Co-beauty and ordering with my friend, puttering around without rhyme or reason- Smai Hung with dear friends after a few weeks apart. All About Love came up- Smai Ending strong! ... haha... ha... Who's ready for The 100 Day Challenge: Round 2?!- Ariana Zooming with old friends, listening to nostalgic music- Smai Soft new sheets, and resting easy though the task list is daunting- Smai Good sleep and good therapy- Smai Roasted coffee, listened to music, showered, and did yoga freely with no one to stop or change me- Smai Small New Moon Circle - voice- Smai Pushed a uhaul out of the snow and it felt like old MCC times with my MCC friends- Smai Designed a label for my coffee roasts- Smai I almost gave up. Almost. Fell off the horse around Christmas, but that's no reason to wait until the New Year.- Ariana Goal setting for 2022. And rest. - Smai Errands + hike/coffee/planning with R- Lindsey Giving a bullet journal workshop at the library and spending time with great people - Smai 7 solid hours of installing flooring - Smai Beautiful sunny and snowy hike with a friend and my dog, sawing and laying my new flooring - YES- Smai Friends Christmas eve gathering and laughing until we cried at Christmas themed adult mad libs- Smai Big picture relational meeting about Missoula organizing, dreams and hopes- Smai Finished rental! Feels good to have that done and now some down time for a couple of days. Nesting for Christmas/Kwanza feels fanfuckingtastic. - June Friend coming over to grace my newly moved in basement space and going on a night walk together- Smai Fridge delivered yesterday! Now can fully use my kitchen. Excited to get it cleaned and then fill it with food. It’s been a long time since I’ve loved on a kitchen!!- June Watching my dog and a friend's puppy play in her yard- Smai Need to finish rental- small stuff left to do. I’m tired from packing moving , unpacking, and trying to keep focused on work…when all I wanna do is nest! I’ve carved out some PTO time this week, too address my house and rental. - June Feeling all the sad feelings and severe period pain - it's a hard time, and it will get better- Smai Coffee and journaling with a best friend in the morning, women of WIT hang at my home in the evening- Smai Cleaning and mopping together; finally hang window snowflakes - Lindsey Moving day. Some hitches-in-the-giddy-up, but I took it all in stride and kept moving steaming ahead moving forward. - June Spent the day with a best friend - hiking, sushi, talking, weighted blanket shopping- Smai Look at finances together + transfer netflix queue - Lindsey I feel I’m like on a streak of self care given I achieved a long goal of mine; permanent affordable housing. I’m over the moon and pretty close to Jupiter at this point. Success indeed! - June Talked with my mom while cleaning- Smai Post-counseling Thai food date for one- Smai Neighborhood / community organizing training- Smai My Grandmother's Hands community- Smai Half day craft day + zucchini bread - Lindsey I’m hours away from closing. It’s a feeling I’ve never felt before; a home that I bought for my dog and me. Im excited - this all happened at the most perfect time for the most perfect reasons. - June Replaced a light fixture - so many things I've put off to make my space feel better, I am so f***ing motivated to do now...- Smai Painting a second coat and listening to Resistance episodes all day- Smai Clear the deck and put flannel sheets on the bed - Lindsey Packing up for my new home. So close. - June Replacing my thermostat and hanging with a friend- Smai Robin's egg aquamarine turquoise blue painting my room- Smai Got my closing documents for my house. 5 days abs counting to closing! Hanging with my dog snuggling g on the couch tonight to celebrate this monumental day. - June Remodeling my new bedroom with my own two hands- Smai Returned plyobox and shared applesauce - Lindsey Mixed day. Received a much needed raise and a large bonus. Over the moon. Had a hard conversation with a friend, it didn’t go well. She didn’t receive my feeling well and ended our friendship. We’ve rarely clashed, so this takes me by surprise. Mixed day. - June My Grandmother's Hands community- Smai Found more necessities for my home. I’ve secured everything I need. - June Almost didn't, but pushed through. ^_^- Ariana Had a few gym days. Today is one! But need to be better at tracking - Citlali I noticed today that there hasn't been a single week since I started this challenge that hasn't had at least one successful day. Got out of my head, grabbed the Switch, and jumped on the elliptical for 33 minutes (3-minute cooldown) of high-resistance cycling. At least today, this feels doable.