Living Intentionally – 48

Weekly Intention: Back to work this week. It’s amazing how slowly and quickly the week off passed. I learned that I do better with schedules and plans because it’s easy for me to power down to full sloth mode when I am off. And while a little of that is a good thing, a lot of that most definitely is not good for my soul. So, like everything else, I need some balance in this, too. My intentions for this week are:

First, I would like to catch up to work and feel like I am in the loop again and reconnect with my people.
Second, I’d like to take a bit of time sketching out December. I will have a bunch more downtime and I want to be a bit more intentional about how I spend the time.
Third, I’d like to buy Christmas presents.
Fourth, I’d like to spend some time on my 2017 plans, I’d usually have long finished this by now.
Fifth, I’d like to make a health plan for myself. What it means to be healthy for me, how to come up with a sustainable plan, etc. I feel like this is important to me and yet I never like to make the time for it.

One: I will choose to work a lot, catch up, feel grounded and connected at work.
Two: I will choose to spend a lot of my personal time on the intentions above.
Three: I will choose to pay attention to all the layers of my life this week.

I am looking forward to: working.
This week’s challenges: i’m volunteering at David’s school for a long time this week. I also have late nights and meetings all week. Some important conversations tomorrow. But mostly I want to get a lot done this week on the personal/emotional side along with work so that will be hard, I am sure.
Top Goals:

I will be kind to my back this week. I’ve been in a lot of pain on my back and neck and jaw. I am not sure if it’s due to the puzzle making but it’s a lot of pain so I will try to back off a bit and see if that helps.
I will be strong and organized and get these items crossed off my todo list.
I will be generous with the xmas presents. I will try to buy thoughtful presents for my whole family.
I will be true to my goals around growth and start figuring out my plans for next year. these plans help me grow each year.
I will be brave with work tomorrow.

This week, I want to remember: that this year is almost over. I am not sure how we got here so quickly but here we are. days, weeks, months, years are passing. i am so grateful for each year i get to have. for each moment.

Here’s to a wonderful week and for those of you who live in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving!