Infinite Planning

[Infinity.Creates]

No one said that being on your own required so much logistical work

Admittedly, part of the fault is that I don't yet have a driving licence so need to fit everything around bus timetables.

Buses suck

I had to cancel a WWOOFing appointment because I couldn't get there by bus from where I am

And I had to change my New Zealand plans somewhat, and may have to cut out any hiking due to an inability to get to trails alone.

Sad times

 

THE LIST

Book WOOFing from 15th to 23rd

Organise how to get there and back

Book first night in Auckland

Figure out what I want to do for 7 days

Book hostels

Book transport

Figure out if I'm dropping things of at the DTS base

Pay for DTS

Organise packing list & if I need anything & what I can leave behind

Get Hep A vaccination

Pick up ID from center (unknown when it will arrive)

Clean room

 

THE HABITS

I am moving, uncertain, planning, a mess.

 

#1 morning

Wake up at 8 every day, no matter where I am. This will hopefully also give me a bedtime. 

(I woke up at 11:30 after going to bed at 5am - messes up any hope of establishing a morning routine)

 

#2 junk

Replace cereal with fruit in the morning. Only one sugary drink a day - replace rest with water or milk

(Sprite is so easy to drink tons of when you're in a hot country)

 

#3 psalms

Read 5 chapters of Psalms everyday. Attach to habit of lunch. 

(I'm not as good at updating in the Scriptorium, but I'm writing it down, and as repetitive as it is, I love how there are solid things you can learn and implement from them)

 

#4 things

Try for two things off the to-do list a day.

(This needs to get done, and the sooner the better.)

 

#5 bonus

Write. RP, my story, podcast, pilots, whatever. Figure out how to enable this.

(no. 4 will run out in about a week, so if I have the energy I will add this task. 

 

SOMETHING UNEXPECTED

There's a pull up bar outside my room right now. I've taken to trying to do three scapular thingies every time I enter or leave my room. I've already found that my hanging time and grip have improved.

[Bean Sidhe]

Following along for the awesome international adventures.

 

Hopefully things get easier.

[Wobbegong]

INFINITE!!!! Hi. *waves* 

 

Great challenge goals! Looks like you've got a lot of stuff coming up soon and a lot of stuff to do to prepare. Let us know how to help support you!

 

I assume you're going to be doing your usual 'update every couple of days at most' thing, but if you want us to poke you after any period of time, just lmk

[zeroh13]

Hi! Following!

 

I know all too well the suckiness of buses. (And of buses that seem to ignore the published schedule and show up whenever...)

 

Good luck! Have fun!

[Infinity.Creates]

On 2017. 9. 12. at 9:14 PM, Bean Sidhe said:

Following along for the awesome international adventures.

 

Hopefully things get easier.

Hopefully they will be awesome:P And it's alright, just targeting my weakness of planning. No choice but to get over it, and then hopefully it'll all be able to just click into place when I get there.

 

10 hours ago, Wobbegong said:

INFINITE!!!! Hi. *waves* 

 

Great challenge goals! Looks like you've got a lot of stuff coming up soon and a lot of stuff to do to prepare. Let us know how to help support you!

 

I assume you're going to be doing your usual 'update every couple of days at most' thing, but if you want us to poke you after any period of time, just lmk

HEYYYY

Yeah, update whenever anything particularly interesting happens to me. Tbh the habits aren't things that I'm basing my life around, but something I can focus on and think about throughout the day to make small steps. As for support, give me a detailed itinerary to follow? Knowing me, I'll probs have questions peppered throughout.

 

10 hours ago, zeroh13 said:

Hi! Following!

 

I know all too well the suckiness of buses. (And of buses that seem to ignore the published schedule and show up whenever...)

 

Good luck! Have fun!

Yeah, when you're depending on buses as your main form of transport from school or in a different country and they only run five times a day and you really need to catch the next one so you can go home. And then they don't arrive on time. (Only happened to me once so far and I was with the rest of my family but definitely not something I want to experience again in a hurry).

And I shall try!

[Wobbegong]

2 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

As for support, give me a detailed itinerary to follow? Knowing me, I'll probs have questions peppered throughout.

