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Saturday, July 17, 2010

I am a Charming Girl!

I decided to join the Charming Friends when they started their new year of challenges.



The theme for this challenge is Self Care

This challenge is very important to me, because I don't take very good care of myself. When my kids were young I kind of had an excuse because I was busy taking care of them. But now that my nest is empty I should have more time to devote to self care. Somehow, I always end up neglecting this!

My self care goals are:
#1 TO GET MORE SLEEP . I stay up way too late, and on days when I am off, I take a nap. On days when I am working, I don't get to take a nap, but I still stay up way too late. I need to get into a healthy sleeping routine.




#2 Spend more time with friends. I have been playing hermit again and I need to make myself go out and have some fun at least once a week.








My other goals:

#1. Finish all my homework for my grad class
#2 Finish and quilt Schnibbles Scratch for contest
#3 Finish (flimsy) Charming Quilt along quilt
#4 Keep up with Jelly Roll quilt along

I think that is enough to keep me busy??? I just hope the heat abates a bit... it kills any ambition that I have!

So stay tuned my friends, and see how I do with my goals!!

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10 comments :

  1. PamJuly 17, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    Good luck to you!! Seeing all you have accomplished the past few years I have no doubt that you will be successful!!

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  2. PatJuly 17, 2010 at 7:55 AM

    Good luck with your goals!

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  3. Linda LeeJuly 17, 2010 at 8:26 AM

    Great Goals! It will be exciting to celebrate with you as you achieve your goals. I checked and it is too late to join for this year. I'm going to watch the projects and challenges of the Quilt Club and quilt along without being a member this year!

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  4. JoanneJuly 17, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Good luck with your goals!
    I joined too!

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  5. LemonyRenee'July 17, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Sounds like a great plan, Sheila -- go for it! Good luck.

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  6. AnneliesJuly 17, 2010 at 3:11 PM

    You will love the club...and Kelly is truly the BEST!!! So here is to meeting ( some of) our goals (G)!!!! XXX

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  7. MichelleJuly 17, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    Great goals! Hope you are having a great weekend.

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  8. quiltingnanaJuly 17, 2010 at 6:42 PM

    you will meet your goals with all of us rooting for you!! Take care of yourself and the other things will be taken care of

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  9. Vals QuiltingJuly 18, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    Hey Sheila, hmmm need more sleep hey? I sometimes don't want to sleep so I can get more things done :) My Mum is the same way and she is also a stitcher and quilter so when were together sleep rarely happens well only because it has too:)
    I also didn't see a couple blocks of the months clubs you just had to belong tooo hmmm I wonder how those are coming along ;)
    Valerie
    http://www.PastimesOnline.ca/Vals-Quilting/

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  10. DeannaJuly 18, 2010 at 11:43 PM

    The heat does make things difficult, but maybe it will at least help with the SLEEP part???

    Anyway, I am working a bit on self care, too. I kept telling myself I was too busy to 1. exercise 2. get enough sleep 3. eat right 4.....etc. Then one day it occurred to me: if I don't have time to take basic care of myself, what is the rest of it for??? So, I am working on it. Not perfectly. Too many years of bad habits. But improving.

    Strangely, I think I am actually getting more done. Go figure.

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