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Hello all! This is going to be a stressful challenge for me work-wise, because I'm going to be taking on quite a bit of work from a coworker who's leaving, at least for the next month or so, so I'm sticking with a format that has worked for me last time, points! I'm going to do a Monday start for this challenge and run for (almost) 5 weeks, starting today. This time, I want to earn 150 points and have switched up my goals a bit. Things that can earn me points: Doing a workout (S&S, yoga, long walk/hike, exercise bike, etc) +2 Doing my evening mobility routine (focused on hips, shoulders, and spine currently) +1 Logging into NF and posting on my thread and one other) +1 Sweeping the kitchen floor +1 No alcohol day +1 Spending 15min reading (and understanding) math (I'm working on a new project with an old mentor and I want some motivation) +1 Doing an adult thing I don't want to do (can earn one per week, last time this got me to get a lot of stuff done!) +5 Finishing a color stripe of knitting +3 Things that will lose me points: going over my calorie goal for the day -1 spending money -1 per $1, rounded as one can expect, but min 1 point lost if any money spent (other than exceptions below) The ones that probably need explanation are my knitting goal and my $ goal. The no-spend goal is inspired by KJ and I'm excited! I'm not going to spend any of my "personal" money during this challenge. So expenses with my husband like groceries, eating out, etc are fine, this is really just to reign in my own spending. The one exception is that I have a work trip the first full week of April that is extending to a trip home as well, as it a conference in my hometown. So I'm allowed to spend then, especially because it's also my mom's birthday (perfect timing!). Other exception is the weekend when my sister-in-law is here, the first weekend in April, as something may come up then as well. Also, full disclosure: there is about $25 on my starbucks gift card that I'll be allowed to spend The knitting goal is to get me to finish my baby blanket I'm working on. I have a friend who's due in the first week in April, and i'm nowhere done! It has a grey to yellow ombre, and I have 6 colors to create the ombre. I currently only have 1.5 colors done. So every time I finish a color, I get 3 points. I haven't quite picked out my reward for this challenge yet, or a theme, but I'm here!