- Ariana Packed and cleaned my kitchen to prep for my move. Getting closer to my close date. - June Long New Moon circle with women I love and trust. Tapping into that deep, sweet well of sadness. Begin again.- Smai Almost gave up. Ended up doing a lot of continuous walking today, so a bit of a motivation boost to keep going. - Ariana My Grandmother's Hands triad- Smai Cookie delivery. Nourishing counseling. Filling the walls of my home with my friend's spiritual journey.- Smai Couples counseling. Tenderness. Feeling certainty about the decision to split with my long-term partner. Finding home again with this decision, but ouch, ouch, ouch, I thought we were going to die together.- Smai Lunch with friends, bullet journal party in my home- Smai Deciding to Fail Better meeting, hike with friends, cookie baking- Smai Long hike & somatic practice in the light- Smai buy flannel sheets and new hand towels- Lindsey MGH triad practice, slow hike in the dark- Smai Pies, online shopping, and date night- Lindsey Walking paired with socialising.- Ariana Paired elliptical with Netflix (A.P. Bio). Success!- Ariana Researching and thinking/feeling a lot around having a settler identity- Smai Working on a fun new app idea- Smai Chefs kiss conversation with friends- Smai Empathy circle and 2 hours of writing and thinking about empathy afterwards- Smai Was surprised how much walking I did yesterday!- marissa Having a really hard time to keep me walking. Feeling so tired all the time :( but tofday I went out and crushed it! :)- Hoerwolle Having a spiritual moment staring in awe at my roomba vacuuming my floor. For real. Big burst of loving my home.- Smai Wrestling w/ the truth of colonization follow-up and the vision of 1,000 committed people being at the launch.- Smai General cleaning before the power went out 🙃- Lindsey Okay, I feel good about this week. Started off strong with a brisk morning walk. I think my chances for success will increase if I pair the walk with a specific goal in the outside world.- Ariana Hike and woods meditation in the warm afternoon. Extraordinarily, some of the deepest stillness I’ve ever felt after a day of great suffering. Everything changes. - Smai So sick and alone. Making a big batch of food and hunkering down in sustenance and suffering.- Smai Long conversation with friends- Smai Hiking in the snow with my dog- Smai Watching Casamento à s cegas and escaping my language and life for a gloriously fluffy time- Smai Walking only. Almost didn't make goal!- marissa Real good day. Learned I have some improving to do with regards to presentations. Checking items off list of homeownership. Getting closer. Beyond elated and grateful for this opportunity. Self care fo sho!- June Was able to get out for a short walk to pick up meds. Painful, but a sign of improvement.- Ariana Meeting a friend's new puppy- Smai I close on my new computer do 12/15. Hella proud of self. It took a lot of care to get here. - June What a difference a day makes. I got accepted for the affordable housing development and was first runner up for a condo that came up for sale. Went abs looked at it- a great location!!- June Long conversation with friends- Smai Volunteering & building potato boxes, tangible creation- Smai "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Crafting with a friend at my house, helping her throw away some paper and running around giddy- Smai Winterblues hitting hard, proud to have made it today- Hoerwolle Foot injury. No excuse (I can do upper body exercises), but it's taken more of the motivation out of my attempt at regular morning exercise.- Ariana "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim New Moon in Scorpio women's circle - moving, painting, wordless- Smai Gym and walk around the neighbourhood.- marissa buy new cutting mat & ruler for sewing- Lindsey "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Having a tough conversation I wanted to avoid which brought me closer with someone I love- Smai Lots of walking yesterday! I can feel the uphill walks getting easier. 10k steps.