January goals – What I have managed to achieve

Here is what I have managed to achieve this month:

Ø Start doing Yoga most nights
I have done this
Ø Do an energetic workout DVD one a week
I have been doing a hip-hop work out once a week
Ø Work on the shed.
I have done a little of this
Ø Sort through my records and get stereo ready to put on freecycle
I have not done this
Ø Restart a beauty care routine (keeping my hands soft, cleansing, toning and moisturising my face at night etc)
I have done this
Ø Get to bed earlier.
I have managed this some nights

I think I have done a really good job this month. I have done more than I had thought. I need to make sure that I just focus on the declutching and shed but that can be for the next month’s goals.

New funky course at homestart is going well

I have started a new course through homestart. It is being done twice a week for 6 weeks. It is about building confidence and discovering what skills I already have ready for when I want to return to work.

It has been really funky and I am starting to look at things in a different way now. I also remembered skills that I had forgotten that I had done. We even get homework with it. I have to make sure that I get mine done tonight. We have to list out all of the skills that I have got. I have managed to get part of it done already. I have been really good though with my homework. When I was at school and college I always put things off until last minute but not that I am working on procrastination I have been really good and got the homework done before I have to.

In the course we talked about what we would like to do career wise and where we would like to be in five years time. I was thinking about how I want to work from home and that if I want this to work out I have to start working on my skills now rather than later. This prompted me to write a short story. I am really pleased that I have done it and I posted it on the Internet to get some tips about how it can be improved. I got some positive feedback about it and some useful tips on how to improve it. That has really helped. I am still going to take an English course but this has helped for how.

I am feeling more confident about the future now. I know where I am going. I just need to work out how to get there.

There is nothing like a visitor to help motivate

For the last couple of days I have been gutting the living room and Devil Boy even cleaned the bathroom as today we had a visitor from the youngling’s health visitor.

Unfortunately I also had to put some things into bags just to get them out of the way so I have to make sure that I get it done and also that I work out a system that I can keep on top of things. Now that the health visitor has gone I am going to start work on the kitchen. That really needs to be clear of junk so it becomes a better place to work in.

Yesterday I started a new course through homestart. It seems to be really funky. It is all about developing confidence and helping to increase motivation and eliminate procrastination. The course is designed to help get people back to work but we are not forced to do so. I have said that I would like to work from home so hopefully I will be able to find something that will be able to help me be able to do that.

Starting the mass declutter

While I did not get the opportunity to get much done while my son was at nursery I managed to get some cleaning done while I was talking to my good friend on the phone. I think I will concentrate on the kitchen first as that is the most important area. I will also re-bait the humane traps that I have got.

I just need to make sure that not only do I take on this job a bit at a time but also that I make sure that I do not keep adding to it making the job even more challenging for me.

I am glad though that I have made a start now.

Inspiring photographs and planning on big work on the flat

I am taking part in a photography challenge online and this month’s theme is new years resolutions. I took some pictures of the worst clutter areas to hopefully help inspire me to clear it and start clearing all of the clutter out.

I am on a mission as Devil boy said that it could be up to two year before we get a bigger place. The atmosphere in our home is too chaotic and that need to change, especially if we are going to be in the flat for longer than I had hoped. We need to paint the living room and the youngling’s room. I need to put up damp pain on a few of the walls and we need to be ultra efficient so that we keep on top of the clutter. I really have to change the atmosphere from chaotic to serene (well as serene as being in a home with three young younglings will allow)

I managed to do the hip-hop workout again tonight. I was tired at the end of it but it helped me drink a lot of water and I really felt like I’d had a good workout. I was happy that I managed to remember the moves from last week and I was more confident following this week. I know that I will just keep getting better each time that I do it. I really enjoyed doing it as well.

I have heard from the housing association

I have heard from the housing association about how many point we have been awarded to us. I have been told that we have got a good amount. They have also said that we are entitled to a four-bedroom house and may even be considered for a five-bedroom house. Hopefully it will not take too long before something becomes available.

I really have to get started on sorting through stuff so we do not take any junk with us.

I have been good with the exercises even if I have not made a good start to the decluttering I will make a better effort next week. I will have to get a system set up so that I can make time to get it sorted. Thankfully now that my eldest is at nursery that will give me time during the day.

A funky star to the New Year

I have started the New Year as I mean to go on. I have managed to get Yoga done every night so far. I am really pleased I have done that. I do feel much better for it. I will be doing the hip-hop work out this weekend. That should help burn off the extra weight that I must have put on. I did not eat to excess but I did eat more than normal and later in the night that I normally do.

I have also ordered some books. I have ordered books on Buddhism, meditation and anger management. I will have to make the time to read them. I have got a music CD to help with the meditation as well. I am looking forward to them arriving.

I have also been managing to get to bed earlier. I am not getting as early as I would ideally like but I am getting more structure to my evenings so that will mean that even if I do not manage to get to bed at the ideal time I will not be too much later.

I have also started working on the flat. I have been folding up the clothes that are in the living room and tackling the vast amounts of bags that are filled with nunk. I cannot just throw thejkm out as there are a lot of stuff in there that can be recycled but it is time consuming and a lot of times I have been put off by the daunting task. If I can keep doing little bits at a time then I will eventually get there. I just need to keep up the good with.

I think I will have to make a collage or two with some sayings on to keep me going.

January goals

Here is what I am hoping to achieve in January:

Ø Start doing Yoga most nights
Ø Do an energetic workout DVD one a week
Ø Work on the shed.
Ø Sort through my records and get stereo ready to put on freecycle
Ø Restart a beauty care routine (keeping my hands soft, cleansing, toning and moisturising my face at night etc)
Ø Get to bed earlier.

I think that will do for now, I do not want to do too much.

2008 goals

Here are the goals that I have got for 2008:

Ø Start a course at college (either Scottish Gaelic, creative writing, art or massage)
Ø Continue to work on my anger management (I have made good progress but I still have work to do)
Ø Hopefully move into a new house.
Ø Really go through my things and be really ruthless. I have still got far too much clutter. I have to get rid of anything that I do not need so that there is room for the things that I do want/need.
Ø Improve the diet of all of us and learn to cook new things. I have the books and recipes so all I now need is the motivation and the effort to make them.
Ø Even though I feel that I am a Buddhist I know little about it. I feel that this year should be one about spiritual discovery, development and learning more about Buddhism.

I really have to work at them so that I manage to achieve them.