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Sep. 27th, 2017 10:08 pm( health )
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Feb. 27th, 2017 07:59 pmNow that my living room and dining nook have a substantial open carpeted space: rec me exercise Youtubes!
I'm looking for something interesting enough to keep my attention over a span of time measured in weeks or greater, but basic enough that my (probable near-total) inexperience in the activity will not be a barrier. My priorities exercise-wise are, in order from the top, lung capacity, endurance, strength (full body), and flexibility.
I like to dance, but the only type I'm any good at is square dance; this is far too social an activity to work as my 3x/week solo morning exercise. I'm going to look for Irish dance exercise Youtubes later, though. I'm also going to try to get out to the city park to walk on the regular, but it isn't yet warm enough I want to do that.
Thanks!
I'm looking for something interesting enough to keep my attention over a span of time measured in weeks or greater, but basic enough that my (probable near-total) inexperience in the activity will not be a barrier. My priorities exercise-wise are, in order from the top, lung capacity, endurance, strength (full body), and flexibility.
I like to dance, but the only type I'm any good at is square dance; this is far too social an activity to work as my 3x/week solo morning exercise. I'm going to look for Irish dance exercise Youtubes later, though. I'm also going to try to get out to the city park to walk on the regular, but it isn't yet warm enough I want to do that.
Thanks!
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Jan. 1st, 2015 02:17 amGoal for the first half of January: hobbit birthday present, fiction style. (My birthday's the thirteenth.)
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Holly King gives way to Oak King, the shadows to the light. "What is coming to ascendancy in your life?" asks today's meditation at The Daily Compass.
The calendar hasn't quite flipped yet, but the solstice is a fitting day to celebrate a new year.
I've chosen Natasha Bedingfield's "Pirate Bones" as my theme song for the year:
What if I stake everything I am on a dream and it's counterfeit?
If I reach the end that justifies the means, could I live with it?
And if it's true that having too much of any good thing can only make me sick
What's the point in it? Where's the benefit when I'm gaining all but I'm losing it?
Today is the winter solstice. It seems a fitting day to begin a journey to a better self. As they say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The calendar hasn't quite flipped yet, but the solstice is a fitting day to celebrate a new year.
I've chosen Natasha Bedingfield's "Pirate Bones" as my theme song for the year:
What if I stake everything I am on a dream and it's counterfeit?
If I reach the end that justifies the means, could I live with it?
And if it's true that having too much of any good thing can only make me sick
What's the point in it? Where's the benefit when I'm gaining all but I'm losing it?
Today is the winter solstice. It seems a fitting day to begin a journey to a better self. As they say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Dec. 11th, 2014 04:25 pmSo I was at a class for work today, and one of the things the trainer said in the closing remarks was "have a mission statement". (A personal one, that is.) She said she revises hers every New Year's Eve, and it is meant to reflect where she wants to be in a year, what she wants to accomplish in that year. This is distinct from making New Year's resolutions in that NYRs are task-oriented and mission statements are purpose-oriented.
I am inviting all y'all to think about writing a mission statement.
I am inviting all y'all to think about writing a mission statement.
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Sep. 24th, 2014 02:15 pm56:28 5K woohoo go me *resolves to walk moar* (worse time than last time, you see)
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May. 25th, 2014 06:17 pmThings that do not get me out of debt: spending $35 on pizza. Even if my sister does owe me $9.50 of that. *sigh* But I'm hungry and I don't wanna do anything and Domino's will bring me tastynoms straight to my door.
help me daydream slash plan!
Apr. 28th, 2014 08:28 pmSo I have realized that I save money better when I'm saving for something, something more exciting than 'my own apartment' and more concrete and, frankly, apparently attainable than 'getting out of debt'. Therefore I have decided I am saving for a month two weeks in the British Isles. Ireland, England, Wales. (Not sure if Scotland and Northern Ireland too.) Date to be determined, but this is definitely number three on the priority list, behind 'getting out of debt' and 'my own apartment', so we're talking a few years out at least.
