Around Here

I keep meaning to write here but then the days have been so long that, by evening time, I find myself too tired to put together any cohesive thoughts. So I keep postponing it again and again. I figured having some post might still be better than a super-cohesive one, so here we go. A little list of what’s going on here, in no particular order:

• I was delighted to be on PRT today and it will really fun. You can listen here.
• I have already finished my December Daily album initial pages. I used the Gossamer Blue kit as part of this class. I love December!
• I’m still thinking quite a bit about 2014. I think I’ve got all my projects down. I’ve already begun to experiment with each to adjust as needed and nail them down.
• I’ve sort of stopped sketching partly because life’s been so hectic. But, instead, I’ve been drawing a face a day. I’ll share soon.
• Work’s been really, really busy lately and it’s leaving me quite drained and tired. Even more so if I happen to have to drive into work. It’s made me appreciate working from home that much more.
• I am very excited that the Red Sox made it to the World Series. When I was pregnant with David, in 2005, I watched every game and cheered them on. Let’s see if I can do it again.
• I have a long list of to do list items and emails that are just piling up and seeing them makes me depressed.
• I’ve been contemplating a de-cluttering project in several parts of my house but just thinking about the size of that project overwhelms me.
• I’ve picked my word for 2014. Even though new ones keep coming to me, I am content to stick with it.
• I am playing more Candy Crush than any one human should ever play. It’s just not right.
• I have been meaning to write about my birthday, Jake’s birthday and finally getting my coaching certification. All of these big events happened back in September and yet I never wrote about them.
• I’ve been taking a lot fewer photos than usual and this makes me sad but I am also learning to forgive myself regularly and let myself off the hook regularly because I know that things are just stressful at this moment and I need rest.
• My friend Josh has this wonderful TEDx talk and I loved watching it. Great for remembering what matters most.
• And even though I haven’t finished it yet, I know this TEDx talk will be exceptional too. I loved Kristin Neff’s book.
• One more TED talk for you from my willpower teacher Kelly Mcgonigal. She’s awesome, isn’t she?
• I am taking Soul Comfort with Brave Girls and loving it. Two of my year-long projects for 2014 came from that class.
• I’m also taking Brene’s Oprah course and loving it, of course. I love Brené.
• I was so excitedly waiting for Allegient to come out and I can’t believe that I haven’t finished it yet!
• I am so looking forward to the Ender’s Game movie. I hope it’s as great as the book.
• I haven’t been journaling as much as I’d like and I’ve realized that, for me, journaling serves a very distinct soul-emptying purpose and I need it so I have to make it a higher priority.
• And sleep. I need more sleep. I know it’s counter-intuitive but I’ve noticed that when I am too tired, I actually waste more time and get less sleep.

 I could probably write more but I have a coaching client in 12 minutes and I need to have some dinner before then. I hope maybe you can share some of what you’ve been up to as well.