What skills did I use today?

1. Wise mind- At times.
2. Participate- When I was sewing.
3. Non-judgmental stance- Struggled with this because I felt I wasn't very productive today.
4. One-mindfully-Sewing. Ate dinner at the table with no reading material.
5. Attend to relationships- I have been emailing a friend on a regular basis and it feels good to connect on a deeper level about serious issues.
6. Accumulate positives- Reading, sewing. Nap.
7. Build mastery- Sewing.
8. PLEASE (tend to physical ills, eating, avoid drugs, sleep, exercise)- Nap.
9. TIP (temperature [ice/heat], intense exercise, progressive relaxation- Laid on the couch with the heating pad. Stretched.

What skills did I use today?

1. Wise mind- Yes, manifested in actions below
2. Observe- "I notice a feeling of disgust" re: cat vomit
3. One-mindfully- When washing my dishes and folding my laundry.
4. Effectiveness- I cleaned up the cat vomit.
5. Figure out interpersonal goals- Working on developing a closer relationship with someone I know.
6. Attend to relationships- Posted in the forum, sent a message to person in #5.
7. Opposite-to-emotion action- I took a shower and did some housework after a Klonopin nap. It would have been easy to write off the whole day as a loss, but I got it together and even went out for a while.
8. Problem solving- Posted on forum about strategies for making best use of my week off.
9. Accumulate positives- Made my bed. Washed the fluffy bathrobe. All the laundry is current. Dishes are all washed.
10. Mindfulness of current emotion- Noticing that I am feeling lonely and this is only day 1 of 7.
11. Pros and Cons- Cat vomit, again.
12. Distract/self-soothe/improve the moment- Took a nap because I had too little sleep last night and needed to recharge. I was starting to hallucinate.
13. Willingness- Cat vomit.

What skills did I use on Monday?

I participated in the workshop I went to for work.

I wore a dress, which I'm sure is a skill of some sort, maybe in the distract category?

Blew it by falling asleep early and missing my meds. Not a skill.

What skills did I use on Sunday?

I was effective by going to work.

I worked on interpersonal relationships by checking in with coworkers I hadn't worked with in a while. I made sure my coworkers needs were being met.

I built mastery by working on my quilt.

What skills did I use today?

I distracted by sewing and hanging out with my online friends.

What skills did I use on Friday?

I radically accepted that I was stuck doing grunt work for my whole shift.

What skills did I use today?

The skills that stick out from today are building mastery and problem solving.

I finished some half-completed sewing projects and dealt with some online forum issues in an effective manner. Something I haven't been so hot on as of late.