About Me
- Mr. Phillips
- I have been teaching at SPCC since 2004. I love interacting with students everyday and working with my peers. I also love playing and coaching basketball, playing baseball, and golfing. I love being spontaneous and riding the wave of life where it takes me. I am also very proud to have the best wife, duaghter, and a brand new edition on the way in September. My parents are a driving force in who I have become and throughout my life I have had the best friends around me who love me for who I am. God has guided me in many ways that have turned into miracles.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Habit Project Day 3
Yesterday was another unplanned day. Lilly came to see me at school around 3:00pm because she had her one year doctors appointment at 4:00pm. This was not fun for Lilly because she got blood work done and 3 shots so needless to say she was not a happy camper. The second she saw the doc came in she knew and started wailing away. We left the doctors office and I had to head back to SPCC to grab her diaper bag I left at school. No father of the year for me yesterday. We then headed to me friends house who has 3 kids one 2 and a half years old one the same age as Lilly and we met 3 week old baby Hannah! By this time it was 5:45 so I avoided my trigger of the couch, home, and the T.V.! However, I had no time to work out yet. I stayed at my buddies until 7:00ish and left to go home where I did some things around the house, fed Lilly, changed her, and prepared her end of the night bottle. M wife came home and we cooked dinner and put Lilly down. Now it was 8:00 and still no workout. We lazily stayed on the couch until 9:30 and then I found a core workout online and banged it out in 15 minutes and got ready for bed. Another successful busy day and I plan today on running right after school because I have no plans immediately after school. I do have a golf committee meeting at 7:00 so I need to workout before then or it will be tough to do after that. Good luck everyone and see you in a bit!
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Hey everyone! I feel like each day is a little bit easier and a little bit harder. It is a little easier because I am enjoying reading and getting into my books, but it is also harder because I am missing my phone more. I would say that I am actually missing my phone more in the morning than before bed. When I wake up I immediately go on my phone and that would usually wake me up. I am also glad that I don't have my phone in the morning because now I wont spend too much time on it causing me to be late. Yesterday I spent time on my phone as soon as I got home. I ended up eating supper at around 4 which is early for me. After supper I went to dance from 5-7:30. Before I had gone to dance the only homework I had gotten done was this project. When I got home I knew that I couldn't mess around on my phone too much. I ended up doing my homework from 8-9 and finished it in before school from 7:30-8. After I was done with my homework I did my blood sugar and went upstairs. I then took a shower and all that stuff. During my shower I listened to music on my iPod because I hate taking a shower without music because it is just so boring. I turned my music off as I came out of the bathroom and got into bed. By this time it is about 9:45. I read my book until around 10:30 and then I go to sleep. I am really enjoying this project and everyone seems to be doing really well so keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteGood for you Kathryn! Your really into and learning a lot about yourself! Keep it up and you will continue to learn about how you work as a person. We don't get to truly understand ourselves unless we continually challenge ourselves!
DeleteToday was another struggle trying to avoid fattening foods. Every Wednesday my grandma takes me to my violin lesson and makes supper. My grandma always makes something extreme like tonight we are having chicken. My grandma sometime makes a dessert on Wednesdays. I was hoping she wouldn't make a dessert this week but she end up doing so. She made my favorite dessert of all time brownies. She always makes really large brownies and sometimes I eat it all which I know is really bad. It's really hard to pass up my grandmas brownies but instead of having a large portion of a brownie I took a smaller portion. I had already told my grandma that I was trying to break my habit but she forgot so I had to remind her. She was very supportive and encouraged me too keep with it. Since I took the smaller portion of the brownie it helped me not to eating large portions of food all the time. It was so hard to try and avoid the triggers of eating the brownie. I had to think of a way to help break my habit but also eat the best brownie in the world hahaha!! Does anyone have anymore suggestions on what I could have done better? Good luck to everyone else!!
