2025 Week #50 Weekly Goal Sharing! (Monday 12/08/25 - Sunday 12/14/25)
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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If you can't change a situation, change your perception of it. ...
If you can't change a situation, change your perception of it. Remember, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not the way life is.
For those that have a hard time through the holiday season, We only have a couple more weeks to go so we may as well kick back, relax, and ride the wave!
And maybe still, you can have a.........
Well considering what's going on with me currently, if I survive this week it will be a good thing. The company that handled my retirement account from my old job acknowledged that they received the withdrawal request but they still have to verify I no longer work at the old job. That can take up to ten days. I have money on other applications but since my bank balance is so low, I can't access that money. I sent my brother a message to see if he can possibly get food for the elderly cat because she doesn't like the selection I have for her.
I personally have two pieces of bacon maybe five or six eggs and a bag of frozen vegetables that I forgot I had because it was on the opposite side of the freezer. Plus some salad that's going bad and yogurt for the dog. She got the last of her frozen cherries this morning so tomorrow she'll have to have it plain. Fortunately, I have a can of pumpkin for her because she's almost out of yogurt. I will have to make sure it's still good because I don't remember when I got it.
It will be an interesting week at work because sometimes I have a hard time functioning because of health issues and not having any food will just complicate things. But the job has to be done.
Looked at the options for food and just like rent, there's nothing for people like me who are technically "well-off".
@Enthenia
I know around here, they have local food banks that are not gov'mt run, like churches and other community help groups. They are not so strict on credentials. BUT without transportation, it'll probably be hard for you to locate and get to them.
I hope you can figure something out. 😔
@IsayUncle yeah that's the thing. I looked at the local assistance page and there is something fairly close but with not knowing the days and the fact that I can't really take time off...
I did initiate a withdrawal request from my current retirement plan. The last time I did that was in June. If the current request and the request from my old plan come at approximately the same time, it will help. It's just getting to that point.
Also, my cat is mad at me because all the food I have for her is stuff she doesn't like but I can't get her the food she likes because I have no access to funds right now. But you can't explain that to an animal. I tried sending my brother a message to see if he could at least get food for her but there was no response.
The way things happen in my life, not getting discouraged is difficult.
I managed to eat last night. Two eggs and the last of my salad that hadn't gone bad. Felt off this morning and now I'm cold. Could be from not eating properly but there's nothing to be done about it now. I did take some chocolate from a girl's desk at work. She leaves them out for such a purpose. Shouldn't have, but I had to eat something. Have one protein bar left which I will have when I clock in and two eggs left at home.
Had some tuna that I gave the cat but now that's all gone. No email from the companies on the progress on my requests. Probably next week sometime but it's just trying to get to next week. Will look at grocery ads although I don't know why. I can't get anything at the moment.
Not entirely sure how this update will motivate anyone...
@Enthenia
II can totally understand not getting discouraged can be very hard under these conditions. I'm a firm believer that pets will eat anything if they get hungry enough and if you keep them spoiled with high expensive dollar foods then that's what they'll eat but if you train them on lesser foods they'll be just fine.
The technique is that if they don't eat for a few days to a week, you just continue to take the old food out put it back in the fridge put some fresh food in the bowl just like normal feeding every day and eventually they'll start eating that fresh food they see that you feed them every day don't leave the the old stuff out if they don't eat it. Put it back in the fridge and refresh it.
This is probably a solution that won't work for you cause you care for your pets as much as you do, so you'll have to take care of them and then you'll have to do what I used to do. Dumpster diving. Have you ever been so down and out that you had the resort to that. Those were some of my finest dinners......
@Enthenia
I meant to add, that I was serious and I know it sounds really gross but we all have to do what we have to do to survive and you are survivor so you will get through this!
I hope you can find some help somewhere and I hope your brother gets back in touch with you.
@IsayUncle well the one person I can now talk to at work since the girl left does grocery deliveries as a side job. Somehow he got cat food in his pickup but it wasn't on his list of orders. He gave it to his sister and her cat doesn't like it. We're going to try and see if mine will eat it. I didn't want to take an entire case if she won't eat it.
I do worry about her because of her advanced age. She's not going to be around for forever and I honestly thought I'd lost her a year or so ago because she wasn't eating but she's managed to hang on.
And no, I've never been in as dire straits as that.
@IsayUncle so I happened to check my notifications before I left for the bus this morning and the deposit from the old account came through. Wasn't as much as I had though (probably because of taxes) and not enough to get paid up for the apartment but I can get other obligations out of the way and get groceries. Slightly annoyed because the email from the 401k company said they'd keep in touch but they didn't.
I'll probably get groceries tomorrow and Saturday since I'm going to get the cat some food from the pet store close to work. And I'll see if the coffee shop nearby has one of those protein lunch boxes. One of the few things I can do without it leaving me extremely tired a few hours later. Sort of expensive so I don't do it a lot but as I have nothing else to eat today...
I need to do my pmr exercises.
I did them today. How is your day going @isayuncle ?
@reservedOwl321
Congratulations on your pmr exercises. That's great! I just started my PT for my arms again. I got lazy for a couple months and they were getting stiff and weak! We should keep our execises up. Kudo's to us both! 😃
It's 4am so my day is starting but i'm looking at an inspired day, but not easy. YAY.... not depressed, hopeful, and that's great. I Wish You The Same... do well today!
thx 4 asking 💗
@Isayuncle good for you too for getting back into it! Go us!
