good programs where I should theoretically start making some money relatively quickly. IF I do it right and put in the hard yards initially. I am thinking 2 - 4 weeks of hard work to see some payoff. Yes, it may mean I don't get paid much in that time frame, but the results could be worth it. Humm... so what do I do? Really, I think it's a matter of spending my time more effectively. I need to be able to block out 2 hours of solid freelance work, followed by 2 hours of solid website work and following the program. AND I need to stick to ONE thing at a time. Yes, I started doing something different a few days ago. LOL And now I want to switch to this! However, this one sort of makes more sense from a long term standpoint. The other was a bit iffy in terms of long term results.
Well, I'll go for my ride, then do my eye exercises and then I'll do my paid work for a couple of hours. I also want to spend an hour tidying the house (with the timer). I will probably end up doing the website work when the kids are home from school, so I will just have to deal with that distraction and not let it get me off course. It is vital I get the first 7500 words done of this job that I've been set, and I'm only at 2600 at the moment. GAK. So that's another almost 5000 today. I need to finish the final 7500 on Thursday and Friday as I assume Sat will be busy (day of high school reunion). Hmm, although I wanted to go shopping on Friday so I can find something to WEAR to said reunion. I also wanted to get my eyebrows waxed instead of doing it myself! But I may end up just doing it myself ;) I may see if I can go with Ro when she gets hers done next week. Or something! Clothes are the main thing as I have nothing to wear at the moment!
Anyway, time to go riding. I won't be back until around 11:30, so won't be able to start my work until 12, which leaves 2 hours for writing and one for tidying! OMG I really need to get my arse in gear!
I am a little annoyed that suddenly when I have so many things I WANT to do, that I end up stuck with things I don't want to do but I am obliged to do. Yes, they will earn me money, but I won't get most of it until the end of next month (as it's due on the 1st of May and won't be approved until after that, and I can't bill until the 1st of the month, which means June...ho hum).
Now, I have a couple of options and I'm not sure what to do. I REALLY want to get stuck into IM. I believe it has the most potential for a long term income. Yes, I still want to write my book, but in order to really do that I need to have some $$ coming in from other sources. Now, I do know I can make money freelancing. Elance at the moment isn't proving to be very lucrative (maybe I haven't been searching enough, I don't know) but I believe I can get some good work on the WF as long as I set up a website and put some samples on it and offer my services at a relatively low price. This way, I know I can get some much needed money, and I should be paid relatively quickly for the work I do (no once a month billing or waiting for funds to be released). BUT I really don't want to do it. I want to spend my time writing for MY sites and not other people's. However, if I don't take that option, where do I get the money? It takes time to build an IM business.
That being said, there are a couple of good programs where I should theoretically start making some money relatively quickly. IF I do it right and put in the hard yards initially. I am thinking 2 - 4 weeks of hard work to see some payoff. Yes, it may mean I don't get paid much in that time frame, but the results could be worth it. Humm... so what do I do? Really, I think it's a matter of spending my time more effectively. I need to be able to block out 2 hours of solid freelance work, followed by 2 hours of solid website work and following the program. AND I need to stick to ONE thing at a time. Yes, I started doing something different a few days ago. LOL And now I want to switch to this! However, this one sort of makes more sense from a long term standpoint. The other was a bit iffy in terms of long term results.
Well, I'll go for my ride, then do my eye exercises and then I'll do my paid work for a couple of hours. I also want to spend an hour tidying the house (with the timer). I will probably end up doing the website work when the kids are home from school, so I will just have to deal with that distraction and not let it get me off course. It is vital I get the first 7500 words done of this job that I've been set, and I'm only at 2600 at the moment. GAK. So that's another almost 5000 today. I need to finish the final 7500 on Thursday and Friday as I assume Sat will be busy (day of high school reunion). Hmm, although I wanted to go shopping on Friday so I can find something to WEAR to said reunion. I also wanted to get my eyebrows waxed instead of doing it myself! But I may end up just doing it myself ;) I may see if I can go with Ro when she gets hers done next week. Or something! Clothes are the main thing as I have nothing to wear at the moment!
Anyway, time to go riding. I won't be back until around 11:30, so won't be able to start my work until 12, which leaves 2 hours for writing and one for tidying! OMG I really need to get my arse in gear!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Day 78
I was away on the long weekend so didn't post for a few days. However, I DID lose weight. OMG... I was not expecting anything good this week as I ate CRAP on the weekend. Not 100% crap as I brought my smoothie making equipment along, but crap as in packets of chips, fried chips, potato cakes, lollies... the sort of stuff that should prevent weight loss. So, this week I must commit 100% to 100% eating (Sat night is my High School Reunion, and even though I have lost weight since the start of the year and am no longer obese, I am still overweight... sad but true).
Well, I will not let my weight get me down, as I HAVE lost 8kg since the start of Feb. No, it's not an amazing weight loss. But it IS loss... and if I keep going the way I am, the weight will keep dropping off. I mean, it's not even 1kg a week, but if I continue to lose approximately 8kg every three months, by the start of August I'll be around 58kg and by the start of December I'll be 50kg, which is my initial goal. Beyond that, I can't say what I'll do ;) It depends on a couple of factors.
Okay, well for today due to the rain outside, I won't be going for a ride. This is fine as I am stuck doing this annoying work that I need to slog through! I have to do at least 5000 words today and send it in to get it approved. Blah. Boring! I don't like missing my exercise, but the weather isn't great for it, and as my eyes are still too poor to go anywhere without glasses, it's sort of difficult to function well in the rain!
Well, I am currently 1800 words down. When I hit the 2000 mark, I'll do my eye exercises, then it will be back to the grind! ARGH...not much fun!
I have read about the "loose skin" problem and ways of dealing with it without plastic surgery. Now, I've never been massively overweight, so I don't have a total body loose skin problem, BUT my belly skin has been loose and saggy since having kids. I have believed for a long time that even if I lost all my excess weight, I'd STILL have saggy skin. However, I have read something that suggests that as long as I lose ALL the excess fat, the skin will tighten up. Now, I don't know about this 100%, my belly has a LOT of stretchmarks which helps account for some of the issue, and I'm not sure that skin is as elastic as normal skin. Anyway, where am I going with this? I don't know if I will have to drop my fat loss further than what it is at 50kg in order to lose the fat I need to get rid of the saggy skin. I did read at one place that "people with less than 10% fat just don't have saggy skin", and I'm not sure I want to actually drop to 10% fat hehe. However, as a woman maybe I wouldn't have to. Still, I imagine that my fat will be closer to 20% when I'm 50kg. I have also been in the low 50s before and still had the saggy skin. So, I may have to drop lower to get rid of it! I am hoping, however, that if I were to put on fat again after losing it, that the saggy skin wouldn't happen, as the fat would re-pad in the correct area. If that makes sense?! As in, if I lose the fat and the skin tightens, and regain a bit of fat, it shouldn't immediately sag. There is the assumption here that when I was pregnant it was the fat cells that distended and ended up in the "wrong" place causing the sagging, and the skin sagged as a consequence of that.
Anyway, the question is an interesting one and I am hoping that I will get first hand evidence of whether it is true or not that when your fat drops below a certain point, all saggy skin vanishes. If not, I will just need to generate enough income for a tummy tuck lol.
Now, for the rest of the day... I have this stupid ebook thing to start writing :( I want to get at least 5000 words done, as the entire book will be 15,000 and it needs to be done by the end of the week. ARGH. I have sooo many other things I want to accomplish this week, and writing this ebook will get in the way of them severely. However, it's $150... problem is, I won't get PAID for another month probably... so I still need to generate some shorter term income. There are a couple of IM things I want to get stuck straight into. One involves article marketing, and the other involves setting up a main site with a network of supporting sites for the main site. So, it is kinda annoying to have a big job this week that will pay peanuts! Ahh well...I just have to get some REAL income generation happening so I can dump the poorly paid freelance work! 2c a word I can handle, but 1c a word is beyond ridiculous as payment. I am not sure why I got this job in the first place, except I was looking for some work! I don't know how or why people would do it for even less. Unless they're doing it for extra pocket money. Maybe as a high school student or even a uni student without a job it would have seemed like great money for me. Now, it kinda sucks.
Anyway, gotta go sort myself out and get ready. It's 9:30 and I'm still in my PJs! I've got to do some riding, some housework, and this stupid 5000 words, plus try and get a bit more work done on my website, and actually start setting up this new article marketing thingy.
Well, I will not let my weight get me down, as I HAVE lost 8kg since the start of Feb. No, it's not an amazing weight loss. But it IS loss... and if I keep going the way I am, the weight will keep dropping off. I mean, it's not even 1kg a week, but if I continue to lose approximately 8kg every three months, by the start of August I'll be around 58kg and by the start of December I'll be 50kg, which is my initial goal. Beyond that, I can't say what I'll do ;) It depends on a couple of factors.
Okay, well for today due to the rain outside, I won't be going for a ride. This is fine as I am stuck doing this annoying work that I need to slog through! I have to do at least 5000 words today and send it in to get it approved. Blah. Boring! I don't like missing my exercise, but the weather isn't great for it, and as my eyes are still too poor to go anywhere without glasses, it's sort of difficult to function well in the rain!
Well, I am currently 1800 words down. When I hit the 2000 mark, I'll do my eye exercises, then it will be back to the grind! ARGH...not much fun!
I have read about the "loose skin" problem and ways of dealing with it without plastic surgery. Now, I've never been massively overweight, so I don't have a total body loose skin problem, BUT my belly skin has been loose and saggy since having kids. I have believed for a long time that even if I lost all my excess weight, I'd STILL have saggy skin. However, I have read something that suggests that as long as I lose ALL the excess fat, the skin will tighten up. Now, I don't know about this 100%, my belly has a LOT of stretchmarks which helps account for some of the issue, and I'm not sure that skin is as elastic as normal skin. Anyway, where am I going with this? I don't know if I will have to drop my fat loss further than what it is at 50kg in order to lose the fat I need to get rid of the saggy skin. I did read at one place that "people with less than 10% fat just don't have saggy skin", and I'm not sure I want to actually drop to 10% fat hehe. However, as a woman maybe I wouldn't have to. Still, I imagine that my fat will be closer to 20% when I'm 50kg. I have also been in the low 50s before and still had the saggy skin. So, I may have to drop lower to get rid of it! I am hoping, however, that if I were to put on fat again after losing it, that the saggy skin wouldn't happen, as the fat would re-pad in the correct area. If that makes sense?! As in, if I lose the fat and the skin tightens, and regain a bit of fat, it shouldn't immediately sag. There is the assumption here that when I was pregnant it was the fat cells that distended and ended up in the "wrong" place causing the sagging, and the skin sagged as a consequence of that.
Anyway, the question is an interesting one and I am hoping that I will get first hand evidence of whether it is true or not that when your fat drops below a certain point, all saggy skin vanishes. If not, I will just need to generate enough income for a tummy tuck lol.
Now, for the rest of the day... I have this stupid ebook thing to start writing :( I want to get at least 5000 words done, as the entire book will be 15,000 and it needs to be done by the end of the week. ARGH. I have sooo many other things I want to accomplish this week, and writing this ebook will get in the way of them severely. However, it's $150... problem is, I won't get PAID for another month probably... so I still need to generate some shorter term income. There are a couple of IM things I want to get stuck straight into. One involves article marketing, and the other involves setting up a main site with a network of supporting sites for the main site. So, it is kinda annoying to have a big job this week that will pay peanuts! Ahh well...I just have to get some REAL income generation happening so I can dump the poorly paid freelance work! 2c a word I can handle, but 1c a word is beyond ridiculous as payment. I am not sure why I got this job in the first place, except I was looking for some work! I don't know how or why people would do it for even less. Unless they're doing it for extra pocket money. Maybe as a high school student or even a uni student without a job it would have seemed like great money for me. Now, it kinda sucks.