ReplyDeleteToday didn't go as planned, just like yesterday. I went to afterschool today from around 3:30 to 4:20, since my mom and Alyvia's mom were at the beach. All the time I look forward to going on my phone after school, but then I remember that I cant because of my habit, which makes me kind of upset. During afterschool, I got some of my Latin homework done, but not my other homework. Then, my mom and Alyvia's mom picked us up and now I'm over her house. I hopefully will get my homework done soon and I didnt go on my phone until 5:00, which is a big step for me. Also, with my 'like' habit, I only said it unecessarily around 10 times, when normally I say it in almost every sentence. I'd say so far I've been doing pretty good. However I always get a strong urge to reach for my phone and think 'Well, it's only to check instagram? It'll only be for a second!' But then I stop myself. I'm going to try to keep any electronic upstairs in my room. I wish everyone good luck!
ReplyDeleteI went to after school today because my mother went to the beach. It was rude of her to go to the beach while i'm at school. After school was a lot of fun though. We went outside for about a half an hour. It was soothing to sit outside and absorb the heat. When our parents came and picked us up we went to my house. We helped my mom carry in groceries. Instead of just sitting on the couch were listening to music. Mostly Fergie, Im a very good dancer. We are currently waiting for our dinner. After dinner I will shut my phone off and put it on top of the fridge. Shutting my phone off will help me concentrate more on my homework. After my homework is done my mother, Madison, Tracey, and I are going to watch American Idol it is a good season this year. Everyone has been doing so well with breaking your habits. Kathryn yours must be really tough but keep it up. Good job everyone!
ReplyDeletePretty boring for me not gone lie. Just got home took a shower, did my chores, and started homework right after. After I'm done with homework I'll just eat dinner and either run or watch T.V. It's good though because I didn't stall my homework at all. I'm getting it done a lot faster with time afterwards. Good luck on your habits everyone!
ReplyDeleteToday wasn't that bad , the only problem I had breaking my soda habbit was when I saw someone in the hallway drinking mtn dew, As soon I got home I realized I lost my bracelet so I had to retrace my step back to the bus stop, I had to climb down a hill and back up I still couldn't find my bracelet. When I went back home dinner wasn't Ready and it's still not ready! ! ! !, so I decided to do my homework but then I got a call from my Aunty she wanted me to baby sit my cousin Lexi. which I'm still doing and Lexi is in 3rd grade mrs.Guluiani class, Anyway I'm doing my homework and playing music so loud I haven't thought about getting soda .I think I'm doing a good job with this.
ReplyDeletePray to Saint Anthony,"Dear Saint Anthony look around something is lost it must be found, please find Nana's bracelet!"
DeleteHenno! Last night was a little bit harder for me because I really didn't have that much to do. I hung out with Emilie and Sophia for an half an hour then I got home around 4. I watched my soap opera (which I watch everyday) and by the time that was over it was like 5:00-5:15. After that I started my home work but I didn't finish. I went to go have dinner and then went to go finish my home work. After that I took my shower and all that stuff. By the time I was done with all that it was around 8:00. I read some of my book which is getting really interesting and then was talking to some people on my phone. By then it was around 9:00 (which is the time I'm suppose to put my phone away). But I forgot to check my email because of softball and I saw something really funny on the email so I had to send it to Emilie and then we started talking like on the phone. Then I hung up and by then it was 9:45. I was still on my phone until like 10:15 which I was not suppose to be doing ( which I am really mad about). I put my phone in my grandparents room and then it was like 10:30 because I went down stairs. By 10:45 I was sleeping in bed. Tonight I hope I can be better because I was hanging out with Emma Emilie and Sophia for about 3 hours. Then I plan to do my home work for about an half an hour and then I have softball practice from 7:30-9:00. When I get home I have to shower, finish my home work and eat dinner. So tonight I'll be pretty busy and won't have time for my phone. I hope it was just that one slip but I still think that I can do it!
ReplyDeleteToday i went to the park to play basketball with dylan from the 7th grade and me and him were playing with 2 other kids that were 19 years old. lets just say we were balling like the pros. im just kidding but we were doing pretty good and we did end up winning against them. I feel as if im getting used to this and that i will probably take more time out of my day to play sports or even go outside to play with friends instead of sitting inside on xbox or even just on the couch just watching tv in general. tomorrow i am getting up earlier and going to the court to practice. when i was just sitting around the house all day i felt like i got nothing done and i went to sleep later because i didnt use any energy all day. now that im outside more i go to sleep earlier and i get more time in the morning when i wake up. Since i started this project i am in alot better mood and i am more active as well as eating better foods and hope to lose more weight.
