It's time to make fitness fun, kindness crafty, and KP duties creative! (Expect greater detail on conference call.) It would be great to post your feelings, thoughts, or funny moments at least twice during the next 7 days. (Day Six is a required post day.)
Day One: Musical Chairs -- line up 3 chairs--standing/sitting squats for 60 seconds.
Day Two: "KP" -- In a 3 minute drill (set timer) -- clean off your kitchen counters of any bags of food (put in cupboard or refrigerator), throw out old food, or empty cans/bottles, tie up cords, etc.
Day Three: Kick the Can -- 60 second drill (do 5 times during the day) -- put a can on the floor and lift your R, then L toe to tap the top of the . Add 1 can each time to the pile and don't knock them over!
Day Four: Bedroom Detail -- Make your bed before you leave your bedroom for the morning (unless someone is in it!). Do this chore first thing in the morning-- then kneel by bed and pray. Next, weigh in and record.
Day Five: Capture the Flag -- 60 second drill (set timer) -- Lay on your back (on floor or bed), lift legs toward ceiling. Put a towel or band around one leg and bring that leg/knee to chest while extending the other leg. Repeat once for other leg. If you feel motivated, do a bicycle exercise on your back for 60 more seconds (you're already there)!
Day Six: Crafts Class -- Make a hand-crafted card and mail TODAY -- all in one day, pull out the supplies, make, address, post and mail a Thank You or Get Well card to someone who needs it (this could take a total of 30 minutes, as few as 10 minutes). Let us all know who you sent the card to and why--and of course, how long it took and how it made you feel.
Day Seven: Jumping Jacks -- 60 second drill (set timer) -- You can jump with a rope, lift one leg to shoulder at a time, shimmy, or stretch high hands to ceiling and back down to toes. Don't stop moving. Repeat 2-5 more times today.
Okay, campers, get active!
Be encouraged,
Becky
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Week Three: The 7 Questions to Ponder
Answer these questions, please:
Day 1: You are what you eat. What do you eat?
Day 2: You are what you read. What do you read?
Day 3: You are what you watch. What do you watch?
Day 4: You are what you love. What do you love?
Day 5: You are who you hang out with. Who do you hang out with?
Day 6: You are where you came from. Where did you come from?
Day 7: I am...Post your favorite "you are..." on our blog for all to learn more about you, camper!
(Next week: Musical chairs, kick the can, etc.)
Be encouraged,
Becky
Day 1: You are what you eat. What do you eat?
Day 2: You are what you read. What do you read?
Day 3: You are what you watch. What do you watch?
Day 4: You are what you love. What do you love?
Day 5: You are who you hang out with. Who do you hang out with?
Day 6: You are where you came from. Where did you come from?
Day 7: I am...Post your favorite "you are..." on our blog for all to learn more about you, camper!
(Next week: Musical chairs, kick the can, etc.)
Be encouraged,
Becky
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Week Two: You can do anything for 60 seconds!
Maintain your stamina in memorizing your scripture for this quarter, kneeling in prayer daily, and breathing in the Holy Spirit whenever you get frustrated or afraid!
For the next 7 days, you will be challenged to do simple tasks for 60 seconds. Set a timer, so you are not tempted to stop early. But you are welcome (and encouraged) to keep going IF you want to!
Day One: Clean out your purse or briefcase. (Throw out any wrappers, file any receipts, clean up makeup spills--eliminate and concentrate.)
Day Two: Choose any junk drawer and attack for 60 seconds. Return to it at another time or keep going. Just 60 seconds at a time--use a timer.
Day Three: Sit Ups or Squats--your choice. For sit ups, you can lay on a bed with knees up or stand with hands behind head and pull knees up to elbows. For squats, hands on a chair and bend or take a standing squat across the yard, park, sidewalk, or hallway. 60 seconds and stop.
Day Four: Load or Unload the Dishwasher or Fold Clothes in Dryer OR handwash dishes or a delicate garment. 60 seconds then stop. Finish later if you are not finished. Time the total exercise and post on blog. (Note: it usually takes much less time than we expect.
Day Five: Post on the blog what you have experienced with each assignment so far. Fun? Hard? Easy? Time it took to unload dishwasher?
Day Six: Re-organize one drawer or section of your closet. 60 seconds--use a trash bag for garbage, a box for giving to good will, or a shopping bag to load up for dry cleaner. At the end of 60 seconds take the bag out to trash, the box or shopping bag to trunk of car.
Day Seven: Repeat any of the first six assigments in six-60 second continuous increments OR do one assignment for 6 minutes in a row! 60 seconds 6 times...just 6 minutes. Report in on the blog what you have found out about yourself this week.
Be encouraged,
Becky
Watch for a vlog on my facebook page this week!
For the next 7 days, you will be challenged to do simple tasks for 60 seconds. Set a timer, so you are not tempted to stop early. But you are welcome (and encouraged) to keep going IF you want to!
Day One: Clean out your purse or briefcase. (Throw out any wrappers, file any receipts, clean up makeup spills--eliminate and concentrate.)
Day Two: Choose any junk drawer and attack for 60 seconds. Return to it at another time or keep going. Just 60 seconds at a time--use a timer.
Day Three: Sit Ups or Squats--your choice. For sit ups, you can lay on a bed with knees up or stand with hands behind head and pull knees up to elbows. For squats, hands on a chair and bend or take a standing squat across the yard, park, sidewalk, or hallway. 60 seconds and stop.
