Weekly Reflection 2017 – 48

How I shone this week: I spent this week in Sydney, Australia. I showed up for my work by working 7am or 6:30am every day while there, doing meetings in multiple time zones. I socialized with my workmates almost every night. I also showed up for myself by exercising two of the four days I was there. I worked hard, but still setup a playdate for my son, talked to my family daily and tried to support all of them. 

Things I wanted to get Done:

  • Work: planning iteration 3 is underway and going well.
  • Personal: exercised 3 times, once at home, twice at hotel. not perfect but tried. ate so so tbh. didn’t do round 2 of 2018 but did a lot of journaling on the plane. more on this later. scrapped.
  • Family: talked to kids daily and took photos!

I celebrate: a solid trip and December is here!!

I am grateful for:  having a job i love and getting to go to Sydney which i also love.

I nourished myself by: journaling. 

Reflecting on my worries:  I exercised too little. I ate mostly poorly. trip was worthwhile but i didn’t spend enough time with the team there. i missed my kids and i got of course not as much as i wanted done. i didn’t have terrible jetlag but mostly cause i drank a thousand coffees a day.

I let go of: spending quality time with the local engineers.

Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love): 

  • bold: bold getting through the planning
  • mindful: mindful that i am feeling really worn out and need to rest 
  • nourish: i would like to  replace eating poorly with journaling 🙂
  • love: i love being back home

What made me laugh this week: work friends

What I tolerated this week: two 15-hour flights in one week. 

My mood this week was: work-focused.
I forgive myself for:  missing home too much this week
What I love right now: december baby! love love love this season

Here’s to a great week 49. Let the December festivities begin!

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December Daily – 1

And here we are. The most magical time of year. I got back from Sydney yesterday so my goal was to make sure I wouldn’t have any trouble jumpstarting my December Daily. This cover page below just showed up in the mail today so I haven’t added extra bits to it yet but I still love having it right there in the beginning. 

I also love starting with our family photo because it’s my favorite thing we do all year. “And so it begins” has been my starting phrase for years.

I really enjoyed writing my reason why this year. this is my favorite project all year and i love love love how much it helps me appreciate the holiday season.

The next page is a 4×6 photo I took in the Sydney office. 12/1 was my last day there so it says “bye Sydney.”

 

The back is a photo I took in the cafe and a tag from my awesome hotel.

Then is the real page that was in the album. I wrote some journaling about my trip and added four more of my favorite photos from there.

And that’s it for the beginning. Love love love December.

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November 2017 – Art Boards – All

And here we are. End of November. All we have now is December Daily. Here they all are:

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Onward to December!

Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.

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Books I Read This Week 2017 – 48

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 

was next  in my library queue. I wasn’t sure what it was about but wanted to read it anyway. I am glad I did. I liked it. Nothing amazing but a lovely book.

I also finally finished Full Cicada Moon which I was reading for Lit Club in my kids’ school. I love love loved this book. I cannot recommend it enough. It can be both Middle Grade and Young Adult. I loved it as an adult.

Permission to Screw Up  was a quick and easy read about someone I didn’t know at all and a topic I am not usually interested in but it was still interesting and thought provoking.

I also finally got to read The Golden Compass which has been on my list for years and years. It was fantastic.

It was time for some mindfulness so Real Love was the perfect choice for that. I love Sharon Salzberg.

Celebrations was super-quick and my first Maya Angelou. I loved it.

I was dying to read Bonfire because I had heard it was a great read. I had to wait patiently until some of my other library reads were done and it was worth the wait. I read it all in one sitting and really enjoyed its fast pace.

Book number 265 now. Here’s to a few more awesome books, especially for the long flights ahead.

Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.

November 30, 2017 | Books Read in 2017 | 3 comments

Nourish Me – 48

Mind:

  • I read: A good variety this week. Some nonfiction, a poetry, a young adult, a middle grade, and an adult fiction. Not bad.
  • I learned: Hmm not much new this year unfortunately.
  • I watched:  We watched Atomic Blonde and it was terrible.

Body:

  • Exercise: I exercised only twice this week because I was at the kids’ school on Wednesday and there was no work Thursday or Friday.
    • Monday: Body Pump
    • Tuesday: Body Pump
  • Food: Food is still touch and go here. Not awful but far far from excellent. I did quit soda so that’s a plus.
  • Body Care: I’ve done nothing amount here. 

Soul:

  • I rested: I am sleeping a bit better but honestly it’s not perfect.
  • I connected: I got to see some good friends at school on Wednesday and having Jeff here all week was wonderful. We also has a lot of family time, of course.
  • I journaled: I didn’t journal this week. I am optimistic for the flight.
  • I made art: no art at all this week but december daily starts Friday!
  • Flowers: still filling my life and home with these. 

Trying to take things one good decision at a time here.

Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.

