10 positive steps a day challenge - 2012

princesst84

:wave: Good Afternoon!! Im back!!
Sorry ive been MIA feels like i havent checked in for ages, but it is only a few days!! Been so busy doing my steps I havent had time to post about them Not had chance to read back but I hope everyone is well (BIG HUGS) to everyone.

Im in great spirits today the sun is shining and I have a half day from work :j

Although not posting I have still been doing.....so I apologise in advance for the MAHOOOSSSIVVVEE List but I want it written down somewhere what ive been up to

WEDNESDAY
Glossed windowsill & door
Did a load of washing
Went to friends for a long overdue catchup :j
Booked OH hosp appointment also long overdue but this one not my fault this time .....letter took far too long to arrive
THURSDAY
Friend came for tea – gave her a lift home
A bit of shopping Washing up
FRIDAY
Nothing – chilled with my boyfriend
SATURDAY
2 loads of washing – one load dried
Went out for the day
Bought a few nice bits, my nice treat for me
Went out for a nice cheapish tea, rolling with the treat theme here.....:p
SUNDAY
load of washing
One load of drying
Wallpapered :j One off my dreaded never get to list :j
Did nails

So thats a lovely 30 for last week, tried to balance seeing friends and doing nice things with the OH with work life and general home life and it seemed to make me feel much better

Right, off to catch up on all that ive missed
xx

princesst84

fairyclicks wrote: »

Well done on everything achieved today!! Its not cheating at all to add things to the list that you have done before writing the list - I do it all the time Often i end up adding other things i have done that weren't on the list too main thing is being able to recognised all the things you have achieved in the day cos often we don't even think about what we did do and focus on the stuff not done - this is about turning that thought pattern around

TM6 wrote: »

Welcome CountingPennies, it is fab that you are joining us :j

And thank you FC for bringing her over here :T

This is an incredibly supportive thread - we are all here for each other. I can't tell you how much this thread means to me and how much I have got out of it.

Remember no positive step is a rubbish step. If you think about it putting a £1 into my party tin is not rocket science but when I turn 50 next August I will have over £400 - now that really is positive :dance:

Don't worry about crying, it is your way of expressing your feelings, far better than bottling it all up. Most of us have been there, done that and have the T shirt or in my case I'm still doing it. I just don't know when I will burst into tears but a wise colleague told me - those who mind, don't matter and those who matter, don't mind

Have a fab day

This is why I love this thread xx

princesst84

Right, fully caught up
TM – high maintenance fund :rotfl::rotfl:love this!! Glad you are beginning to feel better and that the OH meeting went well Vintage43 – how nice of your dad to pay for the loft :j:j, Hope your OH was good too Ella beagle – The list really motivates me too, it keeps me on track and reminds me how well I am doing Xanders mum – So glad the botox op went well, it must have been such a horrible day for you. Hope the arm is getting better - is there anything else they can do to help? Dinah93 – hope you are ok now after your hospital stay FC – Well done on the pre course visit hope it has eased your anxiety a little. Did you manage to sort OH out with the mortgage? My OH leaves all money stuff to me, he would be clueless!!
:wave: Hello to all the joiners and returners
x

princesst84

Yooohooo Me again, although I promise to stop clogging up the board after this one
Yesterdays: Type invoices up Dusted & cleaned glass in l/room Put washing up away Boiled eggs for salad for work lunch Delivered card & pressie Shopping Had car cleaned Made fruit salad and work lunches for next 2 days
Today:
Bought silicone from diy store
Half day at work
Get bathed
Go to concert
Lazy afternoon catching up on MSE

fairyclicks

TM6 wrote: »

Good morning Happy Steppers Crew :hello:

Well it would seem that my body likes to wake me up at 5.15am as I seem to be waking up more and more at this time! It is funny to think that as I am writing this list, most of you are fast asleep with one or two of you snoring!!!

My appointment with Occ Health went really well yesterday and knowing that I am on the list for counselling, they are going to put me forward for CBT. It was a very relaxed meeting and I trusted the lady who is dealing with me.

