Weekly Resolutions
[ 5 May 2008 ]
Yay, weekly resolutions! A bit of structure for my (currently) incredibly random life! I’m so excited about this, haha, what a nerd! I don’t know what time this is going live for those of you in Australia & NZ, but it’s 7am here… so I’m sorry if your usual iCiNG schedule is a bit out of whack!
Drum up lots of fabulous content!
It has been a pretty crazy week, & I really haven’t made any time to sit down & do any writing. This becomes a problem when your website revolves around articles! So, this week I resolve to plot out lots of time where I can sit down & write. I always feel better when I have new content up & I know you guys appreciate it too, so that is my #1 priority for the week.
Announce ModCloth competition winner!
Yes, this is one of my major goals for the week. It sounds like a small thing, I know, but have you looked at the competition page recently?! My god! There are 522 entries, & we have to comb through every one to find the greatest, sparkliest, & most fabulous! Then, of course, Susan & I have sit down & discuss our winner. (If we were doing it in person, there would certainly be pie, strong coffee, & excessive gesticulation.) You get my drift. It is no small task. But I will do it, because I love you!
Relax & be present
New York is one of the craziest cities I’ve ever been in, & it’s really easy to let everything around you affect you & make you feel as if you need to do a million things right now, or else… Well, or else, who knows? But there is this general compulsion to rush & act like a lunatic when really, all of that stuff is a choice. So, instead of thinking about the twelve billion things I’d like to do in the next couple of days, I’m going to do my very best to take it slowly, appreciate the moment, & just enjoy what’s going on around me. I have time. There’s no rush.
I have some other little goals too. Like spending as much time with Simon as possible before he goes to London (I’m going to miss him so much!), connecting with lots of new people, opening up to experience & presenting myself well.
How about you guys? Are your goals personal, career-related, physical or spiritual? Do you want to step back into making your goals for the iTC come about? (There are still a few weeks to go, so it’s never too late!) Let us know in the comments!
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Hey Gala
Not sure if you saw my comment on your first NY post. How long will you be there? I’ll be coming to NYC on the 27th.
And I’d be happy to be your Disney World advisor – I worked in Marketing there for 5 years. There’s so much to do there!
Much Luv
Poochie
My Weekly Resos
1. Review my iTC goals and restart them from today. I have been going through a bit but Im ready to have some structure again!
2. Make my journal up to date. Im journalling my break up to see if I feel any better in a few weeks!
3. Find a job and buy lots of outfits to wear. I have already had an interview today and have 3 more this week! Go me!
Hope you are having a blast Gala! Cant wait to see some more photos! Have fun in London Simon. We will take care of your girl! Us and New York! Haha
mmm, i plan on resting after 2 weeks of exams.
1.curling up with a good book!
2.getting active
3.drink plenty of water :]
4.find some time amongst my many assignments to just relax and draw
ooo. i can’t wait for all your NY posts :] i love hearing about your many adventures, oh enjoy your day! whatever time it is!
much lovexx
Love that picture of Twiggy!
You certainly have more resolve than I do. I’m far too lazy and definitely not organised. sigh
Its such an incredibly exciting week!! Everything has fallen into place in the most amazing way!!
New Job I am loving loving loving my new job! This week I must keep focussed, get to know my fantastic colleagues, learn as much as I can and do the most beautiful, intelligent design work I can!
New Home I am moving into my amazing new warehouse apartment on the weekend with my gorgeous boy! The place is so beautiful and right in the middle of Melbourne! I am soooo excited! J and I haven’t had our own space for months now, and with a pool and so much cosy space and history, it will be the perfect place to continue our adventures! This week I must organise all of the practical bits and pieces, bond, lease, moving… I keep imagining this weekend when we are all unpacked and at home!!! eek!
Mother’s Day Classic I’ve been training for 9 weeks now and my run is finally here!! I will keep training this week and do a fantastic run on the weekend!! Its going to be so much fun! I have come to really love exercising in the past few months and feel so great!
Have an amazing time Gala!
