For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I wrote down what I spent each day to see where my money was going. With four males living in my house who are all over 6 feet tall, and weigh over 200 pounds, it makes sense that the majority of my money is spent on groceries, but I… Continue reading Review of Week 16 – Write Down What I Spend
Category: 52 Weeks to Bettering Yourself in 2013 – One Week at A Time
52 weeks to bettering yourself in 2013 – one week at a time
Week 16 – Apr. 15 – 21, 2013 Bettering Yourself – Write Down What I Spend
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to write down what I spend each day, to see where my money is being spent, so I don’t rack up debt by not paying attention. Depak Chopra describes debt as: “Spending Money you haven’t earned, to buy things you don’t need, to impress people you… Continue reading Week 16 – Apr. 15 – 21, 2013 Bettering Yourself – Write Down What I Spend
Review of Week 15 – Learn About Minimalism
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I filled my recycling, garbage, organics and donation bins to overflowing with 20 year old items that I no longer have any use for. I shredded old income tax returns, threw out old shoes, and the rooms in my house were cleaner and looked bigger. Joshua Becker, author of… Continue reading Review of Week 15 – Learn About Minimalism
Week 15 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 8 – 14, 2013 Learn about Minimalism
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” – William Morris For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to learn about minimalism, and how I can achieve a minimalist mindset. As I was clearing clutter out of my house, I reached an… Continue reading Week 15 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 8 – 14, 2013 Learn about Minimalism
Review of Week 14 – Recognizing my Ego
I worked on recognizing my ego for this week’s bettering yourself exercise, and I learned the truth in Eckhart Tolle’s statement that “the present moment is the enemy of the ego”. When I was thinking about past limitations or future uncertainties, it was my ego getting in the way of my happiness again. When… Continue reading Review of Week 14 – Recognizing my Ego
Week 14 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 1 – 7, 2013 – Recognizing My Ego
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, recognizing my ego, I am going to be aware of when my ego pops up and gets in my way, and “leave my ego at the door”. By shining a light on my ego I will decrease the suffering that a big ego brings. When I am tempted to… Continue reading Week 14 – Bettering Yourself – Apr 1 – 7, 2013 – Recognizing My Ego
Review of week 13 – Ecologically Friendly Gardening
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, ecologically friendly gardening, I began by working on my grass. Over the winter it suffered with the frost and foot traffic, resulting in a lot of bare patches and weeds in it. The sun came out this week, and it was perfect gardening weather, so I hired a company… Continue reading Review of week 13 – Ecologically Friendly Gardening
Bettering Yourself – Week 13 – Mar 25 – Apr 3, 2013 Ecologically Friendly Gardening
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to find ways to do ecologically friendly gardening in my yard. I am going to find natural ways to improve my grass and flowers and kill the weeds, that will not harm the environment. I will let you know how it goes next week.
Review of week 12 – Bettering Yourself – Enjoy Silent Time
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I enjoyed some silent time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. I am posting this review late, because my internet was out for a few days, but it’s working fine now. I enjoyed my own company sitting in silence I thought I might feel lonely, but… Continue reading Review of week 12 – Bettering Yourself – Enjoy Silent Time
Bettering Yourself Week 12 – Mar 18 – 24, 2013 Enjoy Some Silent Time
For this week’s bettering yourself exercise, I am going to escape from the hustle bustle of housework and errands and responsibilities, cell phones, computers, and televisions, and enjoy some silent time. Instead of feeling as if I am only reacting to my circumstances, I am going to make time to get centered and connect with… Continue reading Bettering Yourself Week 12 – Mar 18 – 24, 2013 Enjoy Some Silent Time
Review of Week 11 – Scheduling in Playtime
For my bettering yourself exercise this week, scheduling in playtime, I worked on scheduling a day together with my immediate family, but when I checked everyone’s work, school, sports, and music schedules, I realized it was going to be trickier than I thought. Instead, I started working on a less ambitious project and am arranging… Continue reading Review of Week 11 – Scheduling in Playtime
Bettering Yourself – Week 11 – Mar 11-17, 2013 – Schedule Playtime First
As a continuation of the procrastination theme, this week, I am working on scheduling my play time and working my duties around that. Sometimes we get stuck in our routine, and neglect to schedule in activities to look forward to, so we tend to procrastinate to escape the routine. This week I am going… Continue reading Bettering Yourself – Week 11 – Mar 11-17, 2013 – Schedule Playtime First