73 of 100 ... Bring on the Long Weekend!!

Last day of work before 5 days off! Woohoo!! I'm going camping for at least 2 nights, so this will continue after I return.  I will manually write my responses and then transfer them here upon my return.  I hope we don't get too much rain!


Moments of Gratitude for Today


1/  Today, I was grateful for feeling fantastic all day!  I felt I could conquer small countries!  (Must be the 12.5 hrs sleep last night!)
2/  Today, I was grateful for getting a really nice sleeping bag for $100. It better keep me warm!! (along with my feather blanket and my hot water bottle!)
3/  Today, I was grateful for VG saying she'll go camping with me! I hope we don't get much rain!  (From here, I go prep for the 2-night trip!)
4/  Today, I was grateful for a friend saying she thought I had lost weight.  I haven't but it was nice to hear that I was looking better!
5/  Today, I'm grateful for the upcoming holidays ... I haven't had a 'holiday' since Christmas, so this will be glorious! 


Steps out of the Rut


New Habits
Water: 4 (I'll bring bottled water with me!)
Dishes: the sink will be!
Sleep: 12.5h


What did I DO today?
Health - I bought my groceries for camping.  I made sure to get vegetables and fruit to bring, I'm going to bring sandwich stuff (I bought a 'thing' to make grilled food over the fire), and some yogurt and milk (and a few "quick"/junk food things).  I'll report back on my camp meals when I come back!


Resources
None today.


Now ... to prep for camping! 

72 of 100 ... Holy Crash, Batman!!

What a day! The 'crash' in this case was a good one ... it was a 12.5 hour sleep!!! (You'll see it on Thursday's habits.)  I'm not sure what the entry will look like for this day as I came home from the dentist's and fell asleep on the sofa ... around 6 PM ... and woke only to go to bed ... at 4 AM ... to wake at 6:30 AM ... yowsa!!!  No bathroom break, no "sickness".  Straight through!

Moments of Gratitude (for Wed)

1/  On this day, I'm grateful for a dentist that makes my needs priority over her income.  This could have ended very badly for me, but so far, I'm keeping my financial head above water on this!
2/  On this day, I'm glad that I didn't have anything that pushed me beyond what I could do - I was so tired! Not sure if that was because of the late Buble night (though I was in bed by 12:30 ... not much different than "sick" nights), or if I was just plum-tuckered out.  I'll take the last one, Alex, for 12.5, please.
3/  On this day, my gratitude over getting to see Buble last night continued ... it really was something I needed to help with a positive frame of mind.  Maybe it also had to do with bearing witness to dreams coming true ... if they can happen for those people, who set their mind to something, so can it for me ... if I could just figure out what to set my mind to!  (Keep an eye open ... it will all be revealed over the next bit!)
4/  On this day, I was so grateful that it was, not only Hump Day, but also the day before the last day of the week for me! (And then I'm getting 5 glorious days off!!!)
5/  On this day, I'm grateful for the way I see things around me.  It definitely helps with my own growth and my own perceptive.  I know, without a doubt, that it is one of my "intelligences", because I don't know how it's there and I assume everyone else sees things like I do ... but they don't. And eavesdropping on others today made this crystal clear to me, again.

Getting out of my Rut

New Habits
- water: 4
- dishes: no
- sleep: 5h35m

What did I DO today?
Health - I slept a ton.  I'm not sure if it is possible to "catch up" on lost sleep, but if it is, this did it! I wonder if this will play out in a good way over the next bit?

Resources
none

71 of 100 .... *Swoon!!!

Every so often, I think it's ok to throw all plans out the window and just go with the flow!  That's what happened today - and all because of the concert!  I keep forgetting how much fun it is to go to a live concert, especially when the performer is the consummate entertainer! And that's exactly what Michael Buble was ... he made it feel like he was just hanging out, shooting the shit with us, with an occasional or few songs to share with us. 

Moments of Gratitude (for Tuesday)
1/  Today, I am grateful for getting to see Michael Buble with Kate!  The concert was superb in every way! It's nice that I have all his CDs, so now when I listen to them, I can imagine him performing in his own goofy way!
2/  Today, I am grateful for my car being safe when I returned to it!  I'm always a little nervous leaving it parked at night on a street, and was relieved to return to it safe and sound!
3/  Today, I'm grateful for hearing of a dream come true!  A friend of mine (AO) has long been a Buble fan and spend quite the amount of money to see him in concert whenever she is able.  Well, today, she had a dream come true ... she was able to locate him and meet him!! I can imagine how she must have felt!  I'm so glad for her! And what a fantastic story!!
4/  Today, I'm grateful for the kind words a woman at work gave me.  She is leaving my company and I was sorry to hear she was leaving but I also know she's had a difficult year.  Her words back to me brought tears to my eyes. 
5/  Today, I'm grateful for a phone call ... that might end up bringing a new opportunity into my life!  I haven't explored it yet but it might be a bit of an answer to a prayer ... we'll see!

