Today was a challenge. I am "on the road" and writting from Coral Gables, Florida. My 16 year old has a meet here this weekend and it has been a little bit of a crazy 24 hours.
We were supposed to fly out of Phoenix at 4pm and land at 10pm. The meet starts tomorrow at 1pm. We figured there would be practice on the track in the morning... NOT. Yesterday morning we found out that the practice time would be today. There was a 9:50 am flight with open seats, if we got to the airport early, for $50 each, we could get on that flight and he could get some practice time on the track. I had to get everything done and arranged to leave 6 hours earlier than was planned. So everything went into overdrive. Well, the travel went ok. We got on the flight with a little delay on the tarmack in Phoenix. When we landed at the airport in Florida, one of Jake's friends texted him that the park was closed all day today. No practice available!!! After checking around we went to the host hotel to check in for the event and make sure the track really was closed... it was. Then we went to our hotel and checked in. By then it was 8pm and I had eaten a meal replacement bar and snack crackers. So we went to dinner in the hotel. By then it was 9pm and I needed to go back to the airport at 10 to pick up my husband (he was on the flight we were originally on).
Here's where the rubber meets the road. How did my daily disciplines go? (note: words with * should be read in a princessie whinnie voice) The reading and reaching out went very well. What else is there to do on a 4 hour plane flight but read? And of course, we met many nice people along the way and struck up many conversations. I was going to talk to Jeff plenty when he landed. I prayed with my prayer partner as I drove to the airport in the morning. Payoff plan, I simply have followed what was budgeted for this trip (no upgrades on the rental car). Although, Tony, the nice gentleman at Budget tried to convience me that I NEEDED* a convertable for the weekend. At dinner I REALLY* wanted the chicken quesdilla but I had the chicken ceaser salad instead. It actually was very good. That brought me to 9pm in the hotel room. Exercise and audio were hurting and I didn't WANNA*... (cue self talk) "I WAS* physically TIRED* from lugging my 50# bag around (a wheel broke). I COULD* count that as exercise. I'll listen to something on the way to the airport (even though it's only a 20 minute drive). I will have to write about this... (remember I can't lie) OK OK OK SHUT UP LITTLE SELF TALK VOICE*" I put on my exercise clothes got my MP3 player and went to the fitness center. After 30 minutes of treadmill and an awesome audio, I felt like I had conquered a major hurdle. I got everything in today even on the road. Now it's 1am (florida time) and I needed to type my blog. Not gonna slip up on that one. No more excuses after a day like today! This was a looooooong eighth day!
I'm living on the eighth day, right now!
Heart
check 30 Minute Exercise
check ate fruits or veggies
check followed payoff plan
Soul
check Prayed with prayer partner
check Talked to Jeff
check Reached out to one more
Mind
check listened to audio
check read 10 pages
check blog checklist
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Mind & Day Five!
Even less pain today! I'm kicking my Fibro to the curb!!! My back is still aching but my hips don't feel like I need hip replacement surgery. Getting all of my daily disciplines done is feeling more like daily routine than a chore. Even "reaching one more", amazingly the people just are popping up. Yesterday, as I was helping my 16 year old train on a street in our neighborhood, I met a new neighbor AND I saw (and talked to) another neighbor, that I haven't talked to in at least a couple of years. Today I traded emails with two different people that I haven't talked to in about a year, one in Wichita, KS and one in Apache Junction, AZ.
The final area "Mind - Mental - Personal Development" ... Again we have the issue of measurement. How do you know if you're a better person? I even put the word daily in this goal because the end result is so immeasurable and we're never done. I hope to be improving personally, every day of my life. So the goal is: Stay on track with my personal development DAILY!
These are the easiest disciplines for me. If I am exercising, I'm listening to an audio. Through our business I have access to many wonderful MP3s, so I will never run out! Yesterday I walked with John Maxwell as he told me what books impacted his life and today I learned about forgiveness from Paul & Billie Tsieka. Wow, what powerful mentors. I also have been an avid reader for many years. I used to read Danielle Steel novels but then I realized they didn't impact my life (for the positive that is). Around 15 years ago I changed to reading books that I could get something good out of. Now I read every night before I go to sleep, actually I can't get to sleep without reading first. I am finding it challenging to read 10 pages. Before I was only reading until I got "drowsy" eyes, (sometimes after one sentence) turned off the light and went to sleep. So I feel that I am getting much more out of the reading now.
