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

Friday 1st November

You know what? I'm starting to feel a bit better   I am getting through my stepping list slowly but surely and well, its just good to feel like i'm getting somewhere   I have actually slept well for the past few days too! 

So, i'm sticking with my overall goals at the minute:

To clean and tidy the house
To do some crafting work
To look after my basic needs
To manage my finances

All of these goals also fit with the goal of trying to lift my mood.

So, today my rollies from the list are:

Change the bed
Move the bookcase up to the bedroom - can't do this without help so it will have to wait.
Sort the piles of books sitting everywhere - can't do this until bookcase moved lol!
Clean en-suite bathroom - done 
Hoover

Sew wadding for quilt
Cut squares for pink quilt

List some more stuff on ebay and facebook 
pump up tyres on bike

I also want to:

try and do a little bit of exercise 
plan dinner
have a shower - done 
put new rack for bathroom together - done 

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