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No-Spend Acceptable Spending List
Jan. 1st, 2019 03:10 pmPretty self explanatory and it has already been taken out of my checking account.
Same as above
Groceries will consist of multi-use items that I can buy at a grocery store. Personal toiletries and household cleaning products would count. A quick bottle of soda and a candy bar or the lunch buffet would not.
I still need to attend work it is, unfortunately, far enough away that I will have to drive.
Ideally I would have pre-bought these materials, but I didn’t. Since they relate to another one of my monthly goals I will let them slide.
I should have enough, but if I don’t, there is no reason that Charlie should have to suffer.
I know I have to pick up my medication this month and there is no need to bring back depression or go through withdrawal because of being stubborn.
This is our main way of work group bonding. I would like to cut down, but I do not want to cut all ties.
Same as above, except I’ve only actually been invited three times in the last six months; however, each of those times was with the only other woman on our team and I would like to encourage that friendship.
I am specifically thinking of our choir trip to Germany in June and a hotel for the Doctor Who convention in February.
If Charlie gets sick, I get sick, my car dies, etc. I will, of course, do what is necessary to take care of the problem.
January Plans
Dec. 31st, 2018 08:56 pmTomorrow is officially the start of my 19 for 2019 goal list, so I figure it is time to layout my ideas for the first month. First off, we have the four things that will need to be on each month’s list:
- Send one piece of snail mail
- Meditate at least 3x a week
- Practice Music 3x a week
- Share one positive thing each day on instagram
The snail mail shouldn’t prove to be too difficult. I have at least on thank you note from Christmas that I need to send — my brother’s MIL was very sweet and sent me a goal-based planner to keep track of this challenge after reading about it on my facebook — and one Christmas card from an old pen friend that I should respond too.
Both the meditating and the music (Voice in case you were wondering) practice I really need to set up a schedule for. I think, to start with, I will schedule both for Tuesday, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Those tend to be my most open days, but I do have two worries with that schedule. First, I often end up working late on Thursday evenings, which then has a tendency to throw my whole evening off and I have found creating any kind of schedule on Saturday to be sort of difficult. I always have the best of intentions and then I get caught up in my latest book or agree to help with a Pokemon raid and then suddenly half the day is gone. However, I am hoping that the 3x a week nature of the goal will give me plenty of opportunities to catch up if I miss a scheduled day here and there.
As for the instagram pictures, my biggest is worry is remember to actually take the pictures. I may kick myself in the future for committing to everyday, but I also think that the consistent practice of appreciation is an important part of the exercise. It just wouldn’t have the same impact as an X-times-per-week goal.
Which brings us to the four goal concentrations I have chosen for this month.
- Monthly Sustainability Focus: Composting
- No-Spend Challenge
- Running a 5K
I already have a small vermi-composting bin set up for my food scraps and paper trash, but I would like to get better at using it and expand the operation a bit. I’d like to take some time this month to build a larger bin and find out exactly how to keep my worms happy.
I will undertake the no-spend challenge this month because one of the podcasts I listen to, Mama Minimalist , is hosting one. Difficult things are always easier with company…right? Anyway, I am currently working on my buy/no-buy list and hope to share more about that tomorrow.
I’ve already signed up for a 5K on April 27, so I figure that I need to start training right away. I have gone through the whole C25K program before, but fell off the wagon after a task/hour shift at work. That was 5? years ago. This time I want a goal in my sights and I want to take things nice and gentle. I plan to work on weeks 1-3 of the program in January, repeating at least one of those weeks before I move on. I may try to do the repeat week outside since the race will be outside, but I plan to do most of running on the treadmills in the apartment complex fitness room.
Anything I missed? Any plans of your own? Any words of wisdom? Let me know!
19 in 2019
Dec. 13th, 2018 06:50 pmDoes anyone else listen to the podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin? Last year the hosts, following a listener suggestion, advocating making a list of 18 things to do in 2018. I didn’t do it. Because I like to come to everything late, I decided that this year would be my year; I would do 19 in 2019. So I made my list of 19 tasks and goals to work on during the year.
I know that I need some accountability, and I also know that I don’t want to join the Happier facebook group to talk about this, so I though I would try posting here again. It has been a while, and I have said that before, so here’s to maybe another chance.
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