Comments on: How I did with my goals http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/ explaining my life to strangers Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:03:02 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: de http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-5367 de Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:35:47 +0000 http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/#comment-5367 I had to go for an MRI this morning, which required me to lie still with my eyes closed for 25 minutes listening to music. It was awesome. (My good mood was spoiled by going into the waiting room and waiting fruitlessly for my films and being spoken to freshly by one of the staff, but I said the hell with it and left to get on with my day.) Upon arriving home, I gave myself permission to do something fun instead of cleaning, but I think I actually have time for both. Hope you are feeling better. Your hat looks lovely, and reminds me I must call back the woman who offered to teach me to knit. I may take her up on it after all. I had to go for an MRI this morning, which required me to lie still with my eyes closed for 25 minutes listening to music. It was awesome. (My good mood was spoiled by going into the waiting room and waiting fruitlessly for my films and being spoken to freshly by one of the staff, but I said the hell with it and left to get on with my day.)

Upon arriving home, I gave myself permission to do something fun instead of cleaning, but I think I actually have time for both.

Hope you are feeling better. Your hat looks lovely, and reminds me I must call back the woman who offered to teach me to knit. I may take her up on it after all.

]]> By: Holly http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-5347 Holly Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:51:40 +0000 http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/#comment-5347 Go you for making goals and working toward them, period! Go you for making goals and working toward them, period!

]]> By: PiaPessoa http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-5295 PiaPessoa Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:30:03 +0000 http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/#comment-5295 I think two goals out of six is a very good result. Congratulations! I´m quite content with my exercises too, even if I have done them not really two times a week, but one time. There were so many other things (theater, concert, rehearsals) this weeks. But I started and I will hold on! At least one time a week. And for the teeth: For years my dentist says I should use Zahnseide - and for years I don´t want to get used to it, because I´m tired in the evening and because its soo complicated and because... and because... Well, maybe that´s the next little improvement. And I dont know how to speed these things up. Why do you write, you give up setting goals if you say, you are going to get a better grip on your housework? Thats a goal too! And you managed it quite well! Best wishes, PiaPessoa I think two goals out of six is a very good result. Congratulations!

I´m quite content with my exercises too, even if I have done them not really two times a week, but one time. There were so many other things (theater, concert, rehearsals) this weeks. But I started and I will hold on! At least one time a week.

And for the teeth: For years my dentist says I should use Zahnseide – and for years I don´t want to get used to it, because I´m tired in the evening and because its soo complicated and because… and because… Well, maybe that´s the next little improvement. And I dont know how to speed these things up.

Why do you write, you give up setting goals if you say, you are going to get a better grip on your housework? Thats a goal too! And you managed it quite well!

Best wishes,
PiaPessoa

]]> By: Anne http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-5229 Anne Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:09:23 +0000 http://creativemother.de/2008/11/15/how-i-did-with-my-goals/#comment-5229 Good for you! Progress despite adversity. Perhaps this sounds silly, but you might try giving yourself a positive response each time you take a step toward your goal--something along the lines of telling yourself, "Good job, Suzanne! That's 100 words you didn't have before!" Maybe even put a star in the margin. The reason that it might not be silly is that there probably isn't anybody else who's likely to automatically praise you for these individual daily steps, and it can't hurt to give yourself that accolade. Second suggestion--recognize that there are reasons you don't want to do some particular thing, maybe even resent it, and then praise yourself for doing it anyway. Your toothbrushing example really resonated with me because I still resent--over 22 years of resentment!--having to floss; I grew up before it was common practice, and it still seems to me that I really shouldn't have to. Good for you! Progress despite adversity.
Perhaps this sounds silly, but you might try giving yourself a positive response each time you take a step toward your goal–something along the lines of telling yourself, “Good job, Suzanne! That’s 100 words you didn’t have before!” Maybe even put a star in the margin. The reason that it might not be silly is that there probably isn’t anybody else who’s likely to automatically praise you for these individual daily steps, and it can’t hurt to give yourself that accolade.
Second suggestion–recognize that there are reasons you don’t want to do some particular thing, maybe even resent it, and then praise yourself for doing it anyway. Your toothbrushing example really resonated with me because I still resent–over 22 years of resentment!–having to floss; I grew up before it was common practice, and it still seems to me that I really shouldn’t have to.

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