Positive Steps Challenge 2013

Buffythedebtslayer · 1 January 2013 at 9:11PM

I'd like to join!

But am so sleepy right now, just eaten dinner, bit stuffed so will be back to edit and sort out goals and from there steps

Happy New Year btw xxx

2/1/13

finally came back to add my Goals for this year

1. Finish my Masters
2. Finish my Telf course
3. Pay off my bank loan
4. Declutter house
5. Have a lovely calm restful bedroom
6. Build a goldfish pond
7. Move the guinea pigs into the garden
8. Move into a rented flat and/or save a deposit.
9. Look for new job
10. Finish the 101 in 100 days list

lemonpopcorn · 1 January 2013 at 11:20PM

happy_daddy wrote: »

2013 is going to be a bigger year for me and really excited as i am looking for positivity and general encouragement along the way the three areas that i am looking to get sorted on are as follows

~To declutter my parents home, since returning back home 2012 after my relationship breakdown there has been quite a decline in my parents health i really need to declutter there home and help them get sorted.

~Healthwise i need to lose weight i was at my neices indoor play area birthday party i was shattered with the running about, i need to lose weight and get fitter.

~Financially although on a DMP i would like to pay all of the debt off or a huge chunk of it by 31st December, but i would rather pay off all of the debt of course ) come this time once completed i will have a party

happy daddy - sounds like excellent goals, we'll be here to cheer you on

prophecy_grrl wrote: »

Loonylamb - well done, you made a good start before the new year even came in! And fairyclicks and giggles - think you may have inspired me to dig out my wii and wii fit...

In other news the positive steps made so far yesterday and today are to list some more on eBay. I have listed approx 40 things now since Boxing Day so the decluttering is going well ... Have quite a few watchers and bids too so let's hope I can get shot of most of it!

Happy new POSITIVE year 2013 all x

P_grrl xxx

P_grrl - well done on getting stuff on ebay, I keep on meaning to do that with the loft full that I've got, trouble is I watch too many horror films so I scare quite easily, think I'll have to get the OH to do it.

fairyclicks wrote: »

HAPPY NEW YEAR STEPPERS :-)

I did pop in earlier with a big new year post but my internet died and it went vamoosh into cyberspace lol. I will add a little at a time to stop me losing it all over again!

First of all welcome to stepping if you are new to the challenge - everyone is welcome at fairys house, come in and say hello! :-)

I came up with the positive steps challenge as a way to help me manage my severe depression (diagnosed 20+ yrs ago with many ups and downs along the way) and found it so helpful for all sorts of things i try to do it now everyday :-) Last year proved to be a difficult one for me personally but with the support of the lovely stepping crew i managed to keep my chin up and achieved a lot :-)

Thanks for setting this up fairy clicks, I can see how it has helped you and others.

well happy new year everyone !!!!!
so far I've been out on my bike again but from my list I haven't done much else.
Tomorrow I'm going to make sure I take my lunch to work instead of buying it and I'm gonna get more paperwork done so it's an ongoing process.
Also thinking of going for a bike ride tomorrow night

Xandersmum · 2 January 2013 at 9:40AM

Thanks for the link Giggles - I would have been Billy no mates on the old thread otherwise :rotfl:That'll teach me to post so infrequently!!

My Aims for 2013

Pay off the two credit cards below (£4445!)
PA another £2500 to the monster in law
Finally get my diabetes under control
Lose 2 stone
Exercise regularly

Just a few little one then :eek:

Xandersmum · 2 January 2013 at 9:46AM

Lots of rubbish little jobs today but all need to be done before the end of the week!

Call Stanmore to arrange more Botox for Xan
Call the Ritz to rearrange tea due to tube strike
Call College to register for level 2 course
Call diabetecare to move appointment
Parcel and post ebay
Weigh myself, try not to cry, then stick to diet!
Source cheap sodastream bottles
DY review
Survey a day
5 things on ebay

his_missus · 2 January 2013 at 5:00PM

hello all!

Please can I join in your stepping challenge?

I am feeling rather positive about 2013

My goals for the year are:

be debt free by summer
lose inches as well as weight
have savings of £2000 by the end of the year
exercise 5 times a week
get into a habit of budgetting

My smaller goals for January are:

meal plan, write a shopping list and stick to it!
start exercising
spend less than £100 a week on living
pay £600 towards my debts (£434 currently paid off)

I did an online grocery order last night to be delivered this evening so we can go to the gym after work. I have planned enough main meals so I shouldn't need to shop til the end of next week.

