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10 positive steps a day challenge - 2012
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:j:j19 steps achieved today :j:j
Some boring chores but some really nice pamper stuff for me
And 4 lovely things off my week list :j:j
Off to bed a happy stepper x0 -
Ok so while I am on a roll I have wrote tomorrows list

So tomorrow I would like to:
Post office to renew driving licence :j Wooohoooo FINALLY!! It was so easy too!!
Get a wedding card
Get a birthday card
Post letters
Look at gift for mum birthday
Hoover & mop downstairs
Another load of washing
Put washing up away
Not on the list but also:
Did a little shop, used m vouchers
Worked all night practically :eek:
Bought myself 3 bunches of lovely reduced flowers, 2.95 for all three
Made lunches for tomorrow
And this weeks list is: (including lots of roll overs
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Tidy kitchen cupboard x 2
Clean big dining room cupboard out
Clean top of fridge
Tidy kitchen drawer
Write what we owe bus account
Get TV out of junk room to friend
Iron and photograph 2 ebay items x 40 -
Hello Steppers!
Taking it gently and starting with a few baby steps today!
- Check bank and transfer pennies Done
- write up spending diary Done
- make hair appointment Done
- buy dog food Done
- do polls & cashback site Done
- book tickets for SIL Done
- book Titanic exhibition tickets Done
They were pricey!!
- ring home & give DDs jobs!! Done
- check restaurant for lost sunglasses Done
But not there
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Afternoon All!!
Bit of a late list - watching the diving, our boys are so fab!
Today I want to:- Parcel Ebay
- DY Review
- Get Petrol

- Wash Up

- Compare ISA's
- Weeks worth of shirts
- Clear Inbox
- Blitz downstairs ready for painting
- Cut Grass
- Buy Mats for Xans Garden Toys
- Take baby Sis to the hospital
- 20 new ebay
- 20 SH Ebay
- Bags to the charity shop
- Start DF Diary

Make £10 a day June 103.04/300
Declutter 2018 in 2018 3/2018
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Welcome back Sligo

So tomorrows is a small list and very much work related, im on holiday next week so really need to get my head down. Dont worry though I have got lots of fun planned too
Get up and leave on time!! I got up and left, im having a smiley for that :rotfl::rotfl:Did arrive on time but not as early as I had wanted to!!
Look at gift for mum birthday - Bought
Hoover & mop downstairs - Hhhmmmmm, theres always tomorrow
Put washing up away
Washing up
Out for tea with friends after work :T
Not much hope tomorrow of getting anything off this week list but ever the optimist
Not on the list but also:
And this weeks list is: (including lots of roll overs
)
Tidy kitchen cupboard x 2
Clean big dining room cupboard out
Clean top of fridge
Tidy kitchen drawer
Write what we owe bus account
Get TV out of junk room to friend
Iron and photograph 2 ebay items x 40 -
Aaaaghhhhhh - must stop procrasinating and watching to blooming Olympics unless I am doing ebay at the same time!!! I have been a real lazy bones last few weeks :rotfl:
Today I want to:- Parcel and Post Ebay

- DY Review
- Find Hubs no claims - Urgent

- Tae sis to the hospital

- Compare ISA's

- Weeks worth of shirts
- Clear Inbox

- Get Reg no and book parking for Para-Olympics Tix
- Blitz downstairs ready for painting
- Cut Grass
- Buy Mats for Xans Garden Toys
- Take baby Sis to the hospital
- 20 new ebay
- 20 SH Ebay
- Bags to the charity shop
- Start DF Diary

- Chase o2 for number change over
Make £10 a day June 103.04/300
Declutter 2018 in 2018 3/2018
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Morning All!
Well yesterday went quite well so a few more baby steps again:
- Check bank
Where does it all go!!:(
- put on wash before leaving for work Done
- Ring home with jobs for DDs!
- Go to Mr Bootsies at lunch and pay with points
It was raining!
- Suss out Mum's birthday present Done
And ordered!
- Write a dreaded work list
- Tidy my bedroom
- Put away pile of clean washing
- Do any bits of ironing
- Sort out big bag of toiletries and dump what's not wanted!
Starting to feel a little bit more positive already!!:T
Stepping rules! :j0 -
Xandersmum wrote: »Aaaaghhhhhh - must stop procrasinating and watching to blooming Olympics unless I am doing ebay at the same time!!! I have been a real lazy bones last few weeks :rotfl:
Im spending far too much time watching the olympics!! Even allowed to have it on at work and when Im not in the office where its on I have it on the laptop :eek:
All good though x0 -
Yay!! You re-started this thread, I managed it (very badly) once! I will post tomorrow with some positives, need this thread to keep me going through a sticky patch! :-)Don't turn a slip up into a give up

*NSD Challenge Nov 0/10* *£10 a day challenge Nov £0/£300*
No buying unnecessary toiletries challenge-in it for the long haul
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[QUOTE=Sligo;54846083
Starting to feel a little bit more positive already!!:T
Stepping rules! :j[/QUOTE]
:j:j:j Glad you are feeling abit better. Stepping does rule. Even when I only manage one or two it reminds me what Ive acheived!
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