Embroidered Collage

Today is basically the half way point of the month in which I wanted to focus on body and surroundings more than art.  I've had success in shifting my behavior, though not in following my strict goals.

I've exercised 45 to 60 minutes a day, except the last two when I only did half that at an easier pace because I'm a little sick.  I did four or five days of eating really well and then fell into a place between really good habits and my previous pretty bad habits, but that's okay, since that was my desired end point anyway.  Somehow I redirected an hour of my day and I don't feel it's lack too much, though I also don't have as many deadlines as I used to as I've been pulling away from swaps.  I can feel myself getting better at the exercise dvds, which I rather like working to.  I think I will be continuing this and setting up that habit was the point.  Unfortunately, I haven't lost any weight.  I thought I'd lost one pound but it came back.  But if I end up in shape and still fluffy, well, I can live with that.

I've made some strong inroads on cleaning up my stuff, though I missed a few days here and there.  I've still got a ways to go, but I'm going to get there.  And I've started putting things away instead of piling them more often.  Not enough, but headed in the right direction again.

I abandoned the journal, I'm afraid.  I've never been good at keeping those regularly.  And my art a day shifted into my usual doing something instead of the specific thing I'd planned.  But that's alright too.  Mostly I just wanted to make sure that I didn't let the other goals eat my art.  And they haven't.  I'm finding a new balance there, so the specific project isn't really necessary.

This is good.  I'm glad I decided to make the push.  Now I just have to make sure I don't slide back beyond the new habits I've been forming.