Not ready to reveal it *just yet* - but one of the actions I need to take is to get back to blogging regularly. For now, I'll just call it >Watch This Space<
Sometimes I don't feel inspired... or that I have anything to write or say worth reading... but if I commit to Being Thankful for something in each and every post, what a fabulous jumping-off point that is!
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The World Not Ending.
On the lighter side, I'm really glad the Mayan Calendar's last date of December 21, 2012 didn't signify the end of the world. Just really thrilled that we're still here.
Losing 100 Pounds, Gaining 30 Pounds Back
Seriously... I'm still incredibly thankful for MediFast and the fast weight loss I experienced in 2011. 2012 saw lack of focus, boredom, quitting of the walking two 5Ks a week, and regular ups and downs of life stuff; but I'm thankful for all of it... because gaining 30 pounds back fuels my desire to experiment with wheat-free cooking/baking/eating and whole foods, and the Slow-Carb Diet (which I'm going to try for 29 days, like the Becoming Minimalist blog post and the Live Your Legend founder Scott Dinsmore are doing). My 29 days starts on Monday, however. (January 7)
I just found the Slow-Carb Diet (SCD) post with real-life stories of people who have lost over 100 pounds. Wow. This is the link.
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>Watch This Space<
Accountability & Action (in other words, things I'm doing to move forward in my adventure)
[1] Writing This Post.
[2] Signing Up for Fat Mum Slim's Photo A Day (Just this month... 29+2 days only) to help me keep focused on the adventure I'm not revealing quite yet.
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My Photo for Today:
"It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential."
DECREASE is the word for the year... decrease my weight. decrease my stuff. decrease my discontentment. decrease the complexity.
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DECREASE ACTION:
My Plan is to use 15 minutes (or more, if that is the course it takes), 5 or 6 days a week to reduce, de-clutter, simplify and decrease my belongings
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I threw away a lot of recyclable paper (junk mail), clearing the corner of a table in my studio. (I'll only say this once, here... My craft room is no more... I may use the space to create, but it is my studio... and the decreasing action(s) are to help me realize that expectation. What we name things is important.)
2 comments:
Good for you, Carrie!
One of my successful methods of decreasing stuff and "lightening" our house was to say "yes" to every organization that contacted me saying they would have a truck in my area in the near future and were looking for donations of usable clothing, household items, etc. I would then find at least enough items to fill a bag or box. While I never knew when the next call for this kind of thing would come, committing to say yes even before the call came was a plan. It lent a certain air of adventure to the process and mixed things up in the midst of my more regular purging efforts.
That is a great idea!! I think I get one or two bags in the door every few months... thank you ♥!
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