Day 15 and 16

15th and 16th day of my 21 day challenge!!!

Day 15 (22nd January):

Meditation:  I woke up and did some meditation straight away for about 20 minutes, I like meditating in the morning because it really helps with getting some clarity and perspective during the rest of the day.  I am finding that using my mantra ('om') and focusing on the vibrations is very very effective at calming the mind.

Exercise:  I swam for half an hour, doing 40 lengths - 30 breast-stroke and 10 front crawl.  I didn't want to go too mad because I found that my arms ached quite a lot for some reason.  Maybe all the press ups I've been doing!

Work on my business:  I drew up some UV T-shirt designs and made sure that all of my designs so far were suitable to put up on my facebook page and show people.  I also finalised which designs I would be doing for my first batch of t-shirts.

Drawing:  I basically just did some doodling, but I have really been getting into zentangle drawings, I find them really fun!  For those of you who don't know what that is, it is basically drawing shapes on a page that seperates the page into sections, and then drawing spontaneous repetitive patterns in each and colouring it.  It sounds a bit stupid I know but some that I have seen have been absolutely AMAZING!  So you can make really effective and easy designs.

Spending time/doing things for others:  In the evening I went to see my best friend, we had a long chat and ate some vegan sweets and banana chips mmmm!  I think she really needed to talk to someone about things that have been happening recently, and we both regard each other as a shoulder to cry on.  So I was happy to do this, and left her seeming happy and relaxed!

Day 16 (23rd January):

Meditation:  Nowadays sometimes I have to make do with meditating on the bus!  This is quite challenging and not ideal, but it will only improve my technique.  It's always good to mix things up a bit anyway!

Drawing/work on my business:  Today I made another design, of a foot, which I think will look cool in UV on a T-shirt, maybe with patterns on it as well, and I thought maybe I could draw some zentangle designs on it for added detail.  I also took photos of all my designs so far and uploaded them to my facebook page, as well as prompting friends of mine to share my page.  I will have 100 followers in no time!!

Doing things for others:  I didn't manage to do much today, but I did spontaneously do the washing up which my Mum would have ended up doing.  She didn't seem to notice and I know it's a normal thing to be doing and it hardly took me any effort at all, but it's the little things that matter I think!

Exercise:  I did some yoga today, still working on my short hamstrings, as well as some tough core-strengthening poses like boat pose and the wheel, this was very energising!

I am 3/4 of the way through my challenge!  And still everyday I am feeling better, and more positive about everything.  The strict daily routine has helped me and I'm sure I will take what I have learned into my everyday life and uni work even after this challenge has finished.  I feel so much stronger in body, spirit, and mind. WOWEE!