Progress!

Well, in terms of being goal-oriented, yesterday was pretty good, despite the fact that I didn't follow any of my instructions!

Health
Despite eating well for breakfast at lunch, I ate a LOT of bad things for dinner. They had free hors doeuvres at work for a party!! I'm only human. So there goes that goal. :shrug:

Because of this, I had to break my goal of not working out on a workday. I went to the gym with MikeH under his buddy pass to myold gym. They didn't recognize me! Hehehe. Then I ran for 3 miles for 30 minutes, with one cooldown after 20 minutes. I went at 6 mph for the first 20 minutes then 6.3 miles for the last 10, which was really hard, but I did it. Today I'm sore.

TODAY I will eat well, because I definitely can't work it off tonight. I'll be in CT with the hubby.


Work
Today is my last day this week! I should write down all the surgeons I've worked with this week. I tend to think of one day as the same from the day before or the next, and I forget what I did the entire week! So I honestly should write down where I worked, and work on being more conscious of what I do here.

For the cake externship, I have to email my schedule. ASAP!

Cake!
Yesterday, I read 1 page from Cakewalk, which is not as much as I'd like, but I did it. Tonight, while we're in CT, I plan on reading some more of the book, and possibly do another sketch.

To Do
Last night I did not to ANY Thank Tou cards. I have to write some out tonight. This morning I packed some Thank Yous in a bag for our trip to CT.

I have to do some mimeographic blogging too. I think for now I have to keep mimeographic blogging to once a week (as opposed to twice) because I'm really trying to focus on my cakes. I guess I can post some of my sketches since they are still my art!

Simple plan for today!

I'm bored at work. :-)

Health-
Today I WILL eat a healthy lunch (successful yesterday). I actually brought a small-portioned lunch today. I need a snack for this evening's break time!

I won't work out when I get home since it's a work night, and I have work tomorrow.

Work-
I should get off the computer. Haha. The stuff is prepared for the next case though! :-)

Passion-
Read some of Cakewalk before bed.

To do at home:
Do some more thank you cards (almost done!!), and hopefully finish them. Choose envelopes to order.

Yay for simple daily goals that I can accomplish!

Simplify

Ok, so I'm trying to simplify just for the next couple of months. This is my resolution, at least for the beginning of the coming year. I have too many interests (see previous posts), and I really need to pace myself. I find myself depressed that I haven't done all the things I want to learn, but it's my own fault for setting too many goals. Still, it's nice to keep a list.

But for NOW, I need to stay focused, in priority order. And I need to keep it simple and declutter myself from all those lovely distracting things.

Health
I need to eat right, and sleep earlier. I have set a curfew for myself (10:30p work nights), which has kind of worked, but I need to be more strict with myself. I shouldn't be tired at work, and it's really irresponsible to be that way.

As for eating, I'm doing pretty well, except I give in too often to my pastry cravings. I will save it for the weekends. NO SWEETS AT WORK. Sad. lol

Also, I WILL work out on days I'm off. I have been trying to work out mornings, but I think I will try nights because it seems to make more sense with my schedule. At least for the winter. My goal is to be skinny as hell. I'm getting older, and it will be harder to be skinny if I wait til later!

Work
I need to concentrate more at work (, she blogged at work). I have never made work a priority because I believed I wouldn't be working full time in a short while. And I still believe that I'm not meant to work for a living.

But I'm slowly beginning think there's merit to be being the best you can be, even at something you believe is temporary, and a hurdle to climb.

But why not climb that hurdle with full force, instead of trying to pass by the skin of my teeth? It makes sense. If I become disciplined at work, which is something I don't feel is my top priority, I will become really disciplined with other things.


Art
Music, art, music, art. This is my passion! Obviously, when I'm inspired, all these things take priority. Still, because of the urgency for CASH, I need to do something that will make me money now, and in the long run. And for right now, my drawing is not it. For the next couple months, my main priority should be cake design. I have to set dates tonight for the blog, and eventually make fake cakes. Luckily, I just got a credit card which will be used for all my cake needs.


So that's it. A streamlined, simplified me is the key to the next chapter of life. I will try really hard not to focus and to not become distracted, as us multi-talented multi-tasking people can often do. :-)

Stuff I want to learn

Lists! I love them. I figured listing stuff I want to learn would be a great motivator to GOMA and do something. So much to do, so little time!

