I am excited to hear about the oils! I have been struggling the last couple days with getting up before 6:45, we might be adding to our family in a week and I keep thinking why start now when in a week I could be doing the all nighters and getting no sleep, I think I think by sleeping in now somehow I am saving up my energy for later but I know that won’t be the case. Anyway I am loving this challenge just to push me in the right direction and give me courage to move forward and keep trying! Thanks!!
I am loving the challenge. I have a question on the binder. If we get the binder will we have to buy a new binder every year? I was just wonder. Thankd for all your thoughts and insperations!! I am loving it!!
Hello! Are you talking about the actual “binder” that you’ll buy at the store? Because if you are, then no, as long as it’s in good condition, you could use the same binder again. Some people may want to keep their 2012 planner for sentimental reasons & just prefer to get a new one…but it’s totally up to you! Thanks for the question!
I’ve never really thought about my first thoughts of the day. Not sure if mine are positive or not. This should be interesting. I, too, am looking forward to hearing more about essential oils. I am always interested in natural solutions.
Well, I will admit I’ve been ready to throw in the towel myself. I have been feeling a lot of guilt and frustration that I am not getting up on time. I have felt determined to be in charge and therefore wake up whenever I want! (well, that is not my luxury, whenever my 3 year old shows up at my bed side). I guess I was feeling that I don’t like an alarm to tell me what to do. So I was talking to a friend and she gave me the idea to put my alarm across the room so I would have to get up to turn it off. I gave it a try this morning and had great success! I totally jumped out of bed and ran to my closet to turn it off and then began my routine! I was excited that I had won! It makes me grumpy when I don’t follow through with my goals. I don’t like to feel like a failure. So that’s my success story! I was up on day 9 on time. I have only been up on time maybe 2 other days. But I’m not giving up.
Crystal I loved your post about ignoring the panic feeling. I have that feeling so often. I want to put the Lord first but I know that if I don’t read with my exercise clothes on I won’t get out the door in the morning for my run. Thanks for sharing. I like to imagine you painting nails with your little one.
Jessica…I am like you in that I get frustrated with myself when I don’t follow through with my goals. Sometimes if I am frustrated enough I start ignoring my goals. Not this time though.
My first thoughts are usually about what is planned for the day. Depending on what that day holds, it could be positive. Today it was. But when I have days that are jam packed, it tends to lean towards negative.
I am UP IN ARMS that I JUST stumbled upon this blog at 11pm TONIGHT…NINE days into the challenge. =( Do you recommend I jump on in on day 10 or start from the beginning??…I don’t want to be behind!!….when will you be doing this challenge again??…So Upset!!!…This is awesome and JUST what I need right now in my life….and LOVE the fact that you’re incorporating prayer and being in the word…JUST WHAT I NEED….thank you for this.
ChrissyBee, I think you should jump on in – wonder if Crystal will tell you that too. I have been following the challenge since the first day and I am doing my best most days to follow my new routine. And somedays I am fighting the changes – not wanting to fight them but still fighting them. Isn’t that funny … wanting something so badly and yet fighting myself to keep going to get it. Hmm.
Crystal … this is a good point…often my first thought is literally “Ugh…I don’t want it to be morning. I am grateful for another day with my family but I don’t want to get out of bed right now.” How lame is that! That is the direct result of not getting enough sleep! I completely forgot about the morning stretch and I think if I can get my brain to cooperate with my will just a bit I could use the stretching as a time to start the upbeat talk for the day. I almost need a week in between each of the changes to get myself to think about each step. It’s soooooooooooooo hard to change. Thank you for the challenge though – it is EXACTLY what I was beginning to see that I need. Your gift is my treasure!
I think I know what my problem is (going to bed late, hours after the kids, because I feel like that is my only time to relax in peace and quiet and decompress) but I just can’t find the strenghth to change it and go to bed early. I still set my alarm every night and when it goes off I am SO tired and just keep hitting the snooze. I know I will get it right one of these days! I am learning not to let things discourage me to the point of giving up anymore. I have always thrown in the towel if I don’t get things PERFECT, or exactly the way I thought it should be in my mind. Not anymore! I am learning to just keep going and try again. I may not have learned to get up on time every morning, but the important thing is I AM LEARNING! I am becoming a better person!! Baby steps…..(I hope this posts Crystal, thanks for looking into the problem.)
OK. So I was on the conference call and it was awesome! I learned EVERYTHING because I didn’t know anything about them. I loved hearing mostly about how it helps with allergies because that has been a huge issue in my life. I can’t wait to get some and use them on our family!! Thanks for introducing them to me. I have a feeling they are going to be awesome! I hope I win the credit because I want to buy lots of oils!! (crossing fingers and toes!)
I missed the call also, Crystal and would like to listen to Deena’s talk. I am not really sure what essential oils are and how they could affect the changes you mentioned.
I missed the conference call but did go to an AromaTouch training over the weekend and was so thrilled to learn now to apply the oils in such a therapeutic way. I love learning about them as much as I can! They are such a wonderful addition to our daily lives.
I would also like the link to the conference call. I think essential oils could really help me and at least one of my children, if not two. I could not make the conference call, but I would really like to learn more!