- marissa Corral painting stuff and do some clean up - Lindsey my daughter wanted to walk with me, so I reached my goal :)- Hoerwolle "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Lots of walking all around CBD today- marissa Feeling low with my self-image; weight gain got me down today. Acknowledging how I feel is important to type down tonight. Hopeful to look back and be in a better place and space. - June Started basic 5 mintues. - VY "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Wrestling with the truth of colonization- Smai totally out of energy, start of winter depression? Still managed to get my ass walking :)- Hoerwolle 0 exercise yesterday. I did stick to my IF and diet goals, though.- marissa 2 hour Deciding to Fail Better meeting- Smai Walked but only about 35 minutes of exercise. Got lazy and didn't want to work out ... :(- marissa 2nd coat of green + help process 7 ungulates - Lindsey Halloween peer tutoring with my bestie. Nice to get out and have fun! - June "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Rallied my exhausted butt to go to a bonfire with folks I didn't know that well - so glad I went- Smai "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Fun work gathering & conversation- Smai Went to gym and did some walking. Did not meet step goal but I did get 60 minutes of exercise.- marissa "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Wrestling w/ the truth of colonization- Smai Just walking... but over 10k steps, 100% 250 step hours.- marissa Walked to work today, felt great to be within walking distance to work. - June "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Phone call with a best friend- Smai Nice and chill tonight. Well done, Junebug. - June "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Homemade soup from scratch. I’ve not cooked in 4 months, so it feels good to get creative in a kitchen. Can’t wait to have one again. The things we (I) take for granted.- June First time throughout this whole month that I was able to be active without (in-person) social accountability. Woo! Still had concerns about timing, but pushed past them without any of the consequences that I was anticipating.- Ariana Beautiful bullet journal gathering at my home- Smai 10,000 + steps, gym, and all hours of 250 steps (8/8). Good exercise day!- marissa Took advantage of the bathtub at Molly’s. I miss tubs. - June Long rest & tons of cleaning, clarity of mind and body- Smai "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Hanging out with old work mates, in person!- Smai PLBs with friends. So fun!- June beautiful sunshine made 5k steps easy today :) - Hoerwolle "Grokking Simplicity" Book- Tim Hanging out with old work mates- Smai Loving my work & a solid meditation pause- Smai Stress is at bay; my calculations are correct for GHG emissions. I’m beyond proud of self for grinding through process to come out successful. Tonight I do what I want. - June I’m mediocre at getting out during week days- Citlali Enjoyed every single bite of Eritrean food. Recommitment and perspective shift from CFA circle.- Smai walking and 25 minutes of Just Dance- marissa I’m very bad at tracking things on my phone. I’m going to assume about a 30% success rat over the (next) last 18 days- Citlali I was happy to get a tiny app working with a web gui utilizing a little server I wrote- Tim Wrestling with the truth of colonization first session. Seeing so many familiar faces and being present with my appreciation & struggle- Smai Did some walking but only about 20 minutes of exercise.- marissa Again, good intentions, but I *really* won't do it if it doesn't happen in the morning.- Ariana Long hike with a new friend, having a picnic with my dog on the river- Smai Not related to the story I'm writing, but still counts for me- Millius lots of exercise from walking and Ring Fit Adventure- marissa Set up weight hence and organize gym space - Lindsey hard fight to get my ass going today, but made it!- Hoerwolle Okay recounting yesterday i think I actually DID walk 20 mins in one shot. Sunday though (today) I did not. So putting today as success, to switch it with yesterday.- Citlali Back on it with some WEBrick exploration- Tim Running around with kids on the playground, sitting on the beach of a lake in the unbelievable October sun- Smai more biking than walking today, but still more than 5k- Hoerwolle probably got 20 mins in, but all broken up so not gonna count it.- Citlali Two hour video call with two friends - laughter & understanding- Smai Hike with friend who is moving away- Smai did my daily walk in the morning, getting really tired and slow with the colder and darker weather- Hoerwolle Very difficult today to quiet the mind, but managed several bursts of quiet that were energizing.