February 2015 was a kind of up and down month. It’s hard bedding new habits down.
| virtue | January | February | notes |
| beauty: body weigh ≤61kg by 16 March | 😐 64.4kg | 😐 64.3kg | Ummm… achievements: net loss of 0.1kg though I have gone up and down a bit over the month. Overall pretty good considering I have been living on chocolate biscuits. changes: none next steps: look into intuitive eating??? |
| beauty: presence stick to the guidelines and continue to build a practical and workable wardrobe that reflects who I am | 🙂 | 🙂 | I am being a writer for a while, so I am rethinking my wardrobe plan. What do stay at home writers wear? achievements: bought socks (on sale) changes: none next steps: still looking for jeans… |
| beauty: home sparse yet comfortable happy home that reflects our authentic selves | 😐 | 😐 | Was distracted this month, but managed supply of clean clothes and am gradually restoring order.achievements: probably not changes: trialling Friday as clean the house day next steps: keep going! |
| beauty: garden lush and abundant garden providing habitats, weather protection and a mystical threshold | 😐 | 😐 | More weeding. I think I may have lost the opportunity to paint the fence.achievements: probably not changes: none next steps: keep plugging away |
| friendship: creatures get the dogs well and healthydevelop habitats to support native species | 🙂 🙂 | 😐 😐 | Dogs all good, though getting expensive. Vet says we should be visiting quarterly… achievements: seem to have reduced numbers of arch enemy birds changes: none next steps: keep researching, and prepare for winter |
| friendship: friends maintain and improve relationships with international and e- friendsmake new friends, especially local | 😐 | 🙂 | I don’t go out much, maybe that’s not helping the local connections achievements: made new e-friends! changes: start booking lunches with friends next steps: keep making e-friends and restart yoga (still not done yet) |
| friendship: family Managing and constraining relationships with family | 🙂 | 🙂 | Wrote letters and made phone calls. |
| friendship: contribution give something back to the community and the planet | 🙂 | 🙂 | Offered advice to new e-friends on relevant forums. Feels good to offer my help and perspective to others. Learned some interesting stuff too. |
| pleasure: adventure taking risks and international vacations | 🙂 | 🙂 | Did I mention I wrote a book? Huge amazing exhilarating adventure! |
| pleasure: recharge rest, relax, recharge | 🙂 | 😐 | Almost out of my favourite bath oil and I don’t think I will be able to replace it. |
| pleasure: just because | 🙂 | 🙂 | Tried mint flavoured Turkish Delight, which is nicer than you think. |
| wisdom: choice having the capacity to make choices | 😐 | 🙂 | Chose to take a “vacation” from job seeking to develop a saleable product. |
| wisdom: growth become a more complex person by challenging beliefsunderstand and develop my mind: critical thinking, self-reflection, subject expertisehave the courage of my convictions, choosing me for me | 🙂 | 🙂 | I realised I knew stuff that other people don’t, and that I was not afraid of something they were. achievements: wrote a book, learned about marketing and graphic design along the way changes: do some drawing? next steps: write another book |
| wealth: income $29,163 income | 🙂 | 😐 | Found $1… |
| wealth: expenditure reduce expenditure | 🙂 | 🙂 | No big expenses this |
What happened next: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
What happened before: January