Anti-Procrastination

• schedule to stick to (8-5 with 1 hr lunch or 30 minute and 2 15-min breaks)
• scheduled times to check personal email (9/30 and 2/30) (15-min breaks x2 if 30 min lunch)
• tidy workspace (less piles of paper) don't be a pack-rat! Recycle or reuse somehow
• keep track of hours used on project HUC-12 and NAWQA and 319 and GW
• time tables for planning the day and how long to spend on each item
• have alarms at work for timed work sessions
• use the anti-procrastination browser

Eco-friendly

• handkerchiefs
• recycle, reuse, reduce
• reusable shopping bags
• turn off comp/monitors/lights/AC
• use space heater instead of full furnace
• eat less meat, less pre-packaged foods
• dry on line in summer
• unplug electronic items when not in use
• clean with rags, vinegar, baking soda, borax
• use re-useable containers for lunches

2013 Resolutions

• concentrate on work
• be productive/economical
• concentrate on thesis and class- set up goals
• play violin or work on singing/songwriting
• read
• save $, coupon, sell stuff
• declutter
• ✔ plan international trip (new bank acct.?)
• be more environmentally-friendly

Diet

• cook with more spices and olive oil, less butter, oil, salt
• decrease sugar intake or cut out sugar/sweets
• cut out saturated fats
  • breakfast
    • muffin and milk
    • french toast and fruit
    • hard-boiled egg
    • protein shake/smoothie
    • yogurt and fruit/grain
    • oatmeal
  • lunch
    • pb&j
    • celery, carrots, olives
    • chips
    • tuna in pita with veggies
    • orange/peach
    • beans and salad
  • Dinner
    • fish/chicken/beans
    • rice or bread
    • greenbeans/broccoli/salad
  • Desserts
    • fruit pie/cobbler
    • frozen yogurt
    • smoothie
    • pudding
  • Snacks
    • smoothie
    • fruit (pear, peach, banana, orange)
    • peanut butter and apple/celery
    • juice
    • almond/soymilk
    • nuts
    • yogurt
  • Supplements
    • multivit
    • calcium
    • probiotics

Health Things to Do or Not to Do

• don't pick fingers/back
• don't bother cats to bites/scratches
• don't be lazy and sit around
• don't procrastinate/put off
• don't hide/reject
• don't eat lots of sugar- use honey or steevia, agave
• don't stay up late- past 10.30pm
• don't let dark/weather/laziness keep you from being fit
• don't be a perfectionist- just do it!
• don't spend with abandon
• prioritize
• exercise- create a routine: weights, yoga, walking, medicine ball, jump rope, hula hoop, aerobics, jogging, push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, squats, pedometer
• eat healthy- breakfast, lunch, and dinner with 2 snacks (3.30 and 7.30)
• work regularly on violin, reading, thesis, language, sewing, dancing
• practice discipline
• have a mantra "is as is, just keep going" in latin is "ut est iustus, AGO"
• have a goal to work towards, with rewards
• sell extra mlp/carebears/etc for spending $
• declutter, organize, make home nice and relaxing
• garden/yardwork
• destress: exercise, sex, organizing
• sex regularly (even if have to schedule it) or mb.
• hair cut and figure out new hairstyle
• organize clothes/closet
• use pedometer
• dance- learn a few dances
• get 8 hrs sleep (10:30-7:00
• keep track of finances
• DIY projecst (bangs, scrubs, baths, lip balms, sewing proj)
• use medicine weekly organizer
• redo passwords in keypass

Good Rewards

• clairsonic mia ($90 used)
• amazon kindle (old- $40)
• whitelines notepaper ($30)
• faber-castell perfect pencil ($30)
• trip (international - $2k)

Priorities

• huc-12 project
• met article
• thesis
• finances
• keep up w family and friends
• healthy- mind and body

Exercise Ideas

• warm up 7x week
• 30-min cardio 5x week
• weight reps 2x week
• stretching/yoga 7xweek
• cool-down
• squats
• lunges
• push-ups
• sit-ups
• ab crunches
• medicine ball
• free weights
• jump rope
• hula hoop
• 25 push-ups for beginners
• 15 reverse crunches
• 12 bicep curls
• 12 tricep kick-backs
• 12 lateral raise
• 10 bent over rows
• 12 body squats