I must ensure we get to the gym tonight, first day back at work after the xmas break though and we're both flagging, yawn!

suzitiger · 2 January 2013 at 5:16PM

Hi Everyone and happy new year!! I have some catching up to do as there are lots of newbies and I need to make a good list of things that are my aims and my little steps for the days :-) Thanks for starting the new thread Fairy, i'll be back later or tomorrow :-)

fairyclicks · 2 January 2013 at 6:57PM

Hello everyone

I gave up trying to add my stepping list yesterday after the internet bumped me off for the 7th time

however I've been stepping away honest I have

Yesterday I managed to:

Tidy the kitchen, living room, my bedroom and my craft room

Do a new income and expenditure sheet

Sort the pile of clothes I needed to try on

Check how much oil I have left

30 mins on Wii

Check when my appointments are and add to phone reminders

Start an embroidery project

Today I have:

Contacted sky re bill

Checked bank accounts

Updated finances book

Got my customer number for online banking

Contacted council re caravan

Contacted house agent re things needing fixed

Paid rent

Contacted guy about changing car parts

Ordered script

Got number for local gp

Walked 5 miles

Found bank card for other account

Took old tablets to pharmacy for disposal

Bought lots of fruit for healthier diet

Whew

I feel like I got lots done

suzitiger · 2 January 2013 at 11:13PM

fairyclicks wrote: »

Hello everyone

I gave up trying to add my stepping list yesterday after the internet bumped me off for the 7th time however I've been stepping away honest I have

Whew I feel like I got lots done

That's because you HAVE got loads done

Is your internet still being shoddy Fairy? I hope it all gets sorted soon.
Hi his missus, good to see a another familiar face on here

And welcome to all the newbies that I don't know from other threads, so nice to have a busy thread again.
So today's positive steps are:
-updated classes on fitness website
-called Z*mba to sort website problems
-added classes to Z*mba and Jh**m website
-spoke to gym about confirming class time changes
-sorted out pay and arranged budget for the month
-paid rent
-emptied all the bins
-put away all the washing

Pretty mundane stuff really but it is hard to get stuff done when it is so dark and miserable, trying to keep positive anyway, I have lots to be happy about

Me and the OH got engaged on Christmas Eve!! So plenty of motivation for debt busting and saving some money. :T

sue09 · 3 January 2013 at 1:17AM

Hi, can I join after a terrible 2012 I need some motivation for 2013,which I'm determined is going to be better than 2012.
Goals
1.stop stressing about illness and be happy.
2.start sewing again,I used to love it and need to dust off my machine.
3.pay off small amount debt I have.
4.get out and about more,lost confidence since illness.
5.eat more healthly.
6.get to grips with a budget,this has completely gone to pieces.
7.save some more money and get a decent sum in savings.
8.de-clutter home and stop buying more clutter.
9.STOP SMOKING.

I'll have to do small amounts a month and build up.Still not 100% but I never will be if I carry on as I have been.

So January ,I'll de-clutter and list at least 5 things on e bay.Cut smoking down.Get budget sorted,go out and do something I want to do, be happy about the life I have and stop stressing out.

Giggles86 · 3 January 2013 at 8:51AM

Up so early this morning! Can't believe it! OH got up to go to work and very kindly brought me a cuppa. I think he expected me to go straight to sleep again so was surprised to find me up. Gives me plenty of time to do things today though.
I plan to:
-2) Find cheap lunch ideas for school done

-1) Send 2 emails about our cub camp in April done

1) Cook tea done

and it was lovely

2) Do an assessment for my proofreading course half done

3) Watch Y0utube videos about crafty things I want to try
4) Organise things in my bag a bit better so I might be able to carry most of my stuff on the bus home tomorrow done

5) Go for a walk done

6) Read for an hour done

7) Fill in diary as far as I can for this year done

8) Watch Frozen Planet on iplayer done

and there were CUTE penguins!
9) Find images to use in a display at school done

10) Write letter to send out as reminder to cubs tomorrow. done

Think I might have some breakfast and then get started!

Edit: Definitely not a bad day! Time to curl up and watch a film

Positive Steps Challenge 2013

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