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March 31 Day Challenge
This is an idea for myself, but anyone else is welcome to jump on board and join the thread with their own twist on this. 
I'm going to do daily check-ins, and I thought it would be a a good idea to also look at my month as a whole. So, I'm going to give myself stars for each day, as follows:
***** A perfect day, hit and exceeded goals
**** Very good day, hit majority of goals, worked hard
*** Adequate day, hit some goals, missed some, worked a decent amount
** Poor day, did a little, but disappointed myself
* Horrendous, completely wasted day
I took out a calculator and estimated that I probably have been averaging about 2.4 stars per day. My goal for March is to get that average up to 3.0 stars on the last day of the month. I'm not setting unrealistic expectations for myself. Baby steps. Then if all goes well, I'll raise the bar a bit more for April, or come up with a different way to judge April (maybe name specific task goals?).
Soooo, 3/1 was **** 
Off to a good start.
My March avg. = 4.0
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The March challenge is over
HOW DID WE ALL DO???
Me? Well, the month is over and I fell short of my goal. I am disappointed. I thought the goal was reachable.
But, on the bright side, two things. One, I am better than I was in February - plus my 2.74 final average was the best I've had since 3/7. Two, my March missteps, while tracking myself with our daily check-ins, taught me about myself. I really am more in tune with my weak points. I am more aware of the excuses I give myself when I am on the verge of falling into a daylong tailspin of procrastinating. So hopefully I can improve even more in April.
It was a good last day of the month...
March 31: **** :)
March total: 85 stars/31 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March GRAND TOTAL: 2.74 :( but I can look back and say I definitely improved over February.
A new April Challenge thread starts tomorrow. Anyone else is free to join me and put their own twist on their goals. I think I'm personally switching to a 10 point system, we'll see after I sleep on the idea...
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma recap
3/30: **
March total: 81 stars/30 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March avg. so far: 2.7
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
Great idea!
Wow! This is a great idea! I hope you meet your goal! (I'm sure you will, don't worry!)
Are you continuing this in April? I just found this post and it's too late for me to start now...
My other question: Are we allowed to join this thing too?
Thanks. Bye!
Yes, GetStuffDone
Yes you can join it in April - I will put up another thread. I may change my own personal rating system for April; trying to figure that out now. But that wouldn't matter for you -- you can structure yours however you want. :)
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma recap
I didn't get AS MANY things done as I wanted today, but I worked my butt off. A project took up most of my day.
3/29: **** :)
March total: 79 stars/29 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March avg. so far: 2.72
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma recap
Nice rebound day today. I would actually keep going but I suddenly found out I need to be up earlier than expected, otherwise I'd probably fit in another task tonight.
3/28: ****
March total: 75 stars/ 28 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March avg so far: 2.68
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
Congrats
Congrats to you
hope-faith
WELL DONE! :)
WELL DONE! :) :)
huma 3/27 recap
Ugh. I probably only deserve one star today, but the one thing I did accomplish was pretty important, so I'll give myself a 2.
3/27: **
March total: 71 stars/27 days
March goal: 3.0 stars
March so far: 2.63
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 3/26 recap
3/26: ***
March total: 69 stars/ 26 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/ day
March so far: 2.66
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 3/25 recap
Disappointing day again. I did have some legitimate distractions, and I'm feeling a little under the weather, but I wasted too much time today. In addition, past procrastination is haunting me - I really have angered a nice client about work I promised that is inexcusably late. I feel rotten about it. And I'm only going to get 5 hours of sleep because of goofing off, on a night when I don't feel well and really NEED sleep. So I'm probably setting up a poor day tomorrow.
3/25: **
March total: 66 stars/25 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March so far: 2.64
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
We are here
Hi,
It is the weekend and we are here so jump in and take off. Hope that you feel better today then yesterday. Give youself credit for as Vic says showing up and realizing where you are in the process and just take small steps to move you forward.
Hope to see you today.
hope-faith
thanks hope-faith!
I've slipped this week, and it's great to know my friends are here to support me as I try to climb back up.
