I really want to participate but I'm afraid I might end up letting my buddy down :sad: even though I would still encourage them if I failed.
Ponyfan
I really want to participate but I'm afraid I might end up letting my buddy down :sad: even though I would still encourage them if I failed.
Ponyfan
I know the official start is not until Aug 15th, but I went on a long walk and now on to knitting! Good start. Being lazy with piano and did not eat very well today. Hope for a good day tomorrow.
Trying to start early, too. Tried to eat some greek yogurt...can't stand the aftertaste. Not good at all! I'll have to find some other good breakfast foods that don't need much prep outside of sugary cereals.
You can do big batches of old fashioned oatmeal (better than instant), and freeze small portions.Oo, I didn't think about freezing it!
I've been eating an avocado for breakfast. If you have a trader joes near you, they have mini ones! (Sometimes the normal ones are too much, ya know). Downside is that they can be expensive.
I make breakfast sandwiches because I cannot stand oatmeal or greek yogurt or avocados. :) It's an afternoon of prep work but it pays off. I also have a really good recipe for HEALTHY cereal bars rather than pay for all the packaging wrappers in a branded box.
FINALLY we have bookshelves! And DH and I dragged all the RPG books out as well as all the manga and a ton of my art books! *dances*
*falls over because OMG my legs and arms hurt from all the lifting and sorting*
FINALLY we have bookshelves! And DH and I dragged all the RPG books out as well as all the manga and a ton of my art books! *dances*
*falls over because OMG my legs and arms hurt from all the lifting and sorting*
Horray :) any pictures? I'd love to see your manga collection.
-__- my collection is so small because I just never had the space to maintain it...
FINALLY we have bookshelves! And DH and I dragged all the RPG books out as well as all the manga and a ton of my art books! *dances*
*falls over because OMG my legs and arms hurt from all the lifting and sorting*
Amazing updates everyone. I love Manga, but the one I want is so confusing....Sailor Moon. I have ponies and yarn taking up my space and time.
I know buddies are random, but Ponyfan, I'd love to practice French with you. It was my major in college, but I hardly get to use it these days.
and doing more ed learning with my toddler. Shes so smart but she doesnt want to try very much, dh says shes spoiled...
Sorry I’ve been missing. I checked in with my partner but might be a bit slow coming around. Lots of awful personal stuff lately and I’m just a mess. Hopefully I’ll pop back up regularly soon.
I’m sorry you’re sick banditpony. Great job Kiwi. :cheer: :cheer:
I’m on a 20 day Duolingo streak. :) I think I’ve done pretty good food wise since today is a holiday. I had poached eggs this morning and movie theater popcorn with no liquid butter for lunch. I’m trying to find some zero calorie drinks to replace the higher calorie/sugary ones and trying to cut back on how large my good portions are, but now I find I’m constantly hungry even if I’ve just eaten. :sad:
Ponyfan
EURGH I have to get over my aversion of social media. Basically I don't want anyone from my previous jobs or friendships or life previous to Canada finding me and going all nuclear on my comments, tagging me, stalking me, or whatever other negative things can come of it. Those are burned bridges, man, burned! My life is NONE of their business!
Of course I don't think anyone from before Canada knows my married name and I use a different email address than I used to back then. But the fear and anxiety... it's real. *sigh*
UGH. Parents, please tell me kids start sleeping sometime before the teen years. Too tired to accomplish much towards my goals but I did get a shower today so... YAH?!
UGH. Parents, please tell me kids start sleeping sometime before the teen years. Too tired to accomplish much towards my goals but I did get a shower today so... YAH?!
IIRC, you have two kids 3 and under? How much are they sleeping?
The younger they are, the more sleep they are supposed to have...
New members are always welcomed:) yeah:)
Welcome to the club, StrawberrySundance!
I hope everyone is doing well today. I am trying to concentrate on finishing up a big assignment at work today but as you can see, I am on the arena instead. Oops!
Woo! Another small victory on my list of goals-
I finished the small stitch project the other day. And today I finished the August block of the monthly stitch along Im trying to catch up on
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August block of my jungle stitch along. Itll be a Christmas gift for my 1year old neice whose room is jungle themed.
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Small gift for my sister. I attempted to create a traditionalish Ukrainain pattern as she is adopted from Ukraine
Your cross-stitch is so cute! :cheer: You've done such an amazing job with it!
My mini goal was going well, (I'm about halfway through the game) I actually bought Ratchet: Gladiator last night to complete my collection lol and I was going to spend today finishing the 1st game off until I heard the news that my rabbit, Domino had died in his sleep. I've been in tears and had panic attacks all day because of it, he's getting buried soon then I think to take my mind off of it I'm going to play the rest of Ratchet and Clank :cloud:
Talked to my buddy the other day and they motivated and wished me luck with my studying and healthy eating :biggrin: I've gone a bit off track with my goals though due to being ill last week
Pony pics :)
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The baby sea ponies decide to give Bubbles a makeover
Puzzle fun
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I want to go swimming!
