Christmas Plans

I've never been much of a Christmas person and to be honest its just one of those things that sort of gets in the way for me.  I'd much prefer to be ticking along with my crafting plans and working on business things....but it is almost here and everything else has to go on hold!! 

I will be travelling to my mums so i need to get everything organised and ready to go:

Wrap presents
Tidy house
plan some projects to take with me
Take orders for delivery
Reading Material
Pack bag

That needs broken down to work through:

Presents to wrap:

Mum - done :)
J - done :)
D - most done, still one to make
S - won't see until after christmas

Tidy House:

Put Craft things away
Wash dishes - done!

Projects to take:

Jumper knitting
Fudge 
Bags - sorted! 

Orders for delivery:

Necklace - packed
Mirror - packed
Clock - ready to go
Perfume - ready to go
Bag - sorted ready to make

Pack Bag

Clothes - done
Tablets - done
Projects
Reading
Lappy
Chargers
Phone
Toiletries - done

Time to get stuck into that i guess......

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Now what do i need to work on today?

I do like to try and think about my goals when i'm writing my stepping list - its not just a list of random things i have to do (though sometimes that is as important).  If i think about my goals however when stepping it really helps me to direct my actions towards accomplishing those goals! 

So, what do i need (or want) to work on today? 

Well i am still working on the craft list rollies: 

take photographs of completed makes
list items on fb page
list items on selling cafe page
list items on selling cafe blog
list items on Etsy
list items on local site
list items on pinterest

decide which items to take to local shops.

and a couple of other rollies:

wrap presents
contact training centre

New steps:

Finish making present for OH
Work on promotion for auction fb page
Sort money for bookcase
Check renewal date for business insurance
Do some work on WIP
Sort some items from hallway
Move bookcase from hallway

Phew thats a big list for today!! I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it today though :) 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

i'm here, i'm here lol!

Yes i'm here, trying my best not to get out of the habit of stepping again.  Its so easy to let it slip and get caught up in life's chaos - the past two days have been busy ones for me, but a little unproductive i have to admit.  

I think i posted my last update and then immediately slipped into an alternate universe.......so rollie city it is for me today!! 

Let me see, i really need to do these ones today:

Pay Credit Card - done! 

I did actually manage to sort out some of my craft items into the boxes i mentioned last time so thats one thing less to do today.  The other things though are still on the list:

take photographs of completed makes
list items on fb page
list items on selling cafe page
list items on selling cafe blog
list items on Etsy
list items on local site
list items on pinterest

decide which items to take to local shops.

Other things i would like to work through are:

wash dishes - done!
do a wash - done!
tidy living room - done!
choose a WIP to finish - done!
wrap presents
contact training centre
promote new fb page - done! 

LOL describes the past few days exactly! 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Crafty Things

Well i got lots done yesterday off my big rollie list :) It feels good i have to say! Just a couple of wee rollies to bring forward:

pay credit card
do some knitting

Apart from those i am going to do something a little bit different today - still stepping as usual but i am going to focus on my crafting.

I have just recently got back into making things again after being away from it for a while - i tend to get creative bursts and times when my head just doesn't want to think about making things.  I'm in a burst of activity right now and enjoying it again.  I do need to try and sell some of my makes though so I am trying to get the word out about my crafting again.  So far i have set up a fb page, an Etsy account and an account on a local craft fair website.  

My makes are all in different places in the house though and this is making it difficult to even list photos - i honestly don't know what i have available right now.  So first step has to be:

put all completed makes into clear storage box
put WIP (work in progress) makes into another clear storage box

Take photos of completed makes

List items on:

fb page
selling cafe page
selling cafe blog
Etsy
Local site (10 items)
pinterest

decide which items to take to local shops.

Am looking forward to getting this lot sorted out because its holding me back from promoting and selling! 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Starting to get back on track

Its only been a few days since i started stepping again, but already i am feeling much more 'on track' than i did before.  I often have days when i don't manage to complete the steps for the day, but thats ok - i am the rollie queen LOL! 

Rolling over steps to the next day means i do eventually reach my goals, it might take a bit of time but this method allows me to work to my own pace. 

Today i have lots of rollies:

have a tidy round the living room - done! 
hoover downstairs
brush the stairs - done! 
pay credit card 
check when i get money again - done! 
do some work on knitting order - aim for 1 full pattern section (did a couple of rows yesterday but not full pattern)
Complete at least one page for blog - done! 
Do some page promotion on fb - done! 

A few extra things to do:

move another box from hallway - i will clear it eventually!!  - done! 
Take berocca - done! 
contact Anna - done! 
do another wash - done! 
make stew - done! 

I should get through these ok today!

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Feeling more positive :)

Good Morning Everyone :) I am happy to report i am feeling much more positive today! It always amazes me how a few simple steps can really change my mood, but it does so consistently.  Stepping really does help me manage my depression (and my life) a lot better.

