January 2015; first month of the year, and first month of the new Project Worthwhile Life.
| virtue | December | January | notes |
| beauty: body weigh ≤61kg by 16 March |
 63.1kg |
64.4kg | I seem to have developed the skill of adding or losing 1kg overnight. It’s quite disconcerting.
achievements: survived the month! I really don’t like how watching every mouthful makes me feel, or the calorie v flavour choices I feel I should make. changes: aiming for 61kg by 16 March (next clinic appointment) next steps: I’m going to stop thinking so much about what I eat and think more about how I eat and move. |
| 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’m really happy with my planning process. I have been thinking about this for a while, but I think it’s in a set and forget place now
achievements: I’ve made some scheduled purchases (!), and am looking for others. I am really enjoying the challenge of buying according to plan next steps: still looking for jeans… |
| beauty: home sparse yet comfortable happy home that reflects our authentic selves |
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| Ongoing. The problem with things that are ongoing are that they don’t have targets or time frames. Though the house is generally tidier, and I am managing to get rid of some things. achievements: I really can’t confirm whether there have been any… Changes: perhaps an incremental target? One? Got to start somewhere. next steps: keep going! |
| beauty: garden lush and abundant garden providing habitats, weather protection and a mystical threshold |
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| I’ve done a lot of weeding and replaced some storm damaged plants
next steps: research some more birds |
| friendship: creatures get the dogs well and healthy develop habitats to support native species |
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| Dogs all good, though we need to walk more
next steps: annual health checks and injections Our plants have fruit, so no shortage of birds this month next steps: keep researching, and prepare for winter |
| friendship: friends maintain and improve relationships with international and e- friendsmake new friends, especially local make new friends, especially local |
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| I’m doing much better finding international e-friends than local…
next steps: keep making e-friends and restart yoga |
| friendship: family Managing and constraining relationships with family |
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| Have managed not to get into any arguments, and have managed not to get too offended by thoughtless comments |
| friendship: contribution give something back to the community and the planet |
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| I’ve done some work for one of my organisations, and that felt great. |
| pleasure: adventure taking risks and international vacations |
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| I’ve tried some new places to eat – always good! |
| pleasure: recharge rest, relax, recharge |
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| I’ve made some moments to just sit and observe the birds in the trees. I’ve enjoyed watching the dogs on the lawn. Not to forget Nanna naps! |
| pleasure: just because |
| I realised that sometimes I do stuff, “just because”
changes: added a new category | |
| wisdom: choice having the capacity to make choices |
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| I’m not sure I’ve really had the opportunity to do much choosing, but I haven’t done anything that I didn’t fit within the framework. |
| wisdom: growth become a more complex person by challenging beliefs understand and develop my mind: critical thinking, self-reflection, subject expertise have the courage of my convictions, choosing me for me have the courage of my convictions, choosing me for me |
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| I’m certainly learning stuff and challenging myself, though the crosswords are not doing well. I’ve been struggling with the same “easy” one since Christmas. Perhaps I need to try a different one.
achievements: I’ve had to learn some coding and graphic design for the blog which has been quite interesting and really satisfying even though it’s really frustrating. changes: do some drawing? next steps: keep going! |
| wealth: income $29,163 income |
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| I achieved 8% of my income goal, though technically I earned it last year… |
| wealth: expenditure reduce expenditure |
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| I think we’ve done quite well on general household expenses, though the ever increasing costs of insurance and utilities are worrisome – even when you cut your usage, the cost of supply blows your savings out of the water! |
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