Izennah x
my weekly resolutions:
stop being lazy particularly at university! i sit there staring in to space going “UGH I’M SO BORED” instead of actually doing any work!
keep up healthy eating i’ve been doing quite well recently (though i could be better), my aim this week is to step up the healthiness!
pilates! i am so in love with pilates, i’ve been doing it for less than a month and i’m already seeing a difference. five times a week!
drink more water! lots and lots and lots of water!
Please find the NYC pocket parks.
A spot of refuge from the bustle.
enjoy!
my resolutions:
1. not smoke a single cigarette! i’ve had eight days of occasional blips, it’s time to do it proper :)
2. cook at least three dinners from my new vegan cookbook (i have vegan cupcakes in the oven right now!)
3. journal everyday
hope everyone’s having a lovely day filled with exciting possibilities! xx
my weekly resolutions:
get back into painting. I always had a paintbrush fused to my hand and now I feel too busy or uninspired to so. This resolution is inspired by you, to slow down and stop feeling like I have 500 million things to do, because I know I don`t. Life will wait for me if I put it on pause.
*restart itc*I have saved all the ITC emails in an email folder because I have been slipping up lately (my boyfriend brought me a GIANT tupperware container full of candies). Also my jogging partner turned into a workaholic so I haven`t had the initiative to keep moving.
spend time with my mother for mothers day. Even though I do work on mothers day at 6am! (meaning no breakfast in bed). I will try to get over the fact that I will be tired and grumpy when I get home and try to sit down an drink some tea and just talk with my mom.
1.Get through finals in one piece. One essay down, four to go!
2. Pack. I’m going home for summer vacation in a week.
3. Go to Central Park for a day. I’ve been telling myself that I’ll go since…well, last fall. While I love looking out my window and seeing, well, another wall, grass/trees will do me good.
Refocus on iTC goals, which are all things I really want to make happen but have been slipping on dramatically.
Study for my last exam of freshman year- Friday! Ack!
Enjoy what little time is left here, since I’m going home for the summer on Friday. I need to savor my time with my friends and say goodbye.
- Finish my oil painting in time for mothers day – Clean my Bedroom – Sort out my college… stuff
Yay! I hope I’m productive this week…
Weekly resolutions
* Don’t stress out!! I feel ill and it does not help anyone
* Get all my work done (calmly). Probably comes under part 1
* Bake a load of fab cakes (on top of the above!) for my crew for the races this weekend.
Good goals, you guys!
Poochie — Don’t know at this stage. Could be three months, could be two weeks, depends on how things go. & thank you for the offer; I’ve actually been talking to a girl called Emily who also works in Disney marketing! I will let you know what’s going on!
Well, since I have exams this week, I think mine should be quite a bit about relaxing and so on (:
Do as well as I can in my exams – It’s so very easy to slack when in the examination hall, to just do the easy questions then fall asleep – I’m gonna give it all my very best!
Start a style diary – In my summer break I plan on changing my style, so I’m going to write down looks, items of clothing and so on that I like, print out pictures and all sorts.
Don’t stress! – This can be hard, but I’ve got to relax as much as I can after my exams. That means watching movies (The Devil Wears Prada!
It cut me off…the end of the last one:
), singing, writing songs, listening to music, dancing, playing with my dog and walking to school (meant to get your brain working better or something…) Meep!
Gala, I don’t think you should feel like you have to write for us so soon! Don’t get me wrong, I’m a daily reader (sometimes more..), but have fun! Relax! Settle in and enjoy yourself :) I’m sure everyone else would agree with that
Umm… I haven’t kept up with my ‘swimming everyday goal’, but I’m working on it. Slowly but surely! I also want to spend more quality time with my family – that’s top priority.
Stop procrastinating and actually getting some work done I’m terrible at working on my thesis, alone at home. I need to set a planning and a daily routine and stick to it.
Keep spending to a minimum I can’t say “no shopping, period” but I will a least only spend on the few items that I really need/can’t live without.
Relax and enjoy the spring Picnics! Flowers! Being able to let the windows open most of the time!
My resolutions:
-listen to Radio Sawa at least once this week (it’s an Arabic radio station; I’m trying to improve my language skills)
-study, study, study! Finals are this week!