So today i would like to work on some of my ongoing goals:

Rollies from yesterday:

parcel up sales ready to post - done! 
do some meal planning - done! 

Keeping the house clean and tidy

have a tidy round the living room
hoover downstairs
brush the stairs
move another box from hallway - done! 

Keeping on top of my finances

pay credit card 
check when i get money again
post sales - done! 
do some work on knitting order - aim for 1 full pattern section
contact J about order - done! 

Developing my business idea

Complete at least one page for blog
Do some page promotion on fb

Maintaining Health

Leave letter in to doc from hospital - done! 
Take berocca - done! 


Ok so i think that is it for today.....quite a lot really but i'm sure i can make it through the list :D 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

I'm so Rubbish

It is very rare indeed for me to write the words "i'm so rubbish" or any similar statement.  I completely believe in being careful about how i talk to myself having been through years of being called stupid, weird, i would never amount to anything etc etc etc.  So why have i written it today? Its simply a reflection of how i am feeling right now, and the reason for me returning to this challenge.....I know it helps me feel better so here i am. 

So, after having spent a few days feeling poorly and battling with headaches etc i feel like i need a bit of a push back into life's necessary routine.  I feel like i have done nothing for days.

So today i would like to:

do a wash - done   
wash dishes - done   
move at least one of the boxes from hallway - done   
parcel up sales ready to post
do some meal planning
reschedule psychiatric appointment - done   
do some knitting - done   
have a shower - done   

My general aim with these steps is just to get myself moving and back into doing something productive. 

I know i can do it, i just need to decide to do it.....



As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Too Much Stuff

I still feel like i'm going round and round in circles - I tidy then i have to move stuff then it needs tidying again! I know i just have too much stuff, but it is selling this stuff that pays my bills so i don't want to just dump it.  I'm getting through it slowly but surely but it drives me mad on a daily basis lol! 

Today then i want to:

clear the living room floor (again)
hoover downstairs
start clearing the bedroom floor
buy 2 power cables for printers
talk to Sarah about page on blog
ring mechanic
check psychology appt
write post for daily earning blog

Those are the main ones, i might add some more later lol! 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Return to Routine

Well, as part of my plan yesterday i said i would start posting here again first thing in the morning.....so here i am :) 

Today i need to keep working on some of the things i identified yesterday (otherwise known as a rollie list) because i didn't get much done from it yesterday.  So today i want to:

Finish tidying downstairs
Ask OH to help with bookcase
Take photos of oil burners
List 5 new things (going to aim for 10 as i did none yesterday)
Give out selling cafe leaflets

Also some new things:

Finish new page for Selling Cafe Blog
Write post for daily earning blog
Start working on tidying bedroom
Empty the car
Ring mechanic
Check Psychology appt. 
Contact bank about mortgage

That should keep me busy today all right lol! 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Doing 100 things at once....

Ok, i have to confess yet again about not posting.....i'm very naughty i know LOL! 

Actually i am doing quite a lot of things, but am i being effective? ummmmmm no........why would that be???? Cos i'm not stepping of course! 

I have got out of my little routine of posting on here first thing in the morning, so here are my plans to help me get back into that:

Everyday for the whole month of Dec i will post here FIRST (do you think i will manage it?) 

Also today i would like to:

Tidy up downstairs - its been tidied well a few days ago so a quick 30mins tidy will do it
Ask OH to help me move bookcase that has been sitting in the hallway for over a month waiting to go upstairs
post parcels
take photos of oil burners
add 5 new things to online selling sites
test out the buy now option for my selling cafe blog
give out some selling cafe leaflets
call into craft shop with new products

That little lot should keep me busy and will get me moving my bum - i've had that feeling of not knowing where to start recently and am trying to juggle about 100 things at one time, but i have done very little as a result. It just doesn't work, so back to stepping and stopping all that headless chicken syndrome stuff! 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Progress at Last

I did get lots done yesterday and i woke up feeling like i have actually made some progress - 1 day of stepping and its made such a difference already :) 

So, trying to stick at it this time and today i'd like to:

finish tidying living room
take bag of things to donation point
take blankets etc to kennels
talk to local craft shops about selling products
do another wash
finish clearing landing
sort parcels
post parcels
order script
hoover downstairs
check ebay for response
check for response about funding
make appointment with health centre
check psychology appointment

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Round and Round I Go

Sometimes i just feel like i'm getting no-where even though i know i have been busy.  Part of the problem is of course the fact that a lot of household tasks never stop, a bigger part of the problem for me right now is not stepping - its just not happening.  I am working hard on getting my new business up and running and that is definitely moving forward but i do need to try and get back on track with other things too.

Today i am going to focus on tidying and cleaning downstairs:

wash dishes - done :)
clear kitchen table - done :)
do some washing - done :)
put recycling out - done :)
take clean clothes upstairs - done :)
tidy living room - mostly done!
hoover

I also have some other things to do today:

post parcels
check ebay for response - done :)
contact health centre for appointment
check clinic appointment

That will get me started again at least :) 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Getting Back to it

I fell of the stepping wagon!!! To be honest it is so noticeable that i haven't been stepping because everything is chaos.  I don't quite know what happened - i've been doing lots of facebooking and nothing much else! 