Anyway, gotta go sort myself out and get ready. It's 9:30 and I'm still in my PJs! I've got to do some riding, some housework, and this stupid 5000 words, plus try and get a bit more work done on my website, and actually start setting up this new article marketing thingy.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Day 74
Not a particularly good day... especially not food wise. This is bad as tomorrow I am taking the kids to see my husband where we'll stay for the long weekend. This means BAD foods and very little that I would usually eat Maybe I should BRING my blender and all my stuff! I think the main thing I did wrong was eat a packet of vegie snack things. Totally yummy but NOT really supportive of my eating.
On the upside, I did a long ride today so that was a plus! Work wise, I finished a writing assignment. BUT I did very little IM work. So it's been a bit up and down really. I haven't done my eye exercises for the day either, which isn't good because I feel that I really need to do them DAILY for the results to stack up. Hmm so all together I have to say I'm not overly happy with today.
Well...not sure what else to report! I didn't get much IM stuff done (oh, well I did complete a new article for a blog), but haven't done the thing I was testing... which isn't good! I wanted to go strong for two weeks to see what sort of results I'd get! However, I really haven't done that, so I need a bit of focus there. I think next week I'll create a new schedule for myself so I can get things in gear a bit better. It's a challenge fitting it all in, and I slipped in several ways today. Especially with my eyes as I won't have the eye exercises to do all weekend!! I definitely need to commit to doing that EVERY day without fail and I need to wear my glasses less than I do.
On the upside, I did a long ride today so that was a plus! Work wise, I finished a writing assignment. BUT I did very little IM work. So it's been a bit up and down really. I haven't done my eye exercises for the day either, which isn't good because I feel that I really need to do them DAILY for the results to stack up. Hmm so all together I have to say I'm not overly happy with today.
Well...not sure what else to report! I didn't get much IM stuff done (oh, well I did complete a new article for a blog), but haven't done the thing I was testing... which isn't good! I wanted to go strong for two weeks to see what sort of results I'd get! However, I really haven't done that, so I need a bit of focus there. I think next week I'll create a new schedule for myself so I can get things in gear a bit better. It's a challenge fitting it all in, and I slipped in several ways today. Especially with my eyes as I won't have the eye exercises to do all weekend!! I definitely need to commit to doing that EVERY day without fail and I need to wear my glasses less than I do.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Day 73
Started today off with a nice long ride, which is always good. I did realise later, though, that I forgot to have protein powder in my breakfast smoothie (silly me!). It's the protein that I need to help keep the appetite down and of course it's useful in muscle building etc. too!
I am struggling a bit getting everything done. Grrr... It's not as if I've been stuffing around, exactly, but I have been doing a lot of playing around with my IM, starting new websites etc. which is taking me time. That's fine, as it is work related, but it takes me away from other stuff that absolutely needs to be done. I didn't get any housework done yesterday, and it is crucial I set aside an hour today to do it. Of course, it's already 2pm and the kids will be home in just 1.5 hours! Then it's basketball for my youngest son, meaning I won't be home until about 5:30. I prefer to do my paid writing work when there are no distractions, too... and I have a job to complete today. It's an easy one, but there is a bit of writing involved. Next week I also have to write a poorly paid ebook lol. However, poorly paid or not it's still $$$ in the bank, which I need until I can monetise myself in other ways.
Ideally I want to get this IM set up so I'm making enough money that I can quit the freelance writing and go full into my own writing (with some time set aside for doing IM). Oh, although, I have noticed there are a few writers in the Warrior Forum advertising their services, so I may try there. I just need to get my post count up a bit by participating in discussions. This will help give me some sort of credibility! I may also make one of my domains into a freelance writing site for myself so people can actually go there and see samples of my writing. Not sure which one yet! I definitely don't have a domain name related to freelance writing, but I have one that's kinda useless for anything else (I believe it had a good purpose when I bought it, but not so now). I also had a directory website with a great name for a directory, but I don't want to set up another directory ;) It really didn't make any money and it took me time to do all the submissions. I sometimes used to get like 100 submissions a day or something insane!
I may consider selling that domain name... we will see. Too bad I didn't sell it before the directory went bust (I'm not sure what happened by the site went down and never came back up again...and I couldn't access it) At least then it had some traffic hehe! The other bad name can probably be used easy enough for my freelance site, and as I'm not planning on being a full time freelancer forever (or even for long) it will do the trick, at least as a site I can send people to so they can download sample articles or whatever. Can possibly put a paypal button on the site too so people can pay me direct. We'll see! It may work out better than the bidding I'm doing in Elance at the moment. At least if I could get a regular gig writing articles for a reasonable price (or a few regular gigs) I'd be better off than I am now when I get stuff very sporadically.
Anyway, that is something I will plan AFTER I have finished the ebook I need to write and the other job I need to complete. I may whip up a new schedule for myself that includes time AFTER school...the after school time needs to be a little more flexible though!
Well I have rescued a couple more domain names...if that is what you can call it! There were three I had that have expired and I now have access to them again. One, I don't think I'll get back. Oh, I've changed my mind... it has PR2... so it could be worth keeping! Not sure what to DO with it though! It was a directory site, but I don't really want to create another directory. So what could directastic be???? I'll have to think about it!
I am struggling a bit getting everything done. Grrr... It's not as if I've been stuffing around, exactly, but I have been doing a lot of playing around with my IM, starting new websites etc. which is taking me time. That's fine, as it is work related, but it takes me away from other stuff that absolutely needs to be done. I didn't get any housework done yesterday, and it is crucial I set aside an hour today to do it. Of course, it's already 2pm and the kids will be home in just 1.5 hours! Then it's basketball for my youngest son, meaning I won't be home until about 5:30. I prefer to do my paid writing work when there are no distractions, too... and I have a job to complete today. It's an easy one, but there is a bit of writing involved. Next week I also have to write a poorly paid ebook lol. However, poorly paid or not it's still $$$ in the bank, which I need until I can monetise myself in other ways.
Ideally I want to get this IM set up so I'm making enough money that I can quit the freelance writing and go full into my own writing (with some time set aside for doing IM). Oh, although, I have noticed there are a few writers in the Warrior Forum advertising their services, so I may try there. I just need to get my post count up a bit by participating in discussions. This will help give me some sort of credibility! I may also make one of my domains into a freelance writing site for myself so people can actually go there and see samples of my writing. Not sure which one yet! I definitely don't have a domain name related to freelance writing, but I have one that's kinda useless for anything else (I believe it had a good purpose when I bought it, but not so now). I also had a directory website with a great name for a directory, but I don't want to set up another directory ;) It really didn't make any money and it took me time to do all the submissions. I sometimes used to get like 100 submissions a day or something insane!
I may consider selling that domain name... we will see. Too bad I didn't sell it before the directory went bust (I'm not sure what happened by the site went down and never came back up again...and I couldn't access it) At least then it had some traffic hehe! The other bad name can probably be used easy enough for my freelance site, and as I'm not planning on being a full time freelancer forever (or even for long) it will do the trick, at least as a site I can send people to so they can download sample articles or whatever. Can possibly put a paypal button on the site too so people can pay me direct. We'll see! It may work out better than the bidding I'm doing in Elance at the moment. At least if I could get a regular gig writing articles for a reasonable price (or a few regular gigs) I'd be better off than I am now when I get stuff very sporadically.
Anyway, that is something I will plan AFTER I have finished the ebook I need to write and the other job I need to complete. I may whip up a new schedule for myself that includes time AFTER school...the after school time needs to be a little more flexible though!
Well I have rescued a couple more domain names...if that is what you can call it! There were three I had that have expired and I now have access to them again. One, I don't think I'll get back. Oh, I've changed my mind... it has PR2... so it could be worth keeping! Not sure what to DO with it though! It was a directory site, but I don't really want to create another directory. So what could directastic be???? I'll have to think about it!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Day 72
It's already Wednesday! The weeks are flying by far too fast, and I am not accomplishing nearly enough! Maybe I just set my sights too high?? Hmm... I don't think so... I think I do spend too much time not doing the quality tasks I need to get done.
So, today... I need to do my eye exercises (next), then go for my ride, then start the next writing job (try and get 50% of it completed today), then do my new IM work (testing the method), then do one hour cleaning the house, then do some more IM education. This is waaaaay off my original schedule, I know, because I've added IM to the mix. My personal writing is getting bumped to the side here which is annoying, as are my education things (including my writing course, German learning and Feng Shui). GRRRR... At least I am mostly keeping up with my exercise (not necessarily EPOC though). It's very hard when there's so much to fit in BUT I also know that I waste time on forums and stuff like that when I could be working.
So, time to do my eye exercises and I'll report back later what I've accomplished today.
So, today... I need to do my eye exercises (next), then go for my ride, then start the next writing job (try and get 50% of it completed today), then do my new IM work (testing the method), then do one hour cleaning the house, then do some more IM education. This is waaaaay off my original schedule, I know, because I've added IM to the mix. My personal writing is getting bumped to the side here which is annoying, as are my education things (including my writing course, German learning and Feng Shui). GRRRR... At least I am mostly keeping up with my exercise (not necessarily EPOC though). It's very hard when there's so much to fit in BUT I also know that I waste time on forums and stuff like that when I could be working.
So, time to do my eye exercises and I'll report back later what I've accomplished today.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Day 71
Okay, today is another busy one. I have the last article in the article set to write, which will net me a small amount of money. I also have another job to get stuck into which will net me an even smaller amount of money! I still want to do the online marketing idea that I started yesterday (I need to get stuck into it for two solid weeks to see if it nets me any results... if it gets me more than I get writing for other people, well I'll be dumping that lol).
I still have to go cycling today, but I've done my eye exercises. Once I get back from my ride I'll do the article and THEN before anything else, I will spend about an hour giving the house a quick tidy (floors, sofa, tables etc. nothing major, just getting rid of the lion's share of the mess). I still have to do my daughter's room (that's been outstanding for weeks now... and it's rather shocking at the moment as she was looking for her goggles). I also need to get some laundry done.
Well, it's nearly 11, so must get started on that ride or I'll never accomplish the rest of my goals! The kids have a friend coming around after school... may still take them to the lake for a run though. We'll see! Better than having them stuck in front of the TV the whole time!
Sooo... I did my ride, got the article done, got stuck into my new IM strategy, and tidied up for an hour. I also watched a few videos for an IM product that I'm considering buying (considering fairly hard cause it seems to be a really excellent one). So, while it sort of felt as if I hadn't accomplished much today, I DID do some of what I set out to do! Tomorrow I need to spend another hour on the house, and I also need to do this other writing job I've got. It is kinda sucky but hopefully won't be too hard ;) just a lot of rambling on and writing bogus reviews. Great job, huh??
I still have to go cycling today, but I've done my eye exercises. Once I get back from my ride I'll do the article and THEN before anything else, I will spend about an hour giving the house a quick tidy (floors, sofa, tables etc. nothing major, just getting rid of the lion's share of the mess). I still have to do my daughter's room (that's been outstanding for weeks now... and it's rather shocking at the moment as she was looking for her goggles). I also need to get some laundry done.
Well, it's nearly 11, so must get started on that ride or I'll never accomplish the rest of my goals! The kids have a friend coming around after school... may still take them to the lake for a run though. We'll see! Better than having them stuck in front of the TV the whole time!
Sooo... I did my ride, got the article done, got stuck into my new IM strategy, and tidied up for an hour. I also watched a few videos for an IM product that I'm considering buying (considering fairly hard cause it seems to be a really excellent one). So, while it sort of felt as if I hadn't accomplished much today, I DID do some of what I set out to do! Tomorrow I need to spend another hour on the house, and I also need to do this other writing job I've got. It is kinda sucky but hopefully won't be too hard ;) just a lot of rambling on and writing bogus reviews. Great job, huh??
Monday, April 19, 2010
Day 70
I just realised I have missed a day somewhere... it should be day 71 as it's the start of the week. Oh well! Anyway, amazingly I LOST a little bit more weight. Not a significant amount, but that was to be expected after last week's indulgences! Overall I wasn't terrible last week, but I think I did eat more than normal (the snacks etc. during the week, the junky food yesterday and Saturday...) I am quite amazed that there was downward progression to be honest! Ahh well, this week I'm putting in extra effort so there should DEFINITELY be a downard trend next week!
