Challenge update

I am four days into my 30-day challenge and here is the update on how I am doing:

• Vitamin & mineral supplement taken every day :-)
• Not a single cup of terrible machine coffee at work neither Thursday nor Friday
• Not a single 1 hour walk taken ... :-( and no streching done either ... 2 x :-(

However, the not walking stuff is due to my in-laws visiting from Wales and we are having a faboulous family weekend together! So, first walking is planned for Tuesday evening. Conclusion: I am still feeling good about this challenge and change is happening slowly but surely.

Val till Europaparlamentet, del 3

Idag är det val till Europaparlamentet. Jag gick och röstade i morse. Det var mest äldre (läs: pensionärer) i vallokalen. Och absolut ingen trängsel. Kanske har många förtidsröstat eller så går de och röstar senare idag? Förhoppningsvis blir valdeltagandet högre än förra gången då endast 38% röstade. Det är viktigt att göra sin röst hörd, tycker jag. Därför ska man ta sig till vallokalen och avlägga sin röst. Det är så demokrati fungerar. Min röst gick till Isabella Lövin, kandidat nr 2 på Miljöpartiets lista.

World Environment Day (WED)

Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. The day's agenda is to:

• Give a human face to environmental issues;
• Empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development;
• Promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues;
• Advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.

The theme for WED 2009 is 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on a new deal at the crucial climate convention meeting in Copenhagen some 180 days later in the year, and the links with overcoming poverty and improved management of forests.

The site has tips on how to Easily Green Your Daily Routine. My contribution today will be taking public transport to work, using a washable cup when I drink tea instead of a single use paper cup, and having a vegetarian meal for lunch.

30-day Challenge

Saw a post by my former massage therapist Holli on her web-site about a 30-day challenge. It is about making changes to your routines and habits in order to improve your life. It is about making the challenge public and following up on successes and failures. And it is about feeling better and feeling better about yourself in 30 days.

Here are my challenges:

• Stop drinking that terrible machine coffee in work. Drink herbal and green teas instead.


• Take my vitamin & mineral supplement every morning (instead of once in a blue moon).


• Take a 1 hour walk every other evening, come rain or shine.


• Stretch after the walk.

I am starting my challenge on a Thursday instead of on a Monday. Why wait until Monday? Hopefully I will have avoided some 8 cups of terrible coffee and gone for 2 hour long walks by the time Monday rolls around. Actually, I guess I find myself ahead of the game already. Yeah!