You might as well lay flooring.
So OK. Depression is my middle name at the moment. But I wanted to have something that said "I have done something useful" in the last week. So I've laid flooring. I've even cut tiles to fit into the corners.
Kitchen has gone from cement floors with some paint on it... to self-adhesive vinyl tiles.
Except that I'm about 10 tiles short.
Pictures to follow after another trip to Bunnings.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
The day before Valentine's day
5 days of headaches and extra sleeping. Tomorrow going to see my Diabetic Nurse and will find out if this is normal.
I had a fairly good week 2 weeks ago, but this week and last week is about watching all my spoons trickle away. And feeling down.
Not sure why that is, actually.
I had a fairly good week 2 weeks ago, but this week and last week is about watching all my spoons trickle away. And feeling down.
Not sure why that is, actually.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Menu-Plan - week ending 28 Jan
Breakfast: no-fruit muesli with lactose-free milk
Lunch: Salad with Tuna.
Dinners:
Monday: Bacon and Onion Omelette with steamed Veges.
Tuesday: Microwaved Fish with Steamed Veges.
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken Fillets with you-guessed it Steamed Veges.
Thursday: Hmmm. Prawns I think - Australia Day!
Friday: Take-out
Saturday: Lentil Curry
Sunday: left-overs.
Lunch: Salad with Tuna.
Dinners:
Monday: Bacon and Onion Omelette with steamed Veges.
Tuesday: Microwaved Fish with Steamed Veges.
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken Fillets with you-guessed it Steamed Veges.
Thursday: Hmmm. Prawns I think - Australia Day!
Friday: Take-out
Saturday: Lentil Curry
Sunday: left-overs.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
February 2012 Goals...
February is China Cabinet.
. get glass doors, and knobs for bookcase that is turning into a china cabinet.
. wallpaper/paint the back of the bookcase for extra pop. (Currently is white, when the rest of the bookcase is birch).
. get child-proof (read cat-proof) thing to stop Destructo cat from destroying fragile things.
. Get all the boxes of fragile china and etc from friend's garage.
. Unpack, declutter, and put the remaining in the bookcase.
. Put BJD's in bookcase. (BJD's are Ball Jointed Dolls)
. Do another happy dance.
. get glass doors, and knobs for bookcase that is turning into a china cabinet.
. wallpaper/paint the back of the bookcase for extra pop. (Currently is white, when the rest of the bookcase is birch).
. get child-proof (read cat-proof) thing to stop Destructo cat from destroying fragile things.
. Get all the boxes of fragile china and etc from friend's garage.
. Unpack, declutter, and put the remaining in the bookcase.
. Put BJD's in bookcase. (BJD's are Ball Jointed Dolls)
. Do another happy dance.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Week 4: Utilising your Strengths
Did you know that I have strengths? I didn't. I'm not talking about things like sense of humour and smart, and that sort of thing.
I'm talking about :
Via Institute on Character
There's a self-test that you can do there that is quite long. But what you end up with (if you choose the free summary) is a list of all the strengths in order.
The plan for week 4 is to look at these strengths and utilise them in the way you would do your goals.
These are mine:
Your Top Character Strength
Love of learning
You love learning new things, whether in a class or on your own. You have always loved school, reading, and museums-anywhere and everywhere there is an opportunity to learn.
Utilising this strength: That's easy - it's all the research over the net, doing the happiness diet in the first place, and creating this blog to research and follow up what I'm doing.
Your Second Character Strength
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
You notice and appreciate beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in all domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.
Utilising this strength: I don't know. I suppose making my home beautiful is using this, but how do I do it for the health-related goals.
Your Third Character Strength
Fairness, equity, and justice
Treating all people fairly is one of your abiding principles. You do not let your personal feelings bias your decisions about other people. You give everyone a chance.
Utilising this strength: I need to give myself a chance. I also need to call myself out when I'm slacking or procrastinating. Humm..... Not easy. When I'm whiney, being fair and calling myself out feels like punishment.