Okay, well the plan for today... first, I will clean my study. It's a mess! Mostly because of mice, partly because of children, and it has to be admitted, partly because of me! Then, I will spend a bit of time on this money earning method that I found out about yesterday. (Maybe an hour?). Next it is time for my eye exercises! Then, I will go for a ride, I was thinking of taking a longer ride than usual but time is of the essence. Once I am home, I have an article to write (which I'll be paid for because I finished the set, yay!). Then, I will run through the house and straighten it up a bit (it's fairly feral). I also need to do my EPOC exercises today! Is that enough?? Haha... well I also have my writing course that I need to do at least an hour on because I NEED to get that first assignment back ASAP. It's been lingering far too long ;) After the kids get home will probably take them to the lake so my son can do his running (lucky little fella!). So... there's a lot to do! I won't necessarily put a time on things, we'll just see how it goes!
Well... today was a bit of a dead loss in many ways. I didn't get done a LOT of things that I wanted to do! I spent most of the time stuffing around with IM... but I DID start one IM money making method. I'm going to try it out for a couple of weeks and see how it goes (I've only got the preparation phase started... so not making anything yet!).
I also COMPLETELY neglected exercise! Yes, even though I planned to cycle, do EPOC and run with my son, I did NOTHING. After school I was feeling tired (late night last night!) and thus I didn't achieve anything. I have realised that I do need to do my ride early in the day. 10:30 is good because that's usually when the mail is sorted. If I leave it too late I make excuses and don't go. That's not really satisfactory, especially when I didn't go every day last week, and as next week's got a long weekend, I won't be going every day next week either.
Hmm and tomorrow I need to clean the house a bit... it's really bad and all I did today was the study. Obviously, I need to get down and dirty and do a wee bit more than this room! The living area is very untidy... and I need to keep working on the laundry. And I'm not even mentioning the bedrooms here!! Hmm and I have a client giving me more work, unfortunately it's not the high paying kind! This is why I want to get profitable in IM... so I don't have to write articles for peanuts ;) I still have an article which needs to go out tomorrow morning to a client who DOES pay okay! So that will be done first...then I will do the other work. Apparently they have an eBook for me to write too... ho hum... if it paid a bit better I'd be happier about it ;)
Okay, well the plan for today... first, I will clean my study. It's a mess! Mostly because of mice, partly because of children, and it has to be admitted, partly because of me! Then, I will spend a bit of time on this money earning method that I found out about yesterday. (Maybe an hour?). Next it is time for my eye exercises! Then, I will go for a ride, I was thinking of taking a longer ride than usual but time is of the essence. Once I am home, I have an article to write (which I'll be paid for because I finished the set, yay!). Then, I will run through the house and straighten it up a bit (it's fairly feral). I also need to do my EPOC exercises today! Is that enough?? Haha... well I also have my writing course that I need to do at least an hour on because I NEED to get that first assignment back ASAP. It's been lingering far too long ;) After the kids get home will probably take them to the lake so my son can do his running (lucky little fella!). So... there's a lot to do! I won't necessarily put a time on things, we'll just see how it goes!
Well... today was a bit of a dead loss in many ways. I didn't get done a LOT of things that I wanted to do! I spent most of the time stuffing around with IM... but I DID start one IM money making method. I'm going to try it out for a couple of weeks and see how it goes (I've only got the preparation phase started... so not making anything yet!).
I also COMPLETELY neglected exercise! Yes, even though I planned to cycle, do EPOC and run with my son, I did NOTHING. After school I was feeling tired (late night last night!) and thus I didn't achieve anything. I have realised that I do need to do my ride early in the day. 10:30 is good because that's usually when the mail is sorted. If I leave it too late I make excuses and don't go. That's not really satisfactory, especially when I didn't go every day last week, and as next week's got a long weekend, I won't be going every day next week either.
Hmm and tomorrow I need to clean the house a bit... it's really bad and all I did today was the study. Obviously, I need to get down and dirty and do a wee bit more than this room! The living area is very untidy... and I need to keep working on the laundry. And I'm not even mentioning the bedrooms here!! Hmm and I have a client giving me more work, unfortunately it's not the high paying kind! This is why I want to get profitable in IM... so I don't have to write articles for peanuts ;) I still have an article which needs to go out tomorrow morning to a client who DOES pay okay! So that will be done first...then I will do the other work. Apparently they have an eBook for me to write too... ho hum... if it paid a bit better I'd be happier about it ;)
Day 69
As anticipated, no post yesterday. Well, there was nothing GOOD to post anyway! Going away to an expo at the showgrounds means eating isn't what it could be. Also, today was a bit of a dead loss... this morning I ate a good breakfast as usual, and later in the day we went for a walk around the lake (so far so good!). However, I had to take my husband home and we were away during tea time, which meant junk for tea! Ate some chips and then some hot chips. Full of fat, carbs and blah... so yeah, didn't end the day well (oh... and had a Kahlua (sp??) and coke to round it all off).
And thus... not expecting great things weight wise tomorrow! I did good exercise during the week, but not enough to make up for the poor eating really. Hmm... now it's less than two weeks to the reunion (gulp!) so I am wondering what I can accomplish in that time if I give it 250% effort! Kinda like they do in The Biggest Loser to get massive weight loss in a short time!
Basically eating must be 100%... no ifs ands or buts about it... And exercise needs to be ramped up to the next level. This means LONGER rides, EPOC three times a week without fail, and extra exercise thrown in. My husband and I made a deal with our 11 year old son that we'll buy him a new Nintendo DSi XL WHEN he runs around the lake (6km) without stopping (well maybe to drink ;)). For some kids this wouldn't be too hard (in fact... we will not challenge the 9 year old with the same deal cause he'd probably be able to do it in a relatively short time), but my oldest son is quite sedentary and overweight. He's 3cm taller than his younger brother and probably outweighs him by a good 15kg or more. I've really been trying to prevent him from eating so much, but it seems that my efforts aren't enough... so we have to try something to really push him harder! He'll be starting high school next year, and he's the sort of kid who's going to find it hard enough (he's the short, brainy, bookish type of kid) without being obese to boot. At least if we can get him to a healthy weight he'll have somewhat of an easier time! (I can only hope). At least he's not shy ;) He's very academically keen though... which is sort of alienating from a lot of the peer group who think it's not cool to study!
So... I basically said that after school I'll take the kids to the lake and we'll start off easy... 500m jog, 500m walk then we'll turn back for a further 500m jog and 500m walk (each 500m around the lake's perimeter is marked out). Once he's good at that we'll go further before turning back, until we can get the whole 6km around (maybe alternating walking and jogging still). Of course, I have to not only take him but my 9 year old son and 8 year old daughter, so we'll all be getting exercise.
Anyway, this means I'll be not only getting exercise cycling and doing EPOC but jogging as well. That plus ultra healthy eating should kick me out of this plateau phase I'm in at the moment.
Now onto tomorrow... I have LOTS to achieve. I need to get stuck into the house (not much got done on the weekend at all so it's in a bit of a state), and I need to really get into money making activities. I have an article to finish, and I'll probably be given more work from another client (poor paying though :( ) I'm also going to try to get back into some online affiliate marketing. I've been reading a couple of great reports that have given me some fantastic ideas (both long term and short term earning potential). Ideally I'd like to set up a few websites and get them earning $1000 a month or so. Once I can get these sort of income streams set up, I can focus more on my own writing and not need to worry so much about trying to get Elance writing gigs for other people.
Now, I have tried affiliate marketing in the past and never really made great strides (I did make some $$$ but not enough to retire on lol). However, as in most things, I sort of flitted from one thing to another, not really sticking firmly with a single program. I still have a tendency to look for the "next big thing"... but I know that's not really ideal. I now have an excellent blueprint for setting up a money site (not sure of topic yet though...) which is sort of a long term thing (may take awhile to start earning money), but I've also read of a short term way of getting products promoted and sold. It's the sort of method where you may get a couple of hundred dollars one day and nothing for the next three days... and there's no long term potential in it BUT if I could make, say, an average of $100 a day on it (even less would do) it would free up more of my time and resources into putting together a quality site and promoting it. It seems to be a bit of a random method... in that you can maybe make $600 in a few hours if you hit on the right thing at the right time, but other times the payoff is a lot less. However, putting some hard time and experimentation into it will hopefully pay off.
Also, this second method doesn't require me to have a website (I do have a couple of websites still... I had a bunch more at some stage but lost most of my domain names... bad registrar lol... the GoDaddy domain names I bought first I still have, but they're not great domains...I bought them before I knew anything about creating good keyword rich domain names). Anyway, I will probably end up getting another domain name and some more hosting for my long term site plan. I don't want to end up with a zillion websites though, cause it's too confusing haha. 10 sites all earning a few hundred a month would be ideal! But that's long term... Eventually I want to be able to have money sites that don't need too much continual work (barring the occasional blog post etc.) so I can get onto my MAIN job of being a WRITER of fiction rather than a writer of web content ;)
Anyways... all this means I have lots of work tomorrow! I'll do a bit of research for the niche for my main website, and will try this other method to get an injection of a bit of ready cash. I'll try and do this for an hour or two tomorrow and see how I go (however I won't get any good results until I've done it consistently for a couple of weeks I don't think... too many variables and too much experimentation).
Well, it seems what started off as a quick daily update has become an essay, and it's already tomorrow lol. So, high time I was in BED!
And thus... not expecting great things weight wise tomorrow! I did good exercise during the week, but not enough to make up for the poor eating really. Hmm... now it's less than two weeks to the reunion (gulp!) so I am wondering what I can accomplish in that time if I give it 250% effort! Kinda like they do in The Biggest Loser to get massive weight loss in a short time!
Basically eating must be 100%... no ifs ands or buts about it... And exercise needs to be ramped up to the next level. This means LONGER rides, EPOC three times a week without fail, and extra exercise thrown in. My husband and I made a deal with our 11 year old son that we'll buy him a new Nintendo DSi XL WHEN he runs around the lake (6km) without stopping (well maybe to drink ;)). For some kids this wouldn't be too hard (in fact... we will not challenge the 9 year old with the same deal cause he'd probably be able to do it in a relatively short time), but my oldest son is quite sedentary and overweight. He's 3cm taller than his younger brother and probably outweighs him by a good 15kg or more. I've really been trying to prevent him from eating so much, but it seems that my efforts aren't enough... so we have to try something to really push him harder! He'll be starting high school next year, and he's the sort of kid who's going to find it hard enough (he's the short, brainy, bookish type of kid) without being obese to boot. At least if we can get him to a healthy weight he'll have somewhat of an easier time! (I can only hope). At least he's not shy ;) He's very academically keen though... which is sort of alienating from a lot of the peer group who think it's not cool to study!
So... I basically said that after school I'll take the kids to the lake and we'll start off easy... 500m jog, 500m walk then we'll turn back for a further 500m jog and 500m walk (each 500m around the lake's perimeter is marked out). Once he's good at that we'll go further before turning back, until we can get the whole 6km around (maybe alternating walking and jogging still). Of course, I have to not only take him but my 9 year old son and 8 year old daughter, so we'll all be getting exercise.
Anyway, this means I'll be not only getting exercise cycling and doing EPOC but jogging as well. That plus ultra healthy eating should kick me out of this plateau phase I'm in at the moment.
Now onto tomorrow... I have LOTS to achieve. I need to get stuck into the house (not much got done on the weekend at all so it's in a bit of a state), and I need to really get into money making activities. I have an article to finish, and I'll probably be given more work from another client (poor paying though :( ) I'm also going to try to get back into some online affiliate marketing. I've been reading a couple of great reports that have given me some fantastic ideas (both long term and short term earning potential). Ideally I'd like to set up a few websites and get them earning $1000 a month or so. Once I can get these sort of income streams set up, I can focus more on my own writing and not need to worry so much about trying to get Elance writing gigs for other people.
