AJ Tarachanowicz

After the first two weeks of last month I quit writing about my personal growth goals and the amount that I was getting accomplished in a day significantly dropped. This came as no surprise me because I went into it knowing that in order to succeed I would have to write on a daily basis. With that being said its back to writing for 5 minutes a day. I’ve set a reminder before bed for my daily writing. I’ve learned that I can easily use Siri from bed to dictate a blog. This will also be much easier to accomplish now that I have quit using Facebook and Twitter until the beginning of April.

Today I did a hand full of little things around the house that needed to be done. Emptied the dishwasher, washed the dishes in the sink, and did the dishes immediately after I finished cooking myself breakfast & dinner. The best part is I did it all without having to remind myself.

Earlier this morning I also went for another 3 mile run. Definitely looking forward to the 4 miler on Saturday. My feet are sore but definitely not in any pain. Tonights walk with Jane definitely helped stretch out after the run. I took another nap after my run that I should not have taken but I could not concentrate. If I nap I need to force myself to get up after I wake up.

I just got back from taking Jane for her daily walk. While on our walk today I realized I need to stop and take joy in the little things in life. I realized how thankful that I am to have the freedom to stop working and take my dog for a walk while enjoying the cool crisp air on a safe and peaceful street. One of the things that made me smile was when I took her for an extra block, she looked back at me and just started wagging her tail. It’s things like that, that make putting others needs before yours all the more worth it. I’m thinking that every week I’ll have to add an extra block to her walk.

Yesterday, my need to do was to start cooking for myself again. I used to really enjoy making a unique meal every night of the week and it usually takes less than 30 minutes. I ended up making a chicken tomato pasta with red & yellow peppers. I ended up not taking Jane for a walk because I forced myself to get through my work so I could get my sleep schedule back on track.

On Tuesday I cleaned and organized the upstairs hallway closet and forced myself to go for a 3 mile run. Ended up doing 3 miles non-stop and then another 3/4 of a mile after walking for 5 minutes. I also took Jane for her daily walk. I also called back a possible new client that I’ve been trying to connect with since last week.

I awoke this morning to an extremely sore back and ended up spending most of my day sleeping. I did however succeed at taking Jane for two walks and finished cleaning my bedroom. I’ve removed everything in my bedroom that does not belong in there. That way this coming weekend I can move everything from the bedroom into the office and steam clean the carpets.

Tomorrow I’m on a mission to find a keyboard to fix the computer and finish cleaning the office. Since I slept the day away I’m going to clean the hallway closet and then try to get some sleep before I have to be up for work in the morning.

Today I succeeded in cleaning the car but did not fully finish fixing my aunt and uncles computer. I did pick it up but it’s so old that it does not work with a USB keyboard. I’ll find one tomorrow and get it finished. I did fail on not taking Jane for a walk today. She’s going for two tomorrow.

Saturday’s need to do’s were cleaning the office and another coat of fiberglass on the tube. I succeeded in cleaning the office. The only thing left is to go through the boxes and throw away things I no longer need or want. I sanded the tube and put another coat of fiberglass on the tube. Somehow it got cracked so I put an extra thick coat on. Hopefully when this one dries it’ll just need one more. (that’s what I said the other day too). Today’s need to do’s are to finish cleaning the office and fix my aunt and uncles computers.

I completely failed today on doing 2 things that I need to get done. Instead of spending time working around the house I spent some time hanging out with my brother and decided that I’ll make up for it tomorrow

I didn’t sleep well last night I kept tossing and turning. I’m getting tried since I just ate lunch and having attack of the itis. I was just thinking that I should lay down and take a nap. The old me would already be in bed instead of writing this post. Instead, I’m going to make an espresso and power through it because I NEED to finish working.

Today’s need to do tasks were vacuuming the stairs and putting another coat of fiberglass on the bathroom tube that broke over 6 months ago and I have been to damn lazy to fix. I think after this coat that if I do a good enough job sanding I’ll only need one more and it’ll be back in action!