Jump Start January: Learn & Look Week: Day 1

January 29th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

Here’s a quick look back over the last four weeks, the ups and the downs.

Personal Finance Week: I went mostly for quick wins during this week, tailored to the current state of my own finances. The whole week was a positive experience, and made me chip away at things I’d been putting off. The seven-day plan pretty much sorted out my finances to date.  Read the rest of this entry »

Jump Start January: My Week 5 learn and look forward plan

January 29th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

Week 5 of Jump Start January only has three days in it, so it’s a brief chance to look back at how that last four weeks have gone, and think about where to run with it next. So it’s time to reflect, evaluate and take things from there.

It’s going to be a short week, so here’s the gist of it: Read the rest of this entry »

Jump Start January: Healthy Week: Day 7

January 28th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

The last day of Healthy Week is a quick look at work-life balance, and personal priorities. Now, there are loads of different ways to look at priorities and balance in your life, but this is meant to be a brief exercise.

There are various ‘wheel of life’ diagrams, pie charts, mind maps etc to choose from, but for today I’m keeping it as uncomplicated as possible. I tried working it out with a couple of different iPhone apps but frankly they were a waste of time, so I’m going with a fairly fast three step process instead. Read the rest of this entry »

Jump Start January: Healthy Week: Day 6

January 27th, 2012 by Penny Golightly

Flexibility exercises were scheduled in for today, and I have to say the timing was perfect. I finished the working day at 6pm, did half an hour of stretching and then went off and got ready for a night out.

I’d forgotten how relaxing it is – it’s the sort of stuff most gym bunnies should do more of at the end of a workout, and you should always go at a slow pace. Read the rest of this entry »

RSS Feed Latest Bargains
Love Money Blog Award