Weekly sharing of Lofty Goals! Week #29 (Monday 7/17/23 - Sunday 7/23/23 )
I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.
But more importantly, talk about getting it done or why it didn't happen today.
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 "Lofty".
Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments, whether they be Complex or Simply getting out of bed..... Good job I say!
Share your goals today, for support and encouragement.
My Weekly Hopes
I have to install a trench / sump system in the basement of my ex'es new house. When we divorced two years ago and she was considering buying this house, we knew that it had a moisture problem and at that time I promised to fix that for her because the house was very nice for her to have.
It has not been an emergency situation but definitely a moisture problem that needs attention and solving. For two years after our divorce, I have been rebuilding my own life and thankfully, I can finally find some time to finish this commitment I made to her a couple years ago.
Primary Goal: So my primary goal for this week is to finish this basement sump system and finally get this monkey off of my back.
Other Goals: 1) Maintain daily order of kitchen. 2) Solve Insurance problem. 3) Retrieve Equipment. 4) Vacuum and Clean Floors. 5) Change and wash dog beddings. 6) Change and wash my beddings. 7) Do weekly laundry. 8) Plan and make weekly lunches. 9) Shave dog.
Bonus Goals: A) Continue shelves in workshops. B) Continue transmission repair for van. C) Bring other dog to vet. D) Re-Straw dog houses and kennel area.
MONDAY MORNING
Today is a big redirection from what I've been doing the past couple of weeks. I need to leave the house by 8:30am so I just need to get started.
Just normal everyday morning stuff to get done right now.
TUESDAY MORNING
Yesterday was a "tough row to ***" but I did well with my side job. Everything else fell by the wayside.
Starting a fulltime side job really messes up the freedom I previously had to navigate things. Now things are forced and commited. i don't usually do well in this enviroment. I'm going to try to do better this week.
I must remember that my priority is my side job and get that done as soon as possible. It's kind of a big project for me with lots of unknowns I haven't worked with before. That means there are a lot of moving parts that wiil consume my mind and my time.
I did get my kitchen cleaned this morning and allready packed my lunch for the day.
Must Do's Today: 1) Gather tools and equipment for side job. 2) Work side job. 3) Contact and follow up on insurance discrepency.
*tough row to **** (3 letter word to describe tool that moves dirt and clears weeds) LOL 😂
WEDNESDAY MORNING
I did well on my side job for Tuesday but my personal chores are snowballing.
I'm somewhat discouraged because the side job is larger than I anticipated. It's taking ALL of my time in an exhausting manner. I simply can't conjour up enough motivation or discipline to do tasks in the evening. That was my plan.... to do the side job and then household tasks in the mornings and evenings. (I see now, I was over reaching).
I decided to stay home today to do all my weekly chores and tasks in one day. SADLY..... I woke up exhausted and slightly depressed because it seems overwhelming. NOW fear is setting in because I cannot WASTE this day..... and have all these undone messes discourage me all week.
I have already been awake for a few hours and did nothing but eat and go back to be to sleep. I am at a big risk of overeating today (I'm overweight) and that just adds to my overwhelmingness.
Doing this "GOAL JOURNAL" is my best tool for success today. My goal for today is to get ALL my household chores done 100% so I have no worries while doing my side job for the rest of the week.
and so... My Day Begins
Wed - 6:55am
I'm going to start off with washing and redoing all the dog beddings.
Wed - 8:43am
I got one dog bed done and started washing the beddings. It took more time than planned because a friend came over to pick up thier phone that I fixed last night and they just gabbied on.
I have some high end bread rolls in the freezer that I should leave there but they are calling me and my willpower is gone so I'll go get those to make tomatoe sandwiches. It'll keep me motivated to get the second dog bed cleaned and remade.
Wed - 10:37am
I was able to finish the other two dog beds. BUT I almost got distracted beyond the needless snacking on tomato sandwiches.
I can never afford high end bread or high end foods in general. So when I see good discount baskets I load up. I loaded up on these buns and I was really looking forward to enjoying them, even guiltily because of my diet. I was so disappointed this morning to find out they were undercooked and that's why they were on special. Very disappointing😕.
DISTRACTIONS.... (I did NOT do).... that almost hindered my progress.
1) Look up how to use undercooked bread for all of it I have in the freezer.
2) Look up how to solve problem with jack hammer I'm having.
3) I can't acces my files on my phone from my computer. (I get notification that device is not recognized. (Bummer because I wanted to post a pet picture)
Now that my dog beds are done I will take a few minutes to do some of these distractions but then my primary goal is to change my personal bedding and get it washed.
10:50am: Getting started. 1) Bed. 2) Vacuum Bedroom floor. 3) Continue laundry. PLUS - Jackhammer and uncooked bread distractions.
Wed - 1:37pm
Those distractions and others were almost my demise.
1) There were several Internet articles that says I could rebake undercooked bread but that sure didn't work so that was a waste of time.
2) I did find reasonable solution to my jackhammer problem so I can fix that tomorrow.
3) I cleaned out the phone charging port with a piece of plastic and got out all the dirt and lint so that fixed my phone to computer problem, so that was a win.
After all that nonsense I snacked and watched TV and almost got discouraged enough to quit but found enough energy to get back on here and talk about it and so now I have to get back to the goal that I didn't do this morning. Make bed and vacuum bedroom floor.
@IsayUncle
This is a great idea.
I have 2 important goals I need to accomplish over the course of this week.
1. Take several quizzes on a continuing education class I completed (2 weeks' worth of recordings) and submit them for the certification.
2. Write up the requirements of a program I'm putting together - the outline of the requirements, so I can start writing the curriculum for the program.
My goal is to complete both of these by Sunday evening, July 23rd at 11:59 pm Eastern.
@KristenHR
Fantastic, glad you liked the idea.
Two weeks of recordings is a lot of work but sifting through those two weeks of recordings is going to take a lot of time and be the real work. You definitely have your work cut out for you. 😅
You got three full days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Do you think you're gonna be able to do it? (Heck Yea... You know you can and will!)
I have to admit, you got me curious about what is the program is about that you're putting together? Feel free to share and keep us posted on your progress.😊
@IsayUncle
Thanks for the encouragement.
The project is a Trauma and Eating Disorder class that meets once a week for 12 weeks, 1.5 hour sessions, and with homework.
I need to write out the focus of each week and what needs to be covered as well as the homework to have options that are both practical and offers levels that are able to accommodate where someone is with consideration to both trauma and the eating disorder.
@KristenHR
You're totally welcome!
First off... Good luck on your certification submissions. Writing up the requirements for your classes sounds like a pretty big project. Most people don't really appreciate how much work is done behind the scenes to try to stay positive and move forward with things. The people that you're helping and the ones that get it we'll really be grateful for all your hard work.💚
With all that work ahead of you, I better give you an extra day (LOL 😂) and that would be Thursday. I forgot that one and you will surely need it.
YOU GOT THIS.
Wed - 6:59pm
Still pushing for the last few gasps. The bedroom feels great with the vacuumed floor and new bedding.
I've been snacking all day though so now the kitchen is a mess!
