Three Choices I made this week:
- One: I chose to not do art this week. It meant I could go to bed earlier and help myself transition back to my early morning routine.
- Two: I chose to work from bed which helped me rest and helped me eat better.
- Three: Made doctor’s appointment for my husband and took care of him after his surgery
- I read/learned: I finished reading Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto. It had been on my list for a long time. Looking for a new book to read, would love some ideas. I learned some important steps around Emotional Intelligence from a parent education session by Marc from Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence. It gave me a lot of food for thought and I want to work on this since I think it will really help support my core desired feelings for 2016. More on this as I digest it a bit further.
- I celebrate: I was on Paperclipping Roundtable this week and it was so much fun.
- I am grateful for: A quiet start to January that allowed me to have a bit of a routine. I am also very grateful my husband’s surgery went well.
- I focused on my health by:
- Walked 10K steps every day (still working on today)
- Did my extra exercise daily, too
- Slept 8+ hours every night.
- Ate well all week, had no Diet Coke or lattes
- I made art: No art this week. Just writing. But I did just do my OLW assignment on Sunday.
- I let go of: I really wanted to disengage and not work at the end of the day so I worked hard to let the work go by the afternoon and be with my kids instead.
- Core Desire Check-in:
- Kind: I rested a lot and tried to be kinder to others.
- Strong: I worked out a lot more and got a lot of work done at work!
- True: I gave myself time to not engage this week. I needed the quiet time.
- Generous: I completed a chapter of Algebra with David (does that count?)
- Brave: I asked for help for an upcoming social event.
And finally here are some photos from the week:
Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
Glad your husband is well. Love the pics. I recently read A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Beckman. I enjoyed it. It is a mixture of sad and funny. Several likable characters.
Thank you for that! I’ve actually had that on my list for a while but somehow didn’t feel called to it. Maybe this is the kick I needed to pick it up. This morning, I’ve started the Dog Stars on audio but I think it’s going to end up being pretty sad, so we’ll see.
My next book choice will either be Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng or Boy Snow Bird by Helen Oyeyemi. One of my recent favourites was Uprooted by Naomi Novaik, its a fairy tale. I loved it.