Monday check up... how am I doing?

• AM doc appt DONE!
  
• PM doc appt DONE!
• pack and send Tristan's b'day gift (walk to post office, it'll be my workout of the day) DONE! It was completely insane, the poor lady at the PO had a computer failure and 9 people waiting... at least I met a friend there and chatted, it helped pass time! LOL
  
• change cat's litter DONE!
• 30 minutes on zip files DONE!
• 30 minutes on RSS DONE!
• 30 minutes on office to-do's DONE!
• 30 minutes on health PPW DONE!
• prepare invitation for work DONE!
• scap if I have enough time

Weekly plan

I think it worked great last week, so here we go again!

Monday:

• AM doc appt
• PM doc appt
• pack and send Tristan's b'day gift (walk to post office, it'll be my workout of the day)
• change cat's litter
• 30 minutes on zip files
• 30 minutes on RSS
• 30 minutes on office to-do's
• 30 minutes on health PPW
• prepare invitation for work
• scap if I have enough time
  

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• back to work
• put away all the exam stuff I won't need
• 15 minutes on health PPW
  

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 15 minutes on office to do
• 15 minutes on health PPW

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• call for Tristan's birthday
  

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 15 minutes on health PPW
• plan next week's meals and grocery shopping list
  

Weekend to do's

OMGosh, you can't imagine how nice it is to know that I don't have to study... Yummy! LOL

Here's what I wanna tackle this weekend:
Saturday:

• menus for the coming week + shopping list DONE!
  
• grocery shopping DONE!
• scrap: at least 3 sessions on Z's album DONE! and 2 sessions on digi-scrapping NOT DONE, but I did catch up on various websites, which was just as good!!
  
• 30 minutes on zip files DONE!
• 30 minutes on RSS DONE!
• 30 minutes on desk + office to-do's DONE!

Sunday:

• 45 minutes video workout to catch up on the last couple days that I missed DONE!
• pampering time DONE!
• scrap! DONE!
• 30 minutes on zip files NOT DONE!
• 30 minutes on RSS DONE!
• 30 minutes on office to-do's NOT DONE!
• 30 minutes on health PPW NOT DONE! (prepare Monday's appt DONE!)
• hang up the load of laundry that is still in the washer DONE!
• wash and hang up another load of laundry DONE!

Friday check up... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I've been doing over the last days:

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning NOT DONE
  
• back to work DONE
• clean dishes after each meal DONE
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas went to see New Moon instead!!!
  

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning NOT DONE
• clean dishes after each meal DONE
• plan menus for next week and write down grocery shopping list NOT DONE
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas NOT DONE
• review bank account report for October (it's about time!) NOT DONE

My exam is done

I can get back to normal life! Yeepee!!

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I've been doing for those 2 past days:
Tuesday:

• go to my exam and do my best! DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal I take at home DONE!

Wednesday:

• go to my exam and do my best! DONE!
• pick up food for the evening DONE!
• see New Moon (or wait to see it this weekend... we'll see!) I'll go this weekend

I'll run some errands this afternoon, and get ready for the coming weeks 'cause I'll be crazy busy until Christmas at work, so I need to get prepared for that!! LOL

Monday check up... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week, and here's how I'm doing today:

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• 6 sessions of 45 minutes studying DONE!
• organize pantry DONE!
• 2 sessions of digi-decluttering (1 for zip files DONE!, one for RSS reader DONE!)
• clean dishes after each meal DONE!
• prepare everything for Tuesday's exam DONE!

A new week begins...

Since it worked pretty well last week, I'll post my plan for the week again, and update every day.

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• 6 sessions of 45 minutes studying
• organize pantry
• 2 sessions of digi-decluttering (1 for zip files, one for RSS reader)
• clean dishes after each meal
  
• prepare everything for Tuesday's exam

Tuesday:

• go to my exam and do my best!
• clean dishes after each meal I take at home

Wednesday:

• go to my exam and do my best!
• pick up food for the evening
• see New Moon (or wait to see it this weekend... we'll see!)
  

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• back to work
  
• clean dishes after each meal
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
  
• clean dishes after each meal
• plan menus for next week and write down grocery shopping list
• 45 minutes of work on Z's album for Christmas
• review bank account report for October (it's about time!)
  

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Weekend plan

Here's what I plan on doing this weekend:
Saturday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• grocery shopping DONE!
• 2 sessions of 45 minutes studying DONE!
• 2 sessions of 15 minutes digi-decluttering (1 for zip files DONE!, 1 for RSS browser DONE!)
• take pix at concert tonight DONE!

Sunday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning will go for a walk this afternoon instead
  
• pampering session
  
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying 2 DONE (we only came back from restaurant at 5:00 pm)!
• 3 sessions of 15 minutes digi-decluttering (1 for zip files DONE!, 2 for RSS browser DONE!)
• organize pantry
• change cat litter DONE!
• lunch with inlaws for Robert's b'day DONE!

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Friday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Well, first of all, I'm pretty sure that I won't manage to do everything I planned since I had a bad night: got asleep on the couch @ 11:00 pm, got up at 1:00 am, brushed teeth, washed my face, got to bed but couldn't sleep until 2:30 am... Ugh! All in all, I had enough sleep, but the 1:30 break in the middle of the night makes me really tired! So that's my reason for not working out this morning... but I will have to get some food for dinner and I will walk there instead of drive, so that should make the 10 minutes of physical activity, if not of workout. Okay, enough rambling, let's get back to my (now updated) plan:

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning won't get done!
  