November 29, 2017 | Nourish Me | Leave a comment

November 2017 – Art Boards – 20

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And finally, here’s the vision board for 2017. My word is shine.

Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.

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2017 Stories – 48 – Thanksgiving Visit & Grandparents Day

Thanksgiving is not a big ordeal in our house. Not having grown up in the United States, I never connected with this day for some reason. I love the idea of being Thankful but I don’t like most of the food, I don’t like to travel when it’s crazy, and I don’t cook.

This year, we were super-lucky to have my nephew Jeff come to visit us. It’s his first year in college so he came to be with us. Our kids’ school has Grandparents’ Day during this weekend, as well so it was extra-special for the kids that he came to school and did activities with each of them.

We were so grateful to have him here and making this Thanksgiving extra special. 





And I am deeply happy. I love my tree. I love the lights. I love everything about it.

Stories from 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.

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November 2017 – Art Boards – 19

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Here’s the vision board from 2016. My word was choose.

Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.

November 28, 2017 | Art Boards | Leave a comment

Living Intentionally 2017 – 48

 

Weekly Intention:  I will be in Sydney this week. This is my last work trip of the year and I usually try to be home and present for December. I try to take a lot of time off during December, too so this is going to be a work-really-hard week. My intentions are to make sure I spend a lot of time with each of the team members and leads while I am there. To work really hard and really connect with each person so that when I get back on the plane, I am totally spent and the trip was 1000% worth it. I also would really love to exercise at least a little bit while there.

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

  • Work: do round 3 of 2018 planning
  • Work: catch up on all email
  • Work: work on the doc for S
  • Work: do a lot lot of SYD work for both T and C
  • Personal: exercise 3 times while there
  • Personal: make sure all 3 meals have a nutritious component
  • Personal: eat well on the plane 
  • Personal: make 2018 plans iteration 2 + journal
  • Personal: Continue with the new scrapping/storytelling system. 
  • Family: take photos!
  • Family: talk to kids daily

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, make huge strides in planning
  • Two: Open: open to taking a bit of alone time in sydney maybe too?
  • Three: Heal/Nourish: can i eat well in Sydney?

I am looking forward to: seeing my workmates in Sydney and the plane ride, too.

This week’s challenges: just the jetlag and working hard and being away from my boys.

Top Goals:

  • Work: planning 2018.
  • Personal: exercise+food+journaling.
  • Family: getting things prepped for when i am out.

I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: showing up for my team in SYD and really getting so much work done.

This week, I will say yes to: connecting with work mates.

This week, I will say no to:  worrying and also i want to be aware of how much social time i spend.

I am worried that:  i won’t exercise. i’ll eat poorly, make bad choices, not get enough nutrition. the trip won’t be worthwhile. i’ll do too little. i won’t spend enough time with SYD folk. I will miss the boys too much. i’ll have bad jetlag.

This week, I want to remember:  that I love this flight. i love my team there. I will give it my all.

November 27, 2017 | Living Intentionally | Leave a comment

November 2017 – Art Boards – 18

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Here’s the vision board from 2015. My word was brave (my favorite OLW so far.)

Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.

November 27, 2017 | Art Boards | Leave a comment

Weekly Reflection 2017 – 47

How I shone this week: I wish all the weeks could be short weeks. There’s something special about working super-hard for a few days and then resting. Work is better, rest is better. At least for me. I shone this week by trying hard to show up for my kids and my nephew. I’ve loved having more family time and I’ve also loved a little down time. Now I am on a plane off to Sydney.

Things I wanted to get Done:

  • Work: i got organized for planning, let’s see how it goes. caught up on email and started doc for S.
  • Personal: exercised at work but not at home, added more nutrition to meals, scrapped, didn’t do round 2 of 2018.
  • Family: went to grandparents day and hung out with Jeff! did Calc with David and Python and Math with Nathaniel. 

I celebrate: having Jeff here!!

I am grateful for:  a few days off work to rest and be with family.

I nourished myself by: having family time!

Reflecting on my worries:  I exercised but not enough, ate better but not well. spent a lot of time with jeff. i’ve tried not let down everyone. tried to show up and do my best.

I let go of: getting too much done this week.

Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love): 

  • bold: bold with pushing back this week.
  • mindful: mindful that the year is ending and i’d like to take some serious downtime.
  • nourish: what can i do to get myself more nourished?
  • love: i love so much of my life.

What made me laugh this week: Jeffiko!

What I tolerated this week: a very long Tuesday. and Wednesday, too.

My mood this week was: grateful.
I forgive myself for:  feeling tired all the time.
What I love right now: family this week!

Here’s to a great week 48. Five more weeks!

November 26, 2017 | Weekly Reflection 2017 | Leave a comment

November 2017 – Art Boards – 17

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Here’s the vision board from 2014. My word was listen.

Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.

November 24, 2017 | Art Boards | Leave a comment

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