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I've gotten off track with my healthy eating goals and am still having problems with my motivation. The only goal I've been able to keep up with is my daily French on Duolingo. I still exvercise when I can and get motivation marbles but I don't feel I am getting anything out of it.Your cross-stitch is so cute! :cheer: You've done such an amazing job with it!
My mini goal was going well, (I'm about halfway through the game) I actually bought Ratchet: Gladiator last night to complete my collection lol and I was going to spend today finishing the 1st game off until I heard the news that my rabbit, Domino had died in his sleep. I've been in tears and had panic attacks all day because of it, he's getting buried soon then I think to take my mind off of it I'm going to play the rest of Ratchet and Clank :cloud:
Talked to my buddy the other day and they motivated and wished me luck with my studying and healthy eating :biggrin: I've gone a bit off track with my goals though due to being ill last week
I'm so sorry to hear that you lost Domino. :hug:
Ponyfan
Did some of my mini goals/ currently working on some
1.Tidy my room (honestly I must have the world's smallest room)
2. Fix my dresser draw/have a sort out(Currently in the process of repair)
3.Get some sleep
4.Do a bit of studying
5. continue with my game/mini goal
6.Mail parcel to fellow MLP Arena member
7. Begin on custom pony project
8.Clean both rabbit's cages out
9. Do at least 30 minutes of Spanish today
Did some of my mini goals/ currently working on some
1.Tidy my room (honestly I must have the world's smallest room)
2. Fix my dresser draw/have a sort out(Currently in the process of repair)
3.Get some sleep
4.Do a bit of studying
5. continue with my game/mini goal
6.Mail parcel to fellow MLP Arena member
7. Begin on custom pony project
8.Clean both rabbit's cages out
9. Do at least 30 minutes of Spanish today
Wow! Thats great progress!
Everyone is doing so well here! Even if you hit a set back, its just about getting back on track :biggrin:
omg, Strawberry, dat NOSE on that pony!!!!
I'm so excited right now because I had a free breakfast sandwich at work, then I came in first place in a Halloween trivia contest against 80 other people by getting every question right and won $25 of free ice cream, and then my passport was waiting for me at home- my visa to travel to India in 2 months was approved! Best day ever!
I'm going to assign "finishing the photo album" as my task. I need to do the dividers, take my last photos, order the last prints, and put in an order for other prints (digital and from film, so 2 orders). It's really the only bigger task I have left that will need some extra time for the orders to come in, so I don't want to run out of time.
What are your dream goals?
-Christmas church bazaar on November 3 (which is 2.5 months away)
What can you accomplish in 3 months?
-I created this plan on the weekend, with 12 weeks to go until the bazaar:
-lunches @ work are for larger projects (2x snowman stacker, 1x gift TBC)
-home is for the smaller items that I can pick up during any free time, plus it's things that need more colours making them harder to transport
---weekly I want to get done at home: 1 gift card holder, 1 purple paw, and 2 poppers
-gotta do the other admin stuff (price lists, photo album, etc)
I think the mini-goals is helpful for me to get a good idea of what I need to do.The next three will have to be for tomorrow, I'm a bit tired. It was a strange day at work today.1. Ship out ATC (this HAS to be tomorrow) for swap2. Practice Spanish on duolingo
3. Clean up some of my room (at least my bedside)
4. Clean two ponies
5. A section of stat work
What can you accomplish in 3 months? (I've only got 8 weeks!)
- lose ~15lbs (at *LEAST* 10lbs)
- exercise 2-3x/week
- set up 2+ gaming dates
- finish my small stitch project, catch up on my monthly stitch along, continue on my other project.
- practice Italian at least 4 days/week
Aww, wish I would have gotten in on this a couple months ago. I could really use some buddies
What can you accomplish in 3 months? (I've only got 8 weeks!)
- lose ~15lbs (at *LEAST* 10lbs)
- exercise 2-3x/week
- set up 2+ gaming dates
- finish my small stitch project, catch up on my monthly stitch along, continue on my other project.
- practice Italian at least 4 days/week
I signed up on September 20th- 25 days ago. Let's see how Im progressing on my goals:
- So far I've lost 6lbs, I'm happy with that! Im really hoping to lose at least 6 more to be only 10lbs from my long term goal!
