27 of 100 ... Win Some, Lose Some

A mixed day, for sure! But ended well, so all's good.  I was introduced to a motivational speaker today - Eric Thomas, the Hip Hop Preacher. I've listened to one of his speeches and ... I gotta say, if you're healthy, what he says makes sense.  I don't take him word-for-word, but in there is some good stuff. And ... oddly, kind of answered my question from yesterday! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6gur86KJ_k - if you want to see the first video I watched.  
DAY'S REPORT:

Habits:
- Clean Sink: yes
- Cups of Water: 4
- Hours of sleep: forgot to put any timer on. 
- Meds: yes, today I did!
- FoodRecord: no
FitBit Notes:
- 1278 steps (wow! eye-opener there, for sure!!) I was on my feet all day, and yet that's the number of steps I took!
 
Goal Advancement for today:   
I won't count it but I did clean my apartment and return it to the general state it is usually at.  I will be able to do something else tomorrow.  That was the plan. 
PD: I did spend some time planning.  I don't want to get lost in this, but without it I also have no direction.  Things are not set in a habit or pattern yet, so I need to be deliberate, and it starts with planning.  I do believe - failing to plan is planning to fail.    
(E-Environment, H:Health, F:Financial, PD: Prof/Personal Development, R: Relationships.) 
 
Gratitude:
1.  Today, I'm grateful to have been able to get together with AH, a former student.  To listen to her story was a blessing! what a difficult road she is on, and yet, she seems to be in a good space ... not without her own potholes along the way! 
2.  Today, I'm grateful that I got the household things done that I did.  I am thinking of making Thursday 'general house-cleaning' day ... a friend of mine did and that freed her weekends to do other things. 
3.  Today, I'm grateful for getting things together for tomorrow - if I live it as planned, it will be productive and purposeful and I will feel like I've accomplished a few somethings towards my goals by the end of the day!  I've got a plan!
4.  Today, I'm grateful that my headache was only a headache.  I woke with a horrible pounding, but it wasn't "the worst headache I've ever had".  I took some Tylanol and over time, it did dissipate.  A change in perspective! With my swollen ankles (which could be from the clots), I didn't want my headache to be from the same source ... so, in perspective, I'm grateful that it was only a headache! 
5.  Today, I'm grateful for all the little wake-up calls I've had in the last while - nudges about my health, about my exercise, about my nutrition, about my lack of direction, about my lack of life.  In a way, I still don't know where I want to go, but what I do know is that I have 5 goals to work on, to achieve by November 11.  That, there, is a direction! Get off my fat ass and move towards it!
6.  I have to add that I'm very grateful that RA checked in on me today.  Living alone, sometimes you forget that your life is connected to other people, because so much time is spent alone.  Especially in your home.  If something were to happen to me, I have thought that it would take a while for someone to find out, to discover me.  But, today, I realized maybe it wouldn't be as long as I sometimes think.  It's wonderful when people realize that things are a bit different for single people, and when others check in ... just to make sure all is ok ... it really is a blessing.  I didn't answer at first - I was sleeping, the phone was turned down and my ringers were softer.  When I did get up, it was to find some Tylanol and rest a bit more.  Somehow, it took a bit to actually check my phone - and there were a bunch of messages, missed calls, etc. from her!  I feel so bad that I put her through that! ... but, without a doubt, I'm so very grateful to have someone checking in on me like that.