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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.
Stories from 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018here.
Weekly Intention: Ok this is going to be an intense week of work and then I expect to be working late into the night much of the week and then on Friday I will be driving to Tahoe for the weekend for a school event I purchased last year. David will be camping the middle of the week. So we got a lot going on. And when we come back from Tahoe I will enter a very very tough week. So my intention this week is a few things: be the kindest I can be, I know that when I am tired I can be snappy or even less compassionate towards me and others. So I will work on this. Kind to everyone. Secondly, I want to be able to protect my sleep and exercise because i will get very little sleep the following week and possibly no exercise. And finally, i want to try to savor the moments as much as i can. these are all incredible opportunities for me to be a part of and I am super lucky. So I don’t want to take that for granted. This month’s intention is: Love Strong: This month is hard. There are transitions, new schedules and more. Use this month to think about what it would look like to love more. Love yourself more: more self-care and kindness. What boundaries can help you? Love Jake more: what’s something you can do for the two of you? Love your kids more: How can you help them with the transition? well there you go, this week i will focus on kindness and seeing everyone’s perspective, finding a way to love everyone. One way I will stretch this week: i will see if i can cook a bit and preserve my exercise routine, let’s see. One boundary I will set this week: sleep i think that’s the one I need the most. This week, I will focus on pleasing: hmmm. i think everyone a little bit. would that work? at least give everyone my full attention while i am with them. One new thing I will learn this week: how to iterate more effectively One area where I will go deeper this week: how to understand perspectives different than mine What do I need to sit with this week? how to go the distance here. i have a lot of other deadlines after this october one. I am looking forward to: our tahoe adventure even if it comes at a bad time. This week’s challenges: sleep. peace. Top Goals:
I will focus on my values:
This week, I want to remember: that it always works out 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: my husband whose kindness is just unparalleled. Karen’s Points: 2 body pumps, one run this week. reasonable with nutrition but not perfect. it was ok. A Change I embraced: a lot of work. just so much repetitive work. long, difficult nights of not a lot of sleep. I let go of: trying to do it all at once and focused on what was a must-do Core Desired Feelings Check-in:
Where I chose Joy: i laughed a lot at work this week. I showed up for: david this week who had an 8th grade tea at school. A Mistake I made this week: i had a meeting that went really poorly, i sent an apology letter but heard nothing back :/ What I tolerated this week: lack of sleep. My mood this week was: worn out. I forgive myself for: snapping a bunch this week. i don’t do well when we talk in circles. What I love right now: that i can still sit out in the backyard even though it’s getting cold. Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
and here we go. First week of Fall, September, School.
school, us, running.
cooking, us. getting my hair done 🙂 Moments from this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
Note to Self was super quick and lovely, of course. I really liked Fruit of the Drunken Tree even though parts of it were very very sad. I swallowed Vox in a day. It made me furious but I couldn’t put it down. Like Never and Always was another super fast year. It was exactly what I wanted at that time. I then started and stopped 5 different books. Finally settling on Dear Madam President which was a quick and good read for me. I had a few good books this week so I am calling it a success. Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 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.
I was away last weekend and took two days off this past week to be with people I love which meant less reading 🙂