• clean dishes after each meal done!
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on pending to do's
  
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying done!
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering one done!
• 45 minutes of paper scrap (Z's album) did a B'day card and a digital card instead!
• make sure that DBF set up his doc appt done!
• walk to chicken farm to get something for dinner done!
• plan menus for next week and create grocery shopping list done!
• have lunch with my friends done!

Thursday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal breakfast DONE (didn't ate at home for lunch)!
• 45 minutes studying
• Doc appt @ 11:30 AM (have to leave @ 10:30) DONE!
• Ikea shopping DONE!
• grocery shopping will do it tomorrow morning
  
• 10 minutes on health ppw DONE!
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering

Wednesday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal DONE!
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on health ppw DONE!
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying DONE!
• WWI ceremony DONE!
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering DONE!
• prepare shopping lists for the next day (Ikea + grocery) DONE!

This song is stuck in my head

since a week... I love it!!

Tuesday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal lunch DONE!
• 45 minutes studying WON'T BE DONE (worked too late, too tired)
  
• wash and hang up 1 load of laundry DONE!
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering DONE!

Monday's plan... how am I doing?

Here's what I planned for the week. How am I doing today?

Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning, DONE!
  
• clean dishes after each meal (my main issue in the whole house) DONE!
• 10 minutes on health ppw DONE!
• set up doc appt for DBF he will do it on Friday, so I'll add this on Friday's list
  
• 45 minutes studying DONE!
• put away 1 load of laundry DONE!

I'm so proud!!! And it feels good to feel that things are in control, too! Love it!!

November goals

Oooops, I just realised I didn't even post my November goals! Here they are:

• Personal: create or buy Christmas gifts
• Health: workout 10 minutes every day
• Carreer: study for my exam and have it
• Finanaces: start preparing a budget
• Organisation: practice daily routines, especially the evening one

See you in 3 weeks to see how it went!

Need to get back on track...

Do you have that feeling too? The feeling that your life is like being in a car without driving wheel, rolling full speed on the highway? That's what the end of year always looks like for me, but this year it's even worst. I feel completely out of control, out of time, out of motivation. Yet there are so many things I need/want/have to do... It's exhausting, and this exhaustion (mental one, but still...) makes it even harder to manage.

Anyway, I've been here so many times that at least I think I've learned some tricks to not burn myself out the first week... My mantra will have to be: baby steps, don't procrastinate, just get started, just 10 minutes (15 seems already too much for me... sad, I know!).

Here is my plan for this week:
Monday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal (my main issue in the whole house)
• 10 minutes on health ppw
• set up doc appt for DBF
• 45 minutes studying
• put away 1 load of laundry
  

Tuesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal
• 45 minutes studying
• wash and hang up 1 load of laundry
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal
  
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on health ppw
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying
• WWI ceremony
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering
• prepare shopping lists for the next day (Ikea + grocery)
  

Thursday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning
• 45 minutes studying
• Doc appt @ 11:30 AM (have to leave @ 10:30)
• Ikea shopping
• grocery shopping
• 10 minutes on health ppw
• 10 minutes digi-decluttering
• clean dishes after each meal
  

Friday:

• 10 minutes workout in the morning,
• clean dishes after each meal
  
• 2 sessions of 10 minutes on pending to do's
  
• 3 sessions of 45 minutes studying
• 3 sessions of 10 minutes digi-decluttering
• 45 minutes of paper scrap (Z's album)
• make sure that DBF set up his doc appt
  

I already feel better knowing where I wanna go and how I can get there. Now I have to actually get moving in that direction, but I feel motivated and re-energized just by looking at this plan, so it should be OK. Now I'm off to finish my to do for the weekend!

Hold me accountable

Here's what I plan on doing this weekend:

• Create digital b'day cards for 3 friends and send one (I'm already late for him!) the late one is DONE and sent!

• plan menus for the week DONE! and go grocery shopping accordingly DONE!

• create 2 paper b'day cards for family ONE DONE!

• study for my exam (at least 2 sessions on saturday DONE! and 3 on sunday 2 DONE (and I think I won't do the 3 I planned, I've had enough!!)

• back up digital stuff (scrapbooking DONE! and photos DONE!) after finding out why it didn't work last time!!! DONE! (it was because my computer got to sleep while it was burning)
  

• and enjoy International Digital Scrapbooking Day today!!! LOL

What do you have on your to do list? Any Holiday preparation? Any fun stuff?

Emma's sketch challenge

If you don't know Savitri yet, you definitely gotta have a look at her blog, she's one uber-talented chick... And guess what, her daughter Emma is just as creative as her mommy and challenged us with a sketch. Couldn't resist, it was just my type of card to make: simple, quick, cute and frugal (since I used scraps from previous projects)!! Here it is:

Credits: Kraft pp (Bazillbasics), digital papers (Mari Koegelenberg and Elise Hansen), Luxe-urious stamps (Luxe designs), border punch (Fiskars), white gel pen (Signo), Timber Brown ink (Stazon), rounded corner punch (Artemio)