Getting out of my Rut

New Habits
- water: 4 cups
- clean sink: yes
- sleep: 6.6h

What did I DO today?
- (Health) I walked when given the opportunity - from where the car was parked to the Saddledome and back.  It was definitely a hike!
- (Health) I brought my own meals for today - definitely lots of protein!
- (Personal Dev) I spent some time working on my goals and reading a bit in the book. I think I know how this is going to meld with my ideas from a few years ago.  All I need is some time to work on it ... and this lovely long weekend coming will be just the time for this!

Resources:
Liveyourlegend.net
Lose It Right by James Fell

70 of 100 ... A bit of a Change-up

As I have been writing here, I have also been journaling about various observations and such that don't make it here.  I've also been doing a lot of self-evaluation and reflection in my journal on what is working and what is not (as per the goals of this experiment).  For the last 30 days of this 100 Day Challenge, I'm going to focus on 3 things:  (1) The Gratitude Moments, (2) Development of Habits and (3) what ACTION did I take that day.

I'm working on something that I have attempted to establish over the last two years and both times life has intervened and sent me in a completely other direction.  It just so happened that I came in contact with a website that is re-directing me back to what I attempted to get going 2 years ago.  Both of these together (the website and my "Life Book") are not only working hand-in-glove with each other, but also are revealing themselves to be of assistance here with my quest.  I debated on completing the last 30 days as I set them out; however, if I keep the intent, and shift just a bit, I can see what happens if ...

As you read, you might not notice much of a difference, but as I live, things will be changing ... for the good, in the direction I intend to go, I hope.  Let's see ...

Moments of Gratitude for Today (Monday)
1/ Today, I am grateful for having a wonderful, complete night's sleep!  I woke rested and ready for the week!
2/  Today, I am grateful for the energy and enthusiasm and positivity that I felt all day today.  It's been a while since I felt that and it felt good!
3/  Today, I am grateful for finding time to work on my goals and, though much of this I have done before, there are some "assignments" that are coming at it from a different angle.  Thus, some things are revealing themselves in a way that they might not have before.  All about self-revelation, right?
4/  Today,  I'm grateful for staying awake throughout the entire Monday Afternoon Meeting!  I'm not sure what it is about that meeting, but there are days when it's a challenge to stay attentive! AND ... I'm not the only one!
5/  Today, I'm grateful for the realization about friendships, that it can be so very enjoyable to have differences in many areas, but it is crucial to have the same values.  I have been beating myself up over lost friends, and I've come to a huge ah-ha moment - "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with" ... if that is so, I don't want to spend time with people who have values and principles that I do not agree with, and I do want to surround myself with people who are like me in that way.  These "friends" I lost?  I see now how different and contradictory our values are, and I'm ok ... finally... that they are no longer part of my life. What a load lifted from me at that moment!

Getting Out of My Rut

1. New habits in my life (1 per month, working on 3)

• Clean sink - yes
• 8-10 cups of water: 2
• 7-8h sleep every night: 7.0 h

2.  What did I DO today?  I worked on my goals, the paper-work and planning.  What I didn't do 70 days ago was prepare before I launched.  I thought that by doing it in my mind, I would be successful.  It was a hit and miss.  For the last 30 days of this, I'm going to roll out gradual preparing/planning so that when the 100 Day Challenge comes to day 100, not only will the prep work be done, but the habits will be developing and the action will start to show itself.  Getting out of my rut will be shown in what did I DO today and how do I build on that every day.  It is my intention that this section, in the second 100 Day Challenge will take precedence over the first. 

Resources used today:
- My Life Book (a self-created guide and planner)
- www.liveyourlegend.net
- Lose It Right by James Fell

69 of 100 ... Summer is HERE!!

After a winter that didn't seem to end, days of rain that made lots concerned about flooding, today was a perfect summer day!  Not excessively hot, but oh so wonderfully warm!  I didn't even take a jacket with me when I left my place! The weather ahead looks like it's more of the same!  Fingers crossed that camping next weekend will be a continuation of all of this!


Moments of Gratitude Today
1/  Today, I was grateful for getting my hair done - it was under $100, and feels so good to have it without the 'halo'!! Next time, it will be the full deal - cut and colour!
2/  Today, I was grateful for getting to walk around Heritage Park with Tamara again! Today, we took the train, and checked out the new building.  It looked like they had mom's china in there! AND ... I found out I might be able to get a new 3/4 bed mattress from Sears!
3/  Today, I was grateful for getting a good cleaning done for my place.  It always makes me feel good to get cleaning done!  There is a type of "clutter" that I think leads to creativity and another type that leads to distress.  I need to work on the one leading distress to incite a feeling of energy and enthusiasm, and not exhaustion, which is what seems to happen now.
4/  Today, I was grateful to do a bit of work in my Goals book - the one that's from LiveYourLegend.  I want to get it done because I want to see what it will reveal.  I want to use a few things that are becoming evident through there and here to change the last quarter of this experiment to see what happens when ...
5/  Today, I was grateful for the day I had ... time alone and time with people.  That really is a perfect blend! And, that feeling of peace continues.
6/  This is going to be an awesome week!  4 days of work, Buble concert on Tuesday, going to a naturopath on Friday, and then a FIVE DAY WEEKEND!!! Wooohooo!


