You can read about the start of this project here.
It says: love is the bridge between you and everything.
Loving Hearts is a Monthly Project for January 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
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I then decided to tackle The Diviners which I’d been intending to read for two years but hadn’t managed to. This book is long and it took me quite a while to get through it. In the end, I am glad I read it but I don’t think I will read the others in the series. At least not yet. I wanted something different after I finished the Diviners so I read The Future of Us because it was checked out on my Overdrive. It was a quick read and had some interesting ideas around how our choices, our perspectives and the trickling impact of small events. And finally I read the The Bear and the Nightingale because it was on Amazon’s top list for January. It wasn’t as smooth and easy to get through as I thought it would be. Maybe it’s because I listened to this one when I should have read it. But it was still interesting and the language is quite lovely. If fantastical stories are your thing, you might like this one. For me, it ended up being a slog and I could have done without it. Not as much of a range this week. YA and fantasy/science fiction heavy. We’ll see what next week brings. Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
Here we go. It’s been tree weeks and I still don’t miss bread or rice or whatever else. I miss chocolate. I miss Coke Zero. I miss lattes. I miss crackers and cheese as a viable meal option. I am getting a bit sick of almonds and I am eating too many. I still eat no variety at all. This weekend we’re going away for the first time since I’ve started this, so we’ll see how it scales. And I also have been thinking about what I will do in February. Will I continue this or will i add some of these things back? Am I already trying to cheat? I am not sure. Mind:
Body:
Soul:
Here’s to baby steps. Here’s to taking it one day at a time. I can do this.
Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
One of the Christmas presents we got for Nathaniel was the awesome Makey Makey. He likes the idea of learning more about computer programming and is interested in hardware and software and we thought he’d like this simple but awesome one. And he did. We did the “play drums with the banana” and then the two of them did a big black button and played cookie game of some kind. Nathaniel even did the playdo challenge. This little thing is magic.
Weekly Intention: This week starts with a lot of work, eases up a tiny bit in the middle, ends with a day in David’s school and finally a trip to Reno for skiing. (If all goes well.) I’m still down from the way last week ended and I feel frustrated, sad, and I would like to take some serious time to re-ground myself. I feel like I’ve gone from doing a lot to basically sitting around all weekend. And while I need to rest, I also need to remember what I told David a few weeks ago: life isn’t necessarily about feeling happy. or looking for happiness. it’s about purpose. feeling fulfilled and purposeful. i feel like while my work fills me up, the rest of my life is not as much. i haven’t been feeling it, lately. and i would like to work on this. weekends come and i feel selfish. i want to do nothing. but then, of course, that’s not fulfilling. so i feel empty. i need to work on a balance here. so my goal this week is to journal and get an understanding of how i can re-ground myself, release the frustration and self-disappointment. then i would like to make some plans for the upcoming holidays the kids have. and finally, make some plans for our weekends, as well. This month’s intention is: Rise and Shine. Hit the ground running. Ways to Shine this week:
I am looking forward to: skiing. nathaniel’s activity day. This week’s challenges: a long day on Tuesday this week again. Thursday will also be interesting. And while I am looking forward to the weekend, I also know it will be tiring. Top Goals:
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: journaling this week. i need to see what i am thinking. i really need it. i also would like to be more open, expansive, generous. and not stingy. This week, I will say yes to: skiing! fun. enjoying it. making the most of it! This week, I will say no to: being grumpy. judging myself. i will forgive myself. again and again and again. I am worried that: that i will not get enough art done in preparation for february. that i will never start my big work project or do a bad job of it. i am worried nathaniel’s day will be challenging. i am worried skiing will be taxing. i am worried i will be so tired it will seep into the following week. i am worried i will be impatient and let down the people i love. i am worried i will not feel better. i am worried i will keep carrying this weight that i seem to be carrying in my soul. i am worried i won’t be able to figure out what’s wrong. This week, I want to remember: that it’s never too late. i can be who i want to be any moment of any day. every day is a new day and every day i get to start over. every day.
Three ways I shone this week:
I celebrate: driving very close to the city and back in the rain for my kids. it was brave and hard for me but i did it. I let go of: journaling this week. it just wasn’t meant to be 🙁 Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):
What made me laugh this week: nothing is coming to mind. is that bad? Here’s to a wonderful week four!
I then moved on to The Whole Town’s Talking. Fried Green Tomatoes is one of my all-time favorite books and I had never read Fannie Flagg, so when this came out, I wanted to give it a whirl and I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed the whole story from beginning to end, even the crazy unexpected parts. It was just lovely. I am glad I picked it up. I read The Sleeper and the Spindle because my friend Amysaid it was her favorite read of 2016 and she is one well-read lady. I am always worried when I pick up a Gaiman because he can be scary at times. I both read and listened to this one and the audio version was quite fantastic. The drawings in the book version were also fantastic so I guess I recommend both versions. My favorite quote from this short, wonderful story came toward the end: Learning how to be strong, to feel her own emotions and not another’s, had been hard; but once you learned the trick of it, you did not forget. (Here’s to hoping I can learn one day, too.) I had attempted to read Wolf in White Van when it first came out but never managed to make my way through it, so when I found out that the author is coming out with a new story this year, I decided I wanted to read this and see if I like the author. It was a very tough book to read but I did like it. I’m still thinking about it, in fact. My copy of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives was due back at the library in two days so I decided to listen to at least some of it and see if I liked it. And I did. I only listened to a few of the chapters and the premise of what I read so far is basically that life is messy and we shouldn’t try to create too much “fake” order out of it because we learn to deal with life’s mess better when we encounter mess along the way. I explained that badly but it’s a good book. Makes a lot of sensible points around autonomy, creating an environment where mess and creativity are encouraged, etc. Still Life with Tornado was also on my list for a while so when my turn came up in the library, I was looking forward to reading it, even though I didn’t know very much about what it was about. It was another tough, tough book to listen to even though the style was quite interesting and engrossing (though also a bit hard to keep track of in audio). It was a great book. It’s YA so if that’s not your cup of tea, skip it. And, finally, I also had Browsings:A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living with Books checked out from the library so I decided to dabble in that a bit, too. I listened to about half of this book and plan to listen to more occasionally because it’s meant to be like a tasting menu. I always love books about books and even though I prefer Schwalbe’s book, I just loved hearing about someone who loves books (and pens and notebooks) as much as I do. That’s it for this week’s reading. A wide range and good mix this week. Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. |
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