Mind:
- I read: I’ve still been conscientious about what I’m reading. Also spending very little time on facebook or any online anything to be honest.
- I learned: just started Stephanie’s Map Maker class but haven’t done any of the homework yet. Did finish OLW for July.
- I watched: Jake and I watched a few more episodes of The Billions and started a few movies but didn’t really finish any.
Body:
- Exercise: Woohooo, another week of exercising daily!! Here’s what I did:
- Monday:Body Pump
- Tuesday: Vinyasa Yoga
- Wednesday: gBarre and Release work in Mat Pilates
- Thursday: gBarre
- Friday: Body Pump Express and Mat Pilates
- Saturday: 5K Walk
- Sunday: 3mile Walk (this is usually my rest day)
- Food: Still doing great here, I ‘ve been trying to make sure to mix things up so i can built a variety of food.
- Veggies: Zucchini, squash, asparagus, beets, celery, cucumbers, broccoli rice and spinach.
- Protein: Tuna, chicken breasts, ground turkey, ground turkey, chicken sausage.
- I finally found chocolate, vanilla, cofffee and strawberry powder I like. So now I have a lot more variety. Here’s the vanilla one. and here are the others.
- I tried avocado this week which I’ve historically hated. But I’ve grown to like them in the last week. woohoo!
- I am still not hungry between meals. Often I am not even hungry for dinner.
- No coffee for three weeks now. Not craving it.
- All the others: I’ve been flossing nightly, taking my vitamin C, and putting cream on. I will try for some face things next week. I’ve also done some work on my feet:
Soul:
- I rested: Still sleeping like a baby. 10pm to 6am daily, including weekends. Wearing and loving earplugs. Not drinking water 2 hours before bed helps me sleep through the night. I am so grateful for the sleep!
- I connected: Connected with several friends this week.
- I journaled: I even journaled this week! A bunch on my own and a bunch for OLW!
- I made art: maybe more craft than art, but did it for my OLW.
So grateful for my progress, still and hoping it sticks.
Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
For August, I decided to do something fun and easy. I have an art insert for my Traveler’s Journal so I challenged myself to do art for 10-15 minutes and then I journaled all over the page. Not all of them turned out lovely but I loved the challenge and the encouragement to do art even with just a little bit of time.
Ten Minute Art is a Monthly Project for August 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
I never talked about the boys’ camps so I figured before they are all over, I can note them here. This year, we got only 3weeks of camps since we were in Sydney for 3 weeks and that leaves us with 3 weeks of summer left. For the first week, Nathaniel did a Destination Science camp while David stayed home and took an online Physics class. Last week they both did a rock climbing camp together and then this week Nathaniel will do a fun camp while David goes to Rowing camp.
I try to keep our camps either educational or sportsy since my kids don’t do a lot of sports during the school year. Once camps are over, we will likely take one more short vacation to say goodbye to the summer of 2017.
Stories from 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
You can read about the start of this project here.
And here we are. Another month is over. This one was a lot of fun!
Onward to August!
Playing with Paint is a Monthly Project for July 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
Weekly Intention: This week’s intention is still to just to do more of what I’ve been doing. Get up early. Exercise. Show up. Do it. Eat well. Work hard. Finish things. Catch up on email. Just keep doing what I started. Show up! and do what I need to do to feel a bit more caught up and in control.
Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.
- Work: catch up on starred email.
- Work: send off q2 closing emails.
- Work: review round one of september.
- Work: finish report for q2. (and for transit)
- Work: get C day planned.
- Personal: exercise 6/7 days.
- Personal: continue eating clean.
- Personal: schedule Physical Therapy
- Personal: check in for taxes
- Personal: cash check
- Personal: Journal more.
- Personal: Do mapmaker #1 and #2
- Family: spend time together.
This month’s intention is: July: Shine Boldly: This builds on June a bit but it’s time to take things up a notch. Be bold. Be brave. Be loud. Shine with all your might. Since it’s almost august, I’ll also do August: August: Shine from the Inside Out: Ok you did the outside in and now it’s time to reflect again. The year is half over. How are you doing? What are you keeping on the inside? Also, it’s time to let others see the real you. Don’t be afraid. Shine. Good reminder to journal and to show up.
Ways to Shine this week:
- One: Bold: Keep keeping the exercise, maybe try one more new thing.
- Two: Open: open to making it work with two separate camps this week.
- Three: Heal/Nourish: more journaling. eating one new thing.
I am looking forward to: finishing some of the todos at work that i’ve been carrying for too long.
This week’s challenges: making sure the kids’ camp schedule doesn’t interfere with exercise.
Top Goals:
- Work: finalize september more get ready for C day.
- Personal: exercise+food+journaling.
- Family: one fun project with each kid. ( i didn’t do this last week)
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: making one good decision at a time!
This week, I will say yes to: having faith in myself.
This week, I will say no to: giving up.
I am worried that: i won’t exercise. i’ll stop eating well. i will continue to be behind at work. that all the effort i am putting in won’t matter. that david will hate his camp. that i will give up. that i will never catch up. that i won’t journal.
This week, I want to remember: that i can do this.