Finally, blog checklist!!! This of course is the newest habit for me, all of the others have been in my life off and on (more off than should have been) but this is a brand spankin' new discipline. Of course, I have used various forms of checklists in the past. Electronic on my PDA (remember those?), now on my phone, outlook tasks, and scribbled on scraps of paper in my purse (still the most common in my life). I still use these for different "to do" lists but I haven't ever blogged about my daily life. I have to say it has already helped tremendously. These daily disciplines aren't just New Year’s resolutions I made to myself, I publicly declared them!
Just in these five days, there are more times than I would like to admit, I didn't want to do one discipline or another and the thought occurred, "I would have to put on my blog that I didn't do it!" I know some of you are thinking, "Just SAY you did it." That would be people who don't know me. I CAN'T lie, not just that I DON'T lie, I CAN'T lie. Even as a child, my sister used to say, "Let me talk, not saying anything is not lying." Then mom would ask, "What are you girls up to?" and I would blurt out EVERYTHING my sister didn't want me to. Never been able to lie, I don't know why but I figure that's a good flaw to have so I never tried to change it. This trait is also a bonus in declaring my affirmation...
I'm living on the eighth day, right now!
Heart
check 30 Minute Exercise
check ate fruits or veggies
check followed payoff plan
Soul
check Prayed with prayer partner
check Talked to Jeff
check Reached out to one more
Mind
check listened to audio
check read 10 pages
check blog checklist
The final area "Mind - Mental - Personal Development" ... Again we have the issue of measurement. How do you know if you're a better person? I even put the word daily in this goal because the end result is so immeasurable and we're never done. I hope to be improving personally, every day of my life. So the goal is: Stay on track with my personal development DAILY!
These are the easiest disciplines for me. If I am exercising, I'm listening to an audio. Through our business I have access to many wonderful MP3s, so I will never run out! Yesterday I walked with John Maxwell as he told me what books impacted his life and today I learned about forgiveness from Paul & Billie Tsieka. Wow, what powerful mentors. I also have been an avid reader for many years. I used to read Danielle Steel novels but then I realized they didn't impact my life (for the positive that is). Around 15 years ago I changed to reading books that I could get something good out of. Now I read every night before I go to sleep, actually I can't get to sleep without reading first. I am finding it challenging to read 10 pages. Before I was only reading until I got "drowsy" eyes, (sometimes after one sentence) turned off the light and went to sleep. So I feel that I am getting much more out of the reading now.
Finally, blog checklist!!! This of course is the newest habit for me, all of the others have been in my life off and on (more off than should have been) but this is a brand spankin' new discipline. Of course, I have used various forms of checklists in the past. Electronic on my PDA (remember those?), now on my phone, outlook tasks, and scribbled on scraps of paper in my purse (still the most common in my life). I still use these for different "to do" lists but I haven't ever blogged about my daily life. I have to say it has already helped tremendously. These daily disciplines aren't just New Year’s resolutions I made to myself, I publicly declared them!
Just in these five days, there are more times than I would like to admit, I didn't want to do one discipline or another and the thought occurred, "I would have to put on my blog that I didn't do it!" I know some of you are thinking, "Just SAY you did it." That would be people who don't know me. I CAN'T lie, not just that I DON'T lie, I CAN'T lie. Even as a child, my sister used to say, "Let me talk, not saying anything is not lying." Then mom would ask, "What are you girls up to?" and I would blurt out EVERYTHING my sister didn't want me to. Never been able to lie, I don't know why but I figure that's a good flaw to have so I never tried to change it. This trait is also a bonus in declaring my affirmation...
I'm living on the eighth day, right now!
Heart
check 30 Minute Exercise
check ate fruits or veggies
check followed payoff plan
Soul
check Prayed with prayer partner
check Talked to Jeff
check Reached out to one more
Mind
check listened to audio
check read 10 pages
check blog checklist
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