Off the top of my head, places I can think of that I want to visit are Dublin (nowhere specific off the top of my head, but I know there's exciting things in the city), London (ditto), various family-history-pertinent spots in Ireland that I can't actually name without asking my dad the amateur genealogist (but Dublin's among them and I think so is London), Cadair Idris in Wales (Wiki it and look at the first paragraph of the 'myths' section; also, there is a reason this post has a music thingy), Stonehenge, Blarney Stone, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Where else in the British Isles, dear readers, should I put on my list of 'places I absolutely must see while touring the British Isles'? Other than 'some lovely little bed and breakfast somewhere in scenic Ireland where I can sit and write my heart out', of course. :)
Off the top of my head, places I can think of that I want to visit are Dublin (nowhere specific off the top of my head, but I know there's exciting things in the city), London (ditto), various family-history-pertinent spots in Ireland that I can't actually name without asking my dad the amateur genealogist (but Dublin's among them and I think so is London), Cadair Idris in Wales (Wiki it and look at the first paragraph of the 'myths' section; also, there is a reason this post has a music thingy), Stonehenge, Blarney Stone, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Where else in the British Isles, dear readers, should I put on my list of 'places I absolutely must see while touring the British Isles'? Other than 'some lovely little bed and breakfast somewhere in scenic Ireland where I can sit and write my heart out', of course. :)
nommy pasta salad (vegetarian, not vegan)
Apr. 27th, 2014 03:46 pm1 lb uncooked pasta (any shape; I amuse myself by trying to never use the same shape twice)
16 oz vinaigrette (I like Kraft Zesty Italian)
8 oz shredded cheddar (I like Kraft's shredded-for-me triple cheddar)
8+ oz shredded carrot (shredded-for-me is good here too)
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
Cook pasta according to package directions and individual taste. (I like to cook with added salt till the pasta is tender, but you might want salt-free and al dente.) Drain. While draining, apply cold water until pasta is cool. Put in bowl with lid. Mix in about 4 oz of vinaigrette. Refrigerate at least two hours.
Halve tomatoes. Transfer pasta to MUCH BIGGER BOWL. Mix pasta with tomatoes halves, cheddar shreds, carrot shreds, and vinaigrette as desired (I don't always use the full remaining 12ish oz in the 16oz bottle, but sometimes I do). Serve oneself a big enough serving that the remainder will fit in the original bowl. Refrigerate whatever doesn't get eaten immediately.
16 oz vinaigrette (I like Kraft Zesty Italian)
8 oz shredded cheddar (I like Kraft's shredded-for-me triple cheddar)
8+ oz shredded carrot (shredded-for-me is good here too)
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
Cook pasta according to package directions and individual taste. (I like to cook with added salt till the pasta is tender, but you might want salt-free and al dente.) Drain. While draining, apply cold water until pasta is cool. Put in bowl with lid. Mix in about 4 oz of vinaigrette. Refrigerate at least two hours.
Halve tomatoes. Transfer pasta to MUCH BIGGER BOWL. Mix pasta with tomatoes halves, cheddar shreds, carrot shreds, and vinaigrette as desired (I don't always use the full remaining 12ish oz in the 16oz bottle, but sometimes I do). Serve oneself a big enough serving that the remainder will fit in the original bowl. Refrigerate whatever doesn't get eaten immediately.
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Apr. 27th, 2014 01:47 pmUh, so, what are y'all's tips for self-motivation? Because I am about to resort to bribing myself with Talis Kimberley CDs I don't own yet in order to get my homework for this past week done, and I really, really shouldn't spend the money.
The icon indicates I am talking about writing. That too.
The icon indicates I am talking about writing. That too.
quarterly resolutions Apr-Jun
Mar. 30th, 2014 02:05 pmMaintain my greater-than-2.0 institutional and major GPAs, ideally by acing all the classes this term.
Write things that aren't for class.
Finish all the craft projects I currently have started—that is, the genderqueer-colors crochet purse, the purple crochet purse, the Mom's-favorite-colors scarf, and the chainmaille bracelet with (if enough jump rings survive the bracelet) matching earrings. Do not start another craft project, even if it is one I have the materials for already, unless it will be finished the same day and therefore not added to the list of ongoing projects.
Stay within my budget.
Make significant progress on killing off the credit card debt.
Write things that aren't for class.
Finish all the craft projects I currently have started—that is, the genderqueer-colors crochet purse, the purple crochet purse, the Mom's-favorite-colors scarf, and the chainmaille bracelet with (if enough jump rings survive the bracelet) matching earrings. Do not start another craft project, even if it is one I have the materials for already, unless it will be finished the same day and therefore not added to the list of ongoing projects.
Stay within my budget.
Make significant progress on killing off the credit card debt.
quarterly resolutions
Dec. 31st, 2013 08:54 amLike New Year's Resolutions, only less intimidating:
Get halfway through a draft of Leah Far-Sighted.
Maintain my greater-than-2.0 institutional and major GPAs, ideally by acing all the classes this term.
Write things that aren't Leah Far-Sighted or for class.