Anyway its time i got back into stepping mode with the following:

Add all cards to event page - some added
contact go for it office - done
complete form for solicitor
put bin out - done
tidy kitchen - done
tidy living room: 
move selling stuff upstairs - done
clear coffee table - done
move D stuff - done
complete 1 survey - done
open new selling account - done
list items on new account - done
do a wash - done
hang up washing - done
daily challenge post - done
charge camera

I have loads more to do but that should get me started again!

Today i just have to admit being lazy - i could have done a lot over the past few days if i had focussed on my steps but hey we all fall off the stepping wagon now and again - you just have to start again when you do. 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Focus Focus Focus

Good Morning World!! Yes i am up and ready to step :) 

My main goal focus for today is still to tidy the house - i will be glad when i can say its goal accomplished for this one and i'm getting close, so today i will be:

doing some sorting in the selling/craft room - got lots done already - might get more done before the end of the day :)
taking photos of more things to sell
add at least 10 items to ebay
pack up and post sales - packed and ready to go. Posted :) 

I'm actually going to leave it at that for now because those are pretty big tasks to be getting on with!! 

I like having days when i just zoom right in and focus on one of my goals like this, especially if i've been working on it a while - it seems to speed along the process and minimises distractions :) 

I might add some later, but we will see how i get on first.

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Tuesday 5th November

Wow it has been a bit of a crazy day for me today.  I have had health appointments and phone calls and giveaways on facebook to keep me well occupied today.  

I did get a good amount of things done and am just about to drop myself into bed ....... I will do an update tomorrow! 

Nighty Nighty xxx

Monday 4th November

The day has come - I have been working towards this goal since August 2010 so its a biggie for me! That goal was to become debt free and right now i am sitting waiting for the bank to open so i can make my final payment!!!! The clock is ticking very slowly this morning hahaha! 

It has been a tough old road, but i really have learned a lot and changed how i think about money, so its been worth every hurdle i had to overcome.

Now that i have accomplished this major goal in my life i want to start working on other money goals.  I have 2 in mind right now, the first is to build up an emergency savings fund of £5000 and the second is to clear my mortgage early.  

I started adding some money to my savings fund over the weekend and currently have £47.82......so quite a bit to go lol! I will be continuing with the extra earning steps each day to help with that. 

I'm continuing to work on the house tidying goal at the minute, the general well being goal and spending some time doing things i enjoy goal - these will be ongoing i dare say! 

So todays plan is:

to pay that final debt
to do some sorting in the selling/craft room
get 5 things listed on ebay
list stuff for mum on gumtree
ring dad
do some work on christmas quilt
design labels for jars (new craft idea)
do some knitting
photograph more stuff for selling
do some online earning
updates for blogs
go out for a walk
plan dinner
check appointment

That is it for today - i will be well pleased if i get through that lot! 

Todays image though has to be this one:

Major Goal Accomplished!!

and i liked this one too:

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Sunday 3rd November

Oh dear no bootsale for me today!! 2 hrs sleep and lots of rain and wind put an end to that idea.......I am determined though its not going to stop me getting rid of more of my stuff and making a few ££ at the same time.

Today i am going to focus on taking photographs of as many things i want to sell as possible, get them listed on facebook and some on ebay - it might take a bit longer to get the stuff shifted, but at least its going to go eventually :) 

first lot of photos (93 items) done  

I will also try to

do some washing - done  
have a shower - done 
plan dinner
go out somewhere even if only for a walk

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx

Saturday 2nd November

Saturdays are quite a busy day for me now because i do my online car boot sale on facebook.  If i was up early enough and organised enough i would be able to do my positive steps list in the morning.......however i am not up early or organised enough most weeks LOL! 

So its a bit like a retrospective list for me today, these are the things i have managed to do today: 

Online car boot sale  
checked ebay  
designed leaflets for selling page  
checked bank account balance  
added some of my own items to selling page  
folded up washing  
put dishes away  
tidied downstairs  

Downstairs is looking sooooooo much better now i have to say - i still have some things to sort and move but its actually looking like a house again 

I have a few things on rollie list still to do, but am hoping to get more done today:

Change the bed - done    new duvet is lovely!
Hoover downstairs - done 
sew wadding for quilt
cut squares for pink quilt
list some more stuff on ebay
pump up tyres on bike

These things need to wait as i need help with them:

Move Bookcase
Sort Books

I am planning on doing a bootsale tomorrow as well (outside one) so i'd also like to:

sort float 
pack car
sort warm clothes
print some leaflets for selling page

Thats still a reasonable amount of things to get done so time to go do some 

As always, if you would like to join me in the positive steps challenge, just comment below saying what you would like to achieve today :) Happy Stepping! xxxx