Day 10 - Balance

One third complete. Tired. The need to sleep in is trying to overtake me in the mornings. I am just going to make sure I get to bed a bit earlier, and do my best to get a good nights sleep. Overall I am a bit fatigued, likely a combination effect due to the time of the month, busy at work, and the slight sleep changes. Just have to stay focused, remember to keep plugging through the hard points.

Day 10 results
Wake 5 am - Done (although had long delay between alarm and exit, about 7 minutes)
Meditate - Done (20 mins)
Work Goals - Done
Daily Blog Entry - Done
Yoga - Done (25 minutes, half pilates/half yoga)
Evening Prep - Done
Home work time - Done

After debate as to whether I need to refine my meditation techniques now or after the challenge, I have decided it has to happen now. I am not finding progress at this point, if anything, I am struggling more to focus during my sessions. Spent time last night, and again this afternoon looking at some meditation techniques and tips. I downloaded some music, and I am going to try to mix it up a bit. Part of this is to improve my effectiveness/progress, but another aspect is after 10 days, I am going to need to keep my motivation high with some variety as best I can. Maybe in the future I will find a technique I like best and stick with it, but for now, I really probably need to experiment more and keep interest high. It will also help me drag bum out of bed with no delay each morning.

My husband is being very supportive of my challenge; positive comments, helping out, and accommodating my busy schedule. Need to remember to toss him a heartfelt thank you.

I am realizing a few of my long term goals are still fuzzy, along with the smaller goals I need to do in order to achieve them. I will try and work on that over the next few days during my home 'work' time. Still too scattered and undefined to make real headway on my future career and other goals, it needs some serious refinement, which I guess is just part of the process. I find that with each of these challenges, I am learning what works and does not for me.....and for me, I need super serious detail. I am looking around at some down-loadable programs. Topics like mind mapping, goal planning, and time management. Nothing strikes me yet, but some have created new ideas while I have looked at them.

"deep breath", yup, I am tired. Feeling drained just typing this. I am debating on meditating for a little while this evening or relaxing with a book. Maybe I will just do both, and be done with it. I refuse to feel disappointed in myself anymore, and I think that is what has brought me to the point I am at now.