Hi all
Motivation: what is your personal motivation for joining in with the turtles? My motivation is to cut down on the unnecessary spending and pay for some renovations to this property. In order to do this I think we need to be saving money by doing any jobs we can realistically (!) do ourselves.
Cut the grass front & back, not what I call gardening but exercise & not too difficult, also saved money by doing it.
Money: know your income and outgoings. All DD bills should have gone out by now and I am going to add up our income, that won't take very long.. so far have done now two grocery shops, . Grocery bill so far £57.07.
NSD today.
Me time: look after yourself. Get enough sleep; eat well; move; do things you enjoy
. Good nights sleep, eating fairly good, moving by cutting the grass, enjoyed visit from friend this afternoon.
Move: being active benefits your body and your mind. You know that. Now do it.
Moving by cutting grass, its a fair workout.
Activation: what spurs you on to keep on the path? Have not done much decluttering but have identified some items to sell to a fellow collector. Just need to find out how to price, which will be tricky as rare items & not available so need to research somehow.
Garden looking better, have decluttering ideas for selling (DH says skip...) DD listed some of her stuff & actually sold a couple of things..
Arm yourself : you have chosen to follow a path that many mock and despise - that of ridding yourself of debt and financial constrictions in order to be free; free to choose what to do with your money and time, not enslaved to repaying or to other people. Glad we are not bothered about 'keeping up with the Joneses' - have done that a long time ago but really do not care any more. It's how some people validate themselves & that's fine, but not for me. We are now free from paid work commitments but spent many years getting there, wish it had been sooner. Desperate need of decluttering & getting rid of old lifestyle.
Am going to do this so will post progress on here to keep me accountable
You. Are you happy in yourself? Know what brings you joy, what cheers your heart, what makes you pause and wonder. Don't just stop and smell the coffee in the morning; practise stopping and looking around throughout the day. Appreciate what you have. Be grateful.
Gratitudes For spotting not one - but two - tree peonies just flowering in the garden; for DDs car passing its MOT with no work needing to be done, just love our Hondas; for friends visit and easy supper..
NSD now 5/19 so far
Check ins: 9/31
Not done charity donation yet but will arrange asap.
Need to do through euro account.
Tried to register on Photobucket dolly84 but it threw me off 3 times as it didn't like my user name. Will not let it beat me..