-get all of the paperwork for my internship done
-finish reading The Satanic Verses (which should be difficult, since I started it yesterday and it’s due back to the library tomorrow)
I think this seems pretty reasonable
Most of my goals seemed to be home and garden related right now, but maybe they are just really big to-do’s, like getting the place picked up before some really awesome guests arrive later this week.
Long term: healthy, wealthy, and wise — with all those being relative.
This year, I’ve been really working on simplifying things, becoming more self-sufficient, decluttering, eating better, writing, etc. So far, so good and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead.
Here are my resolutions for the week:
Numero uno -Find a job. I’ve already applied at 5 places and I’ve scouted out plenty of other positions and AND I have an interview tomorrow afternoon.
Deux- I want to work on not regreting things. I have yet to figure out how I’m going to go about that. Anyones ideas on this would be welcome.
And 3rdly- Look more polished even when it’s the weekend.
and I have a fourth this week…which is not going to be hard …BUY new SHOES!!
have a wonderful week everyone!!
1) Make home made lunches for the week and jointly? See if I can convince my dad to let me by a bento box using his credit card
2)Find a flat in Wellington. I’m determind this is the week. I’ve already emailed a couple.
3)Start looking for a new job.
4) Drink more water.
Gala –
Want to hear something CRAZY! I sat right next to the Emily you’re talking to at Disney.
Such a small world (ha! ha! Pun intended!)
Luv
Poochie
Yes, Gala, but what are you /wearing/? ;D
1. Catch up on my letter writing! Need to write a few mother’s day cards, a birthday card and a thank you note!
2. Cut way back on the spending. I sort of had a wild shopping weekend, and now I have three new books, a couple shirts, and a new pretty Lush product…but that isn’t so great on the bank account!
3. WASH MY CAR! It doesn’t even look white anymore…it’s sort of a sooty, grayish color. Gross!
I’ve been really manic the past few weeks so I definitely use some structure:
Get a good eating and work out plan This should be easy to do today, as I’m meeting with my trainer and she’s going to get my butt in gear
Start writing again I’ve gotten so down about my job lately that I’ve stopped doing anything for myself, and just being mopey. But no more! I shall write and I shall dance and I shall be happy! (heh, in a scary, conquering voice)
Laundry I’ve been putting off washing my clothes for the better part of a week, and I’m going out of town on Friday, so I must be done before then!
Here are mine for the week
1. Get some of my work done For some reason I’ve been over run with things to do. I think I attracted this complaining I didn’t have enough work today. Ha! Anyway my goal is to get a good deal of it done by Friday __
2. Get stuff ready for Cedar Point next week This includes: Letting my baby sitter know, buying sun block, getting a “big” back to hold basically 2 sets of clothing for Ohio weather in May… and make a checklist so I don’t forget stuff.
3. Hold steady on my vegan diet This is proving easy as ingesting animal product is making me physically ill. I’ll update more on iTC with that one :-)
4. Talk to my boyfriend about meeting my parents This should promise to be a fun convo…. but before the baby it’s got to be the parents. Since we had the baby talk already it’s time to lay that out there.
5. Be more positive I’ve been lacking the last few days. And I attracted some interesting wardrobe malfunctions today… So I really need to jump on my positive bandwagon again.
I love what Twiggy is wearing!
This week is proving to be a bit of a shock (it’s Tuesday), as it’s the start of term and the huz is away, so I’m kinda reeling this morning . . .
3 – get organised for ballet classes starting Wednesday;
2 – use time wisely so I am prepared for contingencies;
1 – look after myself, eg massage, stretching, eat well, get more sleep . . . !
I love how you & I are now on the same time zone! Hooray! How long will you be in New York for? I live upstate, but it’s only about a 6 hour drive to the Big Apple (A good day trip!) And I think it would just magnificent if I could meet you in person.
i’m going to finish writing my two essays! hehehe one was due last monday—oops! and i’m going to thoroughly enjoy my week—it’s all in perspective, might search for a yoga class :) have a GLORIOUS week everyone!
