BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Life Coaching Rebecca's Goal Thread

I just want it for a little while. There is too much noise in this family to the point of me getting headaches. I want to teach them that silence can be beneficial when done right.

Lisa, I am not giving up my typing. Then I would go crazy. I just crave some peace and quiet. No screaming. No running. No shouting across the house. No loud television. No video games. Maybe a little music in the background.

Hi Rebecca, a recent TV programme here in the UK took a small group of people to a retreat where they were not allowed to speak for several days. They found emotions deep within that released them from all sorts of anxieties and guilt, and they discovered a life-changing self-awareness that was nothing like they had ever experienced before! (JOY)

OK. My goals this week is to just stay caught up. I have to be honest. My biggest problem has been that I have no one place to call my own to write or study. I'm going to work on that this week (or kill a few family members LOL ). No, hubby promised to help me.

Rebecca -

I absolutely understand your need for silence. A benefit of me working at night is that it is quite silent. No cars driving past. The house is absolutely quiet and peaceful. In the day when Bob has the TV running I can find it hard to concentrate.

Have you thought about noise canceling headphones, with soft music playing? That does wonders!

Absolutely you should have "a place of your own"!! That is so important! there must be some corner of the house that you can carve out, to make your own little nook.

How did your week of silence go? That is fascinating that you did that. I often have days where I talk to no one, but that's because no one is here.

It went ok. It was hard because one person thought I was being ridiculous and was always trying to get me to break it. I have a friend that has offered me her sons room during the times he goes back to school so that I can escape. They will respect the silence.

My short-term goals have changed a little bit because our long-term goals have changed. We are determined to move to Alaska in 2-3 years. We want to achieve our dreams of a hobby farm. We have been torn between Alaska and Maine. Still not completely final on Alaska, but we will be going to one of those places. The kids are really excited. Now, to save the money up to move.

How awesome and exciting! Both places sound good but I think Alaska might win out in the cool department. Plus they have good tax incentives for residents.

I want to see you make the hobby farm happen. And then I want to visit it!

Yes definitely we want to see photos, Rebecca

This is a great example of how sometimes goals change, but your priorities tend to stay the same! It's good to review your goals every few months to see if they need tweaking!

Alaska is SO cool, I've loved my visits there.