Today seems like a day that needs some color. It has been a pretty blah day. Work has been slow. I have edited and re-edited my spreadsheets at least a dozen times. Not changing them because I need to, just because I am bored.
I think having so much free time I have plenty of time to evaluate my successes and failures. I am focusing on the goals I have set for this month.
As I mentioned previously, I finished Three Cups of Tea. Instead of diving back into Mansfield Park, I picked up Divine Appointments and have just about finished that already. Expect to see my book review blog on it soon. Since WaterBrook Publishing provides me with great books the least I can do is review them. I have been downloading a bunch of books to my kindle. Anything that sounds remotely interesting has been loaded especially if it's free.
I have been going to the gym almost daily. I took Sunday off and I felt like such a slouch! LOL!! Who would have thought that I would be eager to go to the gym. Today I am seriously contemplating hitting the pool again but then again Saturday's treadmill workout was awesome, even though I sweated tons. Don't like sweat. Ick! I wasn't very good about tracking my calories or exercise since Saturday morning. I use Myfitnesspal on my iPhone. It is wonderful! Now if only I could think it and the stuff would appear in there.
The travel agency is moving along. I have got my user ID's to 3 of our preferred vendors. I still need to sit down and do 3 more training modules. I am super eager to get to them but things keep cropping up that are keeping me from doing them. Maybe I can squeeze in some time tomorrow to do one of them. Tomorrow night I have nursery duty so my evening is already filled. (Have I mentioned how much I LOVE being in the nursery? It's awesome!!! )
Well, that is how this week has been so far. Nothing glamorous or exciting, just kind of plodding along. Hope you are having a great week and making wonderful progress toward your goals.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Donuts and other distractions
Oh why do donuts have to be so blasted good? They are scrumptious little bites from heaven. The only problem is I look at donuts and gain 5 pounds.
Why oh why do I have to have this love hate relationship with donuts? Why?
As you may have noticed, donuts have been me distraction this week. Billy had a good day at school so we celebrated with donuts, then a vendor brought in a box then one of my coworker brought them in. Ugh!
Needless to say, my donut indulgence lead to increased time in the gym. I figure if I am going to eat them, I better work them off. Dang it!
On a more positive note, I have been in the gym more this week and I have been eating breakfast daily. It still doesn't feel natural to be eating so soon after waking up but I am sure I will get used to it and probably eventually crave it.
More good news, I finally finished reading Three Cups of Tea. What a great book. I strongly recommend it. It can be a bit of a hard read but it is an incredible true story about one man's war on terror by providing an eduction to children in Pakistan and Afganistan. It was very inspiring and I learned a lot about the Muslim faith. Again, I really strongly recommend this. I have been told his second book, Stones for Schools is even better.
Oh, a bit more good news...because of the positive things I am doing above, with the exception of the blasted donuts, I am losing my muffin top. Yeah me! Not out of this size yet but the muffin top being shrunk is a huge improvement and I will take that as my encouragement.
Well, that's about all I can think for my update today. Love/Hate donuts, exercising more to balance out the donut relationship problem, eating breakfast, finished a book and losing my muffin top. Yep, that is my week in a nutshell.
Hope you're having a great one too!
Why oh why do I have to have this love hate relationship with donuts? Why?
As you may have noticed, donuts have been me distraction this week. Billy had a good day at school so we celebrated with donuts, then a vendor brought in a box then one of my coworker brought them in. Ugh!
Needless to say, my donut indulgence lead to increased time in the gym. I figure if I am going to eat them, I better work them off. Dang it!
On a more positive note, I have been in the gym more this week and I have been eating breakfast daily. It still doesn't feel natural to be eating so soon after waking up but I am sure I will get used to it and probably eventually crave it.
More good news, I finally finished reading Three Cups of Tea. What a great book. I strongly recommend it. It can be a bit of a hard read but it is an incredible true story about one man's war on terror by providing an eduction to children in Pakistan and Afganistan. It was very inspiring and I learned a lot about the Muslim faith. Again, I really strongly recommend this. I have been told his second book, Stones for Schools is even better.
Oh, a bit more good news...because of the positive things I am doing above, with the exception of the blasted donuts, I am losing my muffin top. Yeah me! Not out of this size yet but the muffin top being shrunk is a huge improvement and I will take that as my encouragement.
Well, that's about all I can think for my update today. Love/Hate donuts, exercising more to balance out the donut relationship problem, eating breakfast, finished a book and losing my muffin top. Yep, that is my week in a nutshell.
Hope you're having a great one too!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
February Goals
Since today is February first, it is a good time to post my goals for the month. I am participating in the 3 in 30 challenge.
Last month I set so many goals that I lost track of some of them. So posting the basic 3 I am going to work on this month should help me stay focused.
Goal #1: Read 2 books for pleasure, beginning to end. I know it sounds like a little goal but sometimes carving out time to read is really hard. I am currently in the middle of "Three Cups of Tea" and "Mansfield Park." I also have 2 other books that I want to read. I am trying to not start too many books at one time. I have put Mansfield Park down to finish Three Cups of Tea.
Goal #2: Remove 4 boxes of stuff from my home. This could be clothes or books or craft supplies. This does not include the stacks of magazines that are going into the recycling box. It also does not include any of the paper stuffs that need to be shredded.
Goal #3: Get travel agent training done and promoted. This will require me sitting down and just committing to doing it daily. A little bit every day will make a difference.
In addition to these 3 new goals, I am going to continue on my health quest. Getting healthy and getting to my goal is a long term goal and 1 month won't make a large difference but day after day and week after week and month after month, I will see a difference and get the results I want.
I just have to remember to apply the daily principles I wrote about yesterday, having a plan. I am sticking by my plan. I am drinking water, I am tracking my eating, I am eagerly looking forward to exercise.
What are your goals? How are you going to accomplish them?
Last month I set so many goals that I lost track of some of them. So posting the basic 3 I am going to work on this month should help me stay focused.
Goal #1: Read 2 books for pleasure, beginning to end. I know it sounds like a little goal but sometimes carving out time to read is really hard. I am currently in the middle of "Three Cups of Tea" and "Mansfield Park." I also have 2 other books that I want to read. I am trying to not start too many books at one time. I have put Mansfield Park down to finish Three Cups of Tea.
Goal #2: Remove 4 boxes of stuff from my home. This could be clothes or books or craft supplies. This does not include the stacks of magazines that are going into the recycling box. It also does not include any of the paper stuffs that need to be shredded.
Goal #3: Get travel agent training done and promoted. This will require me sitting down and just committing to doing it daily. A little bit every day will make a difference.
In addition to these 3 new goals, I am going to continue on my health quest. Getting healthy and getting to my goal is a long term goal and 1 month won't make a large difference but day after day and week after week and month after month, I will see a difference and get the results I want.
I just have to remember to apply the daily principles I wrote about yesterday, having a plan. I am sticking by my plan. I am drinking water, I am tracking my eating, I am eagerly looking forward to exercise.
What are your goals? How are you going to accomplish them?
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