Your Fourth Character Strength
Forgiveness and mercy
You forgive those who have done you wrong. You always give people a second chance. Your guiding principle is mercy and not revenge.
Utilising this strength: I suspect not beating myself up when I fail is the goal here - especially when I'm being whiney. OK. How do I combine this one with the previous one?
Your Fifth Character Strength
Kindness and generosity
You are kind and generous to others, and you are never too busy to do a favor. You enjoy doing good deeds for others, even if you do not know them well.
Utilising this strength: No idea. How do I do kindness and generousity for my goals?
Character Strength #6
Spirituality, sense of purpose, and faith
You have strong and coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe. You know where you fit in the larger scheme. Your beliefs shape your actions and are a source of comfort to you.
Utilising this strength: OK. This one is easy. Get God involved. Well actually he's been involved from the beginning. God loves me, and I should be looking after his beloved in the way he would want me to. I'm the one with the bad behaviour.
Character Strength #7
Curiosity and interest in the world
You are curious about everything. You are always asking questions, and you find all subjects and topics fascinating. You like exploration and discovery.
Utilising this strength: See Point 1. Pretty much got it covered.
Character Strength #8
Humor and playfulness
You like to laugh and tease. Bringing smiles to other people is important to you. You try to see the light side of all situations.
Utilising this strength: Maybe this is the way to deal with the whinyness - laugh at it! :D I can do that.
Character Strength #9
Judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness
Thinking things through and examining them from all sides are important aspects of who you are. You do not jump to conclusions, and you rely only on solid evidence to make your decisions. You are able to change your mind.
Utilising this strength: Also part of Strength 1.
Character Strength #10
Leadership
You excel at the tasks of leadership: encouraging a group to get things done and preserving harmony within the group by making everyone feel included. You do a good job organizing activities and seeing that they happen.
Utilising this strength. This one is an unwanted strength. I hate being a leader except when I have to be, and I prefer to be one that lets others get on with it rather than being an overlord. Also organising others is super-stressful. I think I'll skip this one.
I'm talking about :
Via Institute on Character
There's a self-test that you can do there that is quite long. But what you end up with (if you choose the free summary) is a list of all the strengths in order.
The plan for week 4 is to look at these strengths and utilise them in the way you would do your goals.
These are mine:
Your Top Character Strength
Love of learning
You love learning new things, whether in a class or on your own. You have always loved school, reading, and museums-anywhere and everywhere there is an opportunity to learn.
Utilising this strength: That's easy - it's all the research over the net, doing the happiness diet in the first place, and creating this blog to research and follow up what I'm doing.
Your Second Character Strength
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
You notice and appreciate beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in all domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.
Utilising this strength: I don't know. I suppose making my home beautiful is using this, but how do I do it for the health-related goals.
Your Third Character Strength
Fairness, equity, and justice
Treating all people fairly is one of your abiding principles. You do not let your personal feelings bias your decisions about other people. You give everyone a chance.
Utilising this strength: I need to give myself a chance. I also need to call myself out when I'm slacking or procrastinating. Humm..... Not easy. When I'm whiney, being fair and calling myself out feels like punishment.
Your Fourth Character Strength
Forgiveness and mercy
You forgive those who have done you wrong. You always give people a second chance. Your guiding principle is mercy and not revenge.
Utilising this strength: I suspect not beating myself up when I fail is the goal here - especially when I'm being whiney. OK. How do I combine this one with the previous one?
Your Fifth Character Strength
Kindness and generosity
You are kind and generous to others, and you are never too busy to do a favor. You enjoy doing good deeds for others, even if you do not know them well.
Utilising this strength: No idea. How do I do kindness and generousity for my goals?
Character Strength #6
Spirituality, sense of purpose, and faith
You have strong and coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe. You know where you fit in the larger scheme. Your beliefs shape your actions and are a source of comfort to you.
