2025 Week #27 Weekly Goal Sharing! (Monday 06/30/25 - Sunday 07/06/25)
I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.
But importantly, talk about getting it done..... or why it didn't happen yet.
To praise each other for our efforts and wins.
While supporting each other through trials and setbacks.
And to continue trying and not give up.
Remember:
Every Goal should be considered "Worthy".
Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments!
Whether they be Complex or Simple.
Getting out of bed is a good day..... Good job I say!
Share your goals today, for support and encouragement.
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Do Your Best and Get Your rest.
Things are usually much harder then we think. Do your best. Be kind to yourself and Be kind to others.
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And Any Others. If you want to be added/removed to/from the tag list, let me know. 😃
@IsayUncle
@BlueDarkAurora
FOR SURE! LOL! 😵...😂🤣🤣
Wow. No one else has responded? I saw it yesterday but was trying to do multiple things at the same time. Still doing that today. but I can't get the final part of my assignment done. It's not due until Saturday. Thought it was earlier. I don't know what day it is half the time. I've been given a scenario and I guess I don't exactly need screenshots of the last part. I have to create files and copy them in Linux but when I tried doing it on the lab platform, it said I didn't have permission to copy. I tried to find the reason why but none of the answers I found helped and this time, there aren't any papers that I can look at so I can get an idea of what I'm supposed to do.
Still trying to level up on the games. Things are going to be extremely tight without that. I'm at $50 already but the ones that make the most money have the tightest restrictions. Like, I need to be at level 50 which is okay because I'm at level 43 but it takes a loong time to level up. I'm trying not to be stressed about it all. I just don't want to go through what I went through last month. I tried checking my financial aid at the university but it's down. Has been for a while.
Um, it's almost time for me to clock out so I guess I'll close this.
@Enthenia
That's Ok. I think everybody is like, in a groove trying to get stuff done that they wanna get done. And that's a good thing! 😀.
So, yea... you're really struggling huh? I'm really sorry. Juggling so many things and losing track of days. It all can be so overwhelming. But you're staying consistent with your assignments.
Sometimes it seems hopeless and then from nowhere, sometimes, something gives and it's not so bad for a while. I hope you get really good on your gaming apps and find some financial relief there. 🙏.
Hang in there Enthenia. Sending some woman power to you. 
Do ur best. 4-get the rest!
@IsayUncle well I'm almost at lvl 50 on one of them. At 48 right now. The one that can pay out $200+, I'm not going to meet the deadline. I have to have something like 500M points in about five days. I'll be lucky if I can get to a million. There's another one where you can earn $400-$600 but that looks like it's pretty involved and I have too many things I'm trying to complete as it is.
I've got about three of the smaller earning ones ($30-$60) but I figured that they were just as good as the larger earning ones because they add up. I mean, I've been doing it a couple weeks now and I'm over $50. Can't make millions out of it but it's a unique way to build up savings. The ads get annoying because all the games show the same ones but I'm not paying to remove them. I'll do a bit now and then like .99 to $6 but I'm not doing $40.
I really don't know about strength. Nothing really special about it. Just trying to keep an even keel.
I put this original post, accidently, in week #26..... (just copying it here)
I need to push real hard today.
We have threatening rains forecast so I decided not to go to work. (Working outdoors)
This is the perfect time for me to get my personal stuff caught up for the entire week.
But it is too easy to justify, sleeping and resting all day.
The truth is, I will be completely disappointed with myself if I don't take advantage of this day to get ahead of the game, just a little bit.
Step one. Clean kitchen.
If I could have an exceptional day today, it could be instrumental in me having an exceptional week! It really is worth the effort.
There are a few things that repetitively set me back, and they are as follows
1. Stress eating..... the time to prepare, eat and clean-up can shut me down for the day!
2. The illusion of an alcoholic drink.... Feels energizing at first but drastically zaps energy and diligence quickly.
3. A quick Cat-Nap.... That's an Oxymoron. Cat's sleep all day and I usually follow suit.
4. Getting excited about early progress and successes..... I start overthinking eveything else I can do, and overwhelm myself into confusion and gross loss of focus.
I must stay away from these things.
I finished the kitchen.
Step 2: Morning tasks.
I hope your day is turning out as good as you would like or better! It sounds like you are on top of things.
