Postby Lynlee » Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:25 pm
Lady M - an old camping trick is to dry yourself first with a large chux (woven cleaning cloth) (or a microfiber towel) and have a larger towel that stays dry for a secondary warm up, and you can wrap yourself in. In a pinch it was an extra blanket. ( The chux dried quickly overnight, and the towel was dry to go back in your suitcase/bag for the next day's travelling.)
Towels with velour on one side are often more light weight. I use one velor side down on my yoga mat as it seems to stay in place better. The velor side is not so great for drying yourself.
Here they are selling 'Turkish towels' that are made of woven cotton, as opposed to towelling.
Lucy lee - my 'new task of to dos' are either tiny tiny (someting into a bin or put away, or a spill tidied) or a weed pulled (one will do) or they are old habits I used to have covered, but lost along the way and I want tem back. I'm attempting to be flexible with those 2 as well (daily readings and walking) so there is no compunction to do the longer amount, which is nice if I do it but I'm prepared to comprimise if I want/need to.
The tiny habits pro guru suggested 5 for 5 days to see if you could and would do them, and they were tiny things that counted - looking at the sky, putting the toothpaste on the brush, putting on gym shoes, flossing one tooth, putting out the supplement that you wanted to remember to take, etc, and you had to give yourself a cheer as you did that little thing. Even though there was a further along target, like all the teeth being flossed, or going for the walk, success was doing the first part.
Can you reframe what you want to do into a more easily done target?
I know FL's one new habit a month did work for me too when I actually did it,
well except for the declutter 15' thing. I was never good at that. Then I read that when FL actually did her first declutter Feb month the target was to pick up 2 things in her bedroom and deal with them. Eventually she got to the 15min deal. I need to start small too, and hopefully work up from there. I used to do a takr 5 (things and deal with them) and that was helpful.
I need to get my day going some more.
next is lunch.
I have other things on the 4.l*st.
I'm not admitting to them yet, but if I have lunch I can do something else.
Harriet - so true about the bed time prep. In my former time attending to this 9.30 was the time to have the rest of the house closed up, and be heading down to bathe and daily review. I used do a heap of journaling then as well. which I'm not really doing atm. I am seeing the rest -evening meals, dishes need to be started way earlier. I'm hoping to find a shadowy gardening outdoor spot soon so that can be done sooner rather than later.
Congratulations to the Mother of the talented ArtGalleryCoordinator who wished to be nameless in her cubicle. Perhaps organisational skills will come home with her.
When I'm doing my morning readings and responsive prayer writing I'm hoping to communicate my desires to myself, and to allow a changing future. I liked HRH's line re recliner.
now. must poof.
Just begin.
Living this day, today
Take a reality check; Remember to breathe; Do what I am able to do.
Look for the good in all.