@reservedOwl321
YAY..... GO US!
I've maintained so far this week
how 'bout u? 😄
Great job 👏. Glad to hear you are keeping up with your exercises! I have maintained as well... Cute penguins!
I had surgery yesterday to help my back, but the exercises are something I can still do. I am eager to do something and antsy, but I will be resting more this week than usual.
@reservedOwl321
I hope it went well. In situations like this, rest is just as important as exercise. Recovery is hard but don't get discouraged... do your due diligence and things can get better before you know it.
I've had back surgery also, so i understand a little bit. i hope you heal well.
It is hard not to be able to do things like exercise and lifting, but I'll be on catching up on reading and writing work when I am up to it. The pmr exercises are kind of to help me rest. Kind of like meditation. Done for today again... 😊. ANNNDDD it is Friday! Do you have plans for the weekend @isayuncle ?
@reservedOwl321
That's great about the pmr execises.... those are kind of hard to stay disciplined with BUT THEY REALLY help out a lot for lots of reasons! Great job keeping up with those.
This week end? Kind of overwhelmed with everything and already shut down this morning.... trying to get motivated. Got 2 inches of snow.... ugh.....
For now, exercises and clean house.... then shovel & straw dog houses.... then if superman enters my body, build shelves and empty truck this weekend.
How 'bout U? Recovery and staying positive sounds like good starters. 😊
@iaayuncle
Oh no. Did you get a snow day?
I will try to get sleep now. I have to wake up and take pain meds, then I drink caffeine and well duh oops should not do that. I just had a chamomile tea so I can get some sleep. I'll try to delegate my laundry. I got a cool diamond painting I work on while listening to audio books, and a few books and videos to keep me busy. I'll try to enjoy my recovery.
Don't overdo it yourself. How is your back feeling? Take care of yourself today!
@reservedOwl321
I hope you got some good sleep. And yea... the snow and the cold is shutting me down.
My surgery was many years ago and it went well. I seldom suffer back pain now. Before then, it hurt quite often and very bad.
I hope yours heals well too. I think staying active helps. Those diamond paintings are cool and very intricate. Good mindful exercise, for sure!
Hope you have a good day today.
I have to fight super hard to get out of this overeating, stuff my face, depressed slump I'm in. Break the chains that bound me yesterday and still trying to bind me today.
@IsayUncle
@reservedOwl321
Ahhhhh, thanks.
@IsayUncle My goal is to finish this finals week strong and to finally take care of myself like I've been meaning to!
@breanac19
Awwww, you can do it... get those finals finished, to be proud of. And then Ahhhhh, take care of yourself! 😃
7 hours in the office on a day I'm not even supposed to be here because apparently I don't get until the 22 to get my reports done like everyone else. I have until tomorrow. I could throw in come comic book expletives in here but I won't. Tomorrow I have to finish doing the background checks on my other report. Only got 10 to twelve to do. I am not wasting any more time here. My dog has already been waiting over seven hours for me to play with her and I need to do the cat's box....
I am so looking forward to the day when I can leave this place for good.
@Enthenia
I hear you! 🐶🐱
@IsayUncle so today I got in trouble for coming in yesterday which I felt I had to do or else I'd get in trouble for not having it done. Again I was told to reach out to the supervisors (who have entirely too much power. Another dog owner said if there's more supervisors than regular people, there's a problem. That's how it is here) but I'm also told to do whatever the supervisors tell me which is why I came in yesterday knowing full well that I wasn't going to get paid for it. If I don't jump through hoops, I get in trouble. If I go out of my way to get things done to their satisfaction, I get in trouble. There is no median with this company and no real chain of command. There is for illustrative purposes but not for when you have grievences.
And on another note, I checked my old retirement account and it says the request is still processing so I don't know when I'll get the money that I need. At least my teeth aren't hurting like they were yesterday. Wasn't sure if it was stress, sinuses, or what. All I knew was that I couldn't afford whatever it was.
Today I'll be able to get home at a normal time pending the buses. Roadwork slows them down...
@Enthenia
Yea, i don't think it is "business policy" normal to come into work without pay. That coild probably lead to unwanted legal ramifications.
Talkng about legal ramifications..... ever think about talking to a fair employment institution to express howw unfair they treat you and all the mental duress they cause the employees or just you singled out, by thier unfair emplyee practices.
@IsayUncle I don't think there's anything like that here. If I had gotten let go because my manager had forgotten that I had jury duty that one time...I would have had a case but I really don't want to make too many waves. It will come back on me unfavorably. That's why I just try to do what I can although it never seems to be enough.
I still have to review all the ones I saved yesterday to ensure that the PDF file saved properly. Right now I'm just copying files for the other spreadsheet and I still have to start one more spreadsheet.
If I hadn't come in, I would have been that much more behind and they'd be getting on my case about that.
@Enthenia
i get it.
@IsayUncle and to make things more fun, I apparently have a performance review today which will be based on heresay because my manager is never in the office. Hopefully I can get everything done that needs to be done before that happens or else I'll be inefficient among other things.