OOH, yay. you’re first paragraph made me realize that you’re on my schedule! my goal has been to work out more since i’m going on vacation in nine days! the iTC couldn’t have come at a better time, hehe, i needed a little push. i also need to re-organize my closets.. :D
Oooh, with iTC it seems like my weekly resolutions have been exactly to work towards my iTC goals every day of that week! I’ve been making good habits recently, though, so it’s more than due time to jump back in!
1. re-do my iTC goals. Over the weekend, I’ve realized that as rewarding (and challenging, I’m not gonna lie) as my original goals were, I have even bigger fish to fry now. This will be something that’ll truly make me undergo the inner transformation that I’ve been needing.
2. schedule some time off to go shopping for costume jewelry. These places are all around Brooklyn and Manhattan, too, so if you want details I can pass them along to you! They’re all just yelp.com places that looked interesting for some fun with friends on a slow day, though, haha.
3. make summer plans! There’s a trip to Australia with my parents in the works, and things like skill-building internships, and volunteering for things that I want to be more invested in over the course of time… Happy sighs!
Ooo, resolutions:
1.) Go to yoga at least three times this week. I need some activity in my life!
2.) Update my blog daily.
3.) Work on my novel.
Oh Gala, is Simon moving to London? Or is he just there for a quick visit?? Crazy times for you guys hey?! So happy for you being in NYC, and hope life takes you on wild, amazingly cool adventures!!!
My resolutions are:
1) Relax in Noosa (we are going up there for 3 days for a close friends’ wedding!)
2) Write article for website
3) Exercise 3 times this week
xxx
Whee!
1. Keep going on my iTC!
2. Carry out my exercise plans.
3. Get my master’s application at least mostly done
Goals:
1. Eat french fries less often…maybe incorporate some vegetables
2. Run often enough so that my legs don’t get too sore to walk
3. clean my room…I sound like a 9 year old but there are magazines everywhere!
also, I like the picture, and I like that you sign with super-love and cupcakes :)
I feel exactly the same way whenever I visit New York! As if there’s so much going on around me that no matter how much I do and how wide I keep my eyes open, I’m missing something. That’s actually why I haven’t ever picked up and moved there permanently; I think I’d be so anxious all the time about not living up to my maximum doing-stuff potential (which I’m anxious about in general anyway).
Thanks for the reminder that being present is sufficient
i havent really done weekly resolutions but heres mine for this week:
+ to get more homework done so i am not swamped – i continously leave thigs to the last minute then do such a bad job of them. i need to plan time better for assingments and homework.
+ get mother’s day presents – i havent got any yet though i do know what im plannig to get them
+ organise a afternoon with the boyf for next week – its nice going home to his family after a day of school
+ have more enjoyable days – i’ve been realy done later due to family life and i take it to school with me… i really need time to relax and forget everything and have fun no matter where i am
hope everyone has a great week xxxx
This week is IB exams (for those who don’t know about it, it is like Honors Honors classes, quite tricky), so I am one-sided this week.
1.Get a 7 (top score) on History Exam
2. Get a 5 on Math Exam
3. Study for Biology Exam (Which I hope to just pass, with a 4.)
Finish the electric Guitar We almost have the magnets, it’s the only thing that we are missing to start wiring the guitar. I’m so excited!!
Do a great exam in both OS and Data Structure, I’m doing great in those subjects ad I want to keep my good grades up.
Write a good entry on ED, I’m thinking on writing about the Cultural Season at school or covering the pre-finals stress, I’m still not sure but I want to write something meaningful.
Kisses and have fun in NY!
1. Apply to 2 jobs I meant to apply to one last week and one this week, but I was working a ton of hours at my current job, so I didn’t have the time or energy to look, find one, AND apply. So, I have at least found a few I might try for this week instead.
2. Unless I’m out enjoying myself, go to bed before 12:30 If I’m just goofing around on the computer, I don’t really have a need to stay up until 2 or 3 am. I like waking up early, but if I stay up late I’m too exhausted all day.
3. Prepare a fabulous Mother’s Day for my Mom! She deserves it! :)
OH, Lord. Okay. I haven’t done this in a while.
- Finish 1984 by George Orwell and my report. – Clean my room. Ugh.
Actually, there’s nothing else to do. Victory cheer!