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
I slipped this week as well
I actually think that it must have been the week of slips because many of us slipped this week, but through support we have been able to pull each other through. You can do this and I am extending my hand to help you climb out.
so grab a hold and pull, you are not alone.
hope-faith
((huma)) I'll join the 'week
((huma)) I'll join the 'slipped this week' roll call!
hope-faith, lucky - you are great! :)
I've not done well this week but it's so heartwarming to pop in here and see your friendship! Let's make this week better for all of us! :)
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 3/24 recap
Got up late, had a decent afternoon, but did nothing at night again to catch up. Disappointing and frustrating. I even got up in the middle of the night to try, but websurfed instead for an hour instead of getting in good sleep. I've now made it virtually impossible to hit my 3.0 stars/day goal for the month, a goal I really thought I could hit a week ago.
3/24: **
March total: 64 stars/24 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March avg. so far: 2.67
Note: so far, I've never gone more than four days in a row of at least 3 stars per day (I've done that twice). So I want to get a five day streak going here before the month ends. That would be a big confidence builder if I can do it.
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 3/23 recap
Disgusted. Slow start in the AM, good afternoon. Did nothing at night, I websurfed all evening AND am going to bed way too late. It could have been a great day... arggh!
3/23: **
March total: 62 stars/23 days
March goal: 3.0 stars
March current avg: 2.70
"It is never too late to be who you might have been" - George Eliot
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." - Japanese proverb
huma 3/22 recap
Very good day today. I wasn't feeling 100% but I made good strides.
3/22: ****
March total: 60 stars/22 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March so far: 2.73 moving up, my highest avg. since 3/7!
huma 3/21 recap
Solid day. I woke up a little sick, but battled through and did quite a lot. :)
3/21: ****
March total: 56 stars in 21 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March so far: 2.67
It's going to be extremely hard to hit my goal, as I will have to average 3.7 stars/day for the next 10 days. But I will give it my best try.
Hope-Faith Weekending 3/27/10
hope-faith
Hope-Faith Weekedning 3/27/10
WOW I can not believe that I was able to turn this week around.
hope-faith
is right! Coming back from a
Great progress hope-faith! :)
I look at what you did, and I see the improvements you are making. you should be very proud! :-)
Keep it up! You inspire me, and hopefully the two of us (and our other friends here) will continue to progress a little bit at a time.
GREAT JOB!
Sorry
Sorry I did not see this post early. Thanks and this post has really helped me realize where I have been and where I am going. Thanks for starting it.
hope-faith
huma 3/20 recap
Did nothing early, but worked pretty hard tonight. Saved the day.
3/20: ***
March total: 52 stars/20 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March avg. so far: 2.6 stars
Feeling some sniffles and a slight sore throat late tonight. I hope this isn't the start of an illness. Going to sleep, not setting the alarm. Hopefully I can sleep this off and feel 100% in the AM.
3/19 huma update
Overall a decent day, but once again, I did nothing really after 7pm.
3/19: ***
March total: 49 stars/19 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/ day
March avg: 2.58
3/18 huma
I'm living the life of Groundhog Day. Fast start, then fizzles, every day.
3/18: **
March total: 46 stars/ 18 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March avg: 2.56
At least you're starting strong!
It's easy to get disappointed in yourself...but it's hard to get started, that's a real accomplishment. :)
3/17 huma
Same old story.
3/17: **
March total: 44 stars/17 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March so far: 2.59
Well done. 2.59 stars! So
Well done. 2.59 stars! So much better than no stars.
Thanks Helen
I'm not where I want to be, but the good part is that I found this site and am trying really hard to improve.
I appreciate your thoughts. Good luck to you too, my friend.
A prayer for financial problems
Mostly due to my procrastination problem, and partly due to bad luck, I am facing a bad financial situation that I have no one to talk to about. I feel so alone. My family doesn't realize the extent of it, nor do my friends. Another twist of bad fate and I will be completely decimated. I need my hard work to pay off, and I need some good luck.
Today though, I was hit with another (little) bad bump that gave me a mini-meltdown. I am not a very religious person. I haven't attended regular weekly services for many years. But I do believe in God. I went searching for a prayer, and I found this. Whether you do or don't believe in a Higher Power, you can probably adapt these words to fit your situation and strengthen yourself if you are facing financial difficulties. (Sorry about the formatting problem)
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God,
help me to straighten out my financial
problems. Release Your Godly wisdom so that
I may be a good steward over all that
You have given me. If my problems seem beyond repair,
help me find a way, Your way, to meet my obligations.
