100 Days of Radical Wellness – 96

100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 96

This project is.coming to an end and I am really hoping that I have internalized so much of the goals I’ve had here that the end won’t be an issue.

The journaling is the one thing that I still would like to do more. So I will try to see if I can get creative around that in the next 4 days.

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Drawing Books – When I Ran Away

When I Ran Away by Ilona Bannister

 

Daily Year of Yes – 125

Year of Yes – 125

Today was the first day this year I sat outside to take my meetings. I decided midday that I was done sitting indoors and I am still sitting outside with the birds chirping and fresh air as the sun sets.

I have been doing all the things I can to help fill my own cup lately. And I see a tangible difference in my level of calm and centeredness. Being outside contributes to that significantly.

I was talking to my husband a while ago and asked him what will matter more in ten years, and I’ve been thinking about this a lot. In ten years when I look back I want to be able to say that I went on adventures and lived my life fully. I want to be able to say I was kind to people and helped lift them up and cheer them on. I want to have learned to sit silently and be still. I want to have grown and learned new things. I want to have poured love all over my people.

That’s all I care about.

That’s the stuff I want to get right. So that’s the stuff I want to lean into because what you pay attention to blooms.

Yes to living life. Yes to outdoors. Yes to adventures. Yes to doing what matters to me.

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100 Days of Radical Wellness – 95

100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 95

Yesterday I didn’t get to art journal. I had meetings until 11:00 at night and I just could not get myself to do art after that.

I got really worried that I was already bailing on day two and that this project was going to be dead on arrival.

So this morning I got up and the first thing I did after exercise was to do my art.

I decided I get to decide when a project is over and this one is not over. So I showed up and I painted and it was really wonderful.

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Drawing Books – Second First Impressions

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne

 

Daily Year of Yes – 124

Year of Yes – 124

[ Restorative yoga is still saving my sanity daily. 10 minutes in the morning and I feel grounded and calm. ]

Big boy took the Calculus AP test today. I can still remember the room where I took my test some 30 years ago.

Life is moving and things are happening and yet I also feel like so much of life is suspended at the same time. I can’t figure out what the fallout will be on the other side of all this.

So, for now, I am waking up each day, doing my exercise, doing my yoga, working and being there for my people.

As for all the other stuff, I’ll deal with it when I can. Which is not now.

Yes to being here now. Yes to doing what’s needed. Yes to restorative yoga.

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100 Days of Radical Wellness – 94

100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 94

Well day two and I didn’t get to art journal. But I am trying to give myself grace and remember that tomorrow is another day.

Progress isn’t always linear.

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100 Days of Radical Wellness – 93

100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 93

There’s a lot going on in my life at the moment and I will say that this project is what’s keeping me grounded and standing.

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Drawing Books – One Two Three

One Two Three by Laurie Frankel

 

 

Daily Year of Yes – 123

Year of Yes – 123

I painted today for the first time in a long time.

Long time.

I’ve been wanting to make more art but having a lot of trouble with getting started. So over the weekend, I bought some paint, a 6×6 journal and I made a box full of some stencils, ephemera, and a few other materials.

I set my timer to 15 minutes and got to work.

Is it the most beautiful page I’ve ever creater? Absolutely not. Do I even like it? Not sure. Am I glad I did it? Yes yes yes.

The feel of paint in my hands and the freedom to just have fun was exactly what I was seeking.

For me, boundaries help Witt creativity and fun and freedom. Two containers of materials, 6×6 page, and 15 minutes. Those are my boundaries.

They help set me free.

Yes to painting. Yes to boundaries. Yes to finding ways to make it work.
Yes to art.

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Say Yes – 18

  • Weekly Intention: My intention this week is to stay present to the difference between things that are about me and things that are not and to stay as grounded as possible.
  • This month’s intention is: May: Yes Just Yes: Time to be bold. Jump in. Dare to go all in and see what happens. What happens if you say yes?! This one is interesting, I have some plans about art and food, maybe we will just lean into those?
  • One way I will leap this week:  I made some plans for art journaling. This will be my big leap for this week.
  • One boundary I will set this week: not sure about this one at the moment.
  • One area where I will go deeper this week: i started the work but really didn’t dig in and do some work around the designing work book so maybe that’s a good one for this week.
  • What do I need to sit with this week?  i need to sit with how much can change in a little time and make sure i am grateful for what’s here, now.
  • I am looking forward to: big boy’s ap test being done so he can relax a bit.
  • Focus on Core Desired Feelings (lighter, kinder, enough, magic, wild): i feel like i am leaning into kinder and feeling lighter and even enough lately. The wild in my life is only the climbing. So is the magic. Maybe the art will help here.
  • This week’s challenges: just some anxiety around work.
  • Top Goals: 
    • Work:  write up team plan and six month plan.
    • Personal:  start art journal plan, do journal
    • Family: celebrate d. find painters, book real id.
  • This week, I want to remember: it’s going to be okay.

100 Days of Radical Wellness – 92

100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 92

Feeling sore but calm and content. Grateful for weekends. Grateful for this project. Making progress.

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