We have made it through the first week of the new year! Yayyyy!
I feel good having something to work on, although, it is a little overwhelming. I keep reminding myself to do what I can do and that is GOOD enough. The magic is in the little bit done everyday. The rest will follow. I cannot do everything all at one time. My brain and body would love to disagree with that.
Work is going okay. I am not sure about the job, but I promised myself to stick it out a minimum of six months. I hate doing things that I do not do well at and sales kind of jobs are really not my gig. The thing is, I will never learn if I do not try and do. Or as Yoda says, “No try, just do.”
Right now, my focus is on the basics and that is okay. I have my creative challenges in place and am looking forward to seeing where they go. Week one is basically a set up week. Honestly, the first three months of the year will be that for me, since I am a stubborn one. Yes, the force is great within me and that is not always a good thing.
At any rate, my quick recap against my goals is below. I would love to give more details, but financially, I need to keep that part private, so for now I will compare against things or just confirm the practice. I am pretty proud of those little bits.
There will be one or two more entries this week. I have to finish writing up my Thoughtfulness Project to share. It needs a few tweaks. I also have some writing to complete so I can introduce that creative process as well as getting me back into my arts. I am on my way for 2019, one baby step at a time. I also have a few things to write about in dealing with depression.
I hope you are making small gains or steps through your goals.
Financially secure:
- Retirement fund. – I have a wee bit in here. Not enough for a steak dinner, but there is something in there to start working for me.
- Emergency fund. – A wee bit in here too, not enough to buy pizza for the family, but small consecutive actions build up. Here we go.
- Debt that sustained me – I haven’t started, but I did take a look. It was scary. I chose which debt to push funds to in order to knock it down. I will add a lump payment at the end of each month.
- Future projects – Right now we have to get the Emergency fund filled. Once that is done, then this will be worked on.
Independent:
- Hydrate everyday – aka DRINK WATER; I did not do so well this week. My job is not one where I can really drink water. More like I have to guzzle on breaks and lunch. So the plan is a full glass when I wake up; during my two breaks & lunch and 4 glasses after work.
- Yoga everyday – This past week, I hit four days out of the seven. Good job since I started from none.
- Work out everyday – This past week, I hit three days out of seven. Good job since I started from none.
- Follow a liver friendly meal plan – I am working on it. It seems everything I like has fat in it. LOL! Since it is so difficult, I am switching one meal a day for this coming week.
- Meditation – I haven’t done this at all during the week. ;/
- Reading – Currently reading a great book about financial health. On target here. Boohyah!
- Cleanliness – I am keeping up, but need to really follow that schedule. That hard part – when I get home and don’t want to or wake up and don’t want to.
- Art – practice and create everyday.
- Blog – getting warmed up.
- Listing the creations for sale. – Working on getting this done
- Purposefully creating items to go into my portfolio that will build my case that I am an artist worthy of following, collecting and licensing. Working on this.
- Education – I am investigating options.
Good:
- Rounding out life into community
- Identify my communities and participate in them gratefully as I am able to do so
- Family – I have seen lots of family this past week.
- Work – Still focused on learning the job.
- Friends – Invited one over for Star Trek Discovery this past weekend. whoo!
- My neighborhood – Not there yet
- My town – Not there yet
- My state – Not there yet
- Art – Not there yet
- Hobbies – Not there yet
- Charity – Not there yet
- Identify my communities and participate in them gratefully as I am able to do so
- Give myself encouragement, praise and love. – Trying…funny how this is harder than I thought. O.o
- Practice my 12 months of thoughtfulness (I will write more on this later). Have it planned out, time to write about it.