I place this need before You, knowing that You
will guide me to a good solution.
Please grant me the patience and tolerance
necessary to calm my spirit and help me to
remember that You have everything
under Your control and I have nothing to fear or worry.
Amen.
I'll say amen to that!
I'll say amen to that! That's wonderful - thank you. I hope (and pray!) that your financial problems improve soon.
Thanks Lucky
I appreciate your support.
huma 3/16 recap
Frustrating day. Started out well, fizzled out at night as I websurfed too much and fell short of my desired results.
3/16: **
March total: 42 stars/16 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March avg: 2.63
Week Ending 3-20-10
hope-faith
Hope-Faith This Week
Still have a few red smiley's but I have improved so much on my routines since January.
Major accomplishment this weekend is that I got taxes done.
hope-faith
Mon 3/15 - decent day
It wasn't spectacular, as I didn't quite get to all I wanted to, but I did pretty well. I spend time goofing off mid/late afternoon most days, and that has hurt me. On the bright side, I've really been determined at night lately to salvage the day. It happened today too - almost two hours of good work tonight.
3/15: ***
March total: 40 stars/ 15 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/ day
March so far: 2.67
A looong Sunday
This was like one of those sports games where a team "wins ugly". They miss shots, make too many penalties, make too many mistakes, but somehow they win.
I did poorly up until midnight, but forced myself to stay up and get some things done. It ended up being ok, although I'll be going into work Mon. on very little sleep.
3/14: ***
March total: 37 stars over 14 days
March goal: 3.0 avg/day
March current: 2.64
four more 10ths
Four more 10ths and you will be at your goal for month. You can do it.
hope-faith
TREMENDOUS COMEBACK!
TREMENDOUS COMEBACK by lil' ol' me tonight!
I started off ok, then had a poor afternoon, then thanks to seeing my friends here doing well, plus my own determination, I ROCKED tonight! I stayed up late, got the majority of my assigned tasks done, plus a couple of unplanned ones.
Best day of the month! And best weekend day of work in weeks.
3/13: *****
March total: 35 stars in 13 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
March so far: 2.69 (nice jump from yesterday!)
congrats!
That's awesome! Particularly after a comback from a poor afternoon. Go you! (and I'm hoping some of your comeback power will rub off on me :) )
You Rock
Keep going you are doing great
hope-faith
Comeback is so cool. It is
Comeback is so cool. It is so much easier to say tomorrow but really the decision is in the moment not the mythical manyanna. Well done!
AWESOME! I'M SO HAPPY! WELL
AWESOME! I'M SO HAPPY! WELL DONE!
3/12 update
Better day today, worked really well through about suppertime, then procrastinated "for an hour" which lasted the rest of the night.
3/12: ***
March total: 29 stars in 12 days
March goal: 3.0 avg per day
March current: 2.42
3/10 & 3/11 huma
Still struggling...
3/10: **
3/11: *
March total: 26 stars in 11 days
March goal: 3.0 stars a day
March avg so far: 2.36
((Huma)))
"Together we could do what we could not do alone." ((Prayers))
♥"Prayers for my Yoffee's complete & speedy recovery and prayers for direction & clarity on how she can be healed.♥
3/8 & 3/9 for huma
Horrendous start to the week. I wasted an inordinate amount of time Mon., including hours surfing the web. I literally did not sleep Mon night and that lack of energy affected my Tues.
In addition, partially because of a heavy workload and partially due to my procrastination problem, I missed doing 2 semi-important things for clients last week, which they (and I) learned about Tues. So I had to beg for forgiveness, and I look less competent in their eyes.
3/8: *
3/9: **
March total: 23 stars in 9 days
March goal: 3.0 stars/day
current March avg: 2.55
As bad as the past few days have been, I am trying to be positive and expect to have an OK day today. And, I'm learning more and more about my trigger points (the things that spark me into wasting hours on my bad days). So I need to go "cold turkey" in those moments as hard as it is to do, given the temptation to procrastinate.
But...actions speak louder than words...