Aurora's REFORMED goal: passing the GMAT and feeling good about the way I look.

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Aurora

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(06/02/08 02:50)

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Thank you, Saundra!!!

Goals:
Pass the GMAT on July 30th with at least 40 in Math and 35 in English
Lose 3-5 kilograms until that time (I'm not sure yet what's realistic since I'm still nursing).

What I'll use this blog for:
Honest daily report on what I've done today to help myself achieve these goals. Even If I've done nothing.

Last Edited By: Aurora 06/16/08 01:29. Edited 2 times.

Aurora

June 2nd

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(06/02/08 02:55)

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I finished copying Friday's lesson
I didn't organize the questions for the one-on-one session tomorrow
I didn't solve any new problems.

Weight-loss: Met the day's goals.
I ate reasonable meals and not too many sweets.
I didn't read the exercise pages.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Had a very important meeting at work.
Wrote 2 out of 3 imporatnt work-related mails
Ironed all the clothes.

wernoclue

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(06/03/08 10:50)

Wise Beyond her Years

Aurora, by GMAT are you talking about the Graduate Management Admissions Test? That's what those initials mean in education in the U.S. but I wasn't sure it would mean the same thing in Israel.

Karen

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. - Anna Quindlen

Aurora

June 3rd

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(06/04/08 05:13)

Yep, that the same GMAT I'm taking. I want to get get a Masters in management and the school requires we take 2 out of the 3 parts of the GMAT (I don't have to do the essay part). Sucks!

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I went to the one-on-one session and actually understood what he was teaching me.
I only solved 5 new problems, instead of doing all the GMAT or all the Klan problems.

Weight-loss: Didn't meet the day's goals
I ate more chocolate then I'm supposed to and more cheese then I'm supposed to.
I didn't read the exercise pages.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Lots of work-related phone calls, sadly. They do remember I'm on vacation, don't they?
Tamari rolled for the first time from her belly to her back. Yey baby!
I got very little sleep last night, damn malfunctioning babysense.

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Aurora

June 4th

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(06/04/08 03:52)

GMAT: Met the day's goals (finally!)
Finished the homework, though I didn't get as many questions right as I hoped to.

Weight-loss: Met the day's goals
Ate reasonably and drank pleanty of water.
I didn't read the exercise pages. Last day not reading them doesn't make me "fail" the day's goals.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Tamari got her last dose of Rota vaccine.
My mom will come over tomorrow to babysit Tamari for a few hours so that I can study and get some house hold chores done.

Aurora

June 5th

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(06/05/08 02:33)

GMAT: Met the day's goals
I redid the exercises I got wrong for the past two weeks (I got most of them right this time, but not all).
I sent the 3 questions I didn't have the solution to to be solved for me so at least I'll know how it's done.
I didn't do any of the computer tests (that was maybe setting the bar a bit too high)

Weight-loss: Met the day's goals.
I ate reasonable meals and not too many sweets (a bit more chocolate then I should have, but not much).
I read the exercise pages. Tomorrow I have to do at least one set of each to see what I can do for starters.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Took Tamari to the physical therapist. She didn't like it. Thinking about it now I probably should have postponed the appointment. She wasn't feeling a 100% because of yesterday's vaccination.
Wrote an important work-related mail.
Finally straightened out the apartment, did 2 lauds of laundry and restocked the fridge. All thanks to my mom who came to babysit.

Aurora

June 6th

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(06/06/08 03:18)

GMAT: Met the day's goals
Went to class. It was long and hard, but I paid lots of attention and I think I got most of it.
I thought I might get some computer work done as well, but I didn't. I think 5 hours is plenty for one day, though.

Weight-loss: Didn't meet today's goals.
Ate some stuff I really shouldn't (Itai tried to make krembo...)
Didn't do a single exercise. My foot hurts...

Other notable achievements of the day:
The stupid stubbed toe is turning into a real issue. It hurts so much I limped all the way to class and back, looking like quite the idiot. I don't have time for a broken toe, dammit! It better heal fast or I'll get very sore (making puns in my own goal-blog, isn't it sad?).