- Dave walked wiht lisa and ryan and then met up with Quinn- Citlali Went for a walk. Picked up a sling.- Ariana Just freaking reveling in the humans and energy of my MGH community. I always feel so much better when I see them.- Smai Finished my conversions and subsequently my equations for ghg calculations. Team work makes the dream work. Going to bed early. - June Walked to both Japanese grocery stores and I think I JUST barely got it.- Citlali Pulled something in my back, so I took a rest day.- Ariana Great British Baking Show and warmth- Smai Did it in the night, very late, I need to sleep- Millius Working late, but I considered laying on my heating pad while catching an episode of tv self care enough. - June So hard to quiet my mind, but so worth the time spent. - Dave Walked back with A, C, E about 20 blocks.- Citlali This day did not feel good. My body buzzed with the potential wrecking ball energy of the hormonal soup that plagues my spirit every month in the form of PMDD. Nevertheless, I did not look away. I did not blame. I did not try to change. I did not transform into a whirlwind of doing past exhaustion. I soothed, and laid low, and laid in the fetal position on a quiet inner dock knowing that this too shall pass. And so it has.- Smai I did it early in the morning, bc I know I won't give myself time for this haha- Millius New vest, lunch and nap. Needed it after my long AF work-end😬- June Wearing pajamas until 2pm. Resting. Coloring. Podcasts. - Smai Honestly wasted the entire day reading a webtoon... It was worth it- Millius Still sick from Covid shot. Stayed home and had a very lazy day.- marissa Ran 12 miles as part of a team of four running 50 miles near the Canadian border! Reveled in the fall, the scenery, the feeling of time, the camaraderie, eating whatever I felt like, and the sacred inner tending of walking some hills. - Smai Didn't add to the story I'm currently writing, BUT wrote about a dream, so i think that counts :D- Millius Great day for stepping and exercise!- marissa Finish and hang my grocery list holder- Lindsey Working a lot so S.C. On the back burner for a day or two. - June no dibuje pero prepare materiales y fue un buen dia en general- Juan Diego I got to 5k without a real walk O_O just a ton of chores in the house...- Hoerwolle Kimmy P concert! Stood for like 6 hours. Worth it.- Citlali Felt loving and curious in a new social situation and a long car ride. Intentional about my mindset approaching tomorrow. Making the fire and reaching out to the ancestors.- Smai Looking at hot girls on Instagram or TikTok isn't that much different either, is it? I'm gonna count this one as a fail as I know what I'm doing while doing it...- RS I definitely have a shopping addiction. - Danielle Got it! Walked for a while all over soho with lisa- Citlali I overcame! I was pretty ashamed over the last two days, but this morning, I decided to push past the resistance (all of the voices in my head reminding me of the "important" things I have to get done before I work out) and just do it! Workout complete at 8:36am. I'm trying not to consider that I may have to become more of a morning person to forge this habit.- Ariana Danced on the hillside with four other folks as the sun set to a shared playlist.- Smai Did it at night, but it was okay bc it's still early. I did 400 words instead of 300, so it was nice haha- Millius Met step and exercise minute goals! Let's not forget how much exercise I get when I leave the house for study.- marissa Walked for a few minutes but probably shy of 20- Citlali I had so many free hours and good intentions, but alas...- Ariana Programmed in Rust for the first time!- Tim New Moon women's circle, connection and presence. 🌚- Smai Failed, however I feel like I conciously decided to fail because I had already "not failed" for multiple days. Kinda hard to accept, but we go on. A 50% success rate just isn't high enough for this, so I need at least 85% or 6/7 days.- RS Wrote a scene, I would continue, but my homework will no be done by itself- Millius Stayed home and got only 3,000 steps and 15 minutes of exercise!- marissa Finish hanging the shelves! And start a craft project- Lindsey To bed by 9:30- that felt good - June Regular walk plan thwarted. No motivation to get up and exercise regardless.