Another good day - I achieved 8 smilies :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

It did make me laugh when i read about you being up at 5.15am because i was still awake at 4.30 so was probably just drifting off as you woke up :rotfl:

So glad to hear the OH appt went well, have you had CBT before? thats my speciality and one of the most successful therapies for lots of things, but especially thought type 'disorders' such as phobias, OCD, eating disorders and depression! Its a very practical therapy and i think you will like it - it is a little bit incorporated into this challenge too BTW . Be prepared to really have your thoughts and beliefs turned on their head but overall enjoy it too

Oh i just saw the query about CBT - in the most simple terms it is based on the impact that our thoughts and beliefs have on our behaviour and how behaviour then also impacts on our thoughts and beliefs creating a feedback loop. For example if we believe we are going to be bad at something before we start it the chances are we will not put 100% effort into doing it, therefore we might not perform as well as we could. Because our performance is not great it then reinforces the belief that we are not good at that thing.

The therapeutic side of it is about challenging the beliefs that have become ingrained and changing the associated behaviours. Its like this challenge - we are challenging the negative beliefs that we can have that prevent us feeling good about ourselves and our situations. We do this by deliberately paying attention to the more positive things and the fact that we are achieving a lot in each day. As a result we tend to become more motivated, achieve more and generally feel more positive about things and also more active. To me it is like a spiral staircase - negative beliefs take you down towards feeling low and inactive and positive beliefs take us up towards feeling motivated and active. Hope all that makes sense ok

fairyclicks

Back shortly, have to nip out LOL, i have plenty of posts to get back to i see

psychopathbabble

Is it me or does lolling around in bed all day make you feel even worse? I was at my boyfriends flat (shortly to be our flat!) and apart from being at the doctors at 10am, I have done precisely nothing.

I am now about to go to SW and sign up though, as I saw my weight on the scales today at the doctors and it is appalling. I am also booked into a zumba class tonight but keep wanting to wimp out of it.

Sammy246

psychopathbabble wrote: »

Is it me or does lolling around in bed all day make you feel even worse? I was at my boyfriends flat (shortly to be our flat!) and apart from being at the doctors at 10am, I have done precisely nothing.

I am now about to go to SW and sign up though, as I saw my weight on the scales today at the doctors and it is appalling. I am also booked into a zumba class tonight but keep wanting to wimp out of it.

Yes have to agree there makes me feel 10 times worse, makes me feel really tired and lethargic!!

Just checking in as on lunch and a bit bored!! Looks like i have a lot more people to meet on this thread who have been away a couple of days...hello all and welcome back!!

CountingPennys - looks like your doing great today with your list...have you found its helped a little or too early to tell yet!?

Have good rest of afternoon everyone !!

fairyclicks

Awww a very big warm welcome to the thread counting pennies am so glad you decided to join us!! As you can see we are all very supportive of each other, and i think most, if not all of us do know what it is like to find it hard to get through a day without crying!! You are indeed in good company!

I love the fact that everyone has been chatting away today and looking after each other since i picked today to be a bit awol lol, it was a busy but good day for me, and now i read all these lovely posts and its like the icing on the cake I could take lots of room up replying to you all so i will do the summary version or i won't even get my wee list written

TM - thanks so much for sharing Ruby with us - will have a check of that laters

PsychoPB - i know what you mean about SW and the cost etc, but sometimes it is worth spending a little on ourselves to get the support we need to meet our goals and as you said you will feel better too!

Xansmum - sorry you feeling grumpy today and your arm playing up again hope your spirits lift and the pain eases for you!

Sammy - don't worry your full house will come you are doing really well with all your steps! Its great to know you are getting a lot out of the challenge already

Sligo - I love your idea of your positive steps being a mini meditation i get myself all worked up when i haven't thought about my list and i'm trying to navigate the day :rotfl:

Thanks for sharing about the 4 agreements - another google search for me they sound really good and i completely agree with #4 already

Princess - wow thanks for sharing your positive week - you got lotssssss done , its great to know you are still doing the steps even when you are not online!! Well done on everything you have acheived

Fairy - get your finger out and get a list done :rotfl::rotfl:

Hope no-one feels left out - there are so many posts today i can't even see everyone's post - its great though, lovely to have a busy house

fairyclicks

Right then

The reason i wasn't on earlier today is because i started off the day by going to my sewing class! Its the first time i have been in agesssss and with not getting much sleep i was very tempted to roll over and go back to sleep. Feel like giving myself 10 just for that one lol!

After that i had to take OH to a medical appointment as he was getting a steroid injection in his elbow!

I'm not planning on doing a lot this evening - nearly ready for sleeping already....but also we have got a cable to connect the lappy to the tv for watching netflix have to try that out!!

Few bits i want to do then

superpoints

swaggers up to 600+

check ebay/amazon for sales

play free bingo daily games on fab

put clean clothes away

add the other rollovers to my list for tomorrow!

Hope you all have a great evening

Fairy xxxxx