Today is Day 14! I've finished Week 1 & 2!
How did it go?(How many of the daily tasks did you accomplish today?If applicable, how many of the weekly tasks did you accomplish today?)
Today was great. Today was the second day of the semi-anual General Conference I mentioned in last night's post, which meant more talks from men of God who bring warmth and love to my heart. I didn't mention it on my last post but here is a link that will have all the talks either in video or in text form if anyone is interested. (That is if anyone but my mom is actually reading my blog.) The link is www.lds.org
I actually got up when I intended to this morning! It was hard, but we were going to be late to a breakfast at my Uncle's house if I didn't. It wasn't 7:30, which is the time I would like to get up on weekdays (especially when I take Husband to work) but I still feel like it was a victory. I find it ESPECIALLY challenging to get up at a time that early on the weekends. I've been told that going to bed at the same time and getting up at the same time each day (even on the weekends) will be beneficial to me, I just haven't gotten there yet. Baby steps.
I brushed my teeth and I will brush them before bed too. : )
I brushed my hair.
I ate at least 3 meals today, I pigged out. (It was so delicious!)
I listened to General Conference which counts as reading scriptures, because it is getting counsel from modern day Prophets. : )
I washed my face last night. Oh and on that note the yoga I did last night was GREAT! It was a yoga/strength training combo and because the strength training part was not intense it was perfect. Just what I felt like I needed. : )
I prepped for Young Women's lessons today. (I need to keep prepping tomorrow.)
I am doing my daily journal now, I will wash my face and I will pray tonight.
How do you feel physically?
I actually feel pretty good physically. I've decided I want to be more specific with my physical symptoms in this journal so that I can track them better. So with that thought in mind: I have been having restless legs a lot lately! I think it is a combination of me sitting a lot and the blood not flowing through my body enough and of my nerves just acting out. What I did today was stretch and try to calm down my shins or calf muscles when I feel the sensation coming. This helped. Also, I feel like my eating habits are making my stomach feel angry. I am either not eating enough or eating too much so I want to work on that. Besides that I feel good.
How do you feel mentally?
Mentally, I feel good. I actually took the time and thought about what changes I could make to the challenge so that it would not intimidate me and so that it would have the potential to flow better and feel more successful so because of that, I feel good. My mind feels clear.
How do you feel emotionally?
Emotionally, I also feel good. Like I mentioned yesterday, it is so important for my personal cup to be filled on all measures. Having my personal spiritual cup be filled over these two days has been very helpful. It energizes me and motivates me to fill my other cups and keep pressing forward. Also I felt that some of the talks that were given were given specifically to me and my needs. This was SO encouraging. It was like I finally had someone saying: what I'm going through is real, it is difficult, but there are servants of the Lord rooting for me, which to me means the Lord is rooting for me. It was very cleansing for my heart to hear these things.
What are your thoughts on the challenge?
My thoughts on the challenge are: I feel a new resolve to move forward. I made my 3 yoga times per week minimum last night and I sat down and thought about the changes/modifications I want to make. Those actions helped me to feel better about the Challenge in general and to feel that I deserve my weekly prize. I'm excited for tomorrow because I can continue with what is working and I can work in some new ways to approach the goals. : )
Here are the changes:
- I have decided to make the weekly progress photos be posted on Mondays instead of Sundays. Sunday nights have the potential to be hectic because that is when we have been spending time with friends.
- This weekend has inspired me to read or watch 15 minutes of a General Conference talk in my mornings, this will be my personal scripture time for the time being. I can wake up and be groggy, get my morning vitamins and before I turn on a TV show I can turn on my talk and let my brain wake up to those thoughts. I also want to pray in the mornings with this activity.
- I have decided to be more specific with the physical question.
- I have decided that the night before while I am doing my nighttime routine I will assign a yoga practice to the next day. (It doesn't have to be locked into one, it'll probably be ones that I can choose from.) This will help me to be excited to do my yoga and this I'm hoping will help me to do it more regularly, instead of squeezing it in during the weekend, hoping to make my bare minimum. (Nightly plan.) : )
- I have also decided instead of each mental health task being its own goal, to consolidate them into one goal. Do one mental health task per week. This way, when I am planning the next day I can look at my commitments, look at what has been a trigger for me and pick a time to do a mental health activity. I feel like this way I can utilize the tools I have, and not feel overwhelmed by that section of the challenge anymore. (Nightly plan.) : )
- I want to have nightly planning time for the next day. : )
- I have decided this next week instead of saying "NO sugar!" This week I will say "No candy." then I will work from there.
- If I watch TV episodes in a row (which I do. a lot.) Then before I can click on the next episode I need to get up off the couch and do something. I can look at my tasks and start a task or I can stretch or I can tidy up around me, just something that gets me up and doing things.
These are my changes. I feel really good about them and I am excited to start implementing them. I want to keep having faith in my efforts and faith in the Lord as he helps me.
Onto Week 3!
Goodnight!
-Camille
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