How I did it: My weight had slipped up and up, after having lost 75 lbs, I had regained about 13, but so very gradually that it was easy to ignore. I wasn't happy, but overly alarmed. Then I was realizing that my best clothes were not fitting well at all, they looked awful and were uncomfortable.I got a stomach virus and it was horrible, but it cleared out my system and got me out of some bad eating habits. Now I watch everything that… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Made a point of walking wherever I could. To the grocery store ( I got a little fold-able wheeled cart thing, looks lie a milk crate), the drugstore, the library, the post office, where ever. It's not possible for me to walk to work (that's about 30 miles away), but I would really like it if I could. But moving there or taking a job here is not a happy thought. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I started slowly, knowing I wanted my pitiful and depressing patio to be a lovely space. I had a rosemary plant that had been hanging on for a few years. That's where I started. I got it a much larger pot and made sure to water it daily (it gets very hot in the summer here and rosemary in a container must not be allowed to dry out.Next came a gloriously purple petunia hanging basket. T… Read how I did it…
How I did it: The main thing to make it work is to be absolutely stubborn, refuse to give in. I used Sparkpeople.com to monitor my calorie (and fat, protein, carbohydrate) intake and my calories burned with exercise. I recommend the website highly, it's free and there are more people than I can count on there. I made myself become a bit obsessed, deliberately. It was necessary to keep me on track, becaus… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I took everything, literally everything out of the closet, including the upper shelf and piled it on the bed and the floor. Then I went through piece by piece deciding if it was worth keeping and if it belonged in the closet or somewhere else. I was merciless with the purge. I don't even know how many bags of trash I threw away and how many bags of clothes, shoes and accessories I gave to Goodwill. Then I put every… Read how I did it…
How I did it: It was hard to schedule the test. But once it's scheduled, it can't be changed. I read the sample tests and reviewed literature material. Finally it comes down to just biting the bullet and taking the thing. Read how I did it…
How I did it: It is a little complicated. I have hated my job for years. I have been taking a kind of medicine that stabilizes moods and it turns out it was causing me to be held down in a very depressive state. I stopped taking it and things got better very quickly. I take a different medicine now (it really would not be wise to take nothing) and am still enjoying my job. Also, I have gotten to know more of the people at … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I just got in and started moving. I threw away a bundh of stuff I didn't need. I bought a large set of shelves and used it to organize my art books, sketchbooks, drawing supplies, etc. I completely cleaned off my easy chair which had been piled about three feet high with STUFF. Basically, just purged for all I was worth and got those shelves. It has made so much difference. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I was losing it. Worrying about my job. My dh started talking to me and for once I opened right up. As we talked about it I came to realize that it was very unlikely that I would lose my job and that IF I did, I would find another, as a teacher or not. We would not be out on the street and we would not starve. This realization made me relax incredibly. I have leftover feelings of the time I did lose my … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I started off small, just a few herbs in my kitchen window. Some of those died, so I did a little research and learned about the various kinds of herbs and what they need. Actually they are pretty simple to grow if you have a sunny windowsill or a balcony or patio. Don't use too much fertilizer or over water. I branched out to my patio and now have 5 large containers full of herbs. These include: rosema… Read how I did it…