Aurora

June 7th

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(06/07/08 11:04)

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I didn't do anything.

Weight-loss: Didn't meet the day's goals.
Ate more sweets then I should have, and we ordered pizza. Bad Aurora.
I didn't do any of the exercises.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Itai's parents came for a visit. Can you say "cumbersome tension"?
My foot is much better. Can't use that as an excuse much longer.

croshini

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(06/08/08 12:20)

Namaste

Hey good luck with the weight loss and GMAT! Are you looking to do your MBA?

Roshini

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems,
but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."
- Herm Albright

Aurora

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(06/08/08 02:20)

Actually it's MSc (in Management Sciences). It's very hard to get in.

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Aurora

June 8th

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(06/08/08 10:30)

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I didn't do anything.

Weight-loss: Didn't meet the day's goals .
I ate ice-cream...
Didn't do a single exercise.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Shavuot... it's my favorite holiday but it's hell on diets.
Tamari was a little fussy today. OK, she was a lot fussy. We had dinner with Itai's family and she was stressed from all the people. Tomorrow will probably be worse, since we;re having brunch with my family and there's going to be a lot more people.

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Aurora

June 9th

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(06/09/08 01:46)

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I didn't do anything.

Weight-loss: Didn't meet the day's goals .
I didn't eat right. I skipped some meals and ate some unhealthy foods. All and all I have no idea where I'm standing today. Oh, and I definitely didn't drink enough water.
Didn't do a single exercise.

Other notable achievements of the day:
A brunch at my parents' house took up pretty much the entire day. We got there early so Itai and help and so that Tamari will have time to adjust to the place before the onsaloght of relative begins. It was a nice event.
I helped Itai organize the business accounting and statements. He's so hopeless. I have to find a way to help him become more organized.

Aurora

June 10th

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(06/10/08 11:09)

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I didn't do anything.

Weight-loss: Didn't meet the day's goals .
I ate fine, a bit too much cheese.
Didn't do a single exercise.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Got a lot of errands done.

Aurora

June 11th

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(06/11/08 10:56)

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I didn't do anything.

Weight-loss: Didn't meet the day's goals
I didn't eat regular meals, I don't think I drank enough water and I skipped dinner all together. Bad!

Other notable achievements of the day:
Tamari got a shot and added a growth spurt to boot. She wanted to eat about every two hours, which was very hard since I'm fully nursing her.
Exhausting day, not very good for my self esteem. I think I might be a little too hard on myself.

Aurora

June 12th

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(06/13/08 08:13)

GMAT: Met the day's goals.
I did a lot of the problems.
I didn't finish all the homework for tomorrow's lesson and I didn't do any computerized tests.

Weight-loss: Met the day's goals
I ate reasonably and drank plenty of water.
Did a few exercises, not as much as I should have but it's a start.

Other notable achievements of the day:
I think I'm being too hard on myself, I'm so mad when I can't get everything done that I obsess over it and get angry with myself over it. Even if I'm right and it's not good being so mad at myself isn't helping. i have to figure out a way to let go a little and relax. These are two important goals but they're not the most important thing in the world. I need to get a little perspective!

Aurora

June 13th - June 16th

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(06/16/08 01:26)

OK - do over!

Had very busy couple of days but they helped me figure out something and it's that I've set my goal partly incorrectly. Losing the 4-5 Kgs is good, but it's not what my goal, at least it's not what my should be. My goal should be to feel good about the way I look. First I do that, then I lose the extra weight. Not the other way around.

With that mind:

Yep, that the same GMAT I'm taking. I want to get get a Masters in management and the school requires we take 2 out of the 3 parts of the GMAT (I don't have to do the essay part). Sucks!

GMAT: Met the days' goal
Went to class on Friday, picked my poor mistreated batinm off the floor later and took Saturday off from solving any problems. Didn't do anything on Sunday and did the planned share on Monday. Set a sceduale for the rest of the week, and I hope I can meet it.

