Weekly Intention: Hello to what will hopefully be my first week of holiday vacation. My intention this week is to make some plans for 2018, to read a bunch, to really really relax with my family. That’s it.

Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.

• Work: matching
• Personal: see if I can exercise a bit?
• Personal: do December Daily
• Personal: do advent of light  
• Personal: make 2018 plans iteration 3 + journal
• Personal: Continue with the new scrapping/storytelling system. 
• Family: take photos!
• Family: Math with D and Python with N
• Family: Make a plan for the next two weeks.

This month’s intention is:  Shine Slowly: And here it is. The end of one more year. You made it through. Tough times, joyful times. Celebrations and trials. Changes and all. You did it. Time to slow down. Time to make space for the next year. Growth comes after downtime for you. Take this time to store some energy so you can hit the ground running in 2018.

Ways to Shine this week:

• One: Bold: prepping for 2018 but honestly resting would be bold this year.
• Two: Open: open to the possibility of going somewhere.
• Three: Heal/Nourish: some serious self-care this week.

I am looking forward to: resting. nothing. reading.

This week’s challenges: not getting antsy and bored.

Top Goals:

• Work: matching. and not working 🙂
• Personal: sleep+exercise+food+journaling. december daily.
• Family: loving my kids and husband

I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: really focusing on my family wholly.

This week, I will say yes to: self-care.

This week, I will say no to:  ennui.

I am worried that:  we will waste these two weeks. i really really don’t want to.

This week, I want to remember:  that it’s a major luxury to get this time off and i really want to make the most of it.

Weekly Intention:  This week is a bit of a mish mosh. I have a class on Monday and then a summit Tuesday-Thursday. Dinner Tuesday, Work on Monday and Wednesday nights, Date night Thursday. Friday I have to go to the kids’ school for Nathaniel and then Friday night I go again for David. So a full week for sure. I think my intention this week will be focusing on three things:

1. Being present wherever I am. Not multi-tasking, getting distracted or losing focus so i can really add value where I am and be really present + connect
2. Taking down time each day to journal+present with my day. Part of this will be December Daily which I really would like to aim to keep up with but part of it is also finding 15 minutes to journal each day. 
3. And finally, though this should come first, nourishing myself much better this week. Sleep and food especially. Lots of veggies for feeling good and lots of protein for energy.  

Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.

• Work: do more round 3 of 2018 planning
• Work: Bond with team mates
• Work: catch up on all email
• Work: work more on the doc for S
• Personal: exercise every week day this week
• Personal: make sure all 3 meals have a nutritious component
• Personal: do OLW
• Personal: do December Daily
• Personal: do advent of light  
• Personal: make 2018 plans iteration 2 + journal
• Personal: Continue with the new scrapping/storytelling system. 
• Family: take photos!
• Family: Math with D and Python with N
• Family: finish christmas shopping!!

This month’s intention is:  Shine Slowly: And here it is. The end of one more year. You made it through. Tough times, joyful times. Celebrations and trials. Changes and all. You did it. Time to slow down. Time to make space for the next year. Growth comes after downtime for you. Take this time to store some energy so you can hit the ground running in 2018.

Ways to Shine this week:

• One: Bold: back to daily exercise will be bold 
• Two: Open: open to being present in each moment
• Three: Heal/Nourish: back to nourishing my body and soul

I am looking forward to: our date night, eating better, all the journaling+memory keeping this month

This week’s challenges: jetlag+a pretty full week with commitments/work every night

Top Goals:

• Work: still planning 2018.
• Personal: exercise+food+journaling. december daily.
• Family: squeezing in study time in this busy week.

I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: focusing on each of these every day this week.

This week, I will say yes to: being really present.

This week, I will say no to:  focusing on being tired or on what’s not getting done.

I am worried that:  i won’t exercise. i’ll eat poorly, make bad choices, not get enough nutrition.  i’ll have bad jetlag. i’ll do everything poorly. i’ll be overwhelmingly tired. something will be wrong with our car. issues with my card won’t be resolved. i won’t be able to keep up with december daily.

This week, I want to remember:  that this is my favorite time of the year.

Weekly Intention:  This is a crazy week. On Monday I have back and forth between work and taking the kids to the doctor and then school and then back to work and then late night my nephew arrives! Tuesday I have work work work with a lot of meetings. Wednesday I am at the kids’ school all morning and then taking me time in the afternoon and then I expect to collapse by Wednesday night. My nephew is here for one more day after that and then I am only here one more day myself before I get on a plane to go to Sydney. Phew I got tired typing all that up. So being that this week is so much back and forth, here are my intentions:

1. I want to add more nutrition to my meals. If i go to Sydney eating like this, it will get out of hand easily. Just a bit of resetting so I feel fuller and less tired.
2. I want to do some exercise at home on the days we have no work (Wed, Th and Fri) and have a plan for what I will do in Sydney.
3. I want to really be present with my nephew for as much time as possible with work. I am so glad he’s coming.
4. I want to rest a lot for Thanksgiving and really connect with my family.

Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.

• Work: plan+organize round 3 of 2018 planning
• Work: catch up on all email
• Work: start up the doc for S
• Personal: exercise W, Th, F at home and M, Tu at work.
• Personal: make sure all 3 meals are nutritious
• Personal: make a plan for Syd + airplane.
• Personal: make 2018 plans iteration 2
• Personal: Continue with the new scrapping/storytelling system. 
• Family: Attend grandparents day
• Family: hang out with Jeff!!
• Family: do coding+spelling+science with N
• Family: do calculus with D
• Family: take photos!

This month’s intention is:  November: Shine for You: This is your month. Take all the time you need. Shine all your light on yourself. Be kind, practice self-care. Think about the next year and what you want. Think about the rest of this year. You’ve got this. 

Ways to Shine this week:

• One: Bold: Working super hard M-Tu but then letting go.
• Two: Open: open to the possibility of completely relaxing for the latter part of this week and just connecting with my people.
• Three: Heal/Nourish: how can i help myself get on a better path for nourishment, what helps and what hurts?

I am looking forward to: my nephew, having a few days off!

This week’s challenges: Monday and Tuesday will be challenging. Also figuring out how to exercise on the holiday days, too.

Top Goals:

• Work: catching up to email.
• Personal: exercise+food+journaling.
• Family: playing and relaxing through the holidays.

I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: being present with each family member before I leave for my trip.

This week, I will say yes to: more family time. making a plan for the last 5 weeks of this year.

This week, I will say no to:  feeling guilty or overwhelmed

I am worried that:  i won’t exercise. i’ll still eat poorly, make bad choices, not get enough nutrition. i wont be able to spend enough time with Jeff. i’ll let down everyone. i won’t rest. i won’t get my energy back. i will fall even more off the line i’m trying to walk. i will mess up at work. i will frustrate my kids and hubby.

This week, I want to remember:  that this is my favorite time of the year. I love it and i do get to relax. it’s all going to be okay!

Weekly Intention: This week has the advantage of being no meeting week. Which doesn’t mean I have no meetings, but it does mean I will have fewer meetings. I was about to write that this is the first week in a while I won’t go to the kids’ school twice in the same week but alas I am having to go on Friday for parent conferences so there we are. My intention this week is actually twofold: get what needs to be done and rest. I need some serious downtime.

Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.

• Work: finish round 2 of 2018 planning
• Work: start mentoring form
• Work: clean email
• Personal: exercise at least 4 times at work. 
• Personal: fix the eating issue! 
• Personal: Journal three times.
• Personal: Start December Daily pre-pages
• Personal: Do November OLW
• Personal: Continue with the new scrapping/storytelling system. 
• Personal: Rest more
• Family: do coding+spelling with N
• Family: do calculus with D
• Family: take photos!

This month’s intention is:  Moving on to November: Shine for You: This is your month. Take all the time you need. Shine all your light on yourself. Be kind, practice self-care. Think about the next year and what you want. Think about the rest of this year. You’ve got this. I need self-care.

Ways to Shine this week:

• One: Bold: I think taking time to rest might be my bold move this week.
• Two: Open: Open to figuring out how to change the eating.
• Three: Heal/Nourish: Maybe kicking up the self-care is the right move this week?

I am looking forward to: working on my December Daily.

This week’s challenges: just resting enough will be a challenge.

Top Goals:

• Work: finishing next step of 2018.
• Personal: exercise+food+journaling.
• Family: encouraging my kids a lot

I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: taking the time to do self-care and to rest this week.

This week, I will say yes to: letting whatever i need to let go so i can rest.

This week, I will say no to: taking more on.

I am worried that:  i won’t exercise. i’ll eat poorly. i wont be able to take the time to organize my life. i’ll let down everyone. i won’t rest. i won’t get my energy back. i will fall even more off the line i’m trying to walk. i am also worried that jake’s traveling and i want him back home safely.

This week, I want to remember:  that things happen in ebbs and flows and it’s ok to be where I am right now.

Weekly Intention: So, this week is a quieter week at work which is lovely because my parents will be here all week! So my intention is to focus on my time with my parents and not take it away from work or me or kids or Jake. I’d like to spend more time with Jake this week too and take advantage of the fact that my parents are here. Patience and slow but continuous progress is the goal.

Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.

• Work: clear out email. 
• Work: survey for summit
• Work: do posters
• Work: write more down for T and have conversations with C
• Work: get to brainstorming for C 
• Work: finish reading and prepping Y
• Personal: exercise every day at work. 
• Personal: eat clean clean clean. 
• Personal: Journal three times.
• Personal: Start December Daily
• Personal: Continue with the new scrapping/storytelling system. 
• Family: do math+spelling with N
• Family: make a plan with D for sure this time!
• Family: Check in regularly with my nephews and my sister.
• Family: take photos!
• Family: Spend time with mom and dad!

This month’s intention is:  Shine On: You’re doing great. You made it through September. The year is starting its countdown and you can do this. Remember to keep going. Shine on. Don’t stop now. Just one day at a time. Last week of October, gotta make this one count!

Ways to Shine this week:

• One: Bold: let’s see if i can take solid advantage of this quieter week.
• Two: Open: Open to the possibility that this can be a productive week and not a draining one.
• Three: Heal/Nourish: i’d like to keep track of what i eat and go back to taking photos of things this week.

I am looking forward to: time with my parents

This week’s challenges: Monday is the toughest day this week but it will still in general be hard to balance life this week.

Top Goals:

• Work: one more iteration of plans for 2018 (and catch up on email.)
• Personal: exercise+food+journaling.
• Family: time with parents

I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: remembering what and who matters most this week.

This week, I will say yes to: making choices that reflect my values.

This week, I will say no to: feeling bad all the time which i often do when i have visitors because i don’t know how to balance it all.

I am worried that:  i won’t exercise. i’ll eat poorly. i wont be able to take the time to organize my life. i’ll let down my parents. i’ll let down my husband or my kids or myself or something else. i will feel wiped out all week. i will fall really behind.

This week, I want to remember:  that one week is not that long and what matters most is to be with the people I love.

Weekly Intention: I fly to Seattle for work at the end of this week so I won’t have a solid weekend and lately weekends are where I catch up on my life and even work. I also have promotion committee all Monday which means I have a foreshortened week. More reason to be super-diligent about getting things done this week. My plan is to use my time effectively. To sleep a lot. To eat really super well since who knows what will happen in Seattle. To get solidly on track since I know stuff will pile up while I am in Seattle and when I get home my parents will be here so I will want to spend time with them. So intention is to be productive, spend a ton of time with boys, and self-nourish.

The next few weeks have some culminations for our family. Things we’ve been working on and we’ll get to see the results, so I am also praying and hoping for some good results and the ability to handle whatever comes with grace and self-compassion.

Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.

• Work: stay on top of email. 
• Work: do the deck + come up with plan + email.
• Work: do posters
• Work: evaluate form results x2
• Work: finish booking SYD
• Work: make plan for life in SEA
• Personal: exercise 6/7 times. 
• Personal: kick it up a notch with eating clean. 
• Personal: Journal three times.
• Personal: Do mapmaker #11
• Personal: start Brene’s art
• Personal: November art plan
• Personal: donate + cash check + call for taxes
• Personal: Continue with the new scrapping/storytelling system.
• Family: do math+spelling with N
• Family: make a plan with D
• Family: go to 3rd grade coffee for Nathaniel
• Family: Check in regularly with my nephews and my sister.
• Family: take photos!
• Family: Make lunches for when I am gone.

This month’s intention is:  Shine On: You’re doing great. You made it through September. The year is starting its countdown and you can do this. Remember to keep going. Shine on. Don’t stop now. Just one day at a time. Each time these are the best reminders.

Ways to Shine this week:

• One: Bold: Bold with getting things done this week.
• Two: Open: Open to restructuring my life a bit, my schedule seems exceptionally bad.
• Three: Heal/Nourish: Do at least 2 new self-care items this week.

I am looking forward to: spending time with my boys. 

This week’s challenges: Monday will be a long day. Here’s hoping it doesn’t throw off the whole week.

Top Goals:

• Work: getting C+T teams into a routine.
• Personal: exercise+food+journaling.
• Family: time with kiddos.

I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: being kinder when i speak, having some perspective.

This week, I will say yes to: revising my calendar a bit.

This week, I will say no to: wasting bits of time.

I am worried that:  i won’t exercise. i’ll continue not eating well. i will fall even more behind. david will be sad. i won’t give enough attention to nathaniel. i will get bad news for me. i’ll disappoint even more people. i am just feeling worried in general lately because i feel more disconnected and like i am dropping more things on the floor.

This week, I want to remember:  that i am just one person and while i like to do a lot of things it’s good to be clear on what matters most and give myself grace on doing the other things less well.