I am listening to Atomic Habits. If you haven't read it, I recommend it highly. I'm listening to it right now on audiobook, but will be reading it also. Hopefully I can repeat what he said right. He said basically that anything that is really easy or enjoyable up front usually ends up hurting you on the other end like eating too much and anything that is really hard to do ends up helping you. I probably didn't say that the right way, but I like that the book helps to retrain you either avoid things that are bad for you or implement hard habits that are good for you. For me avoiding the easy things that are bad for me seems to be the most difficult and counterintuitive but also very beneficial.
Anyway, I am typing this on my phone and hoping it makes sense.
@reservedOwl321
Thank you for taking the time to share that. I've been thinking about listening to it. I have seen it on the tube and I listen to a lot of inspirational material like that.
I'm glad you're finding it useful and you like it. I think I agree with you, that, doing the easy things or the enjoyable things, is counterintuitive. Even though they are good things to do, it doesn't leave time to do that hard things that matter the most.
It's hard though. 😁.
I think you explained that part well. I'll probably put that book in my queue to listen to it, thanks for the suggestion.
Thank you.😊
I finished the morning task but not without stress eating.
I kept it to the simple dish of noodles so there is no cleanup.
But I also feel like taking a cat nap now. I'm gonna push through that urge and fold laundry.
Step 3: Fold laundry.
Fold laundry - done - but with stress eating and naps.
Take a purposeful break and then do step 4.
Step 4: Do receipts and weekly paperwork.
I didn't get nearly as many things accomplished as you did but I got the research done for my 6th paper. This one was involved. 6 labs and then I had to create a partition, a file system, directories and files and then move and copy files. Back up the system and manage file and directory permissions and then compress the files. I still have to write the paper.
I also got a random work assignment done. Well, I have to upload that into the system. I moved some pending bill payments and found that I had $7 in my account (which is why the rent payment platform has been sending me emails about not having enough funds. It's also not payday) but I accidentally spent it because I was trying to add $5 to my auto-invest but it went today. I figured I could slowly replace what I took out of the account since I can do small amounts. I wasn't doing it for day trading anyway.
Forgot to take something down from the freezer so not sure what I'll have tonight. Since I get up at 3:45 a.m. and generally have to play with someone and let someone else out, I can't remember everything...
Then this afternoon/evening there was no power for pretty much the whole city. Took the dog out to play because it was cool enough for her and we didn't know the power was out until we came back. Just came back on. Played my games for as long as I could then the Internet went out and the phone service. Glad things came back on. I need to eat something. Fortunately, the water was still running and the animals had food. I had food too but no way to really cook it and salads aren't that filling.
I got the 6th assignment turned in. 20 pages long. Had a lot of stuff to explain.
Need to look at the spreadsheets for the assignments at work. Opened a few which were blank. Had to notate that they were blank. Oh, so one guy who came from a cell phone company. Was a store manager or something until he changed jobs. Anyways, he mentioned to the other leads about how us grunts never get acknowledged for doing something right--only when we screw up. Like when I got admonished for a mistake I made 7+ months prior. Anyways, he suggested that needed to be changed but no one else wanted to do that. Why is courtesy and niceness so often a one way street?
Got paid today but was still suffering the fall-out from last month so I don't have nearly enough for the rent that's due tomorrow without a penalty. Trying to meet the levels I'm close on because there's a 2x multiplier on the account that expires in four hours. Won't get me what I need for rent but any bit helps. One, I have to be lvl. 200 for the next milestone. Another I'm one lvl. to go but meeting the experience point requirements is hard. I got a new one downloaded because it was featured on one of the accounts I have but now it's not even showing in my play history.
If only I hadn't gone to sleep last night. Maybe I could have been further along...
@Enthenia
Too bad that guy couldn't get some of his nice motivation going. I think it's normal for people to be consumed with thier own problems and insecurities, so I guess most people are too busy, struggling themselves to be nice to others.
Awwww. 😢.
Your rent problem came back quick..... i feel so bad for you. I thought after you gat that cleared up last week, you had another month.
You can't blame yourself for falling asleep.
What more can you do help you save enough money for rent every month?
@IsayUncle well I got that problem fixed less than a week before the end of the month when the next month's rent was due so it was a little difficult to get the funds especially when I get paid every two weeks.