Now, I have tried affiliate marketing in the past and never really made great strides (I did make some $$$ but not enough to retire on lol). However, as in most things, I sort of flitted from one thing to another, not really sticking firmly with a single program. I still have a tendency to look for the "next big thing"... but I know that's not really ideal. I now have an excellent blueprint for setting up a money site (not sure of topic yet though...) which is sort of a long term thing (may take awhile to start earning money), but I've also read of a short term way of getting products promoted and sold. It's the sort of method where you may get a couple of hundred dollars one day and nothing for the next three days... and there's no long term potential in it BUT if I could make, say, an average of $100 a day on it (even less would do) it would free up more of my time and resources into putting together a quality site and promoting it. It seems to be a bit of a random method... in that you can maybe make $600 in a few hours if you hit on the right thing at the right time, but other times the payoff is a lot less. However, putting some hard time and experimentation into it will hopefully pay off.
Also, this second method doesn't require me to have a website (I do have a couple of websites still... I had a bunch more at some stage but lost most of my domain names... bad registrar lol... the GoDaddy domain names I bought first I still have, but they're not great domains...I bought them before I knew anything about creating good keyword rich domain names). Anyway, I will probably end up getting another domain name and some more hosting for my long term site plan. I don't want to end up with a zillion websites though, cause it's too confusing haha. 10 sites all earning a few hundred a month would be ideal! But that's long term... Eventually I want to be able to have money sites that don't need too much continual work (barring the occasional blog post etc.) so I can get onto my MAIN job of being a WRITER of fiction rather than a writer of web content ;)
Anyways... all this means I have lots of work tomorrow! I'll do a bit of research for the niche for my main website, and will try this other method to get an injection of a bit of ready cash. I'll try and do this for an hour or two tomorrow and see how I go (however I won't get any good results until I've done it consistently for a couple of weeks I don't think... too many variables and too much experimentation).
Well, it seems what started off as a quick daily update has become an essay, and it's already tomorrow lol. So, high time I was in BED!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Day 67
Geez it's nearly day 70 already! Wow... I know I expected to have achieved more by this stage, but I still can't say I'm unhappy with where I am. So, today as usual I have stuck to eating well so far. My biggest concern, I think, food wise is that I'm not sure I'm getting enough variety. I tend to stick to a pretty standard diet, simply because I know I enjoy what I'm having. Nevertheless, I think I could be adding a greater variety of foods to what I eat... it's how to incorporate them that's the challenge! This is probably something I need to work on over the next few weeks.
Anyway, today is a busy one, which means I won't be getting much work done ;) It's already after 12 (almost 12:30) and I still have to go into town for a haircut and shopping. This will take me awhile! I did promise my daughter I'd help with her room, but it STILL hasn't happened, and I'm not sure there will be time for much today. This means, I need to sign off for now and get going!
Anyway, today is a busy one, which means I won't be getting much work done ;) It's already after 12 (almost 12:30) and I still have to go into town for a haircut and shopping. This will take me awhile! I did promise my daughter I'd help with her room, but it STILL hasn't happened, and I'm not sure there will be time for much today. This means, I need to sign off for now and get going!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Day 66
The weeks are going too quickly! I can't believe it's already Thursday and nearly the end of the week. Well, what can I say about yesterday? The BAD thing is I bought some chickpea chips and ate most of them :( I can't do that again! I still have the rest of the packet which I will finish. Those are the things I can have OCCASIONALLY after I've lost my excess weight, not before! While they are high in protein, they're also high in carbs, and I don't need the extra carbs, that's for sure!
So, what else? I didn't do EPOC yesterday, my legs were still really sore from Monday (which means I need to be more REGULAR about my exercise) and I was running behind on my schedule. And today, basically, I will be throwing the old schedule out the door! Today I need to focus on CLEANING. Specifically, my daughter's room, which never really got tidied after we moved house. In fact, she just emptied stuff directly into the wardrobe I think! The problem is that at the end of last term I gave her her NEW goggles and told her to put them safely away. Right... so you can imagine what that means... she can't find them AND she's got swimming at school today and after school tomorrow. SO she has borrowed her brother's for today (he didn't want them) but I want to find hers for tomorrow. I also want her room sorted out, because just going in there drives me insane. She's also too young to really deal with that quantity of mess herself. She can do basic cleaning and tidying (she's 8) but when confronted with an enormous pile of STUFF she gets overwhelmed (I know the feeling!) So I told her I will help her sort out her room, but she has to maintain it when it's clean. Which I think is fair enough!
So, I will be spending a lot of time today in her room. I want to get the stuff off the floor cleaned at least (she tipped out her toy bucket, which was filled with a mismash of stuff, and we hauled stuff out of her wardrobe onto the floor to search through it. Once the floor is cleaned, I'll start attacking the wardrobes. Sigh! Ahh well, one of my goals for this year was to be TIDY and I've been failing in that one. So, I will do some focus on that.
The other thing I want to focus on is WRITING my own book. That is something that is really crucial for me at the moment. Getting freelance jobs is all fine and well (and, to be fair, completely necessary), but I'll never get OUT of freelancing unless I can get my own writing published. Other stuff I really WANT to achieve, but I think that has to come first. I don't necessarily have to spend hours and hours a day on my writing, but I do want to spend at least an hour in solid writing each weekday (and maybe weekends too...when I've got some time). So the focus for the next few weeks will be a) the house b) my own writing. I will also be bidding on freelance work, and naturally doing that when I get awarded jobs. I do need to earn MONEY after all!
Oh, and of course my EYES. I will be doing my eye exercises each day, as well as riding each day and becoming healthier. The healthy thing goes without saying! It is just regular daily stuff...so I wouldn't call it a focus right now because it should be an integral part of my life. Eating is generally good (except for these chips I bought) as I rarely have anything really bad. However, I also need to fit in my EPOC three times a week which I haven't been great at.
However, the house must be a big priority as I feel living in a mess sort of clouds me mentally and emotionally. I can't get good work done when I'm surrounded by an untidy, yucky working and living environment. So! House will be the first major thing for today (well I will go on my ride, do my eyes and then do the house). I want to spend the last hour of the day or so sitting down before the computer and WRITING though.
Okay, well it's now just after half past 11. I've been for my ride and am now dyeing my hair. Yeah, I'd forgotten that I had to do it today ;) I wanted to do it last night, but the whole process takes some time and you end up going to bed with wet hair (I like to wait till the kids are asleep, so I don't get started until late). So I basically have half an hour before I have to go wash it out. Later today I also have to go shopping for garbage bags and spinach (sooo stupid of me to forget yesterday :(...) So, that is something else that will waste precious time today. AND tomorrow is shopping day... blah... maybe I should just do all the shopping today so I don't have to go again tomorrow? Although, I also have to get my hair cut tomorrow...Meh... PITA. I really NEED to get those couple of things today... ahh well... if I go for a quick shop today, I will do the full shop tomorrow after I've had my hair cut. I'll also be straightening my hair tomorrow cause my sister and I have something on on Saturday and I want my hair nice for it ;) (and that's why I'm dyeing it now). The annoying this is that I'll have to wear these stupid old glasses. I thought of wearing contacts, but I haven't worn them in months so my eyes will be really sore by the end of the day if I try to wear them. If we were only going out at night I would definitely wear them. (Life will be so much easier once I've fixed my vision).
It's now half past twelve, my hair is done, but I am now doing my eyebrows! Not quite the same production as dyeing hair though ;) Just a 10 minute job. Wow I lost a LOT of hair in the shower after dyeing. I mean a LOT. Scary! I have heard that when one starts to detox their hair falls out a lot...which I DON'T want as I am growing my hair (it starts getting stringy, especially at the ends, when I lose a lot... and I end up having to get a fair chunk cut off to compensate). I want it down to my waist, so I really don't want to lose heaps ;) It's reasonably long by now... I guess it should be to my waist in another year (provided I don't get huge quantities chopped off). I've never had particularly thick hair, so any large loss is definitely BAD.
Hmm once I've done my eyebrows, I will have to do my eye exercises. Then I'll zip up to the shops. Then I'll spend about an hour in my daughter's room (focussing mainly on the floor at the moment). And finally I'll try to spend at least an hour working on my novel. Hmm after I have changed the kitty litter and cleaned out the mice. I may also give the study a five minute going over and a vacuum. The frogs probably need some more water too! Haha it's no wonder I never get everything I want to do finished ;) Tomorrow will be another busy day with a ride first thing, then I'll have a shower and go into town for a haircut and shopping. I imagine that will take up the lion's share of the day! Tomorrow I'll probably also work on my daughter's room and do some shopping. And that's the end of the school week! So... another week over and not nearly enough accomplished.
Oh, and for the next two weeks after this I'll be trying EXTRA hard to lose weight as it will only be two weeks until my high school reunion (of course, I need to determine if my friends are definitely going before I buy tickets!!) In that fortnight I want to put everything I can into my weight loss and toning. This means LONG rides every day, it means EPOC three times a week without fail, and it means perfect eating. Fair sized ask or what?? I don't know how much I'll lose, but any is a bonus ;) Ideally I'll drop another 4kg. That would be nice! I'll still be overweight, but you know, not massively overweight. Of course I didn't meet my goals for perfection by the first of May, but I am a LONG way from where I started, not least because for the most part I DO eat well and I DO consistently lose weight. It's dropped off a bit over the holidays, and this week hasn't been fantastic, but I have shown myself that I can consistently eat the right foods and do exercise. This is something I just haven't been able to accomplish in YEARS.
Okay, done my eye exercises and updated my vision blog. Now, it's 1:30 so I need to get a wriggle on! I don't know if I'll have the chance to do one hour of tidying plus an hour of writing before the kids get home. Well, strike that... I WON'T cause it's two hours until home time and I have to go shopping first ;)
Ho hum... nothing much good to report. I got stuck reading some stuff online... sort of motivated me, and then didn't! And as a result, I didn't get my goals completed for the day :( Disappointing! And now I've got laundry and stuff to do... so I shall go do that and plan tomorrow better!
So, what else? I didn't do EPOC yesterday, my legs were still really sore from Monday (which means I need to be more REGULAR about my exercise) and I was running behind on my schedule. And today, basically, I will be throwing the old schedule out the door! Today I need to focus on CLEANING. Specifically, my daughter's room, which never really got tidied after we moved house. In fact, she just emptied stuff directly into the wardrobe I think! The problem is that at the end of last term I gave her her NEW goggles and told her to put them safely away. Right... so you can imagine what that means... she can't find them AND she's got swimming at school today and after school tomorrow. SO she has borrowed her brother's for today (he didn't want them) but I want to find hers for tomorrow. I also want her room sorted out, because just going in there drives me insane. She's also too young to really deal with that quantity of mess herself. She can do basic cleaning and tidying (she's 8) but when confronted with an enormous pile of STUFF she gets overwhelmed (I know the feeling!) So I told her I will help her sort out her room, but she has to maintain it when it's clean. Which I think is fair enough!
So, I will be spending a lot of time today in her room. I want to get the stuff off the floor cleaned at least (she tipped out her toy bucket, which was filled with a mismash of stuff, and we hauled stuff out of her wardrobe onto the floor to search through it. Once the floor is cleaned, I'll start attacking the wardrobes. Sigh! Ahh well, one of my goals for this year was to be TIDY and I've been failing in that one. So, I will do some focus on that.
The other thing I want to focus on is WRITING my own book. That is something that is really crucial for me at the moment. Getting freelance jobs is all fine and well (and, to be fair, completely necessary), but I'll never get OUT of freelancing unless I can get my own writing published. Other stuff I really WANT to achieve, but I think that has to come first. I don't necessarily have to spend hours and hours a day on my writing, but I do want to spend at least an hour in solid writing each weekday (and maybe weekends too...when I've got some time). So the focus for the next few weeks will be a) the house b) my own writing. I will also be bidding on freelance work, and naturally doing that when I get awarded jobs. I do need to earn MONEY after all!
Oh, and of course my EYES. I will be doing my eye exercises each day, as well as riding each day and becoming healthier. The healthy thing goes without saying! It is just regular daily stuff...so I wouldn't call it a focus right now because it should be an integral part of my life. Eating is generally good (except for these chips I bought) as I rarely have anything really bad. However, I also need to fit in my EPOC three times a week which I haven't been great at.
