November challenges update

I have not done well this month as I mentioned before. I have really struggled with motivation and the month seems to have passed so quickly. Ah well I will do better next month.

Ø Declutter the shed and pack up the stuff as I am going along ready to move (number the boxes and list what is in them)
I did a little before I stopped and loosing the key the shed did not help when I got a little motivation back.

Ø Work on losing the remaining weight that I would like to lose.
I did lose some weight and I am now just under 9st. So I did well there.

Ø Plan a healthier diet
I did not do that.

Ø Write out ideas for my home business.
I did not do that.

Ø Sort through the records in the twin’s room and clean up the stereo ready to put on freecycle.
I did not do that

Ø Declutter the coat cupboard and the cupboard in DS1’s room.
I did not do that.

Ø I have always wanted to do the splits and I have never done it so I am going to work towards begin able to do the splits (I am also going to do Yoga most nights to help me stretch)
I started stretching and I managed to do that up until halfway through the month. I think I even made some good progress.

I did not do well but at least I managed to get something done which is better than nothing. I am sure I will do better next month.

I found the key to the shed

So that means that I can get started on it again, Hehe and on a lighter note I will be able to get the younglings Christmas present from my mum and dad.

While I am not yet motivated I can feel that it will not be long before I am. I think I am making the most of my time off before I get busy again. I think I will get started at the start of December ready for the next set of challenges. That works out well, as that will be nearly the start of a new week as well.

I will also restart doing yoga next week. I also have a hip-hop dance workout DVD to have a go at. I really would like to lose the remaining weight that I need to loose. My best friend has managed to do it (she lost an amazing 3 ½ stone) so I know that I can do it too. I am also going to start cleansing, toning and moisturising my face every day and I am going to put almond oil on my hands, as they are really dry. I need soft hands if I am to become a masseuse. I really enjoy massaging people and I know it is something that I can do. I just need to go on a course. I was talking about it with the woman who did the make the most of yourself course last Thursday at homestart.

I am actually looking forward to next week now. I think I will have to get a plan sorted for what I will do.

Not doing well with the November challenges

I do not know what is the matter with me at the moment. I am finding it hard to motivate myself to get the challenges done. I have not even been doing Yoga at the moment. So I am just going to write off this month and carry on the challenges for next month. I have managed to do some of the things so what I have managed to do I will remove and maybe add replacement challenges.

I have still not found the key for the shed so I will have to work on the kitchen tomorrow in the hope of being able to find the key.

The only thing that I have to do is start going to bed earlier. Now that the younglings are getting better with their sleeping I can get to bed earlier. I have to make sure that I am in bed by 12 every night so that gives me time to read before crashing. I am happy though as the latest Star Wars book has been dispatched to me. I am so much looking forward to reading it. Though for some reason the delivery estimate has changed from the 1st December to the 3rd December. I hope that it will be delivered early (fingerscrossed)

Oh though there is something positive. I would love to be able to write short stories and recently I have had some funky ideas for some stories. I just hope that I am able to translate them from ideas to reality.

Working well in the kitchen

I have managed to make some good progress in the kitchen again. Well thanks to the pesky mouse that I cannot catch at the moment. I have been meaning to sort out under the sink for ages but I kept putting it off. I noticed that some stuff was nibbled so I sorted it out. It looks a lot better now. There are still some things to sort out but it is looking good now (well just for the cupboard are getting clear and organised now)

I have also managed to get a bit of work done on decluttering my desk and while it is not perfect it is better. I really must get that sorted out tomorrow. Tonight I have been busy sorting out my Star Wars books into order. I have been meaning to do that for ages. I have also put a duplicate book on Amazon Marketplace. Hopefully that will sell.

I have to confess though that I have lost the key to the padlock on the shed so I have not been able to get in to the shed to work on that but as I work through the kitchen I am hoping that I will find it (I have my fingers crossed)

A delay with the housing application

I got a letter through today telling me that they needed some information from me that I had not put in. I was not happy at first, as I was really worried that they wanted some information that I could not give. This meant that I was not able to concentrate on getting the jobs that needed to get done while my eldest was at nursery.

I went up to the housing association office in the afternoon and I asked them what I should do. They were really helpful and let me use a phone to phone the number on the letter. They told me what information they needed and thankfully it was something that I could answer (strangely enough I found something today which gave me the information that they needed) so hopefully that will mean that the application will continue to go through with no more problems. I am so much looking forward to Devil Boy and I having our own bedroom and not having to sleep on a buckled mattress anymore.

I have managed to get some things done today though. Not much but at least I was able to get something done. I just cleared out some of the paper waste from the kitchen. I will do a better job tomorrow.

Making progress

I have not been doing as much as I had hoped but I am not doing too badly either.

I have not been sorting through a bag a day from the shed but I have been getting some done and I have been packing away stuff into boxes ready to move. I have been able to get rid of a lot of things though and thankfully most of it has been paper so I have been able to pout it in the recycle bucket. I just have to make sure that I do my best to do better.

It has been hard recently as Devil boy has not been feeling well so has not been able to do much around the flat so I have been doing my best to keep on top of things but slowly it is getting on top of me.

I think that tomorrow I will not go on the computer while my eldest is at nursery so that I can make the most of the time that he is away.

Getting on with my challenges and a new haircut

I have made a good start to getting my challenges done. I was slow to making a start on the shed (I had planned on sorting through a bag from the shed a day) but today I made a good start by getting two bags from the shed sorted out. As long as I get a bag a day sorted out then I will be happy.

I am going to write out a list to work out how I am going to get the rest of the challenges done. I have also been working on being able to get the splits done. I have also been good at getting the yoga done. I have been doing it most nights. I really enjoy doing it and it has been good for me as well.

Recently I have been getting fed up with my hair still falling out so while I have been thinking about shaving my hair off I actually did it (I decided to get it done at home as I thought there was no point in paying for something that we can do at home) I actually really enjoyed cutting my hair off. It felt quite liberating. I also like the style. I think I will keep it for a bit before growing my hair again (once the hair has started growing again) it was amusing though as I went into the hairdressers where I usually get my hair cut to show them. The woman who cut my hair last time was really shocked. I told her that I was planning on it but she did not think I was going to go through it.

I have had a few days relaxing but now it is time to get started

I have had a few days off from my challenges due to being busy for a couple of days and going to a party today.

Another reason why I have to get back on track is that I need to make sure that I keep on top of the work that I have already done as well as finding a home for all of the things that mum brought up with her (they are in the kitchen and there is not too much room for them in there)

Once I have worked on the kitchen and the living room I plan on sorting the coat cupboard out and then the records and stereo in the twins room. While I am doing this I plan on sorting through a bag a day from the shed.

I have managed to make a start with attempting to do the splits by stretching my legs. I have to make sure that I do not strain myself though but it would be so funky if I could manage to do the splits.

November challenges

Here are my challenges for November:

Ø Declutter the shed and pack up the stuff as I am going along ready to move (number the boxes and list what is in them)
Ø Work on losing the remaining weight that I would like to lose.
Ø Plan a healthier diet
Ø Write out ideas for my home business
Ø Sort through the records in the twin’s room and clean up the stereo ready to put on freecycle.
Ø Declutter the coat cupboard and the cupboard in DS1’s room.
Ø I have always wanted to do the splits and I have never done it so I am going to work towards begin able to do the splits (I am also going to do Yoga most nights to help me stretch)

Hehe, that should keep me out of trouble for this month.