ReplyDeleteHello everyone ! Each day is getting a little but easier but harder at the same time . Today I was being tempted with sooo much junk food especially at lunch . I was offered a chip but then I was like wait the habit project and just ate my orange . I don't have dance today so it's especially hard to avoid eating junk food when I'm at home . But I haven't eaten any junk food yet. Later I will workout a half an hour before bed so I'll be tired enough to fall right to sleep and not go on my phone .
ReplyDeleteToday was easier and harder at the same time. My mom packed me cookies and other non healthy food and that blew my goal for today. From now on will pack my own lunch with healthier foods. I did avoid t.v today because after going to after school, I went to the Y and worked out for two hours. This also made me tired and ill be able to fall asleep faster and not stay up watching tv. I know each day might be harder but if we support each other we will be winners
ReplyDeleteGood job being honest!
DeletePack your own lunch and make your own decisions on what you bring.
DeleteToday I got home and I almost picked up the control to watch TV and then I remembered that I can't do it. So I was taking out my hair and I took my phone to listen to music and I finished at 4:08. Then I went upstairs to my neighbor and asked if my friend Nicolas was home and she told me she had to go pick him up and I went with her. We got there and picked him up and went home. We rode our bikes to his friends house, but we realized that his little brother had a baseball game so we went hone again and figured walhat we wanted to do. We got on the bikes again and rode around the neighborhood and we rode down hills and up hills. That was good for me because I got a work out which I needed and I got some fresh air. We got home at 6:00 and I went to his house and we played Xbox for 10 minutes and had popsicles. We decided to go out side again and we did the same thing got on the bikes and went down hills. Got home at 6:45 and said by to him. I called nana and we talked for a little bit told her that I had to shower hung up and showered. Called her back and waited for my mom to come home. Mom came home said hi. I sat down and I turned on the TV and I immediately forgot that I had it on and I watched for like 30 minutes and I shut the TV off and went in my room. I unplugged my TV and gave it to my mom and I told her to hide it somewhere and I would let her when the 2 weeks is over. I got mad at myself for doing that. I went to my room and did my homework and got my hair done for a Notre Dame thing tomorrow afternoon. I am happy that I realized I watched TV and took my TV away. But it feels like I'm being punished but I am getting better at it. I want to do it more often because I get to go outside for a little bit and do homework.
ReplyDeleteMan this project is getting harder and harder everyday! Because for the first time since this project started I thought about holding off on the homework but in the end I up doing my homework on time.But today taught me something and that is the longer it takes for me to get home the less motivated I become. I think of it like when you go to a spa and you leave. You feel great for the first day or two but after that you go back to feeling bad. So now I,m trying to think of ways to motivate myself so if you have any suggestions please let me know! Thanks and good luck to you all! :)
ReplyDeleteHow about setting up your work area before you leave the house. Example, a snack pen and pencil and a note to yourself with some motivational tool like a quote and something that inspires you like a meaningful pictures.
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ReplyDeleteSo today I went out with Taylor, Emma, and Emilie after school until around 6. So I avoided my trigger by hanging out with my friends. We played softball which I'm not the best at but I had fun. I then took a shower and had a healthy dinner. By then it was 7:30 so I went on my tablet for 10 minutes before Emilie said we're watching a scary movie, the conjuring, so I have to do my homework. I feel good about breaking my habit and I wish you all the best of luck with yours.
Today I didn't feel good so I stayed home from school. I was very tired so I slept most of the day. When I was awake I watched how I met your mother and then some House Hunters. I did not have a lot of energy. Since I was sleeping or watching tv I was very relaxed and I wasn't cracking my knuckles. I think I crack my knuckles the most when I am at school or doing work. I did crack them a couple times today but I definitely didn't crack them as much as normal. When I go back to school tomorrow I think I will start to want to crack my knuckles more. I will try do to my best to avoid cracking. Instead I will start tapping my feet like I have been doing. Today I didn't eat that much. I had some breakfast but I didn't snack as much as normal. But when I did I made sure it was healthy. It was kind of annoying looking at the pretzels and chips and other unhealthy snacks in my cabinet but I had an apple instead and left the room so I wouldn't be near the snacks. I am starting to stop eating when I'm bored. Before I eat something I take a minute to ask myself if I am actually hungry. i never realized how much I was snacking until I started trying to cut back on it. I think I am improving every day. This project is hard at times but I like the challenge.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better! Being home is much different when it comes to your daily routine. I love your positive attitude even though you do not feel well!