Day Four: Load or Unload the Dishwasher or Fold Clothes in Dryer OR handwash dishes or a delicate garment. 60 seconds then stop. Finish later if you are not finished. Time the total exercise and post on blog. (Note: it usually takes much less time than we expect.
Day Five: Post on the blog what you have experienced with each assignment so far. Fun? Hard? Easy? Time it took to unload dishwasher?
Day Six: Re-organize one drawer or section of your closet. 60 seconds--use a trash bag for garbage, a box for giving to good will, or a shopping bag to load up for dry cleaner. At the end of 60 seconds take the bag out to trash, the box or shopping bag to trunk of car.
Day Seven: Repeat any of the first six assigments in six-60 second continuous increments OR do one assignment for 6 minutes in a row! 60 seconds 6 times...just 6 minutes. Report in on the blog what you have found out about yourself this week.
Be encouraged,
Becky
Watch for a vlog on my facebook page this week!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Week One: For the Next 60 Days...
Welcome Campers! (You'll want to print out each week's blog and put in your journal.)
You are entering a Boot Camp that is designed to call you to higher standards--physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally, as well as challenge you to ask more of yourself, and ultimately deliver the results you desire for yourself over the next 60 days. The last 30 days of our quarter will be maintenance. Yes, so often we achieve our goal then relapse or back track. Not this time. You just need to adhere to the daily assignment--one journal entry every day. I will randomly add vlogging (video logs) to visually encourage you along the way. (They can be retrieved on my facebook site initially, but you will be given a link when they are newly posted.)
Day One: For the next 60 days, please kneel by your bed either as soon as you get up or right before you get into bed at night. Non-negotiable. Just a sign of you dependence on God and your humility before Him. 60 seconds or less. Just talk to Him daily--whatever is pressing. Thank Him often. Day One to Sixty. This is one of only a few assignments that will be required daily.
Day Two: Breathe in Holy Spirit and breathe out anxiety, anger, or fear. At any point during the day when you are upset or confused or disappointed or afraid, before saying or doing anything else, whisper the words (and follow with a deep breath in), "I breathe in Holy Spirit, I breathe out...(whatever it is that is frustrating or hurting you)." This is optional, but a suggested practice during the following 59 days.
Day Three: Define Your Greatest Need or Your Most Self-Destructive Behavior at this moment in your life. One Word. (Example: money, discipline, anger, etc.)
Day Four: Choose a scripture for the next 60 Days that addresses your need or habit. Plan to memorize, hold onto, find strength from it over the next 57 days. Today, either ask the Lord to give you a verse or choose one that you have always found gives you hope or encouragement. (Ex: Ephesians 3:20, Acts 20:24, Phil. 4:6-8, etc.)
Day Five: Post your verse on the blog. In addition, write or print it out and post/place/stick it in three different places: purse, car, bathroom mirror, bible, etc. Give yourself every opportunity to see it many times each day. Begin to hear God speaking it to you for the next 56 days.
Day Six: Finish this sentence in your journal, "From now on..."
Day Seven: Journal an answer to the following questions: "What has God said to me this week? How did He speak? Who do I know it was God? How did I respond to God?
Here we go!
Be encouraged,
Becky
You are entering a Boot Camp that is designed to call you to higher standards--physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally, as well as challenge you to ask more of yourself, and ultimately deliver the results you desire for yourself over the next 60 days. The last 30 days of our quarter will be maintenance. Yes, so often we achieve our goal then relapse or back track. Not this time. You just need to adhere to the daily assignment--one journal entry every day. I will randomly add vlogging (video logs) to visually encourage you along the way. (They can be retrieved on my facebook site initially, but you will be given a link when they are newly posted.)
Day One: For the next 60 days, please kneel by your bed either as soon as you get up or right before you get into bed at night. Non-negotiable. Just a sign of you dependence on God and your humility before Him. 60 seconds or less. Just talk to Him daily--whatever is pressing. Thank Him often. Day One to Sixty. This is one of only a few assignments that will be required daily.
Day Two: Breathe in Holy Spirit and breathe out anxiety, anger, or fear. At any point during the day when you are upset or confused or disappointed or afraid, before saying or doing anything else, whisper the words (and follow with a deep breath in), "I breathe in Holy Spirit, I breathe out...(whatever it is that is frustrating or hurting you)." This is optional, but a suggested practice during the following 59 days.
Day Three: Define Your Greatest Need or Your Most Self-Destructive Behavior at this moment in your life. One Word. (Example: money, discipline, anger, etc.)
Day Four: Choose a scripture for the next 60 Days that addresses your need or habit. Plan to memorize, hold onto, find strength from it over the next 57 days. Today, either ask the Lord to give you a verse or choose one that you have always found gives you hope or encouragement. (Ex: Ephesians 3:20, Acts 20:24, Phil. 4:6-8, etc.)
Day Five: Post your verse on the blog. In addition, write or print it out and post/place/stick it in three different places: purse, car, bathroom mirror, bible, etc. Give yourself every opportunity to see it many times each day. Begin to hear God speaking it to you for the next 56 days.
Day Six: Finish this sentence in your journal, "From now on..."
Day Seven: Journal an answer to the following questions: "What has God said to me this week? How did He speak? Who do I know it was God? How did I respond to God?
Here we go!
Be encouraged,
Becky
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