How I shone this week: I have been driving to work and back every single day to exercise. I am so grateful for all the support that makes this possible. I am showing up at work. At home. For Jake. And for me. So much for me.
Things I wanted to get Done:
- Work: archived all emails darn it. didn’t write docs but made some presos. still working on q2. finalized round one. and got C organized.
- Personal: did olw. exercised every day. didn’t schedule PT. didn’t cash check or do taxes. journaled!
- Family: Worked with both D and N on Math and had fun, too!!
I celebrate: still here, still doing this!
I am grateful for: jake again and again. i couldn’t do this without him. and Ali for inspiring me.
I nourished myself by: a lot of good food this week.
Reflecting on my worries: i exercised, i are well. i am catching up. effort i put in will or will not matter, i can’t tell. kids seem to be doing okay.
I let go of: being perfect. never going to happen.
Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):
- bold: two classes on wednesday and friday was bold.
- mindful: mindful of journaling. i want to do it more.
- nourish: will make a list of new proteins. and veggies.
- love: i love our CSA and the farmer’s market. getting all the fresh food makes my day.
What made me laugh this week: My boys.
What I tolerated this week: all the muscle ache.
My mood this week was: grateful.
I forgive myself for: progress still being slow. I am doing my best every day and then letting it go.
What I love right now: i love sitting in the backyard. i love the fresh air.
Here’s to a lovely week 31. Here’s to keeping things going!
You can read about the start of this project here.
Spread your wings and fly.
Playing with Paint is a Monthly Project for July 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
     
I started my week with Sycamore which is sort of a mystery but really so much more. I really enjoyed this story.
Then I read What We Lose which was a quick read but also tough. I have mixed feelings about this story.
I was looking forward to reading We Are Okay which had been on hold for a long time and I loved loved this cover so much so I hoped the book wouldn’t disappoint. And it did not. I really enjoyed this, too.
I’d waited a long time to read All Grown Up too. I got lucky and found a copy at the library and read the entire book in one single sitting (as i took a bath even!) It was very good. (even if i disliked parts and characters.)
And finally it was time for some Pema Chodron again, so I grabbed Don’t Bite the Hook in my Overdrive queue and let myself bask in some of her wisdom and kindness again. Love her.
I finally enjoyed Hello, Sunshine which I knew would be a simple and easy read. It was and it was still enjoyable.
Lovely week with fun books!
Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
You can read about the start of this project here.
A pretty cage is still a cage. Fly free.
Playing with Paint is a Monthly Project for July 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
Mind:
- I read: I abandoned more books this week and jumped ahead in my queue to read what I really felt like reading. I’m getting better at this.
- I learned: nothing new to report here.
- I watched: Jake and I watched a few more episodes of The Billions and I finished Designated Survivor.
Body:
- Exercise: Woohooo, another week of exercising daily!! Here’s what I did:
- Monday:Body Pump
- Tuesday: Vinyasa Yoga
- Wednesday: Pilates
- Thursday: gBarre
- Friday: Vinyasa Yoga
- Saturday: 5K Walk
- Sunday: 3K Walk (this is usually my rest day)
- Food: Still doing great here, I cooked so much more food than I’ve ever had in my life! Here are some things I’ve prepped so I could have food all week:
- Veggies: Zucchini, squash, eggplant, beets. I also cut celery, cucumbers, and had broccoli rice and spinach.
- Protein: Petrale Sole, Chicken breasts, ground chicken, ground turkey. I also bought chicken sausage but haven’t had it yet.
- I tried the Chocolate Protein powder and it was terrible! At least for me 🙂
- I loved Dates in my Fab4 but I know they are sugary so I shouldn’t really have one each day. I also love bananas. I will try new things this week.
- I am still not hungry between meals. Often I am not even hungry for dinner.
- No coffee for two weeks now. Not craving it.
- All the others: Blood tests were good. I am still working on taking care of my teeth, my skin, my feet. Taking it one day at a time.
Soul:
- I rested: Major progress here, too. The 10pm-6am works wonderfully still. On Thursday I even went to bed at 9pm so I could wake up at 5am and it was no problem. I’ve started wearing earplugs and using the light function of my alarm (my alarm has a light that slowly gets stronger, emulates the sun coming up.) I’ve been sleeping solidly.
- I connected: No connecting with friends this week but I bought a ticket to go see Glennon with my friend in a few months, does that count?
- I journaled: Doing pretty badly here. I think it’s cause I leave it to the end of the day, so I need to rearrange the time of this commitment.
- I made art: No art this week either.
So grateful for my progress, still and hoping it sticks.
Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
You can read about the start of this project here.
Your way is not the only way. You can choose a different way.
Playing with Paint is a Monthly Project for July 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
The night before The 100 Day Project started, I knew I wanted to participate. But I also knew that in the next 100 days I would be traveling internationally, and working super hard, and I just couldn’t commit to doing anything difficult.
Right before I gave up, I got this brilliant idea: I would post a photo on my instagram one photo of a moment of joy in my day, every day, for 100 days.
And that’s exactly what I did.
Best project ever!!
Stories from 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
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