However, the house must be a big priority as I feel living in a mess sort of clouds me mentally and emotionally. I can't get good work done when I'm surrounded by an untidy, yucky working and living environment. So! House will be the first major thing for today (well I will go on my ride, do my eyes and then do the house). I want to spend the last hour of the day or so sitting down before the computer and WRITING though.
Okay, well it's now just after half past 11. I've been for my ride and am now dyeing my hair. Yeah, I'd forgotten that I had to do it today ;) I wanted to do it last night, but the whole process takes some time and you end up going to bed with wet hair (I like to wait till the kids are asleep, so I don't get started until late). So I basically have half an hour before I have to go wash it out. Later today I also have to go shopping for garbage bags and spinach (sooo stupid of me to forget yesterday :(...) So, that is something else that will waste precious time today. AND tomorrow is shopping day... blah... maybe I should just do all the shopping today so I don't have to go again tomorrow? Although, I also have to get my hair cut tomorrow...Meh... PITA. I really NEED to get those couple of things today... ahh well... if I go for a quick shop today, I will do the full shop tomorrow after I've had my hair cut. I'll also be straightening my hair tomorrow cause my sister and I have something on on Saturday and I want my hair nice for it ;) (and that's why I'm dyeing it now). The annoying this is that I'll have to wear these stupid old glasses. I thought of wearing contacts, but I haven't worn them in months so my eyes will be really sore by the end of the day if I try to wear them. If we were only going out at night I would definitely wear them. (Life will be so much easier once I've fixed my vision).
It's now half past twelve, my hair is done, but I am now doing my eyebrows! Not quite the same production as dyeing hair though ;) Just a 10 minute job. Wow I lost a LOT of hair in the shower after dyeing. I mean a LOT. Scary! I have heard that when one starts to detox their hair falls out a lot...which I DON'T want as I am growing my hair (it starts getting stringy, especially at the ends, when I lose a lot... and I end up having to get a fair chunk cut off to compensate). I want it down to my waist, so I really don't want to lose heaps ;) It's reasonably long by now... I guess it should be to my waist in another year (provided I don't get huge quantities chopped off). I've never had particularly thick hair, so any large loss is definitely BAD.
Hmm once I've done my eyebrows, I will have to do my eye exercises. Then I'll zip up to the shops. Then I'll spend about an hour in my daughter's room (focussing mainly on the floor at the moment). And finally I'll try to spend at least an hour working on my novel. Hmm after I have changed the kitty litter and cleaned out the mice. I may also give the study a five minute going over and a vacuum. The frogs probably need some more water too! Haha it's no wonder I never get everything I want to do finished ;) Tomorrow will be another busy day with a ride first thing, then I'll have a shower and go into town for a haircut and shopping. I imagine that will take up the lion's share of the day! Tomorrow I'll probably also work on my daughter's room and do some shopping. And that's the end of the school week! So... another week over and not nearly enough accomplished.
Oh, and for the next two weeks after this I'll be trying EXTRA hard to lose weight as it will only be two weeks until my high school reunion (of course, I need to determine if my friends are definitely going before I buy tickets!!) In that fortnight I want to put everything I can into my weight loss and toning. This means LONG rides every day, it means EPOC three times a week without fail, and it means perfect eating. Fair sized ask or what?? I don't know how much I'll lose, but any is a bonus ;) Ideally I'll drop another 4kg. That would be nice! I'll still be overweight, but you know, not massively overweight. Of course I didn't meet my goals for perfection by the first of May, but I am a LONG way from where I started, not least because for the most part I DO eat well and I DO consistently lose weight. It's dropped off a bit over the holidays, and this week hasn't been fantastic, but I have shown myself that I can consistently eat the right foods and do exercise. This is something I just haven't been able to accomplish in YEARS.
Okay, done my eye exercises and updated my vision blog. Now, it's 1:30 so I need to get a wriggle on! I don't know if I'll have the chance to do one hour of tidying plus an hour of writing before the kids get home. Well, strike that... I WON'T cause it's two hours until home time and I have to go shopping first ;)
Ho hum... nothing much good to report. I got stuck reading some stuff online... sort of motivated me, and then didn't! And as a result, I didn't get my goals completed for the day :( Disappointing! And now I've got laundry and stuff to do... so I shall go do that and plan tomorrow better!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Day 65
Well, today hasn't started according to my "plan" exactly! I have done my eye exercises but no other work (stuffed around a bit reading emails etc.) AND it's already time I was on my ride! Ahh well... I think I will create a new plan with a little more flexibility thrown in. Today I want to work on a) my own writing and b) the Feng Shui course I have. I will have a quick browse through Elance for jobs to bid on, but I still haven't heard back from my client about the work I've done, so I'll leave the next article until tomorrow (it's the last in the series I was hired to do). Because I have very little freelance work, I need to get stuck heavily into my own novel. I'm also contemplating creating affiliate sites again. I may just start with one and work on building it up (a few years ago I had a bit of a go at it... created a few websites, but nothing much came out of it). I think if I focus on one particular affiliate product that I can really get behind, and do blogging etc. about it, I may have a chance of creating something worthwhile. I'm thinking of maybe the vision product I'm using, and incorporating my blog into it. However, I want to get some RESULTS first! I may also search for a couple of other affiliate products that I really feel I can get behind. In the past I was a great deal more haphazard about promoting products. I don't actually feel it works well unless you really ARE passionate about what you're promoting. In this way I want to set up a few income streams that will help for when times are tough (like now!).
Okay, time to kick myself in the BUTT. It is almost 1pm and I have accomplished very little. I can tick off eye exercises and cycling but THAT'S IT! I need to do some of MY WRITING today. Even if I don't get my Feng Shui study done until after the kids are home. I'd like to do at least a solid hour. AND I have to go shopping to buy more fruit as we're out of apples (not surprising as I usually have four a day lol and the kids also have one or two a day). SO...I will spend the next 5 minutes on Elance looking for jobs. THEN I will do an hour on my writing (until 2:00) and then I will drive to the supermarket. When I get back I'll do some more writing (until kids get home). After the kids are home I'll start studying a bit of Feng Shui, and I'll try and straighten up this study... which is getting quite messy AGAIN! (Not helped by kids or mice... I am getting sawdust everywhere from the mouse cage being moved around by the kids).
Okay, time to kick myself in the BUTT. It is almost 1pm and I have accomplished very little. I can tick off eye exercises and cycling but THAT'S IT! I need to do some of MY WRITING today. Even if I don't get my Feng Shui study done until after the kids are home. I'd like to do at least a solid hour. AND I have to go shopping to buy more fruit as we're out of apples (not surprising as I usually have four a day lol and the kids also have one or two a day). SO...I will spend the next 5 minutes on Elance looking for jobs. THEN I will do an hour on my writing (until 2:00) and then I will drive to the supermarket. When I get back I'll do some more writing (until kids get home). After the kids are home I'll start studying a bit of Feng Shui, and I'll try and straighten up this study... which is getting quite messy AGAIN! (Not helped by kids or mice... I am getting sawdust everywhere from the mouse cage being moved around by the kids).
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Day 64
Eating yesterday was okay. Not perfect, but okay... I finished the rest of my vegetarian deli slices in a sandwich, which isn't really part of my eating plan ;) Anyway, I want to go back to eating pretty much raw all day with maybe a cooked thing in the evening. At least for awhile ;) Eventually I'm going to want to drop the cooked thing altogether!
While I only did a useless bit of bike ride yesterday, I DID do my EPOC exercises (and those squats really worked my thighs! I was surprised my thighs were so tired out, as I would have imagined my riding to have strengthened them a bit... but it could be a slightly different muscle usage). So, yesterday went okay.
As far as my schedule went. It was ho hum... I did write an article, I did spend some focus time in one room, and I did do some of my writing course. However, I did NOT do 5 minutes in each room (I did two rooms for five minutes each) and I didn't do any of my own personal writing. I also went over time for most things. I think it's because a schedule doesn't leave any room for transition time.
It's now 10:30 which is riding time. So I need to get my rear in gear and get onto my bike ;) This also involves getting water, setting up my iPod etc. etc. so it does take me a few minutes to get going. Anyway, it's cold but NOT raining at the moment! So I'll get on and do that and we'll see if we can keep this schedule a bit better. I may also have to change a bit and put in blogging... I also want to extend it out to 5:00 or 5:30 because even though the kids are home, that is still time I can accomplish some tasks (except Thursdays and Fridays because of after school activities). It's a bit harder to work with the kids around, but not impossible ;)
Okay, done and finished my ride! It was chilly at first but I warmed up about half way through (as most of the way there is downhill I don't require much exertion therefore don't warm up much...it's the way back where I get my workout). So phew! And it's not much past 11, so I'll get onto my work now!
Hmm well today... what did I accomplish? I did my riding, that's one tick... I did some bidding on Elance... I did a wee bit of German (don't think I accomplished much though...I am a bit disorganised in my learning). I think I will have to focus on learning, say, 10 German words each day. I still have to focus on GRAMMAR as well though. Eeep... vocab is easier than Grammar I think!
While I only did a useless bit of bike ride yesterday, I DID do my EPOC exercises (and those squats really worked my thighs! I was surprised my thighs were so tired out, as I would have imagined my riding to have strengthened them a bit... but it could be a slightly different muscle usage). So, yesterday went okay.
As far as my schedule went. It was ho hum... I did write an article, I did spend some focus time in one room, and I did do some of my writing course. However, I did NOT do 5 minutes in each room (I did two rooms for five minutes each) and I didn't do any of my own personal writing. I also went over time for most things. I think it's because a schedule doesn't leave any room for transition time.
It's now 10:30 which is riding time. So I need to get my rear in gear and get onto my bike ;) This also involves getting water, setting up my iPod etc. etc. so it does take me a few minutes to get going. Anyway, it's cold but NOT raining at the moment! So I'll get on and do that and we'll see if we can keep this schedule a bit better. I may also have to change a bit and put in blogging... I also want to extend it out to 5:00 or 5:30 because even though the kids are home, that is still time I can accomplish some tasks (except Thursdays and Fridays because of after school activities). It's a bit harder to work with the kids around, but not impossible ;)
Okay, done and finished my ride! It was chilly at first but I warmed up about half way through (as most of the way there is downhill I don't require much exertion therefore don't warm up much...it's the way back where I get my workout). So phew! And it's not much past 11, so I'll get onto my work now!
Hmm well today... what did I accomplish? I did my riding, that's one tick... I did some bidding on Elance... I did a wee bit of German (don't think I accomplished much though...I am a bit disorganised in my learning). I think I will have to focus on learning, say, 10 German words each day. I still have to focus on GRAMMAR as well though. Eeep... vocab is easier than Grammar I think!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Day 63
Well, the weight loss wasn't startling. In fact, I had to take my PJs off to weigh myself or I would have weighed MORE than last week, and that wasn't acceptable to me ;)
So, this week I really need to get stuck into some HARD work. Today's looking a bit cold and manky outside, but I must cycle regardless. I thought of dissing it for the day, but really, I can't. It's too important to get straight back into it and working HARD. There's no excuse for me to wallow a day longer.
Haha I did a schedule last night, thought it was really great, then realised I'd left out the house cleaning part! So, looks like it's back to the drawing board. It seems I have soooo much to do in such a little amount of time! I don't know what I'll do if my freelance writing fills up, because I'll have to squish a lot of other stuff to the side. But for today, it's all good. I only have one job to do, and really only one article to write ;) So, I'll do something to fix my chart and get going with it!
Okay, well I did my eye exercises and started a new blog regarding my vision improvement. However, my schedule is right out of whack as it's almost 11:00 now and I haven't gone riding and I haven't done any of my freelance work! EEEP. I think that's what happens with a new activity or exercise... it takes longer because you have to read all the directions and suchlike to get started, so the eye exercises took longer than anticipated. Also starting a new blog takes time! However, it is one I may be able to monetise in the future (if I can improve my vision, then I should be able to sell the Rebuild Your Vision course as an affiliate, as I will be an excellent testimonial for the fact that it WORKS). Now, onto some work!
