Em's Goals

[darkemeralds]

That there is my new goal tracker. I'm trying out Joe's Goals. It's a way to get a bit more directional about what's important: you list things you'd like to be doing more of (or less of), assign them weights, and put a checkmark in a box for each time you do one of them.

I'm tracking writing, podfic-making, blog posting, riding my bike, keeping to my calorie limits, taking my vitamins, and a few other things.

No clue if this kind of tool will be a long-term benefit, but it's fun, easy, and free, and I think it has some real potential for helping me create a deliberate life.

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[llaras]

My mom gave me a health journal that has places to track daily pain, weight, exercise, food, meds, etc. It's pretty neat, but a lot of info to keep on top of when you're not used to it. It even has a weather section. I think I'm going to try using it, but just one or two sections at first, so I don't get frustrated.

I'd really like to eventually tailor something for my own use. Maybe during break I'll have the time and energy to put into a plan.

Thanks for the link! I checked it out and it does look like a good tool. I bookmarked it for a later, more thorough perusal.

[darkemeralds]

Good luck!

I'm not sure about chronic pain, but I've found that focusing on other physical discomforts--hot flashes and headaches in particular--enough to log them has helped remove some of the scary mystery from them. I hope you have good results with the journal.

(Weather is certainly a big component, I find.)