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| soon to be cleaned water glass next to eyebomb'd phone. |
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starting out for 2012 ... for the beginning of the year, i decided to go with several familiar rules at achievable levels, especially because i welcomed 2012 with sniffles and antibiotics. there are a few "stretch" rules, but to cheer myself on, i kept extreme rules limited for january. i'll ramp up in february.
(SIDE NOTE: this our our team's add-on-fun, inspired by healthmonth and is NOT formally part of the on-line healthmonth experience. but hey! spurring on creativity is a good thing, too!)"AIGA supports the interests of professionals, educators and students who are engaged in the process of designing, regardless of where they are in the arc of their careers. The disciplines represented in the profession range from book and type design through the traditional communication design disciplines to the newer disciplines of interaction design, experience design and motion graphics. In addition, AIGA supports the interests of those involved in designing from other disciplines, professions and business who share designers’ commitment to advancing understanding of the value of design."and there is an SF bay area aiga chapter with various events, including the popular design lecture series and d.talks.
[OPTIONAL] share an image ... in addition to your health month image/pic that will be part of your h|month-terview post, feel free to share an image of a symbol sign - something that you may see everyday or something that surprised you. (yes, i'm assuming you have a camera phone or eye-fi for your camera.) | |
| Team CDWL@edi, formed in 12/03/2010, with carlito as our godfather. |
#healthmonth ... lock and load your rules (and any exceptions) for march. there are eleven new rules and a rules wizard. remember you have until march 1 before midnight to load up your rules. they will be locked in by march 2.
other suggestions ... perhaps someone should simply suggest to buster -
with valentine's day as part of the week, needless to say, there is lovin' and kindness being shared among many. and for some, a birthday greeting for my friend. just wanted to share a few thoughts ..."thank you! you totally made my day."- and of course, i said -
"you are welcome. my pleasure!"- and i left her cubicle with a big smile. (yes, don't think i didn't pop my head into others' cubes. who wouldn't want to see smiles and hear chuckles!) and THAT is all it takes. a quick acknowledgment of happiness and gratitude.
donating to share love and kindness ... as part of this year's secret valentine's activities, one of my gifts to my valentine included a donation to a local organization, the arc.
today's RAK challenge ... smile at ten strangers (details over here). given that our health month's team CDWL@edi requirement includes -DAILY DO smile at least to one stranger- this means i just have to step up my game! no problema!
my name: hiccups
my name: Pho Queen
she jumped on this month's h|month-terview - taking the lead for and inspiring the rest of the team!
my name:
how many of you have fitness and/or diet goals or resolutions for 2011? (great!)
you probably have heard of cubeopolis's race around the region (ratr) challenge which uses president's challenge (dot) org. - friendly competition between all cubeopolis regional offices to earn 8,000 points, which is equivalent to the distance in miles around all ten of the cubeopolis's offices and cubeopolis headquarters. you start earning points by logging in your daily physical activities, which can range from exercise at the gym, to skiing, biking, running or even doing household chores. cubeopolis started officially counting points this past monday. through this friendly competition, you and your fellow employees have the chance to win prizes and improve your health. as an example, joe has already earned 646 points and smiles 1,750. i have a measly 236 points, but i am motivated to win a prize, even if it's a shirt or gym bag. an added bonus of bragging rights - recognition for our cubeopolis region to be the fittest and healthiest regional office. because the president's challenge is limited to tracking physical activities, i use the next website, my fitness pal (dot) com, to track my meals.
my fitness pal (mfp) is also a mobile app for iphone and droid. the website says "mfp is a diet and fitness community built with one purpose in mind - providing you with tools and support you need to achieve your weight loss goals." essentially, it's a food and exercise diary. studies have shown that the more you consistently track what you eat the more likely you are going to lose weight. mfp really is a buddy because it allow you to log all of your meals an counts your calories and other nutritional information such as carbs and proteins. it's a food database that remembers what you've eaten and what you most often eat. you don't have to do a search all the time, and you can even include home-cooked recipes. you can also get the support and motivation from friends. when i see my only frend log in her activities, it motivates me to do the same.
the last website is health month (dot) com. from the website, "health month is about taking the science of nutrition and behavior change and combining it with the social games of the web." in other words, it's a game to help improve your diet, fitness, mental health, relationship health, and financial health, while enjoying it. health month is also based on a point system, but more importantly, you get to craft your rules for the week and month, based on what's already available. for example, one rule that is already there is to exercise, but i crafted my rule to say "exercise for at least 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week." so far it's going bad because i lost points for not following this rule. it's a program that helps people take responsibility for their behavior, and it doesn't need to include diet or exercise goals.
go red! ... with #healthmonth in mind, i'll be sporting a red dress today, and i donated to the american heart association to acknowledge and support efforts for fighting heart disease.
one of my goals this year is ... to have a healthier lifestyle where i stop paying pharmaceuticals (by the end of 2011) for my bad eating and inactivity habits.
health month side bar ... my february rules have been locked in. i've kept the majority of my january rules with a few changes, AND i've replaced habits i've developed with new rules and objectives, including learning to minimize gluten, processed food, and high fructose corn syrup.
update ... today's red dress
serpentine ... an american-themed restaurant in san francisco (at the northeast corner of 3rd & 22nd in the dogpatch area), last night pho queen and shirlnutkin had a spur of the moment dinner date at serpentine (over yelp, on their site, and on open table), with their tag line of
spice braised lamb shank
grilled storm hill ranch hanger steak
... with the remainder of her week looking like this - presuming i do not go over the quota i set for myself (and i will not go over my quota)
few fun lessons learned? ... here are a few for me -