Ahh well I had a brief but aborted ride...it was spitting with rain and my glasses were getting annoyingly wet. I decided to turn back when I got to the white gate. So, not a very long ride at all... still I got quite warm and worked up a wee bit of sweat and puffing. Still, not really enough for proper exercise! But still, something is better than nothing. Ironically the rain has sort of stopped now! If it had stopped earlier, I probably would have continued. Ahh well... I do need to get some of this work done! My schedule is already way out of whack.
Okay... let me see. Well I've written the article I needed to get done. I've also tidied the laundry (half an hour) and done a bit of straightening up in the dining room. Hmm... however it's 2:12pm... so I am waaaaay off any schedule. I haven't done my own writing and I haven't done any of my writing course! Oh, and I haven't done my EPOC either! EEP.
Sooo... prioritise prioritise... what is most important? EPOC is harder to do when the kids are home, whereas I can do writing with the kids home (it does get interrupted, but it's still possible). So I think I will try for my EPOC and then get onto my writing. At least that gets some of today's goals sorted out. Hmm... I also need to call about the pet registrations... *sigh*. I won't get them paid today, maybe I can squeeze it in tomorrow? Oh yeah, cause I'll have sooo much more time tomorrow than I had today (lol).
So, this week I really need to get stuck into some HARD work. Today's looking a bit cold and manky outside, but I must cycle regardless. I thought of dissing it for the day, but really, I can't. It's too important to get straight back into it and working HARD. There's no excuse for me to wallow a day longer.
Haha I did a schedule last night, thought it was really great, then realised I'd left out the house cleaning part! So, looks like it's back to the drawing board. It seems I have soooo much to do in such a little amount of time! I don't know what I'll do if my freelance writing fills up, because I'll have to squish a lot of other stuff to the side. But for today, it's all good. I only have one job to do, and really only one article to write ;) So, I'll do something to fix my chart and get going with it!
Okay, well I did my eye exercises and started a new blog regarding my vision improvement. However, my schedule is right out of whack as it's almost 11:00 now and I haven't gone riding and I haven't done any of my freelance work! EEEP. I think that's what happens with a new activity or exercise... it takes longer because you have to read all the directions and suchlike to get started, so the eye exercises took longer than anticipated. Also starting a new blog takes time! However, it is one I may be able to monetise in the future (if I can improve my vision, then I should be able to sell the Rebuild Your Vision course as an affiliate, as I will be an excellent testimonial for the fact that it WORKS). Now, onto some work!
Ahh well I had a brief but aborted ride...it was spitting with rain and my glasses were getting annoyingly wet. I decided to turn back when I got to the white gate. So, not a very long ride at all... still I got quite warm and worked up a wee bit of sweat and puffing. Still, not really enough for proper exercise! But still, something is better than nothing. Ironically the rain has sort of stopped now! If it had stopped earlier, I probably would have continued. Ahh well... I do need to get some of this work done! My schedule is already way out of whack.
Okay... let me see. Well I've written the article I needed to get done. I've also tidied the laundry (half an hour) and done a bit of straightening up in the dining room. Hmm... however it's 2:12pm... so I am waaaaay off any schedule. I haven't done my own writing and I haven't done any of my writing course! Oh, and I haven't done my EPOC either! EEP.
Sooo... prioritise prioritise... what is most important? EPOC is harder to do when the kids are home, whereas I can do writing with the kids home (it does get interrupted, but it's still possible). So I think I will try for my EPOC and then get onto my writing. At least that gets some of today's goals sorted out. Hmm... I also need to call about the pet registrations... *sigh*. I won't get them paid today, maybe I can squeeze it in tomorrow? Oh yeah, cause I'll have sooo much more time tomorrow than I had today (lol).
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Day 62
Well today is the end of another week, and tomorrow morning is another weigh in! Hopefully the weight has gone down a bit or I'll need to get a bit tough ;) Well, I should probably say TOUGHER! Today was ho hum... took my husband home after having a quick bite to eat for lunch, and of course he bought a block of chocolate and a packet of Starbursts. Yup, I ate a bit of choc and quite a few bursts! However, am finishing off with a healthy green smoothie.
Tomorrow also heralds the start of second term, so kids are back at school! Yay! Well, I do love my kids but having a bit of kid-free time is great too. It also means BACK TO WORK in a big way. Last term I was waaay too slack about my paid work. This term, no excuses. I have limited money left and I need to start thinking about next year with my oldest son starting high school. Yes, he's got a 50% scholarship, which is FANTASTIC. BUT I still have to pay 50% private school fees! (Not cheap!) Not to mention school books, a uniform, and apparently they also need a computer (which I think can be leased). So all up, plenty of money... and at the moment I just couldn't hope to pay it with what I make. I want to start with a goal of $300 a week from freelance work. I will also be doing my own writing in this time, in the hopes of a writing contract! My ultimate goal, of course, is being a self supporting novelist. Difficult, yes, but sooo worth it! It's not about making mega bucks for me, but it is about being able to support myself and my family and being able to work from home. Freelance also lets me work from home, but that requires lots of job bidding and working for other people (most are great, some are challenging).
Tomorrow is also the day when I have to get back into riding and do some more exercise! These holidays I've been way too indolent, and I'm sure it will show in my fitness tomorrow (nothing worse than getting fitter and finding your fitness decrease after a couple of sedentary weeks). I also need to get back into my BodySculpt bands for strength training. Both aspects are important. I also need to start my EYE exercises. AND I need to go to the council to register my cats (tried to do it Friday as the deadline was Saturday, but I don't have the microchip numbers because they were never sent to me in the mail as they were supposed to be!) I need to call the vet about it and find out. Ho hum...
My focus room for cleaning tomorrow will be the LAUNDRY. Why? Because it's giving me the shits. It is one of the least sorted areas of the house, and because it's the place where the cats are fed and have their litter tray, it's also prone to get yucky... not to mention the piles of dirty laundry around. So, that will be my 1 hour focus room. Every other room gets a quick 5 minute tidy. Hmm... I also need to schedule my other "important" but not everyday activities for the week.
Now, I think Monday will be my writing course day. So that will be my "extracurricular" activity (errm not really the right term... but my non-work related activity). Tuesday will be my German day, and I'll figure out my other stuff later. Hehe. Eventually I'll create a timetable for myself and get down my weekly stuff... I may do that tonight before bed! I want an early night because tomorrow will be an early day and a busy one at that.
Tomorrow also heralds the start of second term, so kids are back at school! Yay! Well, I do love my kids but having a bit of kid-free time is great too. It also means BACK TO WORK in a big way. Last term I was waaay too slack about my paid work. This term, no excuses. I have limited money left and I need to start thinking about next year with my oldest son starting high school. Yes, he's got a 50% scholarship, which is FANTASTIC. BUT I still have to pay 50% private school fees! (Not cheap!) Not to mention school books, a uniform, and apparently they also need a computer (which I think can be leased). So all up, plenty of money... and at the moment I just couldn't hope to pay it with what I make. I want to start with a goal of $300 a week from freelance work. I will also be doing my own writing in this time, in the hopes of a writing contract! My ultimate goal, of course, is being a self supporting novelist. Difficult, yes, but sooo worth it! It's not about making mega bucks for me, but it is about being able to support myself and my family and being able to work from home. Freelance also lets me work from home, but that requires lots of job bidding and working for other people (most are great, some are challenging).
Tomorrow is also the day when I have to get back into riding and do some more exercise! These holidays I've been way too indolent, and I'm sure it will show in my fitness tomorrow (nothing worse than getting fitter and finding your fitness decrease after a couple of sedentary weeks). I also need to get back into my BodySculpt bands for strength training. Both aspects are important. I also need to start my EYE exercises. AND I need to go to the council to register my cats (tried to do it Friday as the deadline was Saturday, but I don't have the microchip numbers because they were never sent to me in the mail as they were supposed to be!) I need to call the vet about it and find out. Ho hum...
My focus room for cleaning tomorrow will be the LAUNDRY. Why? Because it's giving me the shits. It is one of the least sorted areas of the house, and because it's the place where the cats are fed and have their litter tray, it's also prone to get yucky... not to mention the piles of dirty laundry around. So, that will be my 1 hour focus room. Every other room gets a quick 5 minute tidy. Hmm... I also need to schedule my other "important" but not everyday activities for the week.
Now, I think Monday will be my writing course day. So that will be my "extracurricular" activity (errm not really the right term... but my non-work related activity). Tuesday will be my German day, and I'll figure out my other stuff later. Hehe. Eventually I'll create a timetable for myself and get down my weekly stuff... I may do that tonight before bed! I want an early night because tomorrow will be an early day and a busy one at that.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Day 61
Well the day started okay eating wise, but degenerated into junk food with KFC for tea! I had fries and P&G (must look up the ingredients list of it)... plus a fruity crusher (mixed berry). Could have been worse I guess! Hmm I am trying to type on my laptop keyboard...it's a challenge. I'm used to the external one. Unfortunately the external one is cordless, as is the mouse... and the mouse ran out of batteries so I had to plug in a USB mouse. This would be fine except I had to use the port that does the keyboard and mouse thingy... so no keyboard! I need to go get new batteries, or charge these ones (the rechargable ones work fine and then die suddenly).
Anyway, not much else to report! It's Saturday night, only tomorrow and then school is back, and I must get my A into G! It will be back to daily riding and doing BodySculpt at least 3 times a week. I also want to start doing the 5 Tibetan Rituals (for longevity).
Anyway, I must go and entertain my husband (whatever that entails... but probably nothing very interesting!)
Anyway, not much else to report! It's Saturday night, only tomorrow and then school is back, and I must get my A into G! It will be back to daily riding and doing BodySculpt at least 3 times a week. I also want to start doing the 5 Tibetan Rituals (for longevity).
Anyway, I must go and entertain my husband (whatever that entails... but probably nothing very interesting!)
Friday, April 9, 2010
Day 60
Well my husband is here today, and wants to go and "do something" so I won't be getting much work done. However, I have had an invitation to write a short eBook, which if it goes through will be a little extra money. I'm also planning on bidding for another, which if I get it should provide money for a couple of months (not heaps... as in about $300 a week) but still, that's okay right now! A bit of part time regular work which I can fit into my day and which will help me pay for food and bills is exactly what I need!
Well, we went shopping then when to register the pets. Hmm turns out that I don't have the right microchip numbers because I wasn't sent the documentation with the numbers on! I was using the numbers on the tags, which is the WRONG THING. So, I have to call the vet's or the animal records place to get the actual NUMBERS. Which I should have received in the mail... maybe the vet didn't send the documentation?? Hmm...
Anyway, after that we went to the lake for a picnic. Nice idea... but it started to rain ;) Fortunately we were just finishing our food, so it could have been worse! It's coming down pretty hard right now ;) Rain is good, but Jeff actually wanted to spend time with the kids out of the house and it ain't happening!
Well, rain is good for the garden... and the lake was looking more like puddles than a lake, so it's more opportunity to fill it! Hopefully by winter the lake will be looking a little more lake-like. It has been dry now for awhile, with below average rainfall for the last 10 years. So far this year we've had FOUR TIMES the amount of rainfall we had at the same time last year. Yay! And we're currently OVER the average for this time of year for the first time in goodness' knows how long. So that's very exciting ;) Hopefully the drought is over (it's been ten years, which is well and truly long enough). We've been on water restrictions for years now. The kids really don't even know what it's like to spend summers running under the sprinkler, because sprinklers for grass and lawn have been banned since they were quite young. While I don't know if sprinklers for lawn will ever come back, hopefully one of these years we'll start being able to wash our cars again (right now you have to take your car to the car wash... you're not even allowed to use buckets!).
Anyway, that's all irrelevant ;) Today I bought some vegie luncheon meat... I assumed it was vegan, but when I opened it I found out that it's not!! Oooh... I started to worry that I've been eating "vegetarian" meat that isn't actually vegan. However, I checked the other stuff I bought and only one said it "May contain traces of milk", so it doesn't have added milk, but may have a bit. So, it isn't too bad. It was just the slices! So, no more slices! I only bought them so I could have a sort of "normal" picnic lunch. Ahh well, so it was vegetarian not vegan... I will live.
