Now that March is almost over (when the heck did that happen?) I thought it would be a good time to see how I'm doing on some of my goals for 2014.
Get back to my happy weight. Well, I haven't weighed myself lately so I'm not sure how I'm doing on the technicalities. But I have made a couple changes that I think are good. One of the biggest ones is not eating after 8 pm. For the most part, I've been able to stick to this and I do feel better. I'm also making more of an effort to eat lunch which I think has helped me reduce my snacking during the day.
In terms of exercise, my energy is low which isn't surprising given all that's happened. But I keep doing what I can and trying not to beat myself up about it. So...I would rate this one as "on track".
Make time for hobbies. I wanted to write more and do some sewing. I've been faithful with my blog, writing something every day. It's not all gold of course but I am enjoying it. After the first week I thought I had run out of things to say but that forced me to get better at finding inspiration. I think it's been helpful that I've kept my blog to myself, as I haven't censored my posts. If I knew people were reading I might be more inclined to say "oh that's too boring" or "no one would want to read about that". As it is, I'm just using it as a forum to exercise my writing muscle.
In terms of sewing, I have made great progress. I actually figured out how to use the damn thing! I think I had a huge mental block about trying to figure out my sewing machine. Now that I have, I believe I will do more sewing projects. I had a huge rush when I got it going and hemmed my skirt. I would rate this one a solid "doing good".
Read more. Well, I've been reading. I'm re-reading a book from my youth, Flowers in the Attic. And my last book before that was Twelve Years a Slave which was a great narrative. But I continue to make slow progress with my book backlog. I gotta give myself a "needs improvement" on this one.
Be a little bit nicer to me. Well, I've certainly been rewarding myself with pretty things from People's. During my six weeks off, I think I will have ample opportunity to put myself first out of necessity. I'll have to learn how to ask for help which so far I've really sucked at doing. So...jury is still out with this one.
Treasure what I have. Oddly enough, there's nothing quite like cancer to make you damn grateful for every good thing in your life. I hope that I can hang on to my sense of gratitude during the ugliest, hardest parts of my treatment. I hope I will never say "why me" but just continue to say "what now". It's enough that cancer is going to take my breasts. I don't want it to take away my joy for living too.
Get back to my happy weight. Well, I haven't weighed myself lately so I'm not sure how I'm doing on the technicalities. But I have made a couple changes that I think are good. One of the biggest ones is not eating after 8 pm. For the most part, I've been able to stick to this and I do feel better. I'm also making more of an effort to eat lunch which I think has helped me reduce my snacking during the day.
In terms of exercise, my energy is low which isn't surprising given all that's happened. But I keep doing what I can and trying not to beat myself up about it. So...I would rate this one as "on track".
Make time for hobbies. I wanted to write more and do some sewing. I've been faithful with my blog, writing something every day. It's not all gold of course but I am enjoying it. After the first week I thought I had run out of things to say but that forced me to get better at finding inspiration. I think it's been helpful that I've kept my blog to myself, as I haven't censored my posts. If I knew people were reading I might be more inclined to say "oh that's too boring" or "no one would want to read about that". As it is, I'm just using it as a forum to exercise my writing muscle.
In terms of sewing, I have made great progress. I actually figured out how to use the damn thing! I think I had a huge mental block about trying to figure out my sewing machine. Now that I have, I believe I will do more sewing projects. I had a huge rush when I got it going and hemmed my skirt. I would rate this one a solid "doing good".
Read more. Well, I've been reading. I'm re-reading a book from my youth, Flowers in the Attic. And my last book before that was Twelve Years a Slave which was a great narrative. But I continue to make slow progress with my book backlog. I gotta give myself a "needs improvement" on this one.
Be a little bit nicer to me. Well, I've certainly been rewarding myself with pretty things from People's. During my six weeks off, I think I will have ample opportunity to put myself first out of necessity. I'll have to learn how to ask for help which so far I've really sucked at doing. So...jury is still out with this one.
Treasure what I have. Oddly enough, there's nothing quite like cancer to make you damn grateful for every good thing in your life. I hope that I can hang on to my sense of gratitude during the ugliest, hardest parts of my treatment. I hope I will never say "why me" but just continue to say "what now". It's enough that cancer is going to take my breasts. I don't want it to take away my joy for living too.