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Chanda: Living the Good Life II


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Chanda takes a deep breath. She is ready for the next step.

 

Here I am for round 2 of Living the Good Life!!!

 

From the last challenge I confirmed that I need to be kind with myself in order to regain my resilience. I learned that its only by going slowly that I build and maintain solid habits that benefit my life.

 

My main quest remains the same... I just reworded the weight loss part. 

 

Main Quest: 42 or “Living the Good Lifeâ€

  1. I am capable, loving and relaxed.
  2. I have daily meaningful contact with my husband and my 2 daughters 
  3. Looking after my health and appearance is a habit
  4. Our home is organised and decluttered
  5. I am organised at work
  6. Regular contact with family (every 1 to 2 weeks)
  7. Regular contact with friends (monthly)
  8. Perfect day/week is a habit (includes eldest daughter school start)
  9. I feel good in my body (lost up to 9kg of fat with minimal to no lean mass loss)
  10. Released 6 CB patterns + hobby business setup. + Blog every 2-4weeks / CB weekly posts
  11. I don't make a big deal out of everything in life, feel joy and laugh.
  12. I have dreams for the future.

 

Over the next 6 weeks, I shall continue gradually taking small steps to live well:

 

1 Fuel: Bring some diversity and colour into my diet. Eat at least 4 to 5 fruit/vegetables per day (4 points).

 

2 Body: Mainly yoga and maybe some run-walks do an average of 90min per week (3 points)
 
3 Mind: Messy House = Messy Mind. Complete 50 steps... small projects to improve our home (4 points)
 
4 Life: Continue shifting into living my "perfect day" on normal days. This I call: Phase 2: Solid Middle (4points) 
  • My Morning: Work Days (WD): up 6:00-6:45 (yoga?/mindfulness?/breakfast/get ready). Non-WD: up before 8:30.
  • Morning routine: WD: 6:45-8:00 (girls up and ready, clear the decks, lunch prep, drop off and go to work). Non-WD: breakfast by 9:30.
  • Afternoon routine: WD: Tue-Fri 13:30-14:30 (stop work/leave the office). Mondays are long days for the next 12 weeks, so go for a walk around my worksite. Non-WD: Sat-Sun: have quiet time with the family after lunch.   
  • Evening routine 17:30-20:30 (dinner, clear the decks, tomorrow prep, girls in bed)
  • My bed time WD: 22:30 Non-WD: before midnight

 

During weeks 4 and 5 I will have a business trip and a week of holiday... The trips might present a challenge, but I will adjust as needed. :)

 

Attribute points will be worked out at the end of the challenge based on where I see the most improvement/benefit.

 

“Smile, breath and go slowly.â€

Teích Nhât Hanh 

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Lusitanian Druid, Level 9
STR: 13 | DEX: 15 | STA: 17 | CON: 22 | WIS: 25 | CHA: 25

“We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.†- Aristotle

Current Challenge: Living the Good Life II Past: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th,  8th9th, 10th11th, 12th

 

Goal: 1001 Steps on the Road to a Home -> 18/348 in 2015 

5.27%
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Goal: loose 9KG in 2015 -> 1.5KG lost 

16.67%
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Isn't it funny how things like this:

 

  1. Regular contact with family (every 1 to 2 weeks)
  2. Regular contact with friends (monthly)

Get unwittingly pushed aside and are -so difficult- sometimes? (I also have no idea why they got renumbered like that!)  I feel like lately this has been a big hurdle for me; I'm more than happy to hermit in my house with video games and books... I'm also blaming the weather because I hate the cold and bundling is no fun to me!

 

I love all of your goals, they're very mindful and well thought out!  I look forward to seeing you improve your self-kindness (so difficult) and topple this challenge with victory. :) :)

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i am not waiting for a hero.  i saved myself long ago.

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Thanks. Those goals have evolved over many years... and will continue to evolve I am sure. :)

 

 

For me at least I tend to isolate myself from family and friends when I start running low on energy or am depressed. Ironically its one of the worst things to do under that situation... Which is why I added those to items to my goals as a reminder. 

 

The re-numbering is automatic because I formatted that text as a "numbered list". No magic. :D

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Lusitanian Druid, Level 9
STR: 13 | DEX: 15 | STA: 17 | CON: 22 | WIS: 25 | CHA: 25

“We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.†- Aristotle

Current Challenge: Living the Good Life II Past: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th,  8th9th, 10th11th, 12th

 

Goal: 1001 Steps on the Road to a Home -> 18/348 in 2015 

5.27%
5.27%

 

Goal: loose 9KG in 2015 -> 1.5KG lost 

16.67%
16.67%
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Chanda!

So good to see you again!

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I love all of your goals. Especially the ones about making a point to be with friends and family. It's a perfect checklist for having a peaceful and content life. I need to work on some of these things too. Seeing your goals have inspired me though.

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I love this idea of living the good life! It sounds like you've got a really solid idea of how to make that happen. Looking forward to hearing how you progress!

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"I haven't failed, I've found 10,000 ways that don't work." -Thomas Edison


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