Hmm I've been having headaches lately, and I'm not sure why. Well I know I have to try 100% raw and I have been failing at that. Hmm right now I'd be happy to have an all raw dinner, BUT lunch wasn't raw at all (except for the tabouli which was raw hehe). Maybe that's why I feel like raw now! Most days I don't even EAT lunch at all... I just have my big brekky and then I have tea (which by that time I want something cooked and warm and savoury rather than rather sweet). I need to do some serious work on this! I have plenty of vegie sausages, burgers etc. but I need to wean off them.
Well, we went shopping then when to register the pets. Hmm turns out that I don't have the right microchip numbers because I wasn't sent the documentation with the numbers on! I was using the numbers on the tags, which is the WRONG THING. So, I have to call the vet's or the animal records place to get the actual NUMBERS. Which I should have received in the mail... maybe the vet didn't send the documentation?? Hmm...
Anyway, after that we went to the lake for a picnic. Nice idea... but it started to rain ;) Fortunately we were just finishing our food, so it could have been worse! It's coming down pretty hard right now ;) Rain is good, but Jeff actually wanted to spend time with the kids out of the house and it ain't happening!
Well, rain is good for the garden... and the lake was looking more like puddles than a lake, so it's more opportunity to fill it! Hopefully by winter the lake will be looking a little more lake-like. It has been dry now for awhile, with below average rainfall for the last 10 years. So far this year we've had FOUR TIMES the amount of rainfall we had at the same time last year. Yay! And we're currently OVER the average for this time of year for the first time in goodness' knows how long. So that's very exciting ;) Hopefully the drought is over (it's been ten years, which is well and truly long enough). We've been on water restrictions for years now. The kids really don't even know what it's like to spend summers running under the sprinkler, because sprinklers for grass and lawn have been banned since they were quite young. While I don't know if sprinklers for lawn will ever come back, hopefully one of these years we'll start being able to wash our cars again (right now you have to take your car to the car wash... you're not even allowed to use buckets!).
Anyway, that's all irrelevant ;) Today I bought some vegie luncheon meat... I assumed it was vegan, but when I opened it I found out that it's not!! Oooh... I started to worry that I've been eating "vegetarian" meat that isn't actually vegan. However, I checked the other stuff I bought and only one said it "May contain traces of milk", so it doesn't have added milk, but may have a bit. So, it isn't too bad. It was just the slices! So, no more slices! I only bought them so I could have a sort of "normal" picnic lunch. Ahh well, so it was vegetarian not vegan... I will live.
Hmm I've been having headaches lately, and I'm not sure why. Well I know I have to try 100% raw and I have been failing at that. Hmm right now I'd be happy to have an all raw dinner, BUT lunch wasn't raw at all (except for the tabouli which was raw hehe). Maybe that's why I feel like raw now! Most days I don't even EAT lunch at all... I just have my big brekky and then I have tea (which by that time I want something cooked and warm and savoury rather than rather sweet). I need to do some serious work on this! I have plenty of vegie sausages, burgers etc. but I need to wean off them.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Day 59
I can't decide whether wearing pinhole glasses is better or worse. I can see the words, but there's so much distortion that it's annoying. However, I CAN read what I'm typing now, and without glasses I can't... it's just a blur. Unless I lean forward and strain! I really need to get stuck into these eye exercises. I'm also not sure whether I should get new glasses yet or wait a few weeks. I think waiting perhaps 6 weeks would be a good idea, especially if my eyes have improved by then. I can then convince the optometrist that I'm improving my vision, and can get weaker lenses. BUT in the meantime the current ones will get too strong (even though they're old glasses) which will cause eyestrain. Maybe instead I should give it no more than 3 weeks, maybe get SOME improvement and ask if he can give me weaker lenses. It's just annoying the thought of having to go through a couple of pairs of lenses within a few months because my eyes are getting better. BUT I will still need decent glasses for driving. Such a conundrum!
I may do a 30 day eye improvement challenge and get new glasses after that. Then maybe go another 60 days before getting new lenses (if it's necessary).Ideally I would fix my eyes to the point where I can say goodbye to glasses for good. Hopefully after only ONE lense change. However, I have read of people who have improved their vision but still have a weak pair of glasses for when they need it. However, I want PERFECTION here... you know 20/20 vision... I could cope a lot better with eyes that are a little weaker though... However, I really DO love to see clearly. I think everyone does! I also hate glasses cause my EARS are uneven. I wouldn't have even noticed this fact, except that glasses don't sit square on my face as a result. How annoying is THAT??!! I look forward to having as good a vision as possible, so I will work hard to strengthen my eyes to the point that they work normally. But yeah, I accept Iwill need some driving glasses in that time. So, 30 days hard work, then to the optometrist. I will start on Monday (first day of the school term). I should be able to judge any improvements by the eye chart I got with my kit. When I watch TV I will try and wear these pinhole glasses, and I'll also try and use computer without glasses or with pinholes.
For reading books, NO GLASSES. I just have to remind myself of this. I certainly don't need them for any near work, so wearing them is very counterproductive. I also have to focus on getting good nutrition for my eyes, which hopefully will also help them. And positive thinking and belief!
I wrote my article YAY, I just need to do another tomorrow! I also need to start looking seriously for some more work. Ho hum. That can wait until Monday. Also on Monday I will focus on planning my week to fit everything I want to in, in big enough chunks that everything gets done! The problem with trying to do sooo many things is that time is quite limited hehe.
The other thing I need to do is get stuck into the HOUSE. Yup, cleaning properly and decluttering. I am thinking one focus room a day and 15 mins in all the other rooms (barring the toilet... I don't think the toilet needs 15 mins lol, well at least not 15 minutes a day!) The focus room I can give say, one hour to. Now let me see... I have 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, living area, dining area, kitchen and laundry (no I didn't coutn the toilet). That's 11 rooms, which would be 4 rooms an hour... and therefore it would be almost 3 hours of work WITHOUT the focus room. Humm... probably too much when I only get 6.5 hours of child free time each day, AND I need to do work somewhere in there as well! Hmm how about 5 mins in each room and 1 hour focus? And the focus room doesn't get the extra 5 mins... so that would be 10 rooms at 5 mins each so 50, plus the hour... One hour fifty... not so bad! Rotate the focus room each day, so 5 rooms would get done each week.
The other things I need to do in order: paid work, getting more paid work, personal writing work. After those income generating things there are: writing course, learning German, eyesight fixing, feng shui course, PD focus. I am not including general daily exercise either, which has to be done each day. Now, I will say that exercise, plus eye exercises must be done EVERY day. There's no question about that! The other things can be cycled. So, I will do one on each day of the week. Let's say: Monday writing, Tuesday German, Wednesday Feng Shui, Thursday PD, Friday ??? (maybe some hobby related thing such as cross stitching or scrapbooking both of which I've got sitting around and not being worked on, of course, these are things that can be done in the evening too). Perhaps I should just save Friday as shopping day and be done with it? I prefer shopping sans kids... they are challenging ;) I do want to schedule in some hobby things somewhere too... I think I don't get started on them because there is so much else I feel I HAVE to do first (such as clean the house and make it more comfortable to live in). This is silly ;) but it is sort of how I feel when it comes to doing crafts and suchlike. Anyhoo if I stick to doing crafts once a week, say Friday evenings, the house should be pretty tidy by then anyway ;) at least, it will be if I stick to my goal! By the end of the week 5 rooms should have had 1 hour each, and the rest will all have had an additional 25 minutes. My tidying on Friday should involve mopping floors and vacuuming or something instead of focussing on a single room. Hmm... Will have to contemplate this.
I may do a 30 day eye improvement challenge and get new glasses after that. Then maybe go another 60 days before getting new lenses (if it's necessary).Ideally I would fix my eyes to the point where I can say goodbye to glasses for good. Hopefully after only ONE lense change. However, I have read of people who have improved their vision but still have a weak pair of glasses for when they need it. However, I want PERFECTION here... you know 20/20 vision... I could cope a lot better with eyes that are a little weaker though... However, I really DO love to see clearly. I think everyone does! I also hate glasses cause my EARS are uneven. I wouldn't have even noticed this fact, except that glasses don't sit square on my face as a result. How annoying is THAT??!! I look forward to having as good a vision as possible, so I will work hard to strengthen my eyes to the point that they work normally. But yeah, I accept Iwill need some driving glasses in that time. So, 30 days hard work, then to the optometrist. I will start on Monday (first day of the school term). I should be able to judge any improvements by the eye chart I got with my kit. When I watch TV I will try and wear these pinhole glasses, and I'll also try and use computer without glasses or with pinholes.
For reading books, NO GLASSES. I just have to remind myself of this. I certainly don't need them for any near work, so wearing them is very counterproductive. I also have to focus on getting good nutrition for my eyes, which hopefully will also help them. And positive thinking and belief!
I wrote my article YAY, I just need to do another tomorrow! I also need to start looking seriously for some more work. Ho hum. That can wait until Monday. Also on Monday I will focus on planning my week to fit everything I want to in, in big enough chunks that everything gets done! The problem with trying to do sooo many things is that time is quite limited hehe.
The other thing I need to do is get stuck into the HOUSE. Yup, cleaning properly and decluttering. I am thinking one focus room a day and 15 mins in all the other rooms (barring the toilet... I don't think the toilet needs 15 mins lol, well at least not 15 minutes a day!) The focus room I can give say, one hour to. Now let me see... I have 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, living area, dining area, kitchen and laundry (no I didn't coutn the toilet). That's 11 rooms, which would be 4 rooms an hour... and therefore it would be almost 3 hours of work WITHOUT the focus room. Humm... probably too much when I only get 6.5 hours of child free time each day, AND I need to do work somewhere in there as well! Hmm how about 5 mins in each room and 1 hour focus? And the focus room doesn't get the extra 5 mins... so that would be 10 rooms at 5 mins each so 50, plus the hour... One hour fifty... not so bad! Rotate the focus room each day, so 5 rooms would get done each week.
The other things I need to do in order: paid work, getting more paid work, personal writing work. After those income generating things there are: writing course, learning German, eyesight fixing, feng shui course, PD focus. I am not including general daily exercise either, which has to be done each day. Now, I will say that exercise, plus eye exercises must be done EVERY day. There's no question about that! The other things can be cycled. So, I will do one on each day of the week. Let's say: Monday writing, Tuesday German, Wednesday Feng Shui, Thursday PD, Friday ??? (maybe some hobby related thing such as cross stitching or scrapbooking both of which I've got sitting around and not being worked on, of course, these are things that can be done in the evening too). Perhaps I should just save Friday as shopping day and be done with it? I prefer shopping sans kids... they are challenging ;) I do want to schedule in some hobby things somewhere too... I think I don't get started on them because there is so much else I feel I HAVE to do first (such as clean the house and make it more comfortable to live in). This is silly ;) but it is sort of how I feel when it comes to doing crafts and suchlike. Anyhoo if I stick to doing crafts once a week, say Friday evenings, the house should be pretty tidy by then anyway ;) at least, it will be if I stick to my goal! By the end of the week 5 rooms should have had 1 hour each, and the rest will all have had an additional 25 minutes. My tidying on Friday should involve mopping floors and vacuuming or something instead of focussing on a single room. Hmm... Will have to contemplate this.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Day 58
Holidays are such lazy times... I sleep in until 9 (bearing in mind that daylight savings just finished... so a week ago it would have been 10), and then laze around in my PJ's on the computer for awhile afterwards (errm it's now 11 and yep, still in my PJs).
I am thinking I need to find a job or two to bid for on Elance... I need the $$$ badly! I don't like thinking in terms of financial "lack" because it's negative in terms of LOA. But it is hard when I have no work and very little money coming in ;) SO I need to get my rear in ger and procure some good jobs! I also need to finish up the job I HAVE got!