I just need to get money ahead. That's something I've been trying to do for a while now. I need to save, get debt paid off, etc. but it's difficult when everything seems to cost so much and then there always seems to be something that I've forgotten about or something that I never considered. Like the power went off again yesterday. Only for about a half hour. But, I really need to get an emergency light for when it happens again. For it to happen twice in a week when the last time the power went out was like five years ago, it's probably going to happen again sooner than later.
Part of it's from not having a decent job for so long. Part is from decesions that seemed like a good idea at the time but weren't.
Right now, I need to get money ahead like I was before the whole June event happened. I did another gaming tracker that's highly rated. I like the one I've been using because it's not advertised to death. This other one had games that are only available on that specific platform but there's like ads every few minutes. And, the levels aren't really clear. Like on my other one, it tells me how far I have to go before I can collect money. One game I found on this other app which is fairly simple and fun, I did for about half an hour off and on and I've only netted like $2. The main application I'm using, I'm at $50 right now. The goals are harder though. Would have been nice if I won the $45K one site was giving away but I didn't. If I had won that, I could have handled paying the late fees on the rent. And, I would have been able to get ahead.
But it didn't happen.
I don't really know what else to do. I don't have a car so i can't do deleveries or something like that. And with the dog, I don't really have a lot of free time anyway. She needs a lot of exercise. I suppose, if I had a car, she could come with me but all that is speculation and doesn't really help me now.
One thing that does get annoying with all these advertisements on these games, is the ads for scam games. The ones that claim they can pay out up to $10k within minutes. Too bad the one I had found last month wasn't real. Would have helped me if it had been. Not that I would have wanted $10K, but one or two would have helped.
@Enthenia
oh, I understand about the timing now. That makes it really hard this month. I do hope you get caught up enough to be ahead of the game for next month.
There's no easy way to make money, everything takes time and everything has a learning curve. Just like your gaming apps. But, if you work on something long enough and hard enough, you're a lot more apt to succeed and get ahead. And that means with the gaming apps too. If they don't scam you too much and that's something you gotta be careful about so you don't waste a lot of time. I hope you do well with them. Sounds like it's a good fit for you right now and if you can ever hit one of those big money ones..... OMG, that would be awesome. But it sounds like that is close to improbable, but not impossible!
As far as driving and delivery goes, there would be a big learning curve there and a lot of expense with the car insurance and upkeep. With that much time away from your dogs! No way. Especially with your dog being inside the house.
I'm away from my dogs for long periods of time, but at least they're outside all day. They still miss the devil out of me though. It's hard for dogs not to have their owners around.
Good luck with the gaming apps. Maybe you can make enough money and get good enough that it might be worh paying a higher fee for less ads..... ONLY if you Make enough one month.... to try it and see if you can earn more money. idk.... maybe 😁. Be good and do well.
I'm not able to get on the computer as much lately because of my work hours. But keep posting and don't get discouraged, because i read everything when i do. I don't have 7 cups on my phone. So it's only when I get home and turn on my big computer. (sometimes I miss a day or two. 😓)
@IsayUncle I get paid 3x this month so it should be easier. May get reimbursed for tuition but that could be in August. Entered a contest that a data privacy app that I have is doing. Don't usually enter them because my luck is horrible but it a $10k contest. It ends August 1st so it won't really help this month even if by some stroke of weird fate I'd get selected.
I tried to get up on my experience points for the one that expires in a couple days (they're doing a holiday boost too) but I got exhausted again and I don't think I got very far. The mobile is charging now because I really don't have any idea how long I was out.
Got the white noise machine on its highest setting now because it's dark and the fireworks are going off. At least they don't seem to be as bad as last year. Dog had a hard time because they were everywhere. They are going off everywhere, but she hasn't gone into a barking frenzy yet.
Got up with enough time to eat even though I still feel tired (it could be the lack of food) but I don't know what I'll do tomorrow. Really running out of food this time and the cat's going to need more food. The dog has her dry food so I don't really have to worry about her.
@Enthenia
It dawned on me this morning, that if you are spending time on the internet, gaming, to make money, "maybe there are more profitable ways to make money from home on the internet".
I checked it out and came across this website as a good example, I think.
https://partners.thepennyhoarder.com/50-ways-work-from-home-sdyn-prt/
I suppose the gaming serves another purpose, other than making extra money. As hard as you work and study for school, you probably need a little bit of relief in a little bit of gaming to help you relax some.