- Ariana Internally celebrated the fact that I've tracked my time every day for a year, found here: https://www.smai.space ... I celebrate that I'm a consistent and courageous person with lots of abilities and love to give. And today I amplify from my heart's center and quantum field that everyone is freaking enough, I am enough, you are enough, we are enough, we are doing enough, just as we are now, just as we have been in the past, just as we shall transform into, revocably... tonglen.- Smai Honestly... Wasted my free time watching anime- Millius started off bad bc i was at home studying. decided to go to campus and then I got lots of walking circuits done during break time :) 12/12 hours of 250 steps, 9000+ steps, 60+ minutes of exercise.- marissa Did a lil thrift shopping for my Halloween costume. Resisting the ‘need’ to jump back online to get more work done. - June Morning walk seems pretty doable. Almost 6K steps by 9am.- Ariana Calm and strong expression with two friends whom I love. - Smai Hoy terminé el ensayo del poder del Ahora, y escribà un poco pero a mano, asà que lo consideraré como un éxito- Millius Kept thinking about doing it, definitely had time, but opted to get work done instead. I think I just need to get out for a walk in the morning. End-of-day is pretty tough.- Ariana The most basic server ever is working!- Tim Hiked and sat in the sun with friends I love, talked about life.- Smai Past two days I have been listening to some gonewildaudio. I decided this is practically porn in terms of neurological processes, so I decided to also include that in this challenge starting today. - RS almost kept going after 30 min, but decided to pace myself...- PinkLetters La verdad es que me la pasé con mi familia... Valió totalmente la pena :)- Millius 40 minutes of exercise, but not enough to reward myself with a green mark.- marissa New adventure for Holland and me at Ft Missoula. Nice day out. Enjoyed my evening watching the sunset. - June Walked around an apple orchard and picked apples.- Citlali Walked for... an hour-ish? Definitely going to hit 10,000 steps today (an incredible achievement during pandemic times).- Ariana Finished silly little database wrapper- Tim Had a picnic by the river and read and looked at the sky on my back. - Smai Honestamente escribà mucho para mi ensayo del Poder del Ahora... No fue divertido >:(- Millius Weekend, so spent time not worried about working.- Kitty Grabbed Bridge food, watched tv and took a long hot shower. Trying to keep stress down, but I’m struggling a bit. Bring an adult is stressful and now - so is my job. I hate trading stress for money, but I need a home of my own for me a my hound. - June Motivation's been low, I suspect because of the elliptical being in the same room as my bedroom and pandemic office (too many functions for one room, especially when one is associated with sleep and the other is associated with a draining activity). So, I'm going to check to see if the gym in my building is open again and, if it is, sparsely populated. - Ariana put pen to paper (but with my keyboard?) on a little tool i've wanted for a while. Why do something the right way when you can do it the fun way? side note: still doesn't feel easy, which is fine fun != easy- Tim Ate well, didn't move. Forgot my FitBit at home and felt pretty scattered.- Sunflower_ninja To balance my body after a fun day of virtual Strange Loop talks, I went on an uphill run with no phone, nothing but my dog and my car key. I remembered when I was a kid and running the mile in gym class, we used to imagine that giant vegetables were chasing us. So I did that! It was clunky and silly -- small pieces of images of giant angry tomatoes behind me mixed with feeling a desire to growl and yell. I made little rumbles but was too shy to go all out. I held the game in my mind for most of the run, and found a full on joyful sprint for a mile of the descent. A major theme of why I chose my goal for the next 100 days: where am I meant to play, and replace my default of taking everything so seriously and rigidlylyly? - Smai Lo hice en friega en la noche, incluso desde mi celular lool. DeberÃa dormir- Millius Felt scattered and most of the time was trying to figure out where I had left off.- Kitty At ER for CO2 poisoning. Not starting challenge off well. - June First day of meditation... tough to stay focused for the entire duration, but definitely felt more relaxed afterword. I need to remember the after effects to remind me that a short stint can have impactful results.- Dave Did a good job the two days prior, but the most walking I did on Friday was between bars 😅 - Citlali