Hmm well I didn't get today's work done... very bad indeed. GRR holidays are really bad in this regard. It's my own fault for not focussing properly because the conditions aren't "right"... but that's really no excuse. It needs to be done tomorrow at the latest... AND I will have to go shopping as well probably. Out of cat food, and certain other important items.
Anyway, today I got both my pinhole glasses and my Rebuild Your Vision course. I need to get stuck into it well and truly next week... no excuses for that! Good vision is too important ;) I am wearing the pinholes now. I can sort of see better with them... but they're weird and vision is sort of honeycombed. Mind you I can read these words, and without the pinholes I wouldn't have been able to. I do have a bit of a headache, but I'm not sure this is the cause. Maybe wearing my old glasses? I only started getting them after my glasses broke. Very annoying! Well next week I will probably go into the optometrist and see if he can give me glasses that are weak. Probably half a diopter weaker than they should be. It will be enough for me to see pretty well, but will be better for my eyes. And it will be better for when my eyes start to IMPROVE! I will also only wear them when I absolutely need to.
I am thinking I need to find a job or two to bid for on Elance... I need the $$$ badly! I don't like thinking in terms of financial "lack" because it's negative in terms of LOA. But it is hard when I have no work and very little money coming in ;) SO I need to get my rear in ger and procure some good jobs! I also need to finish up the job I HAVE got!
Hmm well I didn't get today's work done... very bad indeed. GRR holidays are really bad in this regard. It's my own fault for not focussing properly because the conditions aren't "right"... but that's really no excuse. It needs to be done tomorrow at the latest... AND I will have to go shopping as well probably. Out of cat food, and certain other important items.
Anyway, today I got both my pinhole glasses and my Rebuild Your Vision course. I need to get stuck into it well and truly next week... no excuses for that! Good vision is too important ;) I am wearing the pinholes now. I can sort of see better with them... but they're weird and vision is sort of honeycombed. Mind you I can read these words, and without the pinholes I wouldn't have been able to. I do have a bit of a headache, but I'm not sure this is the cause. Maybe wearing my old glasses? I only started getting them after my glasses broke. Very annoying! Well next week I will probably go into the optometrist and see if he can give me glasses that are weak. Probably half a diopter weaker than they should be. It will be enough for me to see pretty well, but will be better for my eyes. And it will be better for when my eyes start to IMPROVE! I will also only wear them when I absolutely need to.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Day 57
Well the days are fairly whizzing by... Scary but true! And if it wasn't for Easter, I probably would have averaged 1kg a week over the past 8 weeks, which isn't too shabby ;) Ahh well, can't always have perfection!
Today, I am going back to eating properly! I don't know if I'll have a cooked thingy for tea or not. I do have two thingys left haha... but I think I will try and forego them. Today I will try to be as raw and pure as possible. I really do need to neutralize the poor eating of the past few days! I had three days of just junk :( No meat or anything but certainly mostly unhealthy rubbish (chips, crackers, lollies... yup all of that!). It's actually surprising that my weight was as low as it actually was when I weighed in yesterday! The fact that it was still down was a nice surprise. However, I would like to have a sharper drop this week ;) and to achieve that I really need to focus on eating 100% for the rest of the week.
Today I have to write an article or two, ho hum... probably after I've had my shower :) I've been lazing around this morning in PJs. School holidays are a slack time for the kids AND me. I'll also have to drive to the post office to see if my pinhole glasses have come in (fingers crossed!). I want to try them for computer work rather than either a) not being able to see properly or b) wearing glasses.
Blech... the house smells like burnt chocolate (don't ask). Well, the kids were melting down their easter eggs and are trying to make a lindt bunny out of regular chocolate. They put the choc in the microwave. I tell them: chocolate should be melted slowly, at low temperatures. Their ears were turned off (cause of course, what would mum know??) and they burned it. Ick...
Hmm well I finally received an invitation to my high school reunion. It arrived at the correct address, and I assume they have it now only because I enrolled my son there for next year so now they know where I live!
YAY! We've had 17mm of rain today :) not so nice to go out in... but soooo good for the garden as well as all the reservoirs etc. It's looking like this year could be quite good for rain (reaching at least average... something it hasn't done in about 10 years...)
Today, I am going back to eating properly! I don't know if I'll have a cooked thingy for tea or not. I do have two thingys left haha... but I think I will try and forego them. Today I will try to be as raw and pure as possible. I really do need to neutralize the poor eating of the past few days! I had three days of just junk :( No meat or anything but certainly mostly unhealthy rubbish (chips, crackers, lollies... yup all of that!). It's actually surprising that my weight was as low as it actually was when I weighed in yesterday! The fact that it was still down was a nice surprise. However, I would like to have a sharper drop this week ;) and to achieve that I really need to focus on eating 100% for the rest of the week.
Today I have to write an article or two, ho hum... probably after I've had my shower :) I've been lazing around this morning in PJs. School holidays are a slack time for the kids AND me. I'll also have to drive to the post office to see if my pinhole glasses have come in (fingers crossed!). I want to try them for computer work rather than either a) not being able to see properly or b) wearing glasses.
Blech... the house smells like burnt chocolate (don't ask). Well, the kids were melting down their easter eggs and are trying to make a lindt bunny out of regular chocolate. They put the choc in the microwave. I tell them: chocolate should be melted slowly, at low temperatures. Their ears were turned off (cause of course, what would mum know??) and they burned it. Ick...
Hmm well I finally received an invitation to my high school reunion. It arrived at the correct address, and I assume they have it now only because I enrolled my son there for next year so now they know where I live!
YAY! We've had 17mm of rain today :) not so nice to go out in... but soooo good for the garden as well as all the reservoirs etc. It's looking like this year could be quite good for rain (reaching at least average... something it hasn't done in about 10 years...)
Monday, April 5, 2010
Day 56
As anticipated the weekend was a dead loss. As a result, my weight loss for the week was 100g. But to be honest, I'm okay with that. I probably wouldn't be okay if my weight had gone UP, but it didn't, despite eating three days of crap. I actually still have a couple of easter eggs left (good quality chocolate, not crap... I don't bother with crap now...) which I'll eat this week. Apart from that, this morning I went back to having my normal healthy smoothie. I certainly don't feel as well now as I should, and it is mostly a result of eating rubbish on the weekend. I also didn't sleep well, which never helps!
As I've said before, the most important thing is to get back on the wagon, and start eating supportively again. If I do that, my weight loss will continue and my health will continue to improve. I really need to get stuck into some hard work this month, so I'm putting the past weekend behind me and going forwards now!
Well I finished my easter chocolate, and apart from that have eaten following my normal diet, which is good! From tomorrow I guess I will go on eating 100% as I was before. So, I had a few days of hiccups, but the important thing is to be able to resume eating properly. Exercise has been poor (today I was tired and lazy lol so nothing doing there). If the weather is fine tomorrow I'll take the kids ouside for a walk (to the lake or something). At least that will get us all moving! I am hoping that at the start of next week I'll see more weight loss. AND as next week the kids will be back at school, I can get back into my regular routine.
First week back I need to get the house sorted out again. It's become quite messy over the past few days. I also need to re-commit to decluttering/tidying kids' rooms etc. Even if it's just 15 minutes a day. I will create a weekly schedule too, so I can fit all my commitments in, in such a way that I'm doing decent sized blocks of stuff rather than half an hour here, one hour there. I also NEED to get more paid work, so I have to start bidding on more jobs on Elance to see if I can get a bit more regular work.
I must say, my belly is feeling very bloated today. Ick. I can't wait until it's gone down!! Yes, I still have many kilos to go ;) I do know I'm better than I used to be. My jeans are testament to that, because they're quite loosish around my waist now, and yet just weeks ago I wouldn't have been able to do them up! So yes, the belly has gone DOWN. But being realistic, it's still too big! Maybe it's also feeling big cause I had a big smoothie lol. At least it's been filled up with good nutrition! On the downside I did eat a couple of bits of potato and a vegie schnitzel. I really need to stop with the cooked stuff for the rest of the month. My body honestly doesn't need it, and it would help zoom my weight loss I think! It's less than a month to the first of May now (GAH) and I really, really wanted to be a lot lighter by then!
Mind you, just realised I haven't even received an invitation to the old High School Reunion yet... wonder if it turned up at my parents' house and they forgot to tell me?? I'll have to ask the others if they have invites or not.
As I've said before, the most important thing is to get back on the wagon, and start eating supportively again. If I do that, my weight loss will continue and my health will continue to improve. I really need to get stuck into some hard work this month, so I'm putting the past weekend behind me and going forwards now!
Well I finished my easter chocolate, and apart from that have eaten following my normal diet, which is good! From tomorrow I guess I will go on eating 100% as I was before. So, I had a few days of hiccups, but the important thing is to be able to resume eating properly. Exercise has been poor (today I was tired and lazy lol so nothing doing there). If the weather is fine tomorrow I'll take the kids ouside for a walk (to the lake or something). At least that will get us all moving! I am hoping that at the start of next week I'll see more weight loss. AND as next week the kids will be back at school, I can get back into my regular routine.
First week back I need to get the house sorted out again. It's become quite messy over the past few days. I also need to re-commit to decluttering/tidying kids' rooms etc. Even if it's just 15 minutes a day. I will create a weekly schedule too, so I can fit all my commitments in, in such a way that I'm doing decent sized blocks of stuff rather than half an hour here, one hour there. I also NEED to get more paid work, so I have to start bidding on more jobs on Elance to see if I can get a bit more regular work.
I must say, my belly is feeling very bloated today. Ick. I can't wait until it's gone down!! Yes, I still have many kilos to go ;) I do know I'm better than I used to be. My jeans are testament to that, because they're quite loosish around my waist now, and yet just weeks ago I wouldn't have been able to do them up! So yes, the belly has gone DOWN. But being realistic, it's still too big! Maybe it's also feeling big cause I had a big smoothie lol. At least it's been filled up with good nutrition! On the downside I did eat a couple of bits of potato and a vegie schnitzel. I really need to stop with the cooked stuff for the rest of the month. My body honestly doesn't need it, and it would help zoom my weight loss I think! It's less than a month to the first of May now (GAH) and I really, really wanted to be a lot lighter by then!
Mind you, just realised I haven't even received an invitation to the old High School Reunion yet... wonder if it turned up at my parents' house and they forgot to tell me?? I'll have to ask the others if they have invites or not.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Day 53
Well it's Good Friday and thus begins the Easter weekend. I do hope I don't get any more chocolate!! I probably won't be able to update the blog tomorrow, but I should be back Sunday night (I hope) so will update then if I remember.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Day 52
Well, it's the 1st of April and this month I was supposed to be 100% raw... so what did I do? I bought some vegan schnitzels... the idea being that if I really, really craved something I could have one. Hmm... and I wasn't even ubercraving but I had one anyway!
Ahh well... I didn't have lunch today so I needed the extra nutrition ;) well I can TELL myself that! I could need extra nutrition in the form of fruits and vegies too that are raw, but no I had to have the cooked thingy!
Well Easter will be interesting. Already I have been given Easter eggs by my parents (not crappy ones either... but yummy Lindt ones) and while they don't have meat, they have milk. I don't know how high my standards should be in this situation? I mean, if there was meat it would be a definite NO... Just NO... but milk is more ho hum... I think in a general way I would have no milk, but the occasional chocolate? Hmm... I will think on that! Cows are exploited for their milk, and they have their babies taken off them (which are often slaughtered) but the milk itself isn't an animal.
Ahh well... I didn't have lunch today so I needed the extra nutrition ;) well I can TELL myself that! I could need extra nutrition in the form of fruits and vegies too that are raw, but no I had to have the cooked thingy!
Well Easter will be interesting. Already I have been given Easter eggs by my parents (not crappy ones either... but yummy Lindt ones) and while they don't have meat, they have milk. I don't know how high my standards should be in this situation? I mean, if there was meat it would be a definite NO... Just NO... but milk is more ho hum... I think in a general way I would have no milk, but the occasional chocolate? Hmm... I will think on that! Cows are exploited for their milk, and they have their babies taken off them (which are often slaughtered) but the milk itself isn't an animal.
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