Lost in the middle - getting organised and debt free

Marru

Thanks Jo, we probably did it at the same time. I am ok, bit deflated, bored, tired, little bit hungry, thirsty. Nothing that something to eat, cup of tea, tlc from BF (when he gets here) and a 3 mile run tomorrow morning wouldn't cure.

Hows you?

jo1972

I'm okay, had a bit of an emotional roller coaster this week, but I plan to do lots of lists and planning in the morning and will be back to normal service this time tomorrow.

Marru wrote: »

I am ok, Nothing that a 3 mile run tomorrow morning wouldn't cure.

Very strange behaviour *wished the confused smiley was still here *

jo1972

jo1972 wrote: »

Duly reported :cool:

How lucky are you to be spammed!!

Marru

It was just after I had posted so the thread must have been on the top.

Running - I know! It wasn't that many months ago when I said to someone that "won't see me running" and now I am completely hooked.

jo1972

Marru wrote: »

Running - I know! It wasn't that many months ago when I said to someone that "won't see me running" and now I am completely hooked.

You don't see me walking very often :whistle: :rotfl:

Marru

Considering how often you dash from one side of the city to another using three different busses there must be some dashing in between. I don't think I had the patience

Marru

Hello,

I have been poorly - both down in the dups and down with cold. Don't know which one contributes to which. Cold seems to be getting worse and not better. I think the slide downwards started when I abandoned my running due to the cold and then all my promises to myself just ended into the bin meaning that my workload escalated into unmanagable scary pile and spiralled me into vicious circkle. Work has been absolute manic which hasn't helped but it has seemed to be the only area of my life where I excel at the momement.

Yesterday I had to put my beloved dog down but somehow today I have found some peace. I didn't expect to feel this way quite this soon. I do get a bit tearful everytime I think about her.

Tomorrow I will see my GP and we can talk how to go forward from here, hopefully also tomorrow I will get the black dog books that I ordered.

Plan of action to get moving forward:
- Make list of stuff that really needs doing and chop it down into managable tasks
- Do the most important thing every day so that even if nothing else gets done there will be sense of achievement
- Eat properly - my eating is all over the place so no wonder I get run down so easily
- Take Chirunning course in April (to help with my running posture as not to keep getting achy knees)
- Make realistic running programme to be able to run Bupa 10k in the end of May - Guide Dogs confirmed my place today :j
- And the most difficult one: find balance between fun and work
- Continue study programme even if it is only half an hour or one page

But tonight I am going to be gentle for myself and have a hot bath and hot drink to be able to breath again and enjoy reading a book called Slow Burn, written by top endurance runner but it is a book that I think works so brilliantly in all levels and one doesn't have to be a runner to benefit from the ethos of it.

Ok - I bought another book this one. One day I will find the answers that I am looking for...

Marru

Hello,

Ok I am feeling better. Not completely chirpy as yet but going to the right direction.

I am yet again making big plans but hopefully by chopping them down into small tasks and attempting to do one small thing every day in every area and allowing not achieving it in every areas as long as I am achieving 80% of the time, I will be chuffed.

Areas that need improvement:

- Fitness, divides into exercise and diet
- Study
- Getting organised
- Getting DFW
- Doing something with animals
- Doing nice things for me
- Doing nice things with DD
- Doing nice things with BF

Today I have/will:

- Ran to work from nursery and back
- Did dog walking
- Made a plan how to start sorting books
- Write letter to one DCA
- Send one job application
- Took DD to play with her friend
- Spoke with BF couple of times on the phone

Marru

Aims for 8 April:

Fitness, divides into exercise and diet
- Run to work and back from nursery
- Do some yoga
- Start working on meal plan

Study
- Do at least one study session

Getting organised
- Move book boxes away from hallway
- Work half an hour on spreadsheets

Getting DFW
- Make summary of Bailiff action and call National Debtline, also post about it into my thread and/or pm to the guy who helped me last time

Doing something with animals
- Find out about trust technique courses
- See if I can move my MB money back into savings
- Investigate if I could start MB again

Doing nice things for me
- Learn few Irish dance steps or meditate

Doing nice things with DD
- If it doesn't rain go to the playground for awhile if rains do some writing with her

Doing nice things with BF
- Skype BF

Marru

That is it, couple of days not achieved yet again what I was supposed to.

Only things I have managed to do today has been clearing kitchen cupboards and de-icing my freezer. BF gave me his freezer so now I can do more batch cooking .

I have read book called The Eat Right Diet where your diet is determined according to your blood type. I have now cleared all "avoid" foods from my cupboards and I have put all the benefitial or neutral foods into my new freezer and left all the avoid ones into the old one. Also I have now a list of benefitial or neutral foods so next step is to plough through cook books that I have and make a meal plan. In addition to this I am going to try to reduce my sugar intake as much as possible.

Tonight I will start moving the book boxes around. I am so fed up having pile of boxes in hall way and on the landing making this house feel so small. There is a stand up comedy programme starting at 9 going to early hours so that should keep me entertained while I am doing my weight lifting with the boxes.

Tomorrow there are two aims: Get through my washing pile and do something really nice with DD. Hopefully the weather will stay nice as then the washing can go out and also I can take DD out with her bike.

Talking about DD, better take her to bed so that I can sit down for a moment and have some chocolate (yes, I know it has sugar in it...:o)