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I need my own light to shine so I can help them shine theirs. Twenty Mantras is a Monthly Project for October 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.
I read Letters from Rifka as part of the Lit Club I run in my kids’ school for 5th and 6th grade. I’d never read it before and I loved it. Wonderful book about immigration. I wasn’t sure The Four Tendencies had anything new to teach me. I have read all of Rubin’s books and I knew about the Tendencies already. But I love love loved this book and I am so very glad I read it. I learned tangible, useful takeaways from this book! They Both Die at the End had also been on my pile for a while. I finally got to it and I am glad I did. It wasn’t fantastic but it was a really solid read. I wasn’t sure about Warcross but I knew I wanted to at least give it a try. It was a quick, fast paced read. If you’re into that type of YA, it was good. Not excellent though. I’ve been waiting to read Jane, Unlimited for months! I am a huge Kristin Cashore fan and have loved all of her books. I loved the premise of this book, too. I am about one quarter of the way in as I type this and I love it, of course. I have some fantastic books on my pile and I cannot wait to read them all. Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
I never drink enough water. I need to do better here. Twenty Mantras is a Monthly Project for October 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.
When i am rigid i always lose out. Flexibility is the only way forward here. Twenty Mantras is a Monthly Project for October 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.
Mind:
Body:
I won’t even admit to how I haven’t added anything else to my schedule. Maybe when I am back from Seattle?
Soul:
So grateful for my progress, I have more shots on instagram though not that many recently. Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
I like the idea of one new thing every day. Or even one new thing every week! Twenty Mantras is a Monthly Project for October 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.
I live pretty close to a wonderful book store which regularly hosts awesome author events. I always intend to go, but rarely actually go. I had planned to go to the Maggie Steifvater reading this week but then Tuesday was long and tiring and I wanted to bail (as I often do.) I dragged myself out of the house to do it and I am so glad I did. She was fantastic and hilarious and the hour I spent there made me laugh and smile and made me love her even more. Now I can’t wait to read her book! More importantly, this is a reminder for me to go even when I don’t feel like going! Stories from 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
Maybe not. but maybe so. Twenty Mantras is a Monthly Project for October 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here. Weekly Intention: Assuming all goes okay with my flights, I am in Seattle all week this week for work. I will arrive back home very late Friday nights and hopefully my parents will already be in town. My intention this week (as is always the case when I travel for work) is to get a ton of work done so I feel that the trip was worth being away from my family. I also have the intention to find some form of exercise daily, to eat really well and to take some time for myself to step back and make some schedule changes+plans for the next few months. Let’s see how much of this will be possible. Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.
This month’s intention is: Shine On: You’re doing great. You made it through September. The year is starting its countdown and you can do this. Remember to keep going. Shine on. Don’t stop now. Just one day at a time. Just one day at a time, indeed. Ways to Shine this week:
I am looking forward to: seeing my work friends in Seattle This week’s challenges: This whole week will be long and intense. I hope to exercise, take some alone time and kick butt the rest of the time. Top Goals:
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: speaking less, listening more and asking good questions this week. This week, I will say yes to: prepping for 2018. This week, I will say no to: quitting exercise. I am worried that: i won’t exercise. i’ll eat poorly. i wont be able to take the time to organize my life. i won’t get enough done in Seattle. It will have been a waste. i’ll disappoint even more people. i am still feeling worried in general lately because i feel more disconnected and like i am dropping more things on the floor. This week, I want to remember: that i am lucky and lucky and lucky.
How I shone this week: I think this week was a little better than the last few weeks. Monday was a tough day for me, Tuesday was better but then David fell at school and has been in so much pain. I’ve tried to be gracious, hardworking, and grateful all week. But I feel I am at another juncture where I need to step back and re-jiggle my schedule and life a bit and can’t seem to find the time to do it. I will be away on a business trip next week so that could give me some time or it could end up being even busier than usual. If I get lucky, I plan to use some of that time to design my schedule better. Things I wanted to get Done:
I celebrate: new beginnings. I am grateful for: I am feeling an overwhelming amount of gratitude this week. for all aspects of my life. deeply thankful. my kids, my husband, my manager, my parents, my sister, my nephews, my friends, i am just all around full of gratitude. I nourished myself by: some solid connection with friends this week. Reflecting on my worries: I exercised. i ate okay. i am not super behind, catching up. david was okay. i’m trying to give more attention to nathaniel. not totally bad news. i’ve been okay but the disconnected feeling is still there. i plan to work on it more. I let go of: looking good to others and focused on doing what’s right for me. Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):
What made me laugh this week: My friend Tamara and I laughed so much. What I tolerated this week: still rushing a bit too much between school and work. My mood this week was: grateful. Here’s to a great week 42. We’re down to 10 weeks until it’s the end of this year!
Also the impact has a cumulative effect. Consistency wins the game. Twenty Mantras is a Monthly Project for October 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.
Flesh and Bone and Water was really different for me. I can’t quite put my finger on exactly while bit I liked it. I am glad I read it. I had checked out I Liked my Life from the library a while back and never read it. This time, I was in the mood for it. I knew it would be light which is sort of was but it also was sad and heavy in parts. I am not sure if there’s meant to be a twist toward the end (which i totally guessed) but it was not an important part of the plot for me. I still liked the book. The Ninth Hour was a slog to get through. I really don’t know why I continued to read it. It made me so very sad. She’s an amazing writer, yes, but I just can’t read these types of stories anymore. Since We Fell had also been on my pile before but I’d not managed to read it. The only other Lehane I read was Mystic River which I really loved. I am not a huge mystery fan but Lehane does an incredible job of character development and this book was no exception. I think it wasn’t as good as Mystic River but I still liked it. New People was also one I’d checked out before and felt uncompelled to read. This time I finished it pretty quickly and actually liked bits of it mostly because it was really interesting to read about characters so wildly different than I am. I also really loved the ending. Nothing absolutely amazing this week but I have some great ones on my pile that I am really excited to read. Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. |
 
 
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This card says:Choose you. You spend a lot of time supporting others. The kids, work, home and Jake. They are all worth your time. but so are you. You can and should choose you, too. The best version of you is who they need.
This card says: Hydrate. You are now using a lot of your body. You aren’t drinking garbage anymore. So now you need to make sure to hydrate. Drink water. Also hydrate your skin. Your feet. Your hair. All of your body can use more water. More moisture. Feed it and hydrate it.
This card says: Be flexible. You have a lot of things going on in your life. Kids, work, travel, school, schedules, last minute meetings. Things will not work perfectly. If you want this to be a life style, you need to be flexible. You need to work with what you have and make the most of it.
This card says: Do one new thing daily. Let’s take this one step at a time. You need to choose one new thing every day. A new food. A new exercise. Clothes. Some thing for your skin. Some mental health choice. Something new to you. This is how you grow. You can do this! Just one new thing every new day.
This card says: Be Open. I know you are scared. I know you are worried that you will stop. That it will all go back to the way it was. That you’ve tried and failed so many times. But choose to be open to the possibility that it’s going to be okay. That this time can be different.
This card says: Be consistent. The game is consistency here. Doing it every day. Getting up and choosing it even when you don’t want to. No need to do 2 hours or eat nothing. Just show up every day and be consistent. You will see that it always pays off in the end.
Some solid reading this week. I still have 30+ books checked out from the library and don’t really have hope of catching up to my list. But this also gives me more variety and makes me feel less pressure about finishing books I don’t like.
