Hello all ... to my old friends - I'm back! and have missed you all - to new friends - nice to meet you
For those of you who don't know me - I join in from sunny Queensland in Australia - so the timing of my posts can be quite different to yours at times. I am almost 46, my birthday is the 20th this month. I work full time and am a solo mum to 3 wonderful kids DS18, DS14 & DD 14 - yes twins - I think I saw a new member mention they also had twins - so we have something in common there!
Things just got way to hectic as 2018 progressed and I became overwhelmed with it all (but remained in some denial about that - right till the end!) - most of my life has been out of control, eating - too much/bad choices - way way too much soft drink, house - clutter/disorganisation, work - me - super busy and never feeling on top of it, kids - one graduated and is starting university next month the other two going into year 10 at high school. My health is a little all over the place as well! I have had an increasing number/frequency of what are thought to be ocular migraines - had another one on Friday while at the shops with my boys - there are scary and I hate them. I have had some GI trouble as well since mid December after having some fish and chips that I think was the trigger.
I have been trying for several years now to change my habits but have only lost the same 2-5kg over and over again! I am motivated to progress further and make it stick for longer this year.
If you have to pick only only habit you want to adopt this month, what would that be? Regardless of what else is going on, and how everything else go - are you committed to one habit that you plan to do daily, your absolute must
Yesterday I had no soft drink at all... I need to continue efforts in changing this habit - so the new habit to adopt is to increase water intake and find some alternatives to soft drink to have a little sweet change of taste.
- I will drink 1-2 lites of water per day
- I will drink at least 1 litre of water per day before I have an alternative drink
- I know that I will likely still have some soft drink - but the above goal will help to limit somewhat
- I will try alternatives to soft drink for drinks - but am looking to limit caffeine in case that has been contributing to the ocular migraines - does anyone have some options they have tried and liked?
it on this forum? I can do with de clutter talk. We are doing a lot of that this weekend!
There is usually a de-clutter thread in the Budget Boards. I binge watched Marie Kondo's "Tidying Up" on Netflix the other day - and that inspired me - I have made a start changing how the folding is done and organised in the wardrobes - I have only made a small start but I can say that the change in when I walk past my walk-in robe or look in the kids wardrobes is definitely bringing me more joy - rather than cringing at how just thrown-in there the clothes usually look - even when they are folded! DD is a little more open to it - DS14 thinks I am nuts and doesn't see the need to change - but then again just getting him to hang-up/put away is ironing/folding is typical of a teenage boy! I want to do the garage in the next week - as I really want to see if we can fit both cars inside - DS18 got his first car at the end of November.
Okay enough chatting for now - I have to wake kids up DD14 has a dentist appointment. Oh yes - being in Australia - we are on our long summer break - another 3 weeks before school goes back and work for me as well - ATM I feel like I need another 6 weeks lol.
@Oneanne - sorry to hear about the loss of someone important in your life