How focused are you?

When I found this ecard a week or so ago, I carefully filed it away in preparation for this post. It perfectly sums up my February.

My focus went out the window in February. Not completely. Just mostly.

I lost focus of my focus. I had about as much focus as a banana.

Go figure.

It’s not all bad. Not really. I’m quite pleased with all the positives that came out of February. And there are a few …

• I managed to keep off coffee and milk 100%. I’ve maybe ‘fancied’ a coffee once or twice, but overall I’m really not missing it.
• I had a few situations arise where I either couldn’t, or didn’t want to, avoid gluten. Sometimes I felt fine after I ate it, but mostly my stomach went into churning and tumbling overdrive! Not nice. I plan to continue giving gluten a miss as much as I can.
• I’m still drinking a bucketload of water (give or take). I’m averaging around three litres a day now, made up of two litres of filtered water, and about three or four mugs of herbal tea.
• The gym has definitely become an ingrained habit, and I’m really enjoying it. Especially now that I can feel my fitness improving. My back and legs have felt so weak for such a long time. I’m just now starting to feel strength in them again. It’s such a relief.

Treading water
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So basically, February ended up being a maintenance month.

Rather than a big leap forward in my #FocusEnergy2014 adventure, I managed to tread water. Not ideal. But not a step backwards either.

I nominated three areas to focus my energy in February. I had a go at all three of them. Overall it was a pretty half-arsed attempt, if I’m completely honest. Needless to say, the results were lacklustre and disappointing.

1. Sleep … I managed a reasonable bed time approximately 50% of the month, which is marginally better than usual, I guess. I really struggle with this one. Most nights 10.30pm rolls around and I’m not ready to sleep. So I stay up for a while, reading or researching. Next thing I know it’s ridiculous o’clock. Where does the time go?
   I’m just going to keep carrying this one over until I suss it.
2. Time Management … All hail the ‘To Do’ list! I was getting nowhere fast with managing my time. Then I started scrawling a daily ‘To Do’ list. Throughout the day I add to it, cross things off, amend items. Mostly I cross things off though, and it feels so good when I do. I’m getting loads more done, which is definitely a step in the right direction. I always used to work this way. I’m not exactly sure when or why I stopped doing it.
   This one is also a continuing work in progress.
3. Clutter Clearing … Epic fail for this one. Epic. I managed to deposit three shopping bags full of Kate’s old toys and books to the charity bins down the road. And that was it. Hardly what I had in mind.
   It is a start, I guess. But a lame one.
   Another one carried over into March.

I’m loath to add anything more to the list for March, because I feel I should be concentrating on regaining my focus and working on the things I’ve carried forward from February.

Like just about everyone I know, my head is constantly full of so much stuff too. Work stuff. Home stuff. Kid stuff. Family stuff. Ideas. Thoughts. Stuff. And more stuff.

I think that maybe I should work on clutter clearing my head as well. That might just help with achieving all the other things on the list. Wouldn’t that be something?!

How focused are you?
Have you got it sorted … or did you answer ‘banana’, as well?