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Week One Goal Update: STR :: Exercise 5x - Still at zero, but I've purchased a pass to this ballet barre class that I love, and will be going 2x next week. STA :: Walk around the school 1x per day. - Successful 3/5 days DEX :: Do a Sun Salutation 3x a week - Still at zero :/ CON :: Stop buying fast food - Sigh. I've cut back a bit, but have not stopped. WIS :: Read a book - I've chosen which book is next on my list. Tomorrow I'm going to read out on the porch in the glorious weather! CHA :: Text at least 1 friend a day - I've done well with this! Successful 6/7 days.

Struggled yesterday - business led to some less-than-positive choices. Oh well. Time to bounce back!

This is the beginning of a sTrEsSfFuL week for me, but I will STAY STRONG. I will have to eat most of my dinners out and on the go. At work, I can prep ahead healthy options. But I will be on the move in the evenings, and without access to a fridge or microwave. I will also be out late every night and have a million things to do. ACK. That said, Monday has gone okay so far... *fingers crossed*

Oh, RDJ. Be still my heeaaarrrttt.

Somewhat proud of myself. I went out to breakfast with family. Getting a half a grapefruit or any other traditional diet food was just not going to happen. I know myself. But I DID make a healthier choice than my first instincts. I ended up going with the greek omelette - an omelette with spinach and feta. I probably shouldn't have eaten all of the hash browns (oops), but I did better than my original bacon-laden plan... Little victories...

BSummers - Epic Quest Main Quest: I need to become mature enough, healthy enough, and financially solvent enough to be independent and prepare for my chosen future as a single mom. Last Updated 5/8/2016 CONSTITUTION - The ability to care for myself and others (Finances) CON +3 - Get a two bedroom place - Have $1,000 in savings - Be credit debt free - Pay back parents for loan - Cancel all but 2 credit cards - Earn $100 a week in voice lessons CON +5 - Earn $200 a week in voice lessons - Have $5,000 in savings - Set up a personal retirement plan - Invest money WISDOM - Increasing knowledge and mindfulness WIS +3 - Read a book - Take a class - Start attending therapy sessions DEXTERITY - Flexibility in mind and body DEX +3 - Attend a Yoga Class - Attend 4 Barre Classes - Meditate for a total of 60 minutes (over a period of days) STAMINA - The ability to keep going, no matter what STA +3 - Exercise 1+ time a week for 4 weeks - Fulfill every goal in a 4 week challenge - Write in my bullet journal every day for a week - Drop to a size 24 in jeans. - Join (and actually attend) a sports social club league (dodgeball?) STRENGTH - Lift things up and put them down STR +3 - Do 5 BBW at Home - Be able to do 10 regular push ups Main Life Goals - Get renewed at my teaching job (+5 CON) - Revamp my voice lesson website (+2 CON) - Join 2 committees for 2016-2017 (+2 WIS) - Run 2 clubs for 2016-2017 (+2 WIS) - Create a 3 year professional development plan (+5 DEX) - Write 5 poems (+2 CHA) - Write 10 poems (+3 CHA) - Finish a short story (+5 CHA) - Attend a foster parent info session (+5 DEX) - Act as a vocal coach for a local musical (+5 CON) - Play a lead in a musical (with 2nd or final bow) (+5 CHA) - Map a novel (+2 CHA) - Publish a poem - and get paid for it! (+3 CHA) - Attend sessions with a life coach / psychologist for 6 months (+5 WIS) - Create and follow a cleaning schedule successfully for 3 months (+10 WIS) - Create and follow a cleaning schedule successfully for 6 months (+10 WIS) - Finally travel to Montreal (+3 CHA)

Sounds yummy!

Day 1 Update! I'm still here, which is a mini-victory! Hooray:) So far I've made a bit of progress on a few of my goals: CON :: Did not buy any fast food in the last 24 hours. CHA :: FB messaged with a friend to chat AND starting planning a cool event with her. Neato!

Simple, straightforward goals. Awesome! Good luck

Excellent goals:) Good luck!

I love your goals, and how you structured this challenge. Keep up the awesome work, and congrats on your grades!

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CH ONE: Inciting Event She turned the corner into the alley, taking slow and timid steps. Where on earth were these directions taking her? This new club was supposed to be great, but why was it so... hidden and remote. She heard a grumbled roar behind her. She spun around and saw a man... well... not a man. A leather-jacket clad man-monster with a bumpy forehead, yellow eyes, and a set of sharp teeth. The girl shrieked and turned to run. Suddenly, a man in a frumpy tweed suit appeared from the shadows. "Fight him." "WHAT? No, help me!" The girl cried in terror. "No. Fight him. You will win if you want to." She looked up and down the alley, desperately searching for an escape route. Finding none, she turned to face the monster.... Challenge #1 - May 8 - June 4 Where to begin? I am really overweight. I'm about 200 pounds over where I should be. It's just not acceptable anymore. So, let's fix it! I think Buffy Summers is one of the best female characters (or characters) in existence. She's strong, complicated, and fragile. She's human. She's also a badass. This is why she is my inspiration in this journey. Goals I am going to start simply. I will have 1 goal for each of the skills. I may not achieve all of them, but I want to consider all of the parts of being a healthy person. Each is worth +1 skill point if I achieve it. STR :: Exercise 5 times during this challenge. Since I am currently sedentary, I'm shooting for a little more than 1x a week. STA :: Walk around the school 1x per day. I am a teacher, so this is a quick way to get moving. DEX :: Do a Sun Salutation 3x a week Baby goal with the purpose of helping me stay moving and limber. CON :: Stop buying fast food A good goal for my health AND my wallet. WIS :: Read a book I love reading, but I hardly ever do it anymore. Shameful! CHA :: Text at least 1 friend a day I have lots of upcoming plans to see people face-to-face, but I'd like to a better job at the "micro-communication" of friendship. Just saying hello and how are you?! Let's do this...