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more from our weekend away. adventures in the backyard. and just reading and reading.
i love the beach so very much.
so grateful for sunny california days!! Moments from this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
This might be the week I read the fewest books in all of 2018 so far. It was a long week so I knew it was unlikely I would be able to read much but it’s still better than nothing. I thought Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win was ok. I wasn’t amazing but it didn’t make me upset as it has many others if you read the reviews on amazon. I then read Wildcard which I knew would be an easy read and it was. I started the Muse of Nightmares as soon as it came out. Laini Taylor is so so so talented. Her books are a joy to read and are unlike any other. And this was no exception. Here’s to a much better reading week next week. Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
Weekly Intention: This week is the week when I regroup and focus forward. The big event is now over and I can start planning and working on all the other things that are happening throughout the rest of this year. So my plan this week is to get organized, to rest a lot and then start taking some small steps. Pay attention to my kids again, to my own life again, to my sweet husband again. The goal this week is to work less and be home more. This month’s intention is: Stronger than Before: Here’s your chance to give it one last push before the year’s over. Where are you still wanting to be stronger? How can you help yourself get stronger than before? How can you take things one notch higher? One notch deeper? OK so my plan here is to look back at the stuff I’d written in January of OLW and really figure out what I haven’t focused on so I can do more here. One way I will stretch this week: I will focus on taking extra time at home. One boundary I will set this week: i will work as little as possible and still be effective. i will leave work early almost daily. This week, I will focus on pleasing: me. One new thing I will learn this week: how to start pacing myself for the end of the year. One area where I will go deeper this week: write the feedback form. What do I need to sit with this week? how i’m feeling and how i want life to go. I am looking forward to: some quieter weeks. This week’s challenges: i have a bit of traveling around this week, to school and then to another office but i don’t expect any of it to be too stressful hopefully. Top Goals:
I will focus on my values:
This week, I want to remember: that there’s time, i will be okay. Stronger Than Before is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
Top Goals Review:
I celebrate: the offsite being over and that it went well. I am grateful for: being at home and getting to rest a bit. Karen’s Points: just one body pump this week. A Change I embraced: oh jeez. all of this week. was intense. i embraced it. I let go of: trying to get anything done besides the offsite. it can all wait. Core Desired Feelings Check-in:
Where I chose Joy: i stayed, i showed up, i participated. I showed up for: work mostly. A Mistake I made this week: i made many little ones. What I tolerated this week: exhaustion. mental and emotional (and physical.) yet again. My mood this week was: execution-focused and then very sad on saturday. I forgive myself for: being sad. What I love right now: i am looking forward to what I hope will be a quieter October. Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
this week has photos from rock climbing adventures. my birthday. our weekend away in cayucos.
oh and back to school night for nathaniel.
such a rich week full of wonderful things. Moments from this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
I had a so-so week. I started with Dear Committee Members which was funny and I laughed and laughed. I then read The Line that Held Us which wasn’t the kind of book I’d normally have picked up at all but I liked it. I thought the The Dinner List was sold as a lighter book than it actually was. I still liked it. Fear was what you think it would be. I needed some laughter after the Woodward book so I grabbed David Sedaris live at Carnegie Hall and laughed and laughed. I was excited to then read The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock but about 3/4ths of the way through I still was not a fan and decided to finally stop reading it. I then bounced around many many books, finally settling on An Absolutely Remarkable Thing which was fabulous, fantastic and just the best! Both of these brothers are so talented. Here’s to a good reading week next week. Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
I am so grateful that we got to spend several days in Barcelona. This will be the last of my installments about our vacation and Barcelona.
more on La Sagrada Familia.
the doors were magnificent.
so much detail
some parts so modern and others so detailed and classical.
but of course my favorite was the light.
i couldn’t stop taking photos of the stained glass windows.
i could have sat there all day.
and then we went home to pack and we were grateful for a full vacation and for finally being ready to go home to our own beds. so grateful for this incredible vacation. Stories from 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018here.
Weekly Intention: This is the week I’ve been working so hard for, for the last few weeks. We have a big offsite all week, so I expect this week to be early mornings, long nights and a lot of running around. My intention this week is to connect with my kids as much as I can in the early part of the week and then work as hard as I can when I will be away. I want to pace myself and do what I need to do to take care of myself. Let’s see what I can do. This month’s intention is: Stronger than Before: Here’s your chance to give it one last push before the year’s over. Where are you still wanting to be stronger? How can you help yourself get stronger than before? How can you take things one notch higher? One notch deeper? Hmm this is an interesting one. I expect October to be a reasonably tough month so it’s good for me to think about how I can take it a notch deeper. One way I will stretch this week: I think the hours alone will stretch me this week. One boundary I will set this week: i will try my best to get sleep. I think it will be challenging. This week, I will focus on pleasing: the head of our group. this is her week. One new thing I will learn this week: how to put one of these on. One area where I will go deeper this week: i think maybe i’ll take notes for my big event coming in December. What do I need to sit with this week? i will just have to sit with not having much alone or recovery time this week. I am looking forward to: being at carmel even if I will be working. This week’s challenges: sleep. peace. Top Goals:
I will focus on my values:
This week, I want to remember: that we worked hard and now we just do what we can. Stronger Than Before is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
Top Goals Review:
I celebrate: getting the planning process out the door. I am grateful for: a really lovely weekend away Karen’s Points: one run, 3 body pumps this week. not awful. A Change I embraced: going to Tahoe was a change and I really did my best to truly enjoy it. I let go of: trying to take alone time while in Tahoe. Too much going on. Core Desired Feelings Check-in:
Where I chose Joy: going away for the weekend was really joyful. I showed up for: my family. and at work. and even my friend a bit this week. A Mistake I made this week: I wasn’t as kind as i should have been, my goal is to always always be kinder than necessary but I fail as often as i succeed. What I tolerated this week: exhaustion. mental and emotional (and physical.) My mood this week was: peaceful on the lake. I forgive myself for: having unnecessary anxiety. it’s such a part of me, I don’t know how to not have it. What I love right now: i am so looking forward to all the books that are scheduled to come out in October. Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
we had visitors this week and an offsite and jake’s birthday.
and the kids running cross country.
i love looking at these photos. Moments from this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
The Happiness Advantage was awesome. it’s a book i need to read several times. I also really liked Before Happiness I really really really loved Meet Me At the Museum so sweet and gentle and lovely. The History of Jane Doe was okay, i’ve read too many books like this. Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating was ok. a bit more romancy than i like to read but it was light and fun and easy to read during this long week. Sadie was dark, sad, and awesome. i really liked reading it. Solid reading this week. Here’s to another good week. Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
I have so many more photos of Barcelona that I am having a hard time picking what to share since I don’t want to put all 500 photos here.
These are the beautiful buildings.
and street entertainers.
this is a person, isn’t that amazing?
nathaniel got into the spirit of things as always.
it blew me away.
i might have taken 1000 photos just here.
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can’t you almost feel it?.
this was a slow reading week but i like almost everything I read.
this place was truly awe inspiring.
