100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 59
This morning I started doing the bike for 10mins, let’s see how long I can stick with it.
I’m sorry and tired all over.
But also very grateful.
#100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness
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March 30, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
  100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 58
Today was a good day. I did meditation, the bike, arms, core, stretch, and yoga. Took a cold and hot shower. Then I had broccoli and spinach drink. I journaled, did art, read and had avocado toast with egg. Then I read some more, did a bit of work and then went climbing. Got groceries. Now I am sore and reading more and grateful for a day off that was spent well. #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness March 29, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
 Year of Yes – 88
Before the pandemic came, Jake would take me climbing and I would do 2-3 routes and I was ready to go home. 45 minutes was plenty for me. This past Saturday, we had an appointment from 6-8pm in San Francisco. We got there 5:58pm so we were the first people in. We left 8:02pm. We were the last people out. I took this shot on our way out. This is what they do to the ropes at the end of the night to put things away. And it was a symbolic moment for me as I realized that I could have easily gone another hour. I was having a lot of fun and I felt like I still had some strength left in me. It’s not often I can see progress. Even as I’ve been climbing harder routes, I didn’t realize that my stamina was also improving until that moment. Earlier this week j had a similar experience while doing my 10-minute core class. There was a move i couldn’t do at all and then suddenly I could do it. I have no idea what changed but I am so grateful. Side note: I know my climbing posts might be getting tiring but….my kids are now older and prefer not to be photographed, I work 70% of my awake time, the rest of the time I’m either reading or climbing. It’s pretty much the only place I go if I am leaving the house. Once I get my shots I am excited to post photos that aren’t climbing or flowers. But that still appears to be at least two months away. Yes to getting stronger and yes to increasing the my stamina. Yes to leaving it all on the gym floor. And yes to paying attention. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes 
 100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 57
Last year we had to remove the dead tree in our yard and replace it with a new young tree. This was the first winter the tree’s been through and I was worried that it didn’t make it through. But today I noticed these tiny green buds coming out of the branches. And I am hoping those are a sign that the tree will be blooming soon again. That’s how I’ve been feeling lately too. As the weather gets warmer, I feel hopeful and like maybe parts of me are ready to bloom again. #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness March 28, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
 Year of Yes – 87
Grateful for another day spent laughing with my boys. Grateful for being able to get ranunculus at trader Joe’s despite missing the farmers market this morning. Grateful for a meal out with my wonderful husband. Grateful for good books. Grateful for showing up and moving my body even when I don’t want to. Grateful for sunshine and birds. Yes to gratitude. Yes to noticing the small things because the small, ordinary things are what matter most in the end. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes
I read this knowing it was going to be a sweet, fun and quick story and it was exactly that. What i needed and when I needed it. I am looking forward to reading the others in the series, too. Love the strong women and the kind men and loved having a character that was hard of hearing.
Even though this story was short, I took forever to read it. Pieces of it were beautiful and pieces of it felt melodramatic. I still appreciated reading the immigration story and the slightly different take with the siblings growing up in different countries as a result.
3.5 stars. I swallowed this book in a gulp. I knew the beginning was going to actually be slow as opposed to what the blurb says so I patiently made my way through it and then I was hooked and wanted to know what was going to happen. When it was time to sleep, I read in the dark on my phone so as to not wake my husband. I kept reading and reading because I wanted to know what happened next. It felt compulsive. And then the book turned for me. Suddenly I could guess all the twists, one after the other. At that point, I am not sure it mattered because I basically finished the whole thing in a blur. I really enjoyed the ride this book gave me and I could see the whole thing becoming a movie. with gratitude to Celadon Books and netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars. I think I’m going to have to reread this story. I loved the writing and I loved the small bits of insights the author shared along the way. This is a very short book and there’s a lot packed in there. I loved the way it was quiet on the surface, and much less so underneath. I will have to sit with this one for a while.
“I’d like to know if God gives us points for showing up or simply marks us present.” I can listen to Anne Lamott read me her books every single day. It doesn’t even matter what she’s writing about because there’s so much wisdom is her very ordinary days because she is the one who makes things extraordinary. Her wisdom, her insight, her way of looking at life always makes me feel less alone in the world. Thankful for authors like her and thankful that she keeps writing.
3.5 stars. This book was a fast read and there’s a lot going on. It’s the classic things-aren’t-what-they-seem mystery and while it was satisfying, because of the way the author wrote it, there was a lot of telling and considerably less showing. So it felt like i was outside of the story, listening to someone tell me the plot. I still enjoyed my time with it. |
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