1. Letterpress (DIY?)
Is it even possible to DIY this? I bet it is!

2. After Effects
It looks fun, and right now, I can't afford to hire an animator for my upcoming cake blog.

3. Basic CSS
Even my html is behind the times! Found a tutorial site: http://www.w3schools.com/css/

4. More Illustrator
Can I please find the time to do ONE tutorial?? http://www.illustrationclass.com/

I guess 4 is good for now. I could probably keep going, but the After Effects and Illustrator are the most pressing goals, but not a requirement. I wish I could just find TIME. I cannot wait to go part time!!

Energy Now

I drank raw milk this morning, and seriously, I cannot believe my energy! I went to bed sort of late, so it's either the milk, or delirium. :shrug:

I'm feeling empowered today because the apartment is super clean & organized (of course, the bathroom sink is broken, but let's be positive) and we have been mouse-free for a while. :-) On top of that, we received our farm fresh groceries, along with the raw milk. Anthony has always been the health-conscious one, and right now our diet is all grass-fed animals: dairy from grass-fed cows, and eggs from grass-fed chickens, grass-fed beef. We also are using coconut oil instead of vegetable or olive oil.

Turns out, there's crap in everything. Haha. Wheat and grains are hard to digest. I can't give up rice, but the best way to eat it is to let it soak 2 hours before cooking to make it better to digest! Raw milk is better because all of the wonderful nutrients aren't killed as opposed to pasteurized.

I feel healthy, but I have to watch my carbs (any grains or wheat) because I'll just get fat. With this new diet, I'm eating a lot of fats. It's really good. Atkins wasn't so off, now was he?

Eating right and having a good home environment are three out of the three things I need to feel good. I also need to start sleeping earlier, and lastly, make my current job more pleasureable (or nonexistent) and work more on what I love while learning to monetize that.

Plan for the job:
Really pay attention and keep up my energy. Eat a HEALTHY lunch. I need to keep organized and buy tools that will help make my job easier: *Locker organizers for my crowded locker, stamps and stickers for doing my paperwork faster, a new scrub jacket.

Plan for tonight:
I should do at least one thing off of my weekly to do, then relax with dinner & tv and hubby.
And then sleep; 10:30 at the latest.

Not to get all psychological on my upbringing, but I really wish my parents taught me this type of discipline when I was younger. I'll remember that when I have a kid.

Refocus

In writing all these short term goals, I do have to remember my long term goals.

#1 is to be skinny.

LOL everyone at work keeps commenting that I've lost more weight, but I don't think so. Who knows? I never weigh myself. And I always wear the same clothes, regardless of weight gain or loss.

I'm doing YogaX (the yoga portion from P90x) and so far, it really works. It's so annoying when really slow, isolated movements kick your ass. It's like... I'm just staying still, and I look exhausted, and I struggle and shake!

I've been eating low carb. But honestly, I think my body type needs carbs, because I crave them way too often. However, this low carb diet, makes me less and less interested in eating, which is a good thing, because I'll eat less. But, it's a bad thing, because I love food. And I don't want to abandon that love. Nothing keeps my fancy more than food.

Today I had grilled chicken, collard greens, mixed vegetables, mushrooms, three mini fresh mozzarella balls, and a half of a hard boiled egg. I couldn't be more disgusted with this lunch! lol

So far, I have only half checked the things on my November to do list. I'm getting kind of down because I need to monetize these things, but there are no funds. For my blog, I need equipment which I just can't afford at the moment, so I'm going to have to fenagle my budget and make it work (thanks Tim Gunn).

Blahhh I need to FOCUS. My goal is to do what I love and what I'm good at more, and work at my job (which I like) less. And be skinny at the same time. :-)

November to do!

Sometimes I wish I didn't have so many interests. No, I wish I was just rich, so I'd have more time to do the fun stuff.

Man, I have a lot of work to do.

November
More gift shopping!
Paint the friggin wall!!!!
Bake a cake/practice for blog
Start test diet of meat and veggies only!
Finish designing blog on illustrator
Launch cake blog +1 video
Paint just one picture
Do one design commission
Do 2 tutorials from illustrationclass.com
Sign up for work benefits