Wed. Sept. 25th

Hey all,

I said Monday I would do it. Then tuesday happened and still nothing.

On to Wednesday! I made this my first priority today! I got myself a cup of coffee did some stretches and got to work. I fought the urge to surf facebook/huffngtonpost when I hit a point in the writing where I was unsure of what to say next. I was nice to myself, but allowed my self to write "I don't know," and then go on to make my next point or so. I found it was easy to go back and fix the "I don't knows" if I just went a bit farther.

I'm beginning to see this bad "web surfing" habit that I have when I get bored or feel stuck... not good! So I'm practicing a few things 1) STOP then, 2) take a deep breath and look out the window/close my eyes and take a sip of coffee. Also, I tend to write while my roommate is writing. I set a timer. We weren't allowed to ask "does this sentence make sense?" until it went off. When it went off (Every 10 min) we stopped, stretched, and discussed unclear sentences. Seemed to work well :) And she's practicing mindfulness whether she wants to or not! haha

Also, I found an app to block facebook and all tempting sites if need be. I hope I can get some self control or I'm downloading it!! This app is serious! Once it's set. It is set. No access!! Even if you restart your computer!  I'm a mac user so here it is-

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31289/selfcontrol

Given it takes 21 days to break a habit, I'm going to go easy on myself until then BUT I have given myself a warning! Don't make me do it!

Kristen