Utilising this strength: OK. This one is easy. Get God involved. Well actually he's been involved from the beginning. God loves me, and I should be looking after his beloved in the way he would want me to. I'm the one with the bad behaviour.
Character Strength #7
Curiosity and interest in the world
You are curious about everything. You are always asking questions, and you find all subjects and topics fascinating. You like exploration and discovery.
Utilising this strength: See Point 1. Pretty much got it covered.
Character Strength #8
Humor and playfulness
You like to laugh and tease. Bringing smiles to other people is important to you. You try to see the light side of all situations.
Utilising this strength: Maybe this is the way to deal with the whinyness - laugh at it! :D I can do that.
Character Strength #9
Judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness
Thinking things through and examining them from all sides are important aspects of who you are. You do not jump to conclusions, and you rely only on solid evidence to make your decisions. You are able to change your mind.
Utilising this strength: Also part of Strength 1.
Character Strength #10
Leadership
You excel at the tasks of leadership: encouraging a group to get things done and preserving harmony within the group by making everyone feel included. You do a good job organizing activities and seeing that they happen.
Utilising this strength. This one is an unwanted strength. I hate being a leader except when I have to be, and I prefer to be one that lets others get on with it rather than being an overlord. Also organising others is super-stressful. I think I'll skip this one.
Wednesday was Goodbye Day!
Good bye to the Filing Cabinet! There's a big hole where the cabinet used to be and I'm already planning to fill it :D There are bookcases in my future! :D
Also started moving the DVD's to the ring binders. I've gotten packets of "Compact Disc Storage Pockets" that fit in ring binders. Enough for 400 DVDs. (I hope that's enough). Already been through 3 boxes. 1 more box to go. I thought I had 5 boxes but it appears it's just 4. I only had 2 ring binders though - so will have to get another one from the Garage I know there are suckers in there! Maybe on Saturday or Friday?
Then throwing out all the DVD covers - replacing 4 boxes of DVDs with 3 ring binders that fit in one box. Woot!
It's all coming together!
Also started moving the DVD's to the ring binders. I've gotten packets of "Compact Disc Storage Pockets" that fit in ring binders. Enough for 400 DVDs. (I hope that's enough). Already been through 3 boxes. 1 more box to go. I thought I had 5 boxes but it appears it's just 4. I only had 2 ring binders though - so will have to get another one from the Garage I know there are suckers in there! Maybe on Saturday or Friday?
Then throwing out all the DVD covers - replacing 4 boxes of DVDs with 3 ring binders that fit in one box. Woot!
It's all coming together!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Menu Plan - Week ending 22 Jan
Have to get back onto this.
Breakfasts... Muesli works. But I'll need to do muesli without milk until Friday. Um... I'll use juice although that's off plan.
Lunch... Tuna and salad. Lots of Tuna to get rid of.
Dinner:
Monday: Omelette and steamed vege. No Dairy!
Tuesday: Steamed Fish and steamed vege. No dairy. Sauce = paprika, soy, lemongrass
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken and steamed vege. No Dairy
Thursday: Cauliflower and Parmesan soup. Something Cheesy!
Friday: Takeout.
Saturday: Lentil Curry
Sunday: Lentil patties from left over curry, and steamed veges.
Breakfasts... Muesli works. But I'll need to do muesli without milk until Friday. Um... I'll use juice although that's off plan.
Lunch... Tuna and salad. Lots of Tuna to get rid of.
Dinner:
Monday: Omelette and steamed vege. No Dairy!
Tuesday: Steamed Fish and steamed vege. No dairy. Sauce = paprika, soy, lemongrass
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken and steamed vege. No Dairy
Thursday: Cauliflower and Parmesan soup. Something Cheesy!
Friday: Takeout.
Saturday: Lentil Curry
Sunday: Lentil patties from left over curry, and steamed veges.
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