Neva Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Sunday stretchedread fictionwrote some1h studying Not a terribly productive day. ----------- Week 3 Report: still Yellow, it was better but not quite where I want to be yet. Balance:-60s crow pose (P)I did a little practice on Wednesday and Thursday of week 3, better but not by much-Read some each day, balance non-fiction with fiction (M)19/21 days, missed two in this one week-8 walks over the course of the challenge (E)Counting outside days I have 4 checked off. Clarity:-Stretch every morning (P)21/21 days-Write or Draw daily to get the idea out instead of cluttering my head (M)18/21 days, better but only two miss days let in the last three weeks of the challenge and I haven't been completing pages/chapters/arts-Complete 3 started projects around the house (E)Finished one, but probably not half-way through the second. Direction:-10 standard push-ups in a single set (P)I seem to have a consistent 5 in a set max right now.-average 2 hours/day learning (M)Week 1 was -4, Week 2 was -7.5, Week 3 was +0.25 (but I had two 0 days and two 1h days.)Total: -11Better, but more improvement needed.-Apply for the Peace Corps (E)no progress 2 Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Harihead Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Wow, I like your color coding! Nice work. Quote Level 9 Ranger STR 13 | DEX 10 | STA 21 | CON 19 | WIS 20 | CHA 15 Challenges: Current | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 13 | 14 Groups: | Rangers | Walk to Mordor Nerd Fitness Academy level: 0 | Starting over Eat clean, walk strong, age gracefully with joy. Link to comment
Neva Posted June 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Wow, I like your color coding! Nice work. Thank you! Feel free to steal it if you want. I saw how the Assassins all had text grids for checking off days that was started in a single thread. Probably not that novel of an idea though. I read an article, it was funny, about a person that writes erotica on Amazon's self-publishing kindle books program; when I saw the numbers it became tempting but I don't think that is my type of writing. Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Harihead Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yep, you can sell lots of copies of erotica. Lots of writers started that way, including Stephen King. But you have to like it to write it. If it's not your cup of tea, I'd give it a miss. Quote Level 9 Ranger STR 13 | DEX 10 | STA 21 | CON 19 | WIS 20 | CHA 15 Challenges: Current | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 13 | 14 Groups: | Rangers | Walk to Mordor Nerd Fitness Academy level: 0 | Starting over Eat clean, walk strong, age gracefully with joy. Link to comment
Neva Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Stephen King? That is a bit frightening. The sheer levels of how many people are buying in the genre is shocking to me. I suppose, though, that if it is just described as porn for women that it simply matches the market we see for that in men. Monday & Tuesday:-stretched-read-write or drawM: 5 standard and 5 knee push-upsT: 3 standard and 4 knee push-upsStudying 2.5h and 3hT: worked on a project for an hour Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Wednesday -stretched-read-wrote-6 standard push-ups in a set-Outside chores: cleaned car and weeding 2h-looked through Peace Corp positions-studied 2.25h Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Thursday -stretched-2.25 h studying-writing-missed reading Friday-stretched-studying 1.5h (+1.5 on the week)-Worked on project #2 for longer than I should have-wrote-read fiction-7 push-ups Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Saturday stretchedreadwrotestudied for 1h Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Sunday-stretched-2h cleaning out the pond-read-Studied 1.5 h-wrote-8 standard push-ups, one set ----------- Week 4 Report: Still have one red task and two-three more that are behind Balance:-60s crow pose (P)I need to stop ignoring this one.-Read some each day, balance non-fiction with fiction (M)25/28 days, missed one this one week-8 walks over the course of the challenge (E)6/8 Clarity:-Stretch every morning (P)28/28 days-Write or Draw daily to get the idea out instead of cluttering my head (M)25/28 days-Complete 3 started projects around the house (E)I should have finished the second but have not. Direction:-10 standard push-ups in a single set (P)I managed up to 8 in a set!-average 2 hours/day learning (M)14/14 +0Total: -11-Apply for the Peace Corps (E)I have found some possible positions. 1 Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Monday week 5 -stretched-actual work on Crow: watched a video and held for 7 seconds, then 8, a couple more tries without a timer, then a 5s. -studied 2.5h (researchy stuff that included Balkan Wars and analysis of writing style when lying in written communications, now I have a plan to make a wars timeline (could not find one I liked for the whole of the 1900s online) and maybe making posters of maps (old and current) in the Balkan area using an atlas and a printer)-read those articles-wrote Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Tuesday -I think I completed an application to the Peace Corps. I will wait to see if any more e-mails about surveys appear.-stretched-Crow: 8s and 5s-Push-ups: 5 standard-I worked on my second project, I am growing concerned that I may not complete the third.-Studied 1.5h -wrote-read Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
ShadowLion Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Lots more green on last week's wrap up and you've made progress on the Crow and your Peace Corps app this week! Great work! 2 Quote All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. ~T. E. Lawrence When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. ~John Muir Link to comment
