The Positive Things We're Gonna Try And Do With Best Intentions Thread

[OrangeLamp]

I went to work, went to my appointment and then joined my friends for a drink which was so nice at the end of the day. I am feeling positive! I also took my meds on time which I'm proud of and went for a cycle

Tomorrow, I shall take time to relax, play some games, go for a walk and be kind to myself. I might have a little nap and a bath too just to get extra chilled

Sending some of my positive energy to those who need it

[Benway]

Really good idea for a thread!

Today - I had a bath, collected my winter boots after getting the zips re-done, and tidied the living room/ lit a fire.

Tommorrow - My mums birthday, so i need to ring her, and also do some xmas shopping xx am

[OrangeLamp]

Today I managed to go shopping and get myself something nice to eat, however the place is a tip I did no washing and feel like crap :/

Tomorrow I will do washing and plan my lessons, and try and not be too hard on myself

[OrangeLamp]

Today...I had a surprisingly positive day! Erm, I tidied, ate food on time, took my meds on time...relaxed a bit, did some laundry(which is a big deal), and did some lesson planning. I'm quite proud of myself

Tomorrow, I will go into work once more, I will teach, and I will have shower in the morning, along with(shock horror) BREAKFAST.

Hope you're all doing well as always :)

[Jeckle88]

Glad you had a good day today!!

Today i havent been very productive, but ive not been hard on myself about it. So thats something good

Tomorrow, i will do at least 1 load of laundry (My washing pile is the biggest its ever been!) And i will do the dishes. I also have doctors appointment, so i will go to that.

xxx

[Villan]

today i fed myself properly, watched a load off stuff off my hd recorder, read a little bit, shredded my paperwork, tidied the front room a bit (still more to do but that'll do for now), cleaned the kitchen and washed up.

tomorrow i have another day off work and i will go shopping and get my food for the next few weeks, enough to get me though til i go away, make my packing and things to do lists and read some more.

[OrangeLamp]

Got into work despite feeling pretty shit, forgot my pen drive so ended up having to go back home during my free lesson...but still got through and did it so I'm proud of myself

Tomorrow, I'm going to do a really fun lesson on resilience with group work where the kids are going to make decisions on their group in an air raid shelter I'm looking forward to that one. I plan to eat at least one healthy meal tomorrow.

[OrangeLamp]

Today I had to have a battle in my head to get out of bed. I made it in and taught my lessons for the full day and had a nap when I got back.

I still feel horrible, awful. So so down. I will hopefully enjoy tomorrows trip to the museum with the school. I feel like crying though. Oh well, it should get better

[Jeckle88]

Sorry your feeling bad OL i hope the trip tomorrow/today perks you up a little. I admire your strength, managing to hold a job down. When just getting out of bed is a battle, your fighting and surviving and pushing for more. So a big high five and a hug from me.

Today ive got my daughters nativity to attend, im looking forward to that.

Tomorrow i have the health visitor coming, i wont cancel it this time.

[OrangeLamp]

Thanks Jeckle *hug* for you

Today I had a great time on the trip with the pupils, 11h day so was tiring but managed to have a laugh. I'm really proud of myself for getting through when I feel so bad. It feels good to keep going.

Tomorrow I have a lot of work to do, and I will do it. I am also planniing on having a healthy lunch and going to the work christmas do tomorrow night

[Tan19]

Today I am proud of myself for completing my 3000 word essay due on Friday

I had deleted it by accident on Monday but ive managed to redo it in just two days

I never thought I'd get it done as I had just given up after it deleted

Tomorrow I will go into uni and just check it over for mistakes before handing it on Friday

[CrippleAndStarfish]

Nice work guys!!! So good reading all these positive steps you're taking to lift mood and just plod on with life. Xxxxx

Today i tidied up, walked the dogs which was difficult as pain is quite high today. Made a lasagne with s for tea and apologised quickly for acting childish and toom steps straight away to put things right. It worked. I also phoned jobcentre repeatedly to try and figure out why ive not received my payment today as i should have done - to no avail unfortunately.

Tomorrow i've got to wait on jobcentre ringing me back to sort out payment problems, go into town for a few xmas bits, contact vets to see about when luna needs her spay stitches out, contact other vets about a volunteer opportunity, ring dogs trust about socialisation classes, phone docs for repeat prescription, head over to cat rescue to help muck out for an hour or so, then pick the boy up from school, call into pet shop to arrange pet food delivery to mine, take log to mums and then CHILL!!! Busiest few weeks ive had!

Xx

[OrangeLamp]

Ah you reminded me to do this as well, thanks snoozeh

Today I went to work, had a shockingly good first lesson...I really have cracked the discipline now it feels so good I'm getting on focussing on improving my techniques for their lessons now which is really nice.

Lesson after wasn't great, but I pointed out all my improvements when the observer asked what I thought of the lesson and was just shocked I had EVERYTHING they had written down and thought it was amazing I was so aware, so that's good.

