Made it to the end of April. I will say that while I got a lot done this month, it did feel more relaxed and I gave myself a lot of grace through the days. It felt good to be kinder to myself and felt good to know that despite a “major” goal, I still was productive. I do feel more rested and a little more centered.
Here’s all the stuff I had put as a possible list, I crossed out the ones I did:
More tidying up:
Pick through the stuffed animals for what to keep
Donate all the donation items
Go through my bedside drawers
Go through under my sink.
Go through linen closet.
Go through kids’ bathroom.
Go through ikea next to my desk.
Clean up desk.
Go through ikea by plants.
Go through the second desk.
Clean out the foosball table (over and under)
Go through the giant ikea.
Go through the cupboards by kitchen sink.
Go through David’s sink drawer.
After all those are done -> schedule bulky trash pickup.
Buy Fun stuff:
Buy colorful ikea drawers
replace cushions for couch outside
buy more lights for yard.
buy heater for the yard.
buy lanterns for the yard.
buy something to keep bugs/mosquitoes away.
buy fun stuff for garage.
Health: ( a did a little of several of these but not enough of any to cross off)
Start stretching regularly
Start a lifting regimen
Go back to doing core classes
Do pilates/yoga
Back to restorative yoga/meditation
Find 3 staple dishes to cook and have on hand
Moisturize every night
Learn stuff
Finish the AI course you did
Learn to use Jski
Research how to train Sadie
Do the shuffle class
Watch some makeup tips
Find a fun class
Take care of my people + myself
Help A with AP stuff
Take time off
Go to laser place
Go places
Watch the sunset.
Drive somewhere new.
In the end, I focused the most on cleaning up because it was something that both made me feel better and something I could do alongside watching TV. I feel like it was quite cleansing to do it.
Here’s to another month. Paying attention. Loving my people. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.
I knew this would be a hard book to read. Not sure why I decided to read it. Maybe because I think it’s important we don’t look the other way. Maybe it’s all a part of shame changing sides.
What a fun book. If you’re looking for something light and fun with a heart about older women and friendship and taking back your life, this is your book.
I loved this story but it was too long. It could have been half as long as still beautiful and impactful. I feel like it went on long enough that it lost some of its magic.
I just finished this book and I am so mad. I want all my time back. I kept thinking I should put it down and I am so mad I did not. I found the main character super annoying and over the top, I found the “twist” so dumb. Ugh ugh ugh.
Even though I set no specific goals for April, I’m proud of how much cleaning I did in April so far. I have only one section (albeit a big one) left and then I’ll be completely done with my cleaning goals for the year. Great progress.
More tidying up:
Done:
Go through my bedside drawers
Go through under my sink.
Go through linen closet.
Go through kids’ bathroom.
Go through ikea next to my desk.
Clean up desk.
Go through ikea by plants.
Go through the second desk.
Clean out the foosball table (over and under)
Go through the cupboards by kitchen sink.
Go through David’s drawer.
Still to do:
Go through the giant ikea.
Pick through the stuffed animals for what to keep
Donate all the donation items
After all those are done -> schedule bulky trash pickup.
Buy Fun stuff: – haven’t done much of these, maybe this week
Buy colorful ikea drawers
replace cushions for couch outside
buy more lights for yard.
buy heater for the yard.
buy lanterns for the yard.
buy something to keep bugs/mosquitoes away. – done
buy fun stuff for garage.
Health:
Start stretching regularly – not done but i have been doing some foam rolling.
not done:
Start a lifting regimen
Go back to doing core classes
Do pilates/yoga
Back to restorative yoga/meditation
Find 3 staple dishes to cook and have on hand – still only one
Moisturize every night – on and off but i am doing this
Learn stuff: did very few of these.
Finish the AI course you did
Learn to use Jski
Research how to train Sadie
Do the shuffle class
Watch some makeup tips
Find a fun class
Take care of my people + myself – done with all of these 🙂
Help A with AP stuff
Take time off
Go to laser place
Go places – didn’t do any of these.
Watch the sunset.
Drive somewhere new.
Feeling a little better. Not there but moving in the right direction.
Here’s to another week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.
fast, interesting read exploring immortality, family, belonging, science, wealth. what would it mean to live if you never died or if your injuries healed right away? What sounds like a gift at first may not be so at a deeper look. Also what would be your obligations to the community if you were one of the few people who was immortal while others are not? interesting to think about.
Fast read. Weird and interesting concept with characters that aren’t likable. It’s about youth or wealth. but also about feeling entitled and also about being an artist and wanting validation. and also about being a woman. interesting read.
This was ok. Interesting but not as much as I thought it would be and got to be a little over the top for me. The way in which it criticized the publishing industry felt a little too on the nose for me. I enjoyed it but not as much as I’d hoped I would.
I love Elizabeth Strout. Her quiet characters and writing always speaks right to my soul and this book is no exception. I also, so much of the time, wish people would say the quiet part out loud.
