How I got Stronger this week: I am pretty proud of my progress this week. Not only have I been doing the pilates every day but I also took a lesson on Saturday learning how to ride a bike. I’ve made several attempts over the last 25 years but this was the first one without Jake and with a professional. I did well I think but I was super super scared. I am hoping that I can ride bikes when I am in Italy so I am really motived to make this happen. As we move into May, I am super conscious of my goals for 2018 and how I know we’re 1/3 of the way done with this year. I am about to get into a pretty intense and stressful period at work and I want to keep remembering that I want to get stronger in all the ways this year. Physically, emotionally, mentally. I feel like I am challenging myself in almost all the ways now and that means I have to make sure to put moments of rest in between.
Top Goals Review: working on what’s next, getting the summits squared away, making summer plans. i am on most of this. i did the pilates daily, but the journaling and the food are a total fail. i don’t even know what’s going on. bought nathaniel’s presents, didn’t book cars, almost done with camps.
I celebrate: I celebrate biking baby!!
I am grateful for: the incredible support I am getting at work, especially from a few people. i am so so grateful for the kindness of others.
Karen’s Points: doing pilates and skin still but i am really failing in all the other ways. the food is something i think about often because for a while I was eating so well and I don’t know what happened and I will say that i still deeply crave healthy food and don’t really enjoy eating other food (it actually tastes less good now, except chocolate of course.) and yet I still make poor choices mostly out of feeling overwhelmed, rushed or tired. So I need to make it easy for myself to eat healthier. Journaling is also a disaster and I honestly don’t know what to do there. I need to find a system where I do it early morning. At the moment, I use that time to exercise.
A Change I embraced: things changed all over the place in my schedule this week and I did my best to go with the flow.
I let go of: my fear so that my kids could climb and have adventures.
Core Desired Feelings Check-in:
- Fresh: biking, that was the big learning moment this week.
- Magical: it was magical to get a few unexpected moments of quiet time on Wednesday.
- Lighter: Lighter this week knowing the crazy weeks are coming.
- True: still feeling quite tired. I think eating well could really help here, too.
Where I chose Joy: i chose joy by sitting outside a lot this week. Also I am doing 100 moments of Joy for my 100-day project!
I showed up for: my manager quite a bit this week.
A Mistake I made this week: this was a reasonably ok week.
What I tolerated this week: learning to bike? a lot of tired days and sleepless nights.
My mood this week was: exhausted.
I forgive myself for: messing up the food, i will figure things out. and for the journaling too.
What I love right now: the challenges of my new job.
Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
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