DeleteThis project is already getting a little it easier for me. I am still sort of discouraged at times knowing I will soon have to give up my phone, but a part of me is also looking forward to it. My phone is fun to play on and be on, but I think it is also sort of a stressor when I use it before bed. Without my phone after 9:00 I feel more free, if that makes any sense. Its a time when I can think about my day and just relax without a screen in front of my eyes. I feel more natural, too. I cant really explain it, so hopefully you understand. I like just looking out my window and playing with my cat instead of watching youtube or Netflix sometimes. Without the project, I almost felt like I had to play on my phone. Maybe it is because I was so used to the routine. Now I have an excuse to not go on my phone, but just appreciate the world around me. This all sounds complicated, and it is. All I can really say that isn't confusing is that today I looked forward to having a time when I do not use any form of electricity besides a lamp and read. This project is kind of changing my life to be honest. Hopefully I can use these feelings to help me destroy this bad habit for good.\
ReplyDeletePeace can lead you to deep thought which it seems like you are doing. We have so many sidtractions around in today's world that sometimes we do not see the things right in front of our eyes. Seems like you are seeing the things right in front of you that were always there but you had other things blocking there view.
DeleteThe habit i am trying to breaking is being cheap, today the first day of this trail i went to my local comic book shop i was planning to buy Hellboy volume one. I enter the store found the graphic novel the book cost 11.00 bucks and i have 20.00 bucks then i thought the book cost way munch money and don't want my 20.00 bucks to go way but i really want this book so fill my self with courage went to buy it and i did. After that i felt good and little sad in same time
ReplyDeleteWhy did you feel good and sad at the same time? Are you always cheap? The process you went through is not abnormal. I am glad you bought the book but it is not abnormal to think that spending more than half your money on a comic book.
DeleteI felt happy because i have some thing good to read. But felt sad because half my money is gone
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DeleteToday I went to after-school and ate a snack there. We then went outside which gave me some time to relax and not feel like I'm wasting my day doing homework. As soon as we went back inside I got started on my homework and finished just as my mom came to pick me up. We had to race home and get ready for my baseball practice at 6:00 at SPM back in Worcester. After all the driving and and a 2 hour practice, I came home and was able to take a shower and relax since I finished my homework early. I would say today worked out perfectly and this new habit is definitely saving me time and, surprisingly, energy. Everything is working out okay so far!
ReplyDeleteToday was another time where I really had no option to play video games. After getting home from after school at around 5:30 Ish, I had dinner till around 6 and started my homework at 7:30. After finishing around 8:00, I decided that it'd be a waste to go downstairs and play Xbox for 30 minutes or so. So instead I finished a book that I purchased at the book fair. Though it did feel liberating to do something else than video games even though I like to play them. Even so, it's a good thing that I chose not to play as my habit is playing TOO much. And I'd like to cut down my playing time a little bit so this worked once more in my favor.
ReplyDeleteToday turned out a lot better than yesterday. I woke up in the morning without feeling tired at all and only felt tired only twice during the day. After school I did my homework, helped make dinner, then went outside to play football. Football was a good workout because everyone played on their highschool football team. When I got home I started reading a book on how to be more productive which I just finished. Today I realized how much time of the day I lose by napping and saw how many more things I could fill the empty time with. Not napping feels a little weird because it makes the days a lot longer, but it also helps me sleep earlier and feel more energetic in the morning.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff Allan! It takes a while to change your sllep habits soo you may feel off at the beginning but stick with ii, it gets better!
DeleteEveryone is doing good with their habit, keep it up guys! Yesterday wasn't anything major but everyday I feel I keep getting better and getting closer to breaking my habit. I barely bit my cheek today, and was more focused in class. I now immediately stop myself whenever I have the urge to do it. I also avoided chips, which my dad put in my lunchbox, and gave them to someone else. And when I noticed the unhealthy but good looking foods, instead of looking at them with envy, I focused on my own healthy lunch and became happy in knowing I was making good choices. As for the snacking, I did some research on it. You are recommended to eat 5 meals a day along with plenty of water to stay hydrated. The three main meals are breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The two other ones are small, healthy snacks throughout the day that are just enough to keep you from snacking before lunch or dinner. Yesterday I got home and did my homework and started studying after dinner. Then I had a few slices of apples to keep my mind and body refreshed and alert while I was studying. I'm getting closer each day!
