February 2015 Progress Report

February 2015 was a kind of up and down month. It’s hard bedding new habits down.

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beauty: body
weigh ≀61kg by 16 March

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64.4kg

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wrote letters and made phone calls.
friendship: contribution
give something back to the community and the planet

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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

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Did I mention I wrote a book?  Huge amazing exhilarating adventure!
pleasure: recharge
rest, relax, recharge

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Almost out of my favourite bath oil and I don’t think I will be able to replace it.
pleasure: just because

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Tried mint flavoured Turkish Delight, which is nicer than you think.
wisdom: choice
having the capacity to make choices

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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

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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

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Found $1…
wealth: expenditure
reduce expenditure

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No big expenses this

Collage of February 2015, from top left; Alex's dogs, Alex in a bowler hat, Alex in a top hat, Alex in a pork pie hat, hot pink ballet flats, full English breakfast, sulphur crested cockatoo.
Collage of February 2015, from top left; Alex’s dogs, Alex in a bowler hat, Alex in a top hat, Alex in a pork pie hat, hot pink ballet flats, full English breakfast, sulphur crested cockatoo.

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