We're going old-school this challenge. I am back on my bullshit with 3+1 format, outlines, and checklists.
[Inigo "back to the beginning"]
In so many ways, I feel like I'm back where I started in 2012, and I'm taking my cues from the Universe about where my energy and focus needs to be: gym, healing, and my studies, just like my original challenges. Yep, everything else is still here and waiting: finances, legal stuff with my daughter, daily housework and life management. Here's the thing though: I don't care. I mean, I care enough and it will be dealt with as it arises, but it is not my focus, not anymore. I almost named this the IDGAF challenge. Still might.
[Horse jumping out a window]
Tracking, because I like it, and it helps me stay present, centered in here and now, and also because I spend too much time on Twitter. Tracking my challenge is a much better way to engage with myself and my community. See something that you're doing too? If you want a daily accountability buddy, give me a shout. Nothing sophisticated and no shame, just simple "did you eat yet" or swimming emoji and reinforcement. Meages and I did this for sleep a million years ago, and it was fantastically helpful.
Also, random #reasonsnottoquit, because I need them. Possible drop of random #HeidiKoan, because I need to remember them.
[Inigo "back to the beginning"]
In so many ways, I feel like I'm back where I started in 2012, and I'm taking my cues from the Universe about where my energy and focus needs to be: gym, healing, and my studies, just like my original challenges. Yep, everything else is still here and waiting: finances, legal stuff with my daughter, daily housework and life management. Here's the thing though: I don't care. I mean, I care enough and it will be dealt with as it arises, but it is not my focus, not anymore. I almost named this the IDGAF challenge. Still might.
[Horse jumping out a window]
Tracking, because I like it, and it helps me stay present, centered in here and now, and also because I spend too much time on Twitter. Tracking my challenge is a much better way to engage with myself and my community. See something that you're doing too? If you want a daily accountability buddy, give me a shout. Nothing sophisticated and no shame, just simple "did you eat yet" or swimming emoji and reinforcement. Meages and I did this for sleep a million years ago, and it was fantastically helpful.
Also, random #reasonsnottoquit, because I need them. Possible drop of random #HeidiKoan, because I need to remember them.
- Mind
- Maybe classes, maybe not. Figure that out.
- Read 1 book from the dissertation shelf each week.
- Writing. I've fallen out of the daily writing habit and I need it back.
- Body
- The gym, daily. Anything below counts for bodywork. One star for going, because I'm not really motivated by stars, I'm motivated by results.
- Restore:
- sauna and hot tub and steam room.
- Daily weigh in
- Build: swim, weights, core exercises
- Walking. When I walk, I discover things. I don't know why, but it's true anyway. Back to that, preferably daily.
- For consideration: Flexibility: there's a free yoga class downtown twice a week, Monday evening and Friday morning. Friday was always my favorite. It would be neat to go again. Bonus: it's .75 mile away from the Loft, so walking is a real Possibility.
- Eat
- Make something and eat it every day.
- Saturday vegetable pickup
- Weekly instacart for gap items and meatballs
- Wellness Wednesdays
- Milk
- Acupuncture or Massage
- Soul
- Meditation. Five minutes? Fifty minutes? All good. Focusing more on #reasonsnottoquit and #HeidiKoans than on a formal practice. At some point I want to (re)consider (re)joining a T'ai Chi/ Qi Gong / Aikido class. This is not that challenge.
- Sleep. I go back and forth on putting this at Body instead of Soul, but there's something going on with my Spirit that requires a lot of rest.