These other ideas won't really help you do that but it seems you might be able to make more money. And maybe that will help you relax and ease your mind a little bit.
There is no easy extra money. MWell maybe you can try several different ideas, and hopefully one will fit good with you. I hope so. 🙏 🤗
@Enthenia
You probably already considered a lot of these, but I was hoping to refresh some ideas for you, and maybe you can get a break.
I know they make these sound easy, but they really, are a lot of work and very time consuming too.
You just need a little extra cha ching 🤑.
@IsayUncle I haven't been on the penny hoarder in a long time. Today I got a check in the mail. Think it's from a class action suit. Unfortunately, my luck was running strong. It was only for $12.
Working from home is extremely difficult with the pup. I'm the only one that comes into the office five days a week. My immediate manager I haven't seen in like a year. My mom asked me if I needed a lap desk for my notebook. I told her that even if I could use the monitor on my notebook, it wouldn't be practical because someone likes to jump. The mobile games I can even do when I get extremely tired. I'm at $53 now on one of them. I'm almost at another level checkpoint that will get me around $6.
The other one I'm using doesn't earn as much but it has some trivia games and other simple games. I could do those at work and not get distracted too much. There's another one that mines crypto that I might look into. I've read up on crypto and I understand mining when it comes to computers--there's a few sites where they give prizes out to the person who breaks a cryptographic problem the fastest but it's difficult to get up to the level others are at and they require more screen time than what I currently have.
Maybe once I get some more knowledge in terms of cybersecurity, I could do some of those free-lance ethical hacking jobs but everything takes time I don't exactly have.
But now, I have to play with someone for a bit then rest most likely. I recently ate (waited entirely too long again) and I might get overloaded like I sometimes do.
@Enthenia
Yea, it seems you know a lot about what's going on. So, that's a good thing. too bad you can't afford a laptop or notebook. it seems you would be able to to do more with one of those.
Learning about cyber security seems like a great endeavor, too bad not immediate though.
@IsayUncle well I have a laptop but I can't use the monitor because of a mishap with the dog's ball. I can move a chair over to where the laptop is hooked up to a monitor (which is good because I need a larger screen with my eyes anyway) but someone does not like being ignored. She's tried to get up on the chair with me.
I got to the level I was trying to get on one of the games and I got it while the boost was still in effect. I've got almost $60. It's not a fortune but it's more than what I had before. If I had found this method before then I would have been better off but hindsight really does nothing.
@Enthenia
Hindsight, at the moment, can be a real bummer! (I'm not trying to be a smarty pants, but try to think that)... If used correctly, Hindsight can enhance our Foresight. 😁. That whole, (we learn from our mistakes) thing. 😊.
That is great about the $60. Cha Ching 🤑
I think that's great that you have a larger computer to work with. I know what you mean about a dog or a pet wanting attention. They can really pull on your heartstrings. They are so adorable. But, like I said, "it's really good you have a larger computer", especially if making money with the computer turns into a bigger reality! With a smart dog, over time , they can naturally learn new routines if given some direction.
That's really exciting that you made 60 bucks. $$$$ yippeeee, yaaay! You did it once, you can do it again!
@IsayUncle the Canadian comedian Red Green said that hindsight is always 20/20. It's over $60. Would have been nice to get the maximum amount on the strategy game but with me at 800K and I have to be at 80M in less than an hour to get the full $400, I don't think that will happen.
I've tried other sites but they don't register the ones that I download to get the money back. Not going to waste the memory on my mobile if I'm not getting money for it.
The one I started on Friday, I'm at $7. Not a lot, but it's more than I had on Friday.
The dog does wait but she does get impatient and since she's a shepherd, I can't make her wait too long. She starts to chewing when she's bored.
Right now, I need to throw a ball...
I really have to work very hard today to stay focused and disciplined today. I took this holiday weekend off from work, to get things knocked down around the house so I don't have to worry about doing it during the work week next week.
I've done OK for the past couple days but not super good and so I have a lot left to do today to feel accomplished before tomorrow.
Starting off with the basics and then need to attack bigger objectives later in the day!
3 bigger objectives = 1) Pick up backhoe and bring home. 2) Run a series of errands. 3) Re-straw dog beds and kennels.
The basics right now. Start a load of laundry and sort kitchen.
I'm still working on the basics...... they seem to grow as the hours pass....
Staying focused = Fold 1 load of laundry, Do morning tasks.