Phytomancer Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 The consistency is awesome, and you found the possible positions. Congrats! Quote Phytomancer and The Way of The South East Level: 8 STR 15 | DEX 6 | STA 9 | CON 9 | WIS 9 | CHA 7 Level 1: Evil Minion Training | Level 2: Spy of the Seven Kingdoms Level 3: Shrines of Viruna | Level 4: Impending Storm | Level 5: Respawns | Level 6: Green Villains Level7: Returns to Battle Spoiler Pushup: 11.2% 11.2% Green: 11.2% 11.2% Sweets: 11% 11% Link to comment
Neva Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Wednesday -Project 2 complete link to image And my room now smells like gluebut it is done, and I get the top of my dresser back - it has been too long since I started that AND IT IS THE FIRST WITH NO MISSING PIECES huzzah-wrote-read-stretched-Crow 10s, 7, 7, 6-Push-up 3 standard-Studied 30m (bad, the week is 1.5h behind and I still am 11 behind overall) Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Thursday -stretched-crow-knee push-ups-no write and no draw-studied 1.5 h Friday-stretched-studied 2.25-wrote-read rawr I'm getting behind again. One more miss day allowed in Read and Write/Draw, but I think two miss days from stretch can equal one extra in either of the other two. Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Saturday stretchedreadwrote1.5 study Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Harihead Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Nice accountability! I like your steady progress. > -I worked on my second project, I am growing concerned that I may not complete the third. Ack, this will be my life in July. It is the Month of Deadline Hell. Good luck with your quests! Quote Level 9 Ranger STR 13 | DEX 10 | STA 21 | CON 19 | WIS 20 | CHA 15 Challenges: Current | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 13 | 14 Groups: | Rangers | Walk to Mordor Nerd Fitness Academy level: 0 | Starting over Eat clean, walk strong, age gracefully with joy. Link to comment
Neva Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 The power was out for a couple days, and I procrastinated updating this thread. Week 5: Week 5 Report: Starting to fall back but no more red Balance:-60s crow pose (P)I actually made some progress, but nothing over 10s-Read some each day, balance non-fiction with fiction (M)31/35 days, missed one this one week-8 walks over the course of the challenge (E)6/8 - no change Clarity:-Stretch every morning (P)35/35 days-Write or Draw daily to get the idea out instead of cluttering my head (M)31/35 days-Complete 3 started projects around the house (E)2/3, but third not started Direction:-10 standard push-ups in a single set (P)Not much practice-average 2 hours/day learning (M)11.75/14 -2.25Total: -13.25-Apply for the Peace Corps (E)Done! ---------------------------------- Week 6 so far: Not great Monday:Stretchedread and draw1h study Tuesday:stretchedmissed read and write/draw3.75h studying2h walk with dog, slow pace Wednesday: The internet/power was back on today. haha oops. stretchreadno write/drawstudy 1.25h 2 Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Thursday stretchedstudied 3hwrotereadpush-ups standard 5+4 Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Friday: I might need to let next week, the break week count for some of my goals. Maybe replace a study times week with it and add it to the time for projects, crow, and pushups. -Studied 1.5h-stretched-wrote-read Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Harihead Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 Awesome work. How's the final stretch going? Quote Level 9 Ranger STR 13 | DEX 10 | STA 21 | CON 19 | WIS 20 | CHA 15 Challenges: Current | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 | 13 | 14 Groups: | Rangers | Walk to Mordor Nerd Fitness Academy level: 0 | Starting over Eat clean, walk strong, age gracefully with joy. Link to comment
Neva Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Awesome work. How's the final stretch going?Not quite good enough. Saturday:stretchedreadno write/draw1.5h study10 push-ups in a setcrow 8 + 7s Sunday:stretchedreadwritingstudied 2hcrow 6s Challenge Report: Balance:-60s crow pose (P)All holds are under 10s-Read some each day, balance non-fiction with fiction (M)37/42 = 88%, pass is 90%. *1 day too many missed-8 outside projects/time/walks over the course of the challenge (E)7/8 - one short Clarity:-Stretch every morning (P)42/42 days, 100%-Write or Draw daily to get the idea out instead of cluttering my head (M)35/42 days, missed 3 this week, 83% (pass is 90%) *three days too many missed-Complete 3 started projects around the house (E)2/3 Direction:-10 standard push-ups in a single set (P)done, once-average 2 hours/day learning (M)Week 6: 13.5/14 -0.5Total: -13.7567%-Apply for the Peace Corps (E)Done. I will use the break week to do that last project, work on crow, outside thing, replace my lowest study week, my week 6 draw/read (3 misses), and a reading week. 1 Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
ShadowLion Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Glad you are giving yourself that extra week to wrap everything up. You made a lot of progress this challenge and while I admire you being strict with yourself, 90% is a high bar for a "pass," especially when you are working on that many different things. Go get the last week of your seven week challenge! Quote All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. ~T. E. Lawrence When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. ~John Muir Link to comment
Neva Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Monday stretchedreadwrote1.5h study (need to average about 3h a day this week)crow for 6s twice Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
Neva Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Tuesdaycrow, 1h study, read, write WednesdayI don't think I can do this. My head started screaming at me which takes getting the study hours just about out of possibility and means no crow either.3h outside I'm going to try and slog through a write/draw something and maybe a bit of reading just to not go to bed too early. Quote Current Challenge Link to comment
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