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How do you find it it easiest for you to set and make progress toward your goals? Do you write them down? Where do you post them to remind yourself? Would love to learn from your approaches.

Latest Activity: December 14, 2017
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Kristen,

Hello! Yes, goal setting is so very important. I write a list of daily goals in a notebook. I attempt to be as productive as possible. However, o may it the task on the next day or weeks list if I am not feeling well one day due to weather changes or other variables .


Latest Activity: November 27, 2017
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At the moment I haven't set any goal.. feeling a little bit procastinating at the moment. :s

Latest Activity: November 28, 2017
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I, like Ksmiles123, write my goals in a notebook/agenda. I have a daily to-do list and check off items as they're accomplished throughout the day. For longer term goals, I've heard vision boards work nicely in serving as a reminder/motivation, but I've never tried them.

Latest Activity: November 28, 2017
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Nope no goals just go with the flow and do what I can when I need to.

Latest Activity: November 28, 2017
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We are all very different -- I love that! I find that writing things down generally works for me, but think I might try to outline some of the steps required for larger goals so they don't seem so daunting. That way I can feel some success when I meet the "smaller" goals that are a part of them.

Latest Activity: November 28, 2017
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Made, thanks for the laugh!

I usually do a daily to-do list, and keep a separate list of projects for work, but I don't tend to write down life goals. Maybe that's due to the unpredictability of chronic illness.

Latest Activity: November 29, 2017
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I just re-read my response and it sounds awfully morbid, but I didn't mean it that way! What I mean is that I could make a plan to travel next summer, but in the meantime I could get diagnosed with just about anything, or have a series of exacerbations in May that mean a lengthy recovery, or get a new lung infection and have to start a new med with new side effects.

Latest Activity: November 30, 2017
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m

I'm such a deadliner. I tend to study in medical school in a hurry and not taking it one by one. Need to study smarter not harder 😆

Latest Activity: November 30, 2017
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J

Hello Merry,

I don't think it sounded morbid. You're just being realistic because none of us - those who don't have COPD included - are promised that we'll be here tomorrow, let alone next year. All we can do is take the best care we can and stay positive. In other words...we can buy a bunch of green bananas and plan to be around to eat them, yet being keenly aware of our mortality.

Latest Activity: November 30, 2017
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Yes, I agree. We must just make the best of each and every day. We must restart our engines every am and accomplish what we are able to do, and attempt to do what makes us happy.

Latest Activity: December 1, 2017
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M

Jane, I love the green bananas comment. Just perfect!

Latest Activity: December 1, 2017
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I find it really overwhelming trying to make plans past here and now! My daughter(23 months old) has non-cf cystic Bronchiectasis as well as multiple other serious medical conditions, and now her neurologist thinks there is a very good chance she is on the autism spectrum. So between exacerbations and complications , developmental delays and speech delays as well as serious behavioral issues.....if we plan to do something there is a definite possibility it will change. So we just try to focus on one day at a time!

Latest Activity: November 30, 2017
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She Looks Normal,
Hello! I am glad that you are back on the site- we missed you. Realize that life is hectic, to say the least.
I thought about you when I read the article below. It may be a good article to forward to friends/ family who may not understand your needs, what you are going through.
https://themighty.com/2017/11/practical-tips-for-helping-out-a-mother-of-kids-with-disabilities/?utm_source=The+Mighty+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d78f0572aa-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_083492ca1a-d78f0572aa-210544273

Latest Activity: December 1, 2017
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Having a child on the spectrum as well as all the medical complications. I just can't imagine your stress load, She Looks Normal. I'd give you a hug right now if I could! My daughter wasn't diagnosed with ASD until her teens, but we knew right from minute one that she wasn't an average child.

Regarding the behavior issues, we found that removing artificial colors from her diet made a world of difference in severity and frequency of meltdowns. From my research, it doesn't work for all children but it was night and day for her. Granted, much harder to implement in a family with siblings, but maybe worth considering?

Latest Activity: December 1, 2017
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K

@Merry I was a kid who needed artificial coloring removed from my diet. While I recall being a perfect child -- ;) -- I think my parents found this helpful for me, as well.

Latest Activity: December 12, 2017
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J

Hugs to all of you....

My daughter, too, is on the spectrum and like you, Merry, I just knew there was something going on with her but there was not enough information at that time to solve the mystery. I figured it out when she was 23 and she was diagnosed officially at age 29 along with some physical health issues.

Yes, sometimes one day at a time is all you can do. One hour at a time on some days.

Hang in there, all you wonderful caring moms!

Latest Activity: December 13, 2017
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Jane,
Yes, one day at a time, one hour at a time. It can be very challenging having a child with unique needs; we must just put one forward in front of the other and continue going forward. Cheers to caring, loving moms.:)

Latest Activity: December 14, 2017
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G

Thanks for sharing-I have loved reading everyone's ideas. So helpful, especially during the holidays!

Latest Activity: December 19, 2017
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