Feeling good about myself: Met the days' goal
Sort of. At least I came to the realization of what I should concentrate my efforts on. Itai took me to get a massage and I need to go buy some new clothes so I made plans to go shopping with my mom.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Tamri's part time nanny started yesterday. Boy was that heartbreaking for me. But she likes her new nanny very much. And the nanny is a wonderful lady, very warm and she's great with Tamari. The major issue was that Tamari wouldn't eat. She wanted her mama to come home and nurse her. She didn't eat anything the foirst day until i fed her and today she wouldn't take a bottle either until I came home. Then I tried to give her a bottle and she took it (I never fed her from a bottle before, only nursed her). Half way through the meal we switche and teh nanny held the bottle and fed Tamari so she'll see it's OK and that mama's there to approve. Maybe tomorrow she'll be more willing to take the bottle from the nanny straight away.

saundrakane

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(06/16/08 08:27)

The Boss Lady of the BS Board

that is so sweet about her wanting Mama's approval to take the bottle

Saundra Kane

Aurora

June 17th

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(06/17/08 02:22)

GMAT: Didn't meet the day's goals
I finished reviewing the materiel but didn't solve any problems. I have to try and get up early tomorrow to get some work done.

Feeling good about myself: Half and half...
I went to work and that made me feel pretty good about myself. I even got a compliment about how I looked. Yey!
I forgot to eat. Very bad. It made me feel weak and ill by the end of the day.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Tamari took the bottle from the nanny today, hooray for trickery.
She rolled over in her sleep and it it made her wake up and bea little fightened. She's just the sweetest thing ever.
Itai's grandmother's not wll. She's been hhopitalized for some test and we need to wok out a visit into his sceduale.
My mom's coming over tomorrow to be with Tamari and she'll take me out to brunch first.

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Aurora

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(06/18/08 02:27)

GMAT: Met the Day's goals.
Solved quite a few problems and did the mid-course test.
The good news - I did great in the verbal part (better then I thought, yey). Bad news - I did very badly on the math part. VERY BADLY. Sucks!

Feeling good about myself: very good day
Had coffee with my mom and a long phone conversation with my friend Dalit. My mom said I look really good and I'm glad she said that.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Last night I had the most terrible headache, I was sick to my stomach and hardly slept. Itai was sweet enough to give me my space and then defrosted pumped milk and fed Tamari her breakfast by bottle. I slept in, which was great. For the first time since she was born I didn't get up to give my baby her breakfast. That was a little sad. But I needed the extra two hours very badly.
Got a lot of chores done, but there's plenty of work for tomorrow too.

Aurora

June 19th - June 20th

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(06/20/08 02:23)

GMAT: Met the Day's goals.
Not much to report. Went to class. I'm still pretty upset about the bad grade but I won't let that stop me. I'm going to take that test even if I don't think I'll get a high score. As for getting into business school - I'll just have to work harder on the other requirements.

Feeling good about myself: pretty good days
Went to work yesterday and told them I'll be back starting Monday (the 23rd). People were very sweet and welcoming. It made me feel pretty good. Plus I had two interesting meetings - one with our CFO and the other with our lawyer.

Other notable achievements of the day:
Good day for Tamari with the nanny. She took both bottles without any problems and the nanny said she was happy and playful.
Itai has a job on Friday. Lots of work ahead.

wernoclue

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(07/06/08 04:18)

Wise Beyond her Years

Shavuot

Aurora, please tell me what that holiday is about. I don't think I've heard of it before. And why is it your favorite?

Don't worry too much about Tamari not taking the bottle from the nanny. Even though I absolutely *know* that breaks your heart (one of those been there, done that sort of things) I also know that when a baby is truly hungry, they will eat anything you put in front of them. It truly doesn't hurt them to go through that little bit of angst about their regular feeding schedule and regular way of being fed. No child starves itself to death.

Know what I mean?

Karen

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. - Anna Quindlen

Aurora's REFORMED goal: passing the GMAT and feeling good about the way I look.

Aurora's REFORMED goal: passing the GMAT and feeling good about the way I look.

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