My 4 Simple Goals, March 2012 edition - not just reminiscent of my 4 Simple Goals, January 2012 edition, it is the exact same list. For goals, my year has started as a FAIL:
- Walk. Every day. No excuses. If the weather is cold, windy, wet or just plain miserable (after all, it's January in the Great White North) it's time to embrace a "no excuses" attitude and WALK.
- Eat. Make breakfast and eat it each morning. You have the tools, use them. And don't forget to take the thyroid pill!
- Boxes. There are 23 left to unpack and put away. I'm not a great finisher, but it's beyond time to finish this move!
- Read. Get a list of books and read one. Then read another.
Bonus:
Breathe. It's been an extraordinarily long, and emotionally draining, holiday season. The kids really tested my patience, and often all at one time. I have to remember that our life is equally draining for them and they don't have the same tools to deal with all that is coming at them (or not coming at them, as the case might be). I have to be supportive and patient. Breathe (and maybe count to 10, more than once).
REWARD*: Meeting the goals is reward in itself. But beyond that: A big colourful plant for on the kitchen island. Or some live herbs. Something alive :)
*I recognize that meeting the goals is reward in itself. This is a reward beyond that - a small tangible token.
What about you? Do you have a few activity oriented goals you'd like to meet? If so and you participate, let me know! I'd love to see what you have planned.
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Rest assured, a lot got done between January 4 and March 4, just the focus shifted to other things. Way more important than walking, eating, unpacking or reading! Breathing was essential and it was punctuated by plenty of heavy sighs between the held breaths.
Fingers crossed this re-start takes this time :)
