Sunday, September 9, 2012

New 100 day challenge! Live life the best you can with what you have!!

Ok, today I start a new 100 day challenge......A challenge to myself to live the next 100 days with intention. To set goals and to do something every day to achieve those goals. The end date is 18th December. My goals 1. To exercise every day....to do something deliberate to turn my body into the shrine it should be...It will be good for my weight, my mood and my overall health. 2. To keep on my no smoking status...its time to do this......it makes me feel crappy anyway, and also the extra money for travelling is a good thing. I want to do this....I am not promising anyone else, just me that my body deserves to be the best it can be. 3. To plan out my USA trip...to work out what things I really want to see. 4. To save all the money from not smoking!! 5. To spend more time with each of the kids doing things with them. Reinstate date days with Jack and Melinda. 6. Making sure I take stef for bike rides and walks each day to help keep her weight down. To work on Stef's communication both speech and typing on the IPAD. 7. To have at least 2 weekends away with everyone....have a look at funding these through Carer's Respite 8. To put in Stef's DHS application again. 9. To work on the house each day.....turning it into the paradise that it should be. Taking one room at a time each week and giving that room an overhaul. 14 weeks..14 rooms. 10. To spend time with Stevo and nurture our relationship so that it is strong. Make sure we have one weekend on our own...stay somewhere nice and have a massage or something. (smoking money can pay for this) 11. To get the vegetable garden running so that we can become self sufficient in vegetables and eggs. 12. To spend time on things I like to do like sewing and craftwork to give myself more balance in life. Today I aim to: get all the washing done, folded and put away..... To weed my vegetable garden To clean 4 rooms (our ensuite, Stef's bedroom, Kitchen and Lounge) To spend 30 minutes on the kids bathroom. To spend 2 hours designing and cutting out a dress To take stef for a walk Today I feel strong. I am starting to get used to the change of routine that not smoking has brought. I still have cravings, but they arent as strong as they have been on previous quits...maybe just maybe it was time. I am starting to feel healthier for sure. I know I am certainly much more mentally ready this time. Maybe too, because I came back from my trip so relaxed I am quite relaxed still about everything else. Now for getting our home to how I want it to be...organised, clean and stress free and also to take care of myself mentally and physically. Ready set go!!