Done, done, and done!

November goals are good.

	Mini-Goal	Meditate/Visualize
	Walk at Lunch
November 1	Done – Bridge/Gilman Route	Done – “Opening the Energy Centers”
November 2	Done – Inside Stairs	Done – “Affirmations”
November 3	Done – Inside Stairs	Done – “Meditation Journey”
November 4

It's amazing how much more motivated I am to walk at lunch now, knowing that I want to check it off as "done" later.  I've been trying to get myself to do this for a couple of months, but every day I talked myself out of it and just stayed at my desk catching up on all my Facebook Scrabble games.  Yesterday and today I walked a snaky loop up, down and through four floors of my building.  Inside.  Because it was %#&! 95 degrees outside today.  Huh?  November?


The meditations/visualizations are a struggle to get through.  I know that with practice, I'll feel more comfortable with them, but right now it's very difficult to stay focused and the time seems to take forever.  I'm quite the fidgety gal and not moving for even just 15 minutes at a time is outside of my comfort zone.  I'm hoping that with practice, I can learn to relax more and not be so restless.

Today, I'm thankful for...

Fruit!  (Which happens to be vegan.  ;)  All of this from my CSA, Be Wise Ranch, on Monday -  persimmons, pears, plums, apples.  I brought a big bowl into work and filled it with fruit, it's just above my desk.  So when I'm feeling like something sweet, I just reach overhead (prepping for January 1!).

November Goals

Well here we are at November 1st.  I feel the need for speed goal-setting.  The sugar thing is gonna have to wait until January, which makes much more sense.  Plus, a faithful and fearless friend has stepped up to take the sugar-free challenge with me, but only if we start January 1st.

Sucrose Scrappers Unite!

(January 1st)

Learning from past mistakes, I realize now that I took on way too much for October.  I did, however, manage to instill two great habits into my daily routine from that mess:

1:  I'm writing every day, not just in my blog, but on the 750 Words site as well, and I'm loving it.

2:  Every day, I'm consciously and keenly aware of things for which I'm grateful and sharing those moments here.

Since I succeeded in establishing two October goals that have now become habits, I decided to set two November goals as well:

1:  Listen to a meditation/guided visualization every day for the month of November.  I figure, if I start with my head first, and brainwash myself into believing I'm already a naturally, healthy person who doesn't like sugar, then that gives me a head start for later.  ;)

2:  And just to make it complicated, because I seem to lean that way (either that or I'm just trying to avoid exercising for the whole month), I set four mini-goals for #2.  Week One:  Walk at lunch every day.  Week Two:  Floss every day. (No. No, I currently do not do that.  I know.)  Week Three:  Exercise every day.  Week Four:  In bed by 9:00 PM every day (I get up at 5:00 AM). 

Wish me luck!

(P.S.  November 1st gets recorded as successful on both counts... On my way! :)

MMMmmmmmm.... Fresh-squeezed *organic* orange juice.  That's what I'm grateful for today.