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 Year of Yes – 142
Happy Saturday. Today’s my mom’s birthday. I haven’t seen my mom since December of 2018. I miss her terribly. Today was a lovely and quiet day. Lots of sitting outside and lots of hanging out with the boys. Grateful for these quiet moments. Yes the to the quiet. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 141
It’s been a really long week. I am absolutely ready for some rest and relaxation. Here’s to a really quiet weekend and to spending time refilling my cup. Yes to rest. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Flock by Kate Stewart
 Year of Yes – 140
I am to tired to even think tonight. Today I got to: exercise in the morning including cardio, core and meditation. I worked for a few hours and then I went climbing with my husband. Came home and had a bunch more meetings for work. Then spent an hour discussing 11th grade course selection options with my son. And now I have to do some more work. My day was all over the place but it was full. Life and work and family and personal are all mixed up at the moment and yet I am still trying to make sure there’s time and room for each. Yes to making it all work and being flexible. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 139
As I get older and older, I am learning to let go of the idea that there’s a way “things are done” and embracing the fact that I get to do things my way. I have to do some uncomfortable things in the next few months and I’ve been stalling and hemming and hawing instead of doing them. And each time I postpone something that I know has to get done, it looms over me and I start worrying about it constantly. Sometimes the trick is to just do it. Like booking my stupid DMV appointment. But other times, the trick is to find a way to move through it that feels doable for me. Maybe I am not ready for a conversation and can send an email instead. Maybe I send just one single email. Whatever it might be, doing in on my own terms brings the autonomy and control back to my own hands. I am not a victim of circumstance. I get to choose how this goes. And if I can’t do it the way others would, that’s ok too. I get to do it the way *I* would. So here’s to finding my own way through. Yes to doing it my own way. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
 Year of Yes – 138
Today was Google I/O which meant I went to work again in person. It has been good and tiring to be at work. A lot of wonderful reminders of what was lovely about being at work and seeing people in person, even if behind a mask. Also reminders of commuting, a lot of socializing, and just using so much energy. I had forgotten that feeling of walking in after being gone and feeling that overwhelming tiredness. I am still feeling a lot of feelings about all the changes and find myself internally triggered many many times a day and then stepping back to tell myself it’s going to be okay and to take one step at a time and try to do the next right thing as Glennon often says. