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So today is my vegetarian day. I'm going to attempt to make Yam & Kale patties tonight... Lol. I'll let you know how that goes. I already did LOTS of walking today. Had another therapy appointment today and walked all the way home. Apparently today is the day anybody can ride the bus regardless of having a pass. So the buses are all pretty full, but it's a GORGEOUS day here. 65, sunny with a breeze. I love San Francisco weather. Although yesterday when we went to the park it was kind of yucky and foggy. Tonight is my first ADHD support group meeting. I almost forgot! But it was one of my goals to go to both meetings so I can't let myself back out. Hopefully it will be beneficial. Hope everybody else is doing well with their challenges! I need to spend some more time on the forum posting on other people's threads. But at this point, just posting on my own is an accomplishment!! Have a happy monday!

Thanks everyone for posting! So I haven't been updating every day but here's my progress so far: Sunday - Went to the Dropbox family picnic with my husband, played frisbee with a bunch of people. We also walked A LOT because we got on the wrong bus very far away from where the picnic was happening. Lol. We're still learning our way around the city. Monday - Sucked! My arms were sore from frisbee (it was WAY more of a workout than I thought and I didn't even notice while doing it). I didn't manage to get out of the apartment but I did finally make an appointment with a new psych! Tuesday - Also didn't make it out of the apartment. I think because of how TERRIBLE last week was my brain was taking a break, which also caused my will power and my body to take a break. Sucksville. To be honest that's probably why I've been putting off on posting. BUT! I did do some writing today. I wrote a new article for my blog which felt really good. I'm not up to my goal of 3 blogs per week yet but I'm getting there. Wednesday - DnD night! I decided on this day that to work toward my 15 or more minutes of movement every day that I'm going to walk one bus stop away every time to get in some extra movement. Also I've been doing a lot better about eating. Last Saturday was my all vegetarian day and Monday was my all vegetarian day for this week. I forgot to mention it <- That is why I should take notes everyday. Thursday - Had my first appointment with the new psych. It went very well and I finally feel like I'm on a path out of depression and self sabotage. Baby steps. Also today I volunteered at the Museum of Performance & Design which houses the Performing Arts Library. I need to get some experience doing library things like cataloging and if I can't get a job I might as well volunteer. It also gets me out of the apartment. Well in between my appointment and volunteering I had some time to kill so I decided to walk there instead of take the bus. It really only took me 20 minutes so I got lunch, picked up my comics, talked to the comics guy for a while, then walked to the Museum. Maybe this time I just put labels on post cards for them, but it felt good to get out of the apartment and be around people. It's a step in the right direction. Friday - Walked to the grocery store and back with my hubby. It's well over 15 minutes both ways AND we were sharing the weight of a 20 lb container of cat litter. Lol. I got my farm fresh to you, fruit and veggies box yesterday so I picked up some things to go with what was in my box. I'm going to try to make these Yam & Kale patties I found a recipe for. I'll let you know if it's a success or a disaster. My husband balked when I said kale, but he said he'd try it. He's so brave. Lol! TODAY! We're making breakfast, rearranging the apartment (which should be a work out), then either today or tomorrow we're going to the park to throw around the frisbee again. I love the call for acting more like kids on the blog and we plan to act accordingly! Hope you guys are doing well. I wish I had been better about checking the boards this week because then I totally would have been inspired to up my goal to 20 minutes everyday. Next week I'll for sure participate in the weekly challenge. I'll get the hang of this thing eventually.

Rarity if you need help with your resume I wouldn't mind offering my opinion. I'm a pretty good editor and just revamped my own resume. What field are you in?

Yay! Welcome hubby. I know the rangers will treat you well. I believe in you and know that you can accomplish your goal. When you start to feel discouraged just visualize how you'll feel at the end of the tough mudder competition next year. I'll be here cheering you on all along! I love you.

I agree Emma Goldman! We do seem to have many goals revolving around procrastination and overcoming fear. But then again I guess being a druid is all about dealing with your eternal self as well es the external. I like that we all have this in common. And Lt. Elle I love your creation goal! I may have to steal this one from you next challenge cycle. It would be a lot better than focusing on writing. So I feel productive in general and don't beat myself up if I don't write. Great idea, hope to hear your results.

Love your user name btw. Big MLP fan. This is a great suggestion, I might try this too! For sure I might use this for my challenge. I'm trying to just focus on my current goals. Its easy for my ADD brain to get caught up in goal setting, overextend myself and then anxiety brain sets in. Haha. It's a difficult cycle but I'm trying to break it. Your suggestion will be awesome for next challenge! It will feel good to start writing again.

I'm going to graduate school for library and information science! I want to work at a tech company or at an academic library when I finish. I'm specializing in information analytics.

This totally made me tear up. All of you guys' replies has made me even more sure I'm on the right path now! I can't thank you all enough.

The encouragement is already helping! I really want to start yoga but I bought a groupon a while ago for this pole dancing class so I'm finally going to do that. Then maybe for the next challenge I'll start yoga. I used to be really flexible and I love the lean sculpting you can get from yoga. So no I don't do yoga yet, but it's on the to-do list.

Thanks guys!! I'll reply to everybody but I wanted to post my first update for yesterday: Yesterday I did the all vegetarian thing. We order Chinese and my mixed veggie chow mean was great. I realized I didn't even really miss all the sauce they normally put on Chinese food. Which is where all the sugar comes from. So yeah the chow mean was mostly carbs from the noodles but it was a start. For dinner I eat roasted veggies and potatoes. The way I prepare them is sooooo addictive. Here's the recipe if you're wondering: Chopped veggies of your choice Herb mixture of your choice- I use this awesome mix called uncle Chris's steak seasoning. If you're in Texas try it. A few garlic cloves crushed and chopped up. About a tablespoon or two of Olive oil to toss (I do like two glugs and that usually does the trick) Then put in the oven at 400 for about 20 minutes. Tip: if you do potatoes too, put those in first for about 15-20 minutes then add the veggies for the last 15 minutes or so. Otherwise by the time your potatoes get soft your veggies will have roasted to nothingness. Lol. It's so simple but sooooo yummy. I did my exercising yesterday by walking to the grocery store and back with my hubby. I'm trying to convince him to start nerd fitness too so we came up with incentives. I get to buy some new shoes at the end of the challenge and he can buy a board game if we complete our goals. I still need to email the pole dance studio to sign up for the intro class that starts on the 12 th. I keep putting it off but I'm going to rmail them today! I'm also thinking about trying out a local yoga studio. But... Forgive me fellow Druids I don't like working out around a bunch of skinny people... To be honest people who do yoga intimidate me. They're always so skinny. But maybe this is just an idea I got in my head and is totally untrue. There are two studios near me that are very different and I think I should try them out. But maybe ill save that for my next challenge though. Im all gung ho about trying classes right now but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. That's what always seems to defeat me.

Let me start by saying, my life recently has been... rough. I moved from Texas and San Francisco a few months ago and starting going to grad school full time. Everything was supposed to be awesome. My husband found the job of his dreams! I was finally getting my wish to move out of Texas. So, things were supposed to be awesome when I got here, right? But first it took a month for our stuff to arrive and spending days alone in an empty apartment started it. The depression came back, it had been a long time since I was visited by the dark cloud. Going to grad school full time was supposed to be easier, right? Nope, I'm reminded again of how much I'm a slave to my ADD. Depression because I knew no one here and missed some of the best girl friends I've ever had in my entire life on top of a daily struggle to get things accomplished sent me back to my dark undergrad days. I would sleep for a whole day, then the next day go into panic attacks about losing days of my life. Getting back on my ADD medication hasn't been easy and to add more complication to my crazy cocktail my husband and I have started talking about wanting to have kids. I definitely can't take stims while I'm pregnant, so why get back on my crutch just to have to go off it again. I shared all of this not because I want pity, I've given myself plenty of that. But not talking about my problems, lying and not sharing with people is what's gotten me into this situation to begin with. I finally started talking to my husband but its not enough. So instead of continuing to wallow in my own depression, I need to figure out how to get myself out of it. Joining NF is my first step! I'm currently a Half-Orc (thick built and slightly unstable) wannabe Druid/Bard. See I'm also a writer, or I've wanted to be. I've worked on starting two different novels but self sabotage always wins out. Because of my husband's job I have a unique opportunity to go to grad school full time and work on my novel. I think not fulfilling my creative potential also contributes to my struggles. Oh yeah and I'm WAY out of shape and have been since I left high school. My first challenges for this 6 weeks are as follows: Diet/Fitness (CON +3)Eat vegetarian for one day a week. Guess that will be tomorrow since I already missed the rest of week. (STR +1 STA +2)Work out for at least 15 minutes a day. Even if it's just walking to the grocery store and back. (DEX +5)Finally schedule the pole dancing class I already bought the groupon for months ago. And actually go every week. Lifestyle (WIS +4)There are two meetings of the North California ADHD support group in the next six weeks. I will attend them both. My starting stats: STR - 2 DEX - 3 STA - 2 CON - 2 WIS - 3 CHA - 3 First challenge set and accepted! I'm feeling better already and I know that's temporary. So I'm going to post my updates daily, be them good or bad. If I don't post, here's my email lolacwatson (at) gmail (dot) com. I give anyone permission to harass me. Also if there are any other people in the SF bay area who want to meet up to work out. I'm not guaranteeing I can do much at this point but it would be great to have a workout partner.