Finish all the craft projects I currently have started—that is, the genderqueer-colors crochet purse, the purple crochet purse, the primary-colors-of-light crochet purse, the Mom's-favorite-colors scarf, the sparkly blue wrist warmers, the hats and flower pins for my friend's grandmother (this is all one project), and the chainmaille bracelet with (if enough jump rings survive the bracelet) matching earrings. Do not start another craft project, even if it is one I have the materials for already, unless it will be finished the same day and therefore not added to the list of ongoing projects.
Stay within my budget.
Save lots for new apartment.
Get halfway through a draft of Leah Far-Sighted.
Maintain my greater-than-2.0 institutional and major GPAs, ideally by acing all the classes this term.
Write things that aren't Leah Far-Sighted or for class.
Finish all the craft projects I currently have started—that is, the genderqueer-colors crochet purse, the purple crochet purse, the primary-colors-of-light crochet purse, the Mom's-favorite-colors scarf, the sparkly blue wrist warmers, the hats and flower pins for my friend's grandmother (this is all one project), and the chainmaille bracelet with (if enough jump rings survive the bracelet) matching earrings. Do not start another craft project, even if it is one I have the materials for already, unless it will be finished the same day and therefore not added to the list of ongoing projects.
Stay within my budget.
Save lots for new apartment.
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Nov. 6th, 2013 07:00 pmno brain for anything but bejeweled. cannot has more bejeweled without spending moneys. not allowed to spend moneys.
no brain because at seminar all day (on four hours sleep), learning communication skills. the theory not the practice. anybody know of studies in which 'smile moar' is proven to work on depression? (interested also in the conjunction with 'smile moar' directed at women who are being insufficiently decorative. but mostly in whether it actually works on depression.) what about the efficacy of the principle behind![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
3_good_things_a_day? seminar leader swears studies exist but there wasn't time to inquire about details.
no brain because at seminar all day (on four hours sleep), learning communication skills. the theory not the practice. anybody know of studies in which 'smile moar' is proven to work on depression? (interested also in the conjunction with 'smile moar' directed at women who are being insufficiently decorative. but mostly in whether it actually works on depression.) what about the efficacy of the principle behind
3_good_things_a_day? seminar leader swears studies exist but there wasn't time to inquire about details.I'm okay. Other driver's okay. Our cars are not okay but Dad says he can fix mine and my insurance will doubtless pay to fix other driver's. I'm shook up good, though, still shook up nearly four hours later, and I got ticketed for "failure to remain stopped", and I owe the city money and I owe somebody else money for the tow and another somebody for repairs though I'm not clear yet who these somebodies are.
Thank fuck I have emergency money.
Hugs? Reassurance that I can rebuild emergency fund and that my car will be fine and that the world is not about to end?
(How in hell do I tag an email post? I know I have instructions somewhere but apparently I forgot to star them in Gmail...or possibly they're in the old Gmail...)
Thank fuck I have emergency money.
Hugs? Reassurance that I can rebuild emergency fund and that my car will be fine and that the world is not about to end?
(How in hell do I tag an email post? I know I have instructions somewhere but apparently I forgot to star them in Gmail...or possibly they're in the old Gmail...)
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Dec. 3rd, 2012 03:55 amWriting didn't happen. Media didn't happen.
Exercise did happen, in the form of ALL THE STAIRS. MY FUCKING ROOM IS FUCKING CLEAN.
Didn't spend anything except paying my Etsy bill, but not for lack of trying—I want a complete set of Supernatural magazines, and I found on eBay a set of eight issues including six I don't have, auction ending a few hours ago, and I bid $60 which was the absolute most I could afford to spend today, and I was winning at numbers from $25 to $50 until the last seven seconds. They went for $85. I'm currently trying to talk myself out of spending that $60 on five issues I don't have being sold individually on cinequest.com.
I am frowning at my food diary spreadsheet, and either my eyeball measurements are underestimating what I ate or I'm eating a lot less than the government guidelines say I should be. The first makes more sense because this was pretty much a normal day foodwise and if I were eating about what I should be I wouldn't be gaining weight. (I'm now in the upper end of what the BMI charts say is normal, which is twenty-five pounds above what my driver's license says and it was accurate when I got it, and fifteen to twenty pounds of that went on in the past year.)
Sleep nao.
Exercise did happen, in the form of ALL THE STAIRS. MY FUCKING ROOM IS FUCKING CLEAN.
Didn't spend anything except paying my Etsy bill, but not for lack of trying—I want a complete set of Supernatural magazines, and I found on eBay a set of eight issues including six I don't have, auction ending a few hours ago, and I bid $60 which was the absolute most I could afford to spend today, and I was winning at numbers from $25 to $50 until the last seven seconds. They went for $85. I'm currently trying to talk myself out of spending that $60 on five issues I don't have being sold individually on cinequest.com.
