In my latest entry on our goal-oriented community, Project You, I said that I want to start riding my new bike a little at a time to start being more active. Well, Tom and I have talked about how else I could feel good about what I do all day, and we came up with this easy-to-check-off list for each day:

Cristy's Daily Goals:1. Wash ONE load of ( Read more... )

Yay! Only a day into it and I can already feel progress happening! WooHoo! So, here's how I'm doing with the goals:

1. Stop the caffeine crutch. Yay! No caffeine yesterday, even though I had the car for a PT appointment, and it was in the *middle* of the morning, which meant I passed McDs and Tim Horton's at least twice. And, didn't lay on the ( Read more... )

No time (or energy) to post for real, just thought I'd drop a line out to the world to let folks know that I'm feeling a little more positive today. Did some running around earlier (juggling money, buying the cheapest paint roller thingies I could find, etc.), and I think getting out of the house helped. I'm now tackling the pile of dishes and ( Read more... )

I *finally* finished that report. Those heart measurements almost did me in ( Read more... )

I woke up with a very positive attitude this morning.  Despite only getting about 4 hours of sleep, I made myself:

• Get out of bed and get ready the same time as Tom 'cause that helps his emotional levels get going on the right foot
• Went to a doc appt at 8 (got a new prescription to help me with the nightmares - yay!)
• While at the doc, made an appt for ( Read more... )

Well, I had to take an Ativan last night to get to sleep. I've had a bottle and a half left for a while and only use them if I *absolutely* have to. I took my regular nightly pills at around 10:30, but couldn't make myself go to sleep when Tom did (around 11). I was still too hyped up from the Super Bowl (wasn't that amazing?!). So, I watched ( Read more... )