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one good thing about music,
when it hits you feel no pain
so hit me with music, hit me with music
hit me with music, hit me with music now
- Bob Marley, Trenchtown Rock
I suppose I was due for one of these. My behind the glass series always kind of reminds me of a peep show - a little glimpse into the story of a character who you think you know, while in reality what you're seeing is just a thirty second show of a character of their choosing. Does that make sense? Anyway, while creating these various characters obscured behind the glass, I just kept thinking of a burlesque peep show. Of course, I don't own any really burlesque lingerie (unlike a certain friend of mine whose closet overfloweth and shall remain nameless). So you get my toned down version.
And before my family gets pissed (as they most always do when I show this kind of skin), I was also in the mood to celebrate my weightloss thus far. I mentioned last week that while I've been watching the numbers on the scale change, I only just recently started noticing my clothes fitting much more loosely. Well last night, on a whim (at 12:30am no less), I decided to try on some old jeans of mine that just a few months ago I couldn't even pull all the way on, let alone fasten. Some of these jeans I haven't worn in YEARS. Um, yeah. Totally comfortable in them now. Can't even express how happy that made me. So of course I wound up trying on the majority of the clothes in my closet that haven't fit me in forever. And squealed (quietly since it was 1am by that time) each time something fit me comfortably again. I'm up to six pairs of pants and jeans that are now fully ready to move back into active rotation in my wardrobe. And countless shirts and adorable jackets that used to cut off all circulation in my arms and now fit exactly the way they're meant to fit.
I'm working on getting healthier and losing weight for me. Not for anyone else. I want to get back down to a weight where I feel like me again. That's probably not as skinny as I once was, but I want to stop feeling like I'm trapped in somebody else's body. I've got about forty pounds left to lose, but I'm in no rush. Slow and steady wins this race (says the girl who has lost rapidly and gained it back just as quickly in the past).
Progress, not perfection.
Musically Challenged: Bob Marley - Trenchtown Rock
Sometimes, when I'm using a medium that's hard to control like watercolours, I have to paint a gazillion letters before I get one that I like.
My birthday drink
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This is my Accountability Chart from 2024. Why am I posting something so personal here on Flickr? 1) Because it's me, and 2) Because it might inspire others who are struggling to stick with goals or New Year's resolutions.
In 2024 I set goals to get at least 150 active minutes each week; lift weights for 30 minutes twice a week; vacuum once a week; post 2+ pics on Flickr each week; walk to the grocery store twice a month; only read books that I already owned or borrowed from other people, develop no more than four rolls of film, and plant a pollinator garden.
These goals were meant to improve my health, save money, do my part to save the planet, and have a better home life.
As you can see from the chart, I did not reach my goals every week. Some of them I hardly reached at all. But I met some of them quite a lot, and I guarantee I met them more often because I wanted to keep those checkmarks going on the chart.
I met my target of 150 active minutes on 39/52 weeks, or 75% of the time. That's two weeks more than in 2023.
I only managed to lift weights for 30 minutes twice in one week once. But I did lift weights for 30 minutes on 13 occasions, and lifted weights [period] on 43 occasions, and that's not bad at all!
I vacuumed on 48/52 weeks, which is 92% of the time, which was my best result. Vacuuming doesn't take as much time, and it appeases my wife, so even though it doesn't benefit my health, it does benefit my life.
In 2023 I had set a goal to post 3+ pics on Flickr each week, but that proved to be too much, given my competing priorities, and I only hit the target on 21 weeks. I reduced the goal in 2024 to 2+ pics per week, and met that target on 39 weeks, so I felt good about that.
I walked to the grocery store (instead of driving) 13 times. There's lots of room for improvement, but I have a family of three now, and it just sucks to carry that much heavy stuff while wearing heavier clothes. What I mean is that if I'm going to get sweaty, I don't want to be wearing the heavier clothes I wear for a walk to the store, especially in winter. But I can still aim high, and if I don't achieve it, it's not a big deal.
In 2024, I read 10 books that I either borrowed from someone else or the library, or already owned. That saved me probably $200!
I also set a goal to only develop four rolls of film in 2024 to save money, because developing at home is not an option and I never learned how anyway. Developing at a lab is at least $13/roll. I ended up developing five rolls, but that's okay.
I didn't plant a pollinator garden because we unexpectedly moved in the spring, and thus no longer had access to a garden. I did buy a few potted lupins after moving, but they did better indoors.
Anyway, the point of this is that if you have routine goals (like health improvements) and have a hard time sticking to them over time, it really helped me to make this chart and break them down into smaller units (in this case, weeks), and log them. In a place where my wife can see it. That way, it's obvious if I'm keeping on top of my goals.
You also need to make them specific. "Get Healthier" is too vague. I set the "150 active minutes a week" target because that's what my family doctor told me in response to a few bloodwork indicators. So I had the motivation and a number to aim for. You can set a number and a frequency that makes sense for your goals; whatever they may be.
I hope this inspires a few people to make a similar accountability chart!
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..He (Jesus) said to him, "Follow Me." And he rose and followed Him. Matthew 9:9 ESV Start where you are because it's really difficult to start where you're not. #OneStepAtATime #ProgressNotPerfection
Some days I like to piece together a lunch rather than make an officially-recognized item. Today we have a Triscuit cracker; jalapeno marble cheese; a gherkin pickle (pronounced "jerkin"); Vienna sausages; a banana chocolate chip muffin made by my wife, and a dish of All Bran.
Protein, fiber, carbs, flavor, and [un]healthy fat. Not to mention sodium.
I'm eating this before I exercise, so that's my justification for eating a fair bit of sodium here.
And I eat a lot less sodium than some other people, so this is acceptable.
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Going all around my layout with a small stepladder because this quilt will be one of the first things I see everyday. I try not to be too obsessive with layout, but I also don't want a glaring clump of fabrics after this is complete that I somehow missed in the process.
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I once had an art teacher who'd make us turn our work upside down to look for flaws or spots for improvement. Overall, she was a terrible teacher, but that one piece of advice comes in handy sometimes.
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I got super dehydrated & overheated cutting grass yesterday (feel much better today-not a pity post), so no progress was made on this, but did pick up some knitting again. Bright side!
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