- I have been exercising 2x most weeks, last week I went kayaking, swimming, & hiking while camping on Monday- but went home with a cold and didn't work out the rest of the week. I plan to resume my usual schedule tomorrow- typically Tuesday/Saturday with occasional Thursdays
- I went to 1 gaming meetup the week before last, and have 3 set up for the upcoming week! The one I attended previously was... so so. Didn't feel like my crowd of attendees but the store manager was very friendly so Im returning tomorrow to try out a different event he recommended with a likely differing crowd. If tomorrow goes well I'll likely attend another stores event for the same game on Friday to try their crowd as well. On Sunday I arranged a gaming day with my old friend who got me into gaming, he lives a few hours away so we only get together for gaming a few times a year.
- I finished my small stitch project, and caught up through October on my monthly large project, I'll still have to complete the November block once its released on Nov 1st (& December thereafter for it to be 100% finished) No progress on my other medium sized project as of yet, but that one has no deadline and my only other WIP
- Since adding Italian to my list I have practiced on duolingo every day! 15day streak so far, the app makes it super easy to get in every day, it even reminds me!
November 15th is our end date. Yes you can post at anytime even new:) this will come back on January/February
What are your dream goals?
1. Get myself to eat at least one meal per day; ideally, would like to get to the point of eating three meals a day. Also, need to add more meat to my diet. (doctor's orders)
2. Organize and declutter my house.
3. Get outdoors and get active. Jogging, exercising, walk the dog, whatever.
1. Go through one area every week and de-clutter/organize completely.1. Didn't do this AT ALL. My room has improved somewhat, but I've been too tired/lazy to declutter. This was a pretty ambitious goal for me. I did decrease my clutter somewhat by compacting some boxes.
2. Keep up with my homework in school as it comes (comes into play August 23rd). I'll be buying a Surface Go to assist in this.
3. Do something active at least once every other day. Walking the dog or just walking outside, doing some push-ups or a little 5-minute routine counts. I plan to work up to once a day.
4. Eat a filling breakfast (not a granola bar) at least the days before school.
What can you accomplish in 3 months? (I've only got 8 weeks!)
- lose ~15lbs (at *LEAST* 10lbs)
- exercise 2-3x/week
- set up 2+ gaming dates
- finish my small stitch project, catch up on my monthly stitch along, continue on my other project.
- practice Italian at least 4 days/week
Whew, good luck Kiwi! I know you ate going to rock it out. Busy week! Meh more like exciting week. Have fun:)
Strawberrysundance you are an inspiration. Not 100% of your goals, but you progressed in them. You are 50% the way there. How neat! How amazing!!! You really took the time and even though it was not a completion you are almost there!!!
We ate all almost there!!! We can reach our goals!!! Even after healthy pony we can do this!
I know I planned another round of healthy pony, and a photo contests, but I have to face reality...I have applied for a second job. My new job is more seasonal then they really promised:( this week...I will only be at work for 3 days. I know I am on the path of not having to deal with this 2/3 job thing. I just might have to for 2 more years...sigh. my hope is only this year, but anything can happen.
Depending on the job I might not be able to host healthy pony, even if no rewards were involved. On a better note.
I am making a list of my knitting projects for the rest of 2018! I am going to see how far I can get. Still some time left...we all do.
Thank you all for helping me through a lot. I know I hide it, but i put a lot of pressure on myself, and i almost gave up...a few times. I am not perfect or 90% better, but i am on that path.
Thank you all. You made and helped me cheer for you, and i didn't feel so alone or down on myself, because i was given purpose. Thank you all.
What are your dream goals?
1. Get myself to eat at least one meal per day; ideally, would like to get to the point of eating three meals a day. Also, need to add more meat to my diet. (doctor's orders)
2. Organize and declutter my house.
3. Get outdoors and get active. Jogging, exercising, walk the dog, whatever.
Checking in with a progress update. :awake:
1. I'm afraid this goal has been going nowhere fast. I've achieved my minimal goal of one meal per day, but haven't been able to progress past that. I have managed to add some meat to my diet though (my husband has been helping with that by bringing home "snacking meats" like precooked bacon and liverwurst) so that's at least something.
2. Making slow but steady progress on this. My original goal was to have the whole house finished by Thanksgiving. I'm doubtful now that this will happen, but if I at least finish by Christmas I'll be happy.
3. This is the one I've made the most progress with. Walking/hiking is surprisingly relaxing and I enjoy taking walks in the park, especially with the dogs. With cold weather setting in (we've already had our first snow!) I'm not sure how well I'll do this next month, but I'm happy for now.
Also wanted to give an acknowledgement to my awesome HP buddy who has been so helpful and supportive. :hug:
I also enjoy Sailor Moon. :) Ive read the first 5 volumes of the manga and am on Season 4 of the 90’s anime. I was a little confused by the 6th volume since I was watching Season 3 of the anime when I was looking at volume 6. I’ve seen the first two seasons of Crystal but not the 3rd or 4th season.
