Summerlady's chance to change everything

CCP

I realised this morning that my main problem isn't procrastination but that my mind tends to run in ten directions at once and I overwhelm myself. For example, this morning I was putting on my moisturiser in the bathroom and my thoughts went something like:

"once I've done this I will clean the cat's litter tray then make a cup of coffee; oh, and I must take the chicken out of the freezer for dinner; oh, and the soup for lunch; I wonder if the rolls to go with the soup are still OK? I must check those in a moment; oh, and I need to take a bottle of water out with me as I didn't get round to refilling the car's windscreen wash last night; oh, and..."

WHOA brain!!

So, my new motto is One Thing At A Time!

I was quite pleased with myself last night, though: I knocked over a pot of gone-off yoghurt and it went all down my trousers. :mad: Usually I would just put the smelly trousers in the bath to deal with 'later', but instead I scooped them up with some other bits that needed washing and put them all straight into the washing machine so it was finished and everything hung up to dry before I went to bed. :A

May we all have productive days today.

his_missus

CPP, my brain flows like that too and I usually end up forgetting one of the things on my "spontaneous to-do list". usually it's the litter tray and one of the cats will inform me in her own unique way that I've forgotten - scratching at the floor and wall around it


Tonight I need to make a leaving card and put a wash on.
In the morning, before work, I'm going to make mash for tea and do the ironing (as long as the washing is dried)

GreenQueen

CCP wrote: »

... my thoughts went something like:

"once I've done this I will clean the cat's litter tray then make a cup of coffee; oh, and I must take the chicken out of the freezer for dinner; oh, and the soup for lunch; I wonder if the rolls to go with the soup are still OK? I must check those in a moment; oh, and I need to take a bottle of water out with me as I didn't get round to refilling the car's windscreen wash last night; oh, and..."

WHOA brain!!

My way of trying to cope with this in the past has been making lists - result, lots of prioritised lists, but no more jobs done! "One day at time" sounds like a good plan.

GQ

Lynplatinum

Well keeping to this diet and it is supposed to give one more energy - today I did my phhsio/yoga exercises; mowed the lawn; teak oiled the garden bench; read another chapter; got rid of or actioned 1/3 of my v full e-mail box (I dont deal with this @ night cos when Im tired I make mistakes - I know you lot will forgive me but you cant do that with business e-mails!); made a cake; saw a client; made some business phone calls and cooked meself a nice, healthy tea!! I will let you know the weight loss (or not) tomorrow night as am trying to only weigh myself once a week!

now this is all an advance on me just creeping around and just about having done my exercises and getting dressed by mid day - then managing maybe one chore before preping for one student and then getting there a bit late - coming home, watching mindless tv - falling asleep on sofa (thereby giving the most horrible pain in my neck due to arthritis there). Whether or not I have lost weight will be revealed tomorrow morning as that is the morning I have chosen to weigh myself. May need support if the scales dont show a downward trend.

this is all following Joe Walsh (easily findable on Go0!le) am not doing the HIIT exercises - with my mass + recently broken leg I know it wouldnt be a good idea - but I am walking everyday and doing my yoga/physio exercises! wish me NO hope for me that I have done enough! :A

his_missus

Hi!


Well, I don't know how it happened but I've lost another 1lb this week - maybe not focussing on trying to lose weight is actually working me.


I've decided I'm going to try knitting again with a view to making a blanket for a friend as a Christmas present. I did try knitting once and gave up, not sure why now, probably just couldn't be bothered. Now I have a focus!


Clock go forward this weekend so I intend to drag Hubby out for an hour's walk every night, weather permitting

summerlady_2

In February of this year I wrote a long post:


Simply put, my problems are

• I'm a world class procrastinator, which I think is the cause of the other problems
• my house is a mess
• I am a mess - I need to really get myself sorted out
• I spend too much money on things I don't really need or appreciate properly
• I say I am short of time, but I can spend hours watching junk TV at the moment (started recently), reading or on the computer
• I overcommit myself to other people because I can't say no - I'm on too many committees and attend too many pointless meetings.
• I don't concentrate on my business so I don't earn much, which is not good as I paid out a lot of money to get going
• I'm overweight, and although I have lost a stone with slimming world I still eat poorly a lot of the time
• I don't exercise - I say I have no time, but it's not really the case
• I waste things, including food, which really annoys me.

etc.

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I think I lasted with my good intentions until March, then lost sight of my goals.


This time I am going to succeed - but slowly.


I periodically suffer with depression, but I am getting much better at recognising the triggers and averting the worst of it (it's taken a long time). One of the triggers is "physical" illness, so I am going to be gentle with myself when I am even slightly off-colour. Another is trying to do to much, or trying to do things perfectly.


My first challenges are around food, diet (in the broadest sense) and food waste.


I am going to get into a pattern of healthy eating, comprising fresh ingredients, which I will buy as and when I need them.


I find that as winter approaches, I enjoy soup, so I have set aside a soup-making time in my diary. I can prep my vegetables before I leave the house and then cook my soup when I come home. I will make enough of one kind each week for between 6-8 servings so that I always have a quick meal available in the freezer. Later today I am going to prepare a whole bag of potatoes. I will be making mash, slimming world roasties and slimming world chips.
I got out of the habit of batch cooking, so I am going to try to rebuild the habit.


I keep checking out the soup thread - some great ideas on here.

summerlady_2

A small success.


I made up several portions of mash, chips and roast potatoes. They are in the freezer, ready for use later next week.
I also made a curry (4 portions) and that's freezing too.
(And I washed up the pots).

summerlady_2

Woke up (very) late today, then had to dash off to shop for my lovely neighbour who is struggling to cope with all sorts of problems.


I didn't shop for myself because I want to plan my meals, and if I go off half-cocked I will buy things I don't need.


So on the agenda for today:

• Plan my meals for the week
• laundry - I have some handwashing to do
• a good walk in the sunshine
• work this evening (only three hours)
• some paperwork for work and my committees

I have soup ready and some fish in the freezer, so lunch and dinner are both sorted.
I have started my shopping list and I think my neighbour and I will be doing some online shopping together for the larger items.