Er, went to works christmas do...and I've avoided them for at least 5 years. I'm quite proud of myself for going. I also ate some fruit for lunch which is something positive rather than the usual crap i eat.

Right now I feel awful, and still going. I just feel like crying.

Tomorrow, work again...going to get it done. Then afterwards I am going to probably go home and relax, hopefully. Maybe take a bath...idunno.

Hope you're all doing well

[Tan19]

Today I went into uni and had a meeting with a tutor about a essay due in Jan, I feel a lot more positive about it now. The tutor told me he thinks I've very bright and looks forward to reading my essay..this made me happy.

I also spent 3 hours in the library ironing out any mistakes in my essays due tomorrow, made a few changes, constructed a bibliography and printed them off I am now officially finished them.

I got home and made a curry from scratch, turned out nice but my mum complained and said it was too salty.

Tomorrow I will go into uni for an exam, go to lunch with a friend, maybe meet another friend after uni (not sure yet) . Bit worried about tomorrow tbh with you but I'll do my best

xx

[Jeckle88]

Wow everyones been so busy! Its inspiring to see, no matter how bad people feel inside, you still have the strength to push yourselves forward.

Today i have an appointment to attend and later on im going to my bfs xmas do with him. Feeling the usual nerves and anxiety, i went last year and got a bit too drunk and fell asleep lol! So i will be more mindful of what im drinking tonight. Im looking forward to wearing my new dress! A size 10 aswell Its taken me months to get back down to a size 10 from a size 14 so i think wearing that dress will be the highlight of my eve

Tomorrow i expect i will have a huuuge lie in as my mum has both kiddies tonight And i REALLY need to defrost my freezer... Ill TRY and get that done tomorrow, but no promises

[OrangeLamp]

Today I managed to get to work again which I'm proud of, as every single day is a battle. I got home and played some games after a nap in my warm bed

Tomorrow, I would like to get some planning done, buy a santa hat to wear when I'm teaching, maybe a new bag as well. And relax, take time to do something childish like colour something in

Hope you're all doing well

[Tan19]

Today I handed in my essays on time I also did my exam (don't think I did too well though)

I then met with a friend and went for something to eat, and then went to a Xmas party thing a girl from my class invited me too

It was nice to be invited and accepted as part of the group

I wasn't going to go at first as I was worried I'd feel weird etc but I had a nice time, just talking to new people

I met a lovely girl and were talking and it turns out she has bpd too! She's the first person I've met in real like who has it and understood me

We talked for ages about it and exchanged numbers.

It felt great to talk to someone who got me 100 percent.

She's on the same medication as me & is going to the therapy I'm waiting to go to

The thing that struck me the most is that if she hadn't of told me she had bpd I would never have known, she didn't seem weird or stand out on the crowd.

This made me think, maybe I look ok to people too? The image I have of myself may be wrong

Maybe I'm not all bad

I'm really glad I forced myself to go

It may be taking a while but I feel like I'm taking steps in the right direction now

xx

[Tan19]

Thank you orange lamp for making this topic, I enjoy coming here and sharing my day

[OrangeLamp]

Today I slept a while and went out to a party which is really positive for me as I usually flake :/

Tomorrow I've got a fair bit of work to do, but I am going to try and relax and get it done and not panic about it

[OrangeLamp]

I'm glad you like the thread tan, it's helped me a lot too

[Tan19]

Today I feel very proud of myself, I used to present a show on a local radio station but I left a year ago.

Since then they've gone fm ( I only left due to my timetables at college not matching)

I've been asking them if I can go back but they are under new management so didn't know me

However an opportunity came up and I have to send a showreel (3 mins long) to show my presenting skills as well as answer a few questions they asked me

I managed to make the showreel tonight from scratch & it sounds quite good I think

I'm just so proud I did it!!

Tomorrow I'm meeting wot my friend, hope the day goes well xx

[Saharah Blue]

Congrats Tan that sounds really amazing, Good luck!

[OrangeLamp]

Today I really improved how I explain some really complicated things, with the help of vasquez(thank you) which prepares me a lot better for my observation on tuesday which i'm nervous about.

I planned my lessons for the week, and am in the process of making my roast dinner which will be done shortly it has veg and everything!

I slept a lot today, but I'm going to try and cut back on that tomorrow.

Tomorrows plans are to make sure i remember all my pupils' names, fill in the christmas cards I got for them, finalise my plan for tuesday and get it seen my the boss...and then breathe...hopefully

[Christine001]

Lamp, I can see how helpful this thread is and how positive and I lkie reading how you and others are doing xxx

[OrangeLamp]

Today I went to work and got everything planned for tomorrows big observation...so nervous and feel like shit.

Got to go in though, I'll have to do something special to reward myself for getting through, even if it goes badly.