What are your dream goals?
1 Learn more French, at least enough to have a basic conversation.
2. exercise when possible
What can you accomplish in 3 months?
1 Practice French for 5-10 minutes a day at least 5 times a week
2. Aim for excercise at least 3 days a week.
Buddies: I’d like one buddy but it may take me a few days to respond to messages.
Ponyfan
Congrats on the hard work at your booth Kiwi! Making the stuff is easy, selling it... not so much, am I right? :)
Kiwi that is so awesome....love the hat:D someday I want to be in your shoes with my knitting. I am so proud of you!!!The girl I vended next to at my con quit her job (kinda on a whim) and started selling her knitted stuff... If that's any inspiration...
I might give up my job when I retire...but going solo looks too unstable for my taste:)
Yup super busy day. I hope to get numbers set up. Who wants to do a number generator for me?:)
I need a random number generator for 1 to 4. Only 4 votes came in for the I voted contest.
Just post here:) is just fine. I have had a terrible two days at work....went vent just not sure to cry scream or throw something. So I will have other numbers later on today.
Numbers needed.
1 to 4....give me the number that pops up!
7 week challenge
1 to 13....need that number generator
All I need is the posts numbers. 1 through 270. Anyone give me 2 numbers! If it's not posted today it will be Wed!!!!We got:
What can you accomplish in 3 months? (I've only got 8 weeks left as of my start day!)
- lose ~15lbs (at *LEAST* 10lbs)
- exercise 2-3x/week
- set up 2+ gaming dates
- finish my small stitch project, catch up on my monthly stitch along, continue on my other project.
- practice Italian at least 4 days/week
What can you accomplish in 3 months? (I've only got 8 weeks left as of my start day!)
- lose ~15lbs (at *LEAST* 10lbs)
- exercise 2-3x/week
- set up 2+ gaming dates
- finish my small stitch project, catch up on my monthly stitch along, continue on my other project.
- practice Italian at least 4 days/week
Lets see how I did!?
-I lost the 10lbs, and Ive decided that while it'd be wonderful to lose another 11 that Id rather focus on maintaining my current weight long term (I've lost 64lbs over the last 7months)
-Ive been exercising 1-2x per week, which is better than zero!
-Been to 7 gaming meetups. Going to a new one tonight, and another on Sunday.
-Finished my small stitch, caught up (this morning) on my monthly, but minimal progress on my one other project.
-Been on a 46 day duolingo streak!
Overall, Im really proud and impressed with myself. I was skeptical that setting goals and making a list would have any real impact on my productivity but it clearly really has! Im looking forward to seeing where Im at with these goals as well as new ones when Healthy Pony starts up again in the new year!
Huge thanks to CG for being a phenomenal host, and a huge shout out to my amazing partner who has been really supportive and attentive and motivating :biggrin:
Sigh not doing as well. I am on a 4lbs goal. I get to wear a shirt I love, but only after the 4lbs loss. I can do this!!!
I'm currently dealing with the worst seasonal depression I've had since being diagnosed. I finally decided pretending I'm a normally functional adult right now is just making things worse, so I've been going to bed way early and eating poorly. The sleep helps but the poor eating does not, so now that I'm ~starting~ to recover, it'll be the same extra sleep and better food.I’ve only ever had the regular depression diagnosis but I have accidentally figured out (I have a parakeet) that an “avian sun lamp” bulb… (a kind of full-spectrum light bulb pet stores sell to parrot owners to perk up their parrots)… perks up my own mood and gives me energy. I realized one day I was hogging his light my chair edging out his birdcage and that I’d been more active. :bird:
I do have a solar replacement lamp, it mimics the dawn and was maybe $30-40 on Amazon. It helps... a little. This time of the year is hardest for me because that lamp is the closest thing to daylight I get. My desk is located in the middle of the IT floor at work, everyone closes blinds, and the overhead lights + monitor screens do not help at all. I literally get to work before the sun rises and leave shortly after it sets. I've considered getting a smaller light for my desk, but we did have a guy who had one and it was blinding. I'm still not sure how he got anything done. Still, I double the full-spectrum light for anyone else with the SADs.Sounds like serious work & fun, wishing you the latter!
In other news, I was able to go through a ton of papers last night. I still can't find my registration renewal form, which makes me wonder if it got lost in the mail or something. Once I hit up the DMV (and grovel, please don't make me air-care my car, I drive past the mobile station to work at least twice a week), I'll be picking up Christmas presents, baking cookies, delivering cookies, and then cleaning up after cookies. I'm looking forward to it!