What? Like... plan your New Zealand trip for you kind of detailed itinerary? I know nothing about New Zealand... uhhh... visit the LotR hobbit houses? Go hiking? Eat mutton? Pet a kiwi? Not sure what else there is to do there... 

[durfette]

New Zealand sounds awesome!!! I've always wanted to go there. Despite the bumps in planning I hope you have a great time. [emoji5]

I love the simplicity of your goals. Especially the waking up one! Best of luck!!


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[fleaball]

6 hours ago, Wobbegong said:

What? Like... plan your New Zealand trip for you kind of detailed itinerary? I know nothing about New Zealand... uhhh... visit the LotR hobbit houses? Go hiking? Eat mutton? Pet a kiwi? Not sure what else there is to do there... 

Paging @Owlet =P

[Owlet]

22 minutes ago, fleaball said:

Paging @Owlet =P

Oh hey that's me! When are you coming to NZ? How long for?

[Infinity.Creates]

I'm going as part of a course, so I'll be there for around 3 months, but I'm also going 10 days early because I wanted to get some of my own sightseeing in. I arrive in Auckland, so am probably going to spend some time there, but anywhere I go needs to be accessible by bus (due to aforementioned transport issues) During the course I'll be seeing plenty of Tauranga, and maybe hiking some stuff around the North Island. 

Where abouts in New Zealand are you?

[Bean Sidhe]

13 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

Hopefully they will be awesome:P And it's alright, just targeting my weakness of planning. No choice but to get over it, and then hopefully it'll all be able to just click into place when I get there.

 

I am sure you will do better than you think.

And see @Fleaball knew a guy, and you got the help you needed.

[Severine]

Your adventure sounds so exciting. Sorry you have to depend on buses but sometimes there are ways around it. When I was in Scotland I didn't drive at all but I posted to some hiking/outdoorsy forums and found people I could carpool with to hiking spots - in some cases I even went hiking with them and met some cool people.

 

I hope it's both an awesome trip and also a chance to prove to yourself that you are capable of planning and organizing a complex endeavour! 

[Countess D'If]

Your trip sounds amazing! I like super organized trips, but one time I did 3 months on my own in Europe with no itinerary and it was pretty much the coolest. Which is a really unhelpful way of saying either way is gonna be awesome

[Wobbegong]

@IAmInfinite when are you leaving? Are you gone already? (Not sure how much pinging you want/require this time around...)

How's your challenge going? Off to a good start??  

[Infinity.Creates]

Blergy

 

I'm leaving on the 5th, so plenty of time, while also trying to figure if I can find another WWOOF place to shove into that period

(Pinging once a week would probs be more than enough, but I definitely ditch my thread for others, so idk. Whenever you like :P)

 

Well, today was a day. I walked 3 miles to my grandmother's house for 9am. Spent four hours cooking. Spent four hours sleeping. Spent two hours doing nothing. Then from 11pm to 12pm was spent watching the rest of my family perform a prayer ceremony for my grandfather and other deceased ancestors, then eating all the offering food. (I had so much great fried chicken at 11:30pm. Oops?)
I am 100% socially exhausted, started my period yesterday, learnt some cool recipes, spent time with the family, listened to a couple extra podcasts, got absolutely none of my habits done. I am ready for a long lie in tomorrow morning (yay for not having to work)

[Severine]

Ooof that sounds exhausting. Hope the ceremony was comforting at least?

[Infinity.Creates]

7 hours ago, Severine said:

Ooof that sounds exhausting. Hope the ceremony was comforting at least?

I don't know. He died when my mother was around 14, after gambling away most of their property. But he was still family to everyone, so idk. 

It was interesting, and not a complete waste of time, so I'll chalk it up to a good day.

[Bean Sidhe]

11 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

I don't know. He died when my mother was around 14, after gambling away most of their property. But he was still family to everyone, so idk. 

It was interesting, and not a complete waste of time, so I'll chalk it up to a good day.

 

If nothing else, call it a great thing to experience since that is not something just anyone can go and do. I am glad it was a good day even if it was exhausting.

[zeroh13]

I hope your challenge is going well, @IAmInfinite!

[Infinity.Creates]

I've done legitimately none of my to-do list (thanks executive function) and so that's a constant stress haunting the back of my mind

Food is going slightly better but not great because I'm living with other people and requesting change is hard when carbs are asian food and I'm not about to go grocery shopping. But I'm doing the best with what I have and eating a lot more fruit. 

The morning is coming along, though the wake up is at 9am, but this is because I go to bed at the same time everyday, round 12:30-1am. Again, often out of my control. It is currently 12:15 and I just finished a birthday meal for my cousin - technically now yesterdays. My uncle went shopping at 11:30, my cousin came home at 11:45, when we celebrated. This is when his work ended, and is the common routine for people in Korea. So, doing the best with what I can.

Psalms is actually going really well, though I skip days  I find it easy to catch up. Interesting messages and ideas for me to ponder, and some questions I look forward to exploring with my DTS in less than a month.

The writing is coming along really well, and I've got some steam for the project and am hammering out a little bit every day.

I think I need to revisit having mini to-do lists every day and some time schedules on them to help me out though. Also to get some things booked and organised. (I am never complaining at my dad for his late holiday bookings again)

[Bean Sidhe]

7 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

I've done legitimately none of my to-do list (thanks executive function) and so that's a constant stress haunting the back of my mind

Food is going slightly better but not great because I'm living with other people and requesting change is hard when carbs are asian food and I'm not about to go grocery shopping. But I'm doing the best with what I have and eating a lot more fruit. 

The morning is coming along, though the wake up is at 9am, but this is because I go to bed at the same time everyday, round 12:30-1am. Again, often out of my control. It is currently 12:15 and I just finished a birthday meal for my cousin - technically now yesterdays. My uncle went shopping at 11:30, my cousin came home at 11:45, when we celebrated. This is when his work ended, and is the common routine for people in Korea. So, doing the best with what I can.

Psalms is actually going really well, though I skip days  I find it easy to catch up. Interesting messages and ideas for me to ponder, and some questions I look forward to exploring with my DTS in less than a month.

The writing is coming along really well, and I've got some steam for the project and am hammering out a little bit every day.

I think I need to revisit having mini to-do lists every day and some time schedules on them to help me out though. Also to get some things booked and organised. (I am never complaining at my dad for his late holiday bookings again)

 

I think considering where you are and what you have going on, you are doing great. Yes, there is a large portion of things outside your control (Family time, meals, ect). The fact that you are still trying is a huge step as is the fact that the things you can control are going well.

You will get the next staged booked and set up. You will have to do it eventually, its just a matter of when.

Are you at least having a good time?

[Infinity.Creates]

On 2017. 9. 27. at 7:42 AM, Bean Sidhe said:

 

I think considering where you are and what you have going on, you are doing great. Yes, there is a large portion of things outside your control (Family time, meals, ect). The fact that you are still trying is a huge step as is the fact that the things you can control are going well.

You will get the next staged booked and set up. You will have to do it eventually, its just a matter of when.

Are you at least having a good time?

Yeah, my main issue that I can't do what normally helps and just remove the temptation. Because it's not me buying the food, but then it's there and I want it - and that's always harder to stop. 

 

I think I've finally managed to determine my itinerary, and now I've just got to book accommodation and transport. I'm nervous excited now, properly, because it's in less than a week and I'm going alone, which is scary, but then I'm actively travelling by myself and spending time by myself, which is a new thing, but should be a fun adventure and learning experience. 

 

And yeah, I'm having a good time. Done quite a bit, figured out myself a bit, seen a lot. Tinged with a touch of homesickness, but I wouldn't trade this for very much at all.

 

And a positive is that university plans seem to be settling into place. I've emailed some of the admissions offices about foundation years and straight application and all that stuff, and though my maths and physics grades dragged me down, there's still a high likelyhood that I'll get onto the course I want.

[Bean Sidhe]

8 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

Yeah, my main issue that I can't do what normally helps and just remove the temptation. Because it's not me buying the food, but then it's there and I want it - and that's always harder to stop. 