I am frowning at my food diary spreadsheet, and either my eyeball measurements are underestimating what I ate or I'm eating a lot less than the government guidelines say I should be. The first makes more sense because this was pretty much a normal day foodwise and if I were eating about what I should be I wouldn't be gaining weight. (I'm now in the upper end of what the BMI charts say is normal, which is twenty-five pounds above what my driver's license says and it was accurate when I got it, and fifteen to twenty pounds of that went on in the past year.)
Sleep nao.
Money: Get $1000 in the savings account designated 'emergency' ASAP. After that, save $20 per paycheck and pay off debts ASAP via snowballing in order of interest rate. The budget starts with the compensation for full-time work with no overtime and no unpaid time off; any money beyond that, such as overtime, sales, and gifts, goes 10% added to the spendy bucket, 90% to either savings or debt depending on whether the $1000 in savings has been passed. The first day of every month number divisible by 4, get a free credit report, rotating which credit-report agency it comes from, and check balances in 457(b) and Roth IRA accounts. The last day of every month, do the income summary in GnuCash and take a good look at all the expense numbers.
Nutrition: 2 cups fruit. 2.5 cups veggies, balancing over a week to 1.5 cups dark green leafy, 5.5 cups red and orange, 1.5 cups beans and peas, 5 cups starches, 4 cups whatever. 6 oz grains, at least half whole grains. 5.5 oz protein (beans and peas can count for either protein or veggie, and at any given meal some can be one and some the other, but not both at once). 3 cups dairy. Multivitamin. Three fish oil capsules. Extra sodium.
Exercise: Goal is an hour a day, divided equally between flexibility (yoga), cardio (walking), and strength (resistance training). Work up to that.
Sleep: In bed no later than four am every day and attempting to wake up no earlier than noon.
Hygiene: Wash face every time glasses get cleaned, because if glasses are dirty, face probably is too. Brush teeth twice daily, not once.
Charity: Starting the weekend of March 16, donate blood as often as the blood bank will let me.
Media: Watch at least one episode of scripted TV every weekday, at least two episodes or one movie on weekends, of which at least half should be something I own but have never seen. Watch Stewart and Colbert every applicable day. Read at least one never-read book, preferably something I own, every week.
Writing: At least a hundred words a day every day for a total of at least a hundred twenty thousand words in the year.
Social: At least one meatspace social activity every month, ideally at least one every week. Square dancing counts and so does UU services.
Meta: Regular locked DW post tracking all this shit.
Nutrition: 2 cups fruit. 2.5 cups veggies, balancing over a week to 1.5 cups dark green leafy, 5.5 cups red and orange, 1.5 cups beans and peas, 5 cups starches, 4 cups whatever. 6 oz grains, at least half whole grains. 5.5 oz protein (beans and peas can count for either protein or veggie, and at any given meal some can be one and some the other, but not both at once). 3 cups dairy. Multivitamin. Three fish oil capsules. Extra sodium.
Exercise: Goal is an hour a day, divided equally between flexibility (yoga), cardio (walking), and strength (resistance training). Work up to that.
Sleep: In bed no later than four am every day and attempting to wake up no earlier than noon.
Hygiene: Wash face every time glasses get cleaned, because if glasses are dirty, face probably is too. Brush teeth twice daily, not once.
Charity: Starting the weekend of March 16, donate blood as often as the blood bank will let me.
Media: Watch at least one episode of scripted TV every weekday, at least two episodes or one movie on weekends, of which at least half should be something I own but have never seen. Watch Stewart and Colbert every applicable day. Read at least one never-read book, preferably something I own, every week.
Writing: At least a hundred words a day every day for a total of at least a hundred twenty thousand words in the year.
Social: At least one meatspace social activity every month, ideally at least one every week. Square dancing counts and so does UU services.
Meta: Regular locked DW post tracking all this shit.
I will be debt-free—no student loans, no car loan, no credit card debt, no personal loans, nothing—and ready to move into an apartment all my own on or before October 1, 2015, at which point I will also have at least $1000 in a savings account designated 'emergency fund', at least $1000 in a different savings account designated 'apartment furnishings & sundries', and total savings of at least $3500. I will achieve this without reducing my contribution to my 457(b) account (which does not count toward the $3500 savings) below $50 per paycheck or my contribution to the State Employees' Charitable Campaign below $25 per paycheck. I will achieve this by snowballing payments on my existing debts, moving $50 per paycheck directly into savings, and not spending shit beyond the $50 per paycheck allotted for spending shit plus any excess from the allotments for gas and food, though I will endeavor to put any such excess toward debt and savings equally.
