Grateful

My 30 Day Goal is:
Lose whatever weight to get to 170 lbs.

Current Thought:
Much better planned day yesterday. I created a healthy breakfast and didn’t need a morning snack. I did a 30min full body blast workout in the afternoon, followed by a light evening meal. I just about managed my two litres of water during the day, on top of two coffees and a mint tea. Looking back over the last 7 days, I put on 2lbs, but they’ve come off again. I’m 6lbs off the 170lb mark, so it may be doable by the end of the month if I really stick to it. I don’t know what today holds in terms of lunch, snacks or dinner. Although dinner is planned, everything else is not a certainty, depending on how the rest of the day pans out. I don’t think we necessarily have anything specific in for lunch, so it could be a cobble something together, or a walk into town. This is where I need to be more determined and mindful, and plan where I can.

Current Emotion
Grateful.

Todays Standard:
I am a woman who:
is grateful she has choices and mostly makes good ones. Whether it’s career, financial, relationship or whatever, I’ve made sensible choices that means I have independence, autonomy, securing and opportunity. Today I get to choose what to do with my time, my health and my home.

Todays Sweet Spot:
I think:
I will keep my core values in mind: authentic growth, trustworthy connections, empowered security. I will keep myself busy and engaged. I will keep up to date with contacts, and respond appropriately and timely. I will do something that enhances my environment. I will start to consider what my signature goal, and word of the year for 2026 will be.

I feel:
Confident that I’ll be able to take early retirement next March. C is now talking of it in terms of a done deal. Therefore, I want to be an active person with physical, mental and social goals that keep me fit and well. A signature goal and word of the year need to reflect that.

I do:
1) (body) upper body and core sculpt workout. Maybe a walk into town.
2) (mind) read and research on healthy retirement activities.
3) (soul) take time to reconnect with myself and what I want in my future.

Future Self Pep Talk:
Clearing physical and digital clutter enhances concentration and eases self-control by reducing distractions.

Celebrations/Gratitudes:
I got summoned by parents yesterday to discuss their funeral plans again. They want to add me as one of the contacts for the funeral people. I’m ok with that. It’ll be alongside my brother. We also discussed plans for when one of them is gone and the other left behind and how they would manage financially. I suggested Mum has an account she could access for basic living expenses if Dad went first, to tied her over until Probate was completed. I also suggested they got a lasting power of attorney for financial matters, again to help if they got to the point of incapacity. Surprisingly, Dad said they’d go straight to the back to open an account for Mum. He also asked if I’d be the financial power of attorney. I sent them the link for the lasting power of attorney instructions too. I asked why they wanted me to act on their behalf, and they said they could trust me and I’m more practical than the others. I’ll take that as a win.