 

This I totally understand. But remember, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, so try and enjoy it even if it will mean a challenge or 2 of recover the habits when you get home.

 

8 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

I think I've finally managed to determine my itinerary, and now I've just got to book accommodation and transport. I'm nervous excited now, properly, because it's in less than a week and I'm going alone, which is scary, but then I'm actively travelling by myself and spending time by myself, which is a new thing, but should be a fun adventure and learning experience. 

 

This is great news. I am sure you will have a great time.

 

8 hours ago, IAmInfinite said:

And a positive is that university plans seem to be settling into place. I've emailed some of the admissions offices about foundation years and straight application and all that stuff, and though my maths and physics grades dragged me down, there's still a high likelyhood that I'll get onto the course I want.

 

I am glad this is working out for you. Hopefully it will work out.

[Infinity.Creates]

Hectic is too soft a word to put on these last two days. 

I went to Grandmother's house yesterday to help cook all morning for harvest celebration, then came home and packed most of my things and figured out my plan in New Zealand and started booking things.

Then today I was up at 4:30 to help prepare food and ancestor's remembrance (for the Buddhists or the Korean pagan believers you also pray to them for guidance and support) at 6am, then had an early breakfast of eating all of those offerings. This was the whole family that's currently in Korea, so my Grandmother, two aunts, their husbands, their two kids, and a pair of great grandchildren, plus me. 

Then they all split and I helped my Halmoni shell beans for the morning (watching some very good Korean female volleyball). Then afternoon and I played with my cousin's kids, before coming home at 7pm.

Then it was phoning a friend in England, checking in with my parents, talking with a friend, and then going out for a short walk with my cousin's girlfriend who I've become quite close to. I got back at around 9pm.

Then packing all the last of my stuff (I really hope that this can pass into carry on - though I'm slightly dubious. The backpack is fine, but the laptop bag is a bit chunky and may cast suspicion) and figuring out the final things I need to do.

Figuring out my finances, my budget, how to get to my hostel in New Zealand, how to get a SIM card and bus pass while there, final things I need to do in the house and how to clean up after myself, online check in and figuring out final logistics of how I'm getting to the airport.

 

To many to-do lists surrounding me, but they're slowly being ticked off!

[zeroh13]

On 9/28/2017 at 11:21 PM, IAmInfinite said:

Yeah, my main issue that I can't do what normally helps and just remove the temptation. Because it's not me buying the food, but then it's there and I want it - and that's always harder to stop. 

That's one of my main issues, being around the food. I'm generally good about not buying or ordering it, but when it's already there...

 

On 9/28/2017 at 11:21 PM, IAmInfinite said:

I think I've finally managed to determine my itinerary, and now I've just got to book accommodation and transport. I'm nervous excited now, properly, because it's in less than a week and I'm going alone, which is scary, but then I'm actively travelling by myself and spending time by myself, which is a new thing, but should be a fun adventure and learning experience. 

 

And yeah, I'm having a good time. Done quite a bit, figured out myself a bit, seen a lot. Tinged with a touch of homesickness, but I wouldn't trade this for very much at all.

 

On 9/28/2017 at 11:21 PM, IAmInfinite said:

And a positive is that university plans seem to be settling into place. I've emailed some of the admissions offices about foundation years and straight application and all that stuff, and though my maths and physics grades dragged me down, there's still a high likelyhood that I'll get onto the course I want.

That's great news!

 

28 minutes ago, IAmInfinite said:

Hectic is too soft a word to put on these last two days. 

I went to Grandmother's house yesterday to help cook all morning for harvest celebration, then came home and packed most of my things and figured out my plan in New Zealand and started booking things.

Then today I was up at 4:30 to help prepare food and ancestor's remembrance (for the Buddhists or the Korean pagan believers you also pray to them for guidance and support) at 6am, then had an early breakfast of eating all of those offerings. This was the whole family that's currently in Korea, so my Grandmother, two aunts, their husbands, their two kids, and a pair of great grandchildren, plus me. 

All these celebrations sound like a pain to prepare for, but also really cool.

 

28 minutes ago, IAmInfinite said:

To many to-do lists surrounding me, but they're slowly being ticked off!

You can do it!