I am excited to hear about the oils! I have been struggling the last couple days with getting up before 6:45, we might be adding to our family in a week and I keep thinking why start now when in a week I could be doing the all nighters and getting no sleep, I think I think by sleeping in now somehow I am saving up my energy for later but I know that won’t be the case. Anyway I am loving this challenge just to push me in the right direction and give me courage to move forward and keep trying! Thanks!!
Hi Crystal,
I am loving the challenge. I have a question on the binder. If we get the binder will we have to buy a new binder every year? I was just wonder. Thankd for all your thoughts and insperations!! I am loving it!!
Hello! Are you talking about the actual “binder” that you’ll buy at the store? Because if you are, then no, as long as it’s in good condition, you could use the same binder again. Some people may want to keep their 2012 planner for sentimental reasons & just prefer to get a new one…but it’s totally up to you!
Thanks for the question!
I looking forward to “catching” my thoughts tomorrow. I can’t wait to learn more about essential oils. I have so many questions!
I’ve never really thought about my first thoughts of the day. Not sure if mine are positive or not. This should be interesting. I, too, am looking forward to hearing more about essential oils. I am always interested in natural solutions.
Well, I will admit I’ve been ready to throw in the towel myself. I have been feeling a lot of guilt and frustration that I am not getting up on time. I have felt determined to be in charge and therefore wake up whenever I want! (well, that is not my luxury, whenever my 3 year old shows up at my bed side). I guess I was feeling that I don’t like an alarm to tell me what to do. So I was talking to a friend and she gave me the idea to put my alarm across the room so I would have to get up to turn it off. I gave it a try this morning and had great success! I totally jumped out of bed and ran to my closet to turn it off and then began my routine! I was excited that I had won! It makes me grumpy when I don’t follow through with my goals. I don’t like to feel like a failure. So that’s my success story! I was up on day 9 on time. I have only been up on time maybe 2 other days. But I’m not giving up.
Crystal I loved your post about ignoring the panic feeling. I have that feeling so often. I want to put the Lord first but I know that if I don’t read with my exercise clothes on I won’t get out the door in the morning for my run. Thanks for sharing. I like to imagine you painting nails with your little one.
Jessica…I am like you in that I get frustrated with myself when I don’t follow through with my goals. Sometimes if I am frustrated enough I start ignoring my goals. Not this time though.
My first thoughts are usually about what is planned for the day. Depending on what that day holds, it could be positive. Today it was. But when I have days that are jam packed, it tends to lean towards negative.
I am UP IN ARMS that I JUST stumbled upon this blog at 11pm TONIGHT…NINE days into the challenge. =( Do you recommend I jump on in on day 10 or start from the beginning??…I don’t want to be behind!!….when will you be doing this challenge again??…So Upset!!!…This is awesome and JUST what I need right now in my life….and LOVE the fact that you’re incorporating prayer and being in the word…JUST WHAT I NEED….thank you for this.
ChrissyBee, I think you should jump on in – wonder if Crystal will tell you that too. I have been following the challenge since the first day and I am doing my best most days to follow my new routine. And somedays I am fighting the changes – not wanting to fight them but still fighting them. Isn’t that funny … wanting something so badly and yet fighting myself to keep going to get it. Hmm.
Crystal … this is a good point…often my first thought is literally “Ugh…I don’t want it to be morning. I am grateful for another day with my family but I don’t want to get out of bed right now.” How lame is that! That is the direct result of not getting enough sleep! I completely forgot about the morning stretch and I think if I can get my brain to cooperate with my will just a bit I could use the stretching as a time to start the upbeat talk for the day. I almost need a week in between each of the changes to get myself to think about each step. It’s soooooooooooooo hard to change. Thank you for the challenge though – it is EXACTLY what I was beginning to see that I need. Your gift is my treasure!
I think I know what my problem is (going to bed late, hours after the kids, because I feel like that is my only time to relax in peace and quiet and decompress) but I just can’t find the strenghth to change it and go to bed early. I still set my alarm every night and when it goes off I am SO tired and just keep hitting the snooze. I know I will get it right one of these days! I am learning not to let things discourage me to the point of giving up anymore. I have always thrown in the towel if I don’t get things PERFECT, or exactly the way I thought it should be in my mind. Not anymore! I am learning to just keep going and try again. I may not have learned to get up on time every morning, but the important thing is I AM LEARNING! I am becoming a better person!! Baby steps…..(I hope this posts Crystal, thanks for looking into the problem.)
OK. So I was on the conference call and it was awesome! I learned EVERYTHING because I didn’t know anything about them. I loved hearing mostly about how it helps with allergies because that has been a huge issue in my life. I can’t wait to get some and use them on our family!! Thanks for introducing them to me. I have a feeling they are going to be awesome! I hope I win the credit because I want to buy lots of oils!! (crossing fingers and toes!)
Is there a link to listen to the conference call?
Thanks!
I missed the call also, Crystal and would like to listen to Deena’s talk. I am not really sure what essential oils are and how they could affect the changes you mentioned.
I missed the conference call but did go to an AromaTouch training over the weekend and was so thrilled to learn now to apply the oils in such a therapeutic way. I love learning about them as much as I can! They are such a wonderful addition to our daily lives.
I would also like the link to the conference call. I think essential oils could really help me and at least one of my children, if not two. I could not make the conference call, but I would really like to learn more!
I tried to log onto the call too late, is there and active link?