Steps out of my Rut
** I'm making some observations here - notes of success and notes of something else.  Not "failure", because there are successes and learnings, but just not a development of change as I hoped.  I know that there seems to be a lack of focus, a lack of foundation.  That is the obvious.  There is more than just that ...  But, like mentioned above, I want to finish the Goals book and the Weekly Planning Workbook and see if I can do some revision here, and see what can happen in the last days of this first 100 Day Challenge.  Yes, I know already there will be another one - the same but with changes. See what can happen in the last 25 days.  I know new habits are created overnight, but maybe in 25 days I can see something happen.


Until then ...
Cups of water: 2 (lots of tea)
Food groups:  5 of 5 (woohoo!!)
Activity: yes!! (walking at Heritage)
Clean sink: yes!
Meds: yes!
Sleeping: 6.5h
Sofa/Sleep ratio: ... TV was on for about 2h but I really couldn't tell you want the entire story was.
Deep clean: not really but did do cleaning
Reading: yes ... and journaling, too!  


And, to bed to read I shall go!! Yippee!!

68 of 100 ... Love Lazy Saturdays!

I love days like today ... part lazy and laid-back, part productive and purposeful.  I could look back and see where I could have done more, but there is also something to be said for taking it easy.  And I didn't lose the whole day!


Gratitude Moments in my Day
1.  Today, I was grateful for being able to snuggle in my bed for a while this morning and enjoy my book.  I got a cute little reading light and it works perfectly!
2.  Today, I was grateful for getting some important things cleaned, things that have been building for a while.  So, I'm not quite as disgusted by my place!
3.  Today, I was grateful that I got both some reading and some writing in my journal done. 
4.  Today, I was grateful that I got 4-5 hours removed from the PVR.  I kind of watched, but did other things at the same time.  The most enjoyable one was finally getting around to seeing the Tony Awards.  There were some good numbers!  I do have to say that the revivals ... I didn't know any of them were done before!
5.  Today, I was grateful for a feeling of peace, something that I haven't felt for a while.  I know there's a lot that I need to do and head towards, and I think an inner "fight" needs to stop so that I can let "it" go and move on.  It's good to be able to journal about things like this, wrestling with that inner "fight" and finding resolution.  Today, after the journaling, I felt at peace.  Almost, maybe, a bit like what Christ felt on the cross ... "It is finished."


Steps out of my Rut
Cups of water: 3
Food groups:  3 of 5
Activity: no (I won't count cleaning and vacuuming)
Clean sink: yes!
Meds: yes!
Sleeping: 8h
Sofa/Sleep ratio: ... TV was on most of the day but I wasn't watching it all the time.
Deep clean: no
Reading: yes ... and journaling!

67 of 100 ... Another late night

Today was a good day - part of it went as planned, part of it didn't.  It held something really exciting and happy and something that stunned me and had me speechless.  It also contained a discovery that is a connection to someone in my past and I'm not sure how I feel about that.  I won't worry about it until something comes of it.  No need!


Moments of Gratitude for Today (Friday)
1.  Today, I'm grateful that it is the last day of the week and a short day as well.  I admit I kind of wasted the day, but there wasn't much to really waste, as what was important, I got done.
2.  Today, I'm grateful for the fantastic photos that my brother sent me.  He really looks like the goof he is and I got a good laugh out of them.  Definitely keep those around when I need to smile!
3.  Today, I'm oh so incredibly grateful for the offer from KA ... for tickets to see Michael Buble on Tuesday!  Sure, they are probably up in the nose-bleed, but there are screens and the sound is pretty good ... and I will get to see him live!!! One thing off my Bucket List!  I love his music and he is such a great entertainer!  Tuesday, I'll be so excited I won't know what to do with myself!!!
4.  Today, I'm very grateful that two women from work invited me out to dinner.  It was really nice to do something with other women!  And it was nice to talk about work! (Interesting what you can find out about others as well!)
5.  Today, I'm grateful for a bit of time to myself, to journal and to wander around Chapters.  Yes, I bought a couple of books ... one on life and one on health.  I read an article on habits of successful people and one thing they all do is read.  What do they read?  books that better themselves.  So ... I have enough of those kinds of books, time to start reading them! and practicing what I read!! One that I got on health is by a Calgarian - I am searching for a nutrition program I can live in.  There are so many "right" diets out there, I need to find something that is "right" for me and live it!  I wonder if this fellow would take questions?  I know he has a business in Calgary .. hmmm ....
(6.  Today, I'm grateful that I remembered the last 2 days - enough to get caught up!  Late nights ... and lazy evenings ... can really do a number on me and completely derail me!  Note to self.)


Steps out of my Rut
Cups of water: 3
Food groups:  4 of 5
Activity: no (do a few flights of stairs count?)
Clean sink: no (eek!)
Meds: yes!
Sleeping: 7h, 4 without waking
Sofa/Sleep ratio: 0
Deep clean: no
Reading: journaling at Starbucks