ReplyDeleteToday was a bit of a struggle. We went to the airport to drop off my dad but there was one of those vending machines that have packs of gum in them there and my sister asked if I should buy one for her. I am positive that this doesn't count as breaking my habit. Then I went home and took a shower and did all the morning stuff and then I saw a pack of gum splattered across the ground. But then I remembered that I would be no better than the person that broke there habit on day one if I broke mine on day three. I hope everyone else is having good luck with there habits
ReplyDeletehi so yesterday was ok. Taylor and Emma came so I was with then untill six o'clock. then i was going to go take a shower but Sophia was in it so i decided to go on my ipod for 10-20 minutes. Sophia was taking too long and also i wasnt doing anything productive so i was going to wash my mom's car but it was too late. I took the dog for a walk instead for a little less than an hour. i then did my chores and homework. I didn't study that much because i would do it in the morning as well as take a shower. it was hard yesterday because i really wanted to go on my ipod longer. i think this will be even harder on the weekends so i'm dreading the weekend a little. You guys all seem to be doing well with your challenges and good luck.
ReplyDeleteChristian you are avoiding the the trigger which is 90 percent of not lying. The fact that your disappointed about not lying because you didn't get in trouble seems crazy to me. Stay out of situation where lying will be an option and your lying will go down dramatically therefore braking your habit. With that being said I understand what you are saying but you cannot force the issue.
ReplyDeleteYesterday went very well. After a long day of school, I came home and did some outdoor activities. For example, I played basketball, did some yard work, etc. I then proceeded to do my homework. By the end of the day I was drained of my energy. When I got into my room, I dove right into my book. I almost forgot to set my alarm clock in my phone haha. This habit project has helped me read more and have energy for the next day by not staying up too late. I'm having a great time doing this project and I hope that all of you are too!
ReplyDeleteToday has gone good for me today so far because when i got home i got to do a little bit of homework, then my family had dinner, then i finished my homework. Tonight is going to be a little different though because i have to baby sit my niece. Since i heard this i decided that i will take my run when i go up to my sisters house, which is like 2 miles. once i get there i will be there for a while basically doing nothing because my sister will be gone for 2-3 hours, and my niece is only 7 months and will already be in bed. This won't bother me though because i was able to avoid my phone/tablet/tv/video games when i first got home, i will have gone for my run, and by the time i get home from my sisters house it will be late and i will just brush my teeth and do all that stuff and go to bed.
ReplyDeleteToday didnt go as planned but it wasnt as bad as i thought. When i got home i relaxed and talked with david. Later i had to go ump a baseball game and after i had to go watch davids baseball game. It didnt give me much of a workout but i suppose it made me more of a productive member of society. I helped out those kids with their game and it felt good. im going to alter my goals slightly and still get rid of my habit. Rather than run once a day i am going to try to exercise once a day. Great work everybody!
ReplyDeleteI got up at 6:00am. Instead of watching You Tube I ate my breakfast, walked the dogs and helped in other tasks. It's kind of weird not doing my regular routine. And yes, I am starting to miss it. You also have to find ways to pass the time because time does not fly when you are doing nothing, in fact one minute feels like two and longer. So i went outside and played with my brother and we played lacrosse.
ReplyDeleteToday was different I went to school instead of staying home from being sick. It was a really hard being in school all stuffed up but after school was much better because I was pretty much put doors. As I was walking home from school I had seen my bestfriend walking and we stood around talking then we walk to my so I could change out of my uniform to go back out. From there we walked to dunkin dounuts and my friend wanted to come because they saw us walking. After we were done we starred walking back around 5 ish but we saw 4 more people we knew so they sat down with us and we were all talking. At around 6 we all went our separate ways. Right then I went to go shoot hoops at the boys and girls club because I didn't just want to sit around at home so I was there for 2 hours doing that. At 8 I walked home took a shower and went to bed. I tried my best to avoid my bad habit which I did because between 4:30-6 I didn't sit on the couch, use my phone or watch TV. Good luck guys!
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