currently

• thursday, 18th september
• week 3 of 5
• summer

calendar

• 3: charity shop volunteering
• 6: at dads
• 8: start college
• 12: charity shop volunteering, outside film, puppy
• 13: at dads
• 19: charity shop volunteering (12-1pm)
• 20: at dads
• 22: autumn start; september equinox
• 26: charity shop volunteering, at dads
• 27: at dads
• 28: big brother's birthday, spider-man 2
• 29: nephew's birthday
• 30: end of month

goals/tracker

• 1: full days, saw's ending
• 2: going out with everyone
• 3: the nice people at the charity shop, sites that have a decline all cookies option instead of making you deselect everything
• 4: the feeling of being Locked In, poppy (cat) hanging out with me while i'm in the bath, how my body feels in pjs after a wash ^_^
• 5: finding a more optimal way to code something, pizza for tea
• 8: competent teachers
• 9: days out with my mum, iced buns
• 10: menial tasks and sorting
• 11: kinder chocolate, toasties
• 12: when i spot the stain on a donated item instantly, that swanky 7up bottle
• 15: feeling motivated
• 16: finding a faster way to do maths, talking to friends

~ September

• ▨ finish reading fight club
• ▢ car theory
• ▢ finish gift planning
• ▢ delete accounts i don't use
• ▢ look at stuff for hair bleaching
• ✓ e-mail back
• ✓ times tables

~

• ▢, ▨, ✓

self-improvement

• be a kind, open, and compassionate person
• sleep relatively consistently for a month (18/30)
• go one month without biting nails (18/30)
• live independently
  • perform personal hygiene, tidy room and eat regularly (2/12)
  • be able to speak comfortably in regular situations
  • get a job
• exercise more
• eat healthier
  • try five different foods (3/5)
    • avocado, broccoli, peas
• dye my hair

• Never let perfect be the enemy of better.
• Ask yourself if you're genuinely hearing someone before responding, and be sincere in your response.
• Do what is needed for the situation you are in—not the situation you wish you were in; not the one that is fair; not the one that is more comfortable.
• When you first fail to speak, don't panic. Take a moment and try again. Remember all the times you have spoke.

Challenges to an unhelpful thought

• Is there any evidence against this thought?
• Is there any evidence for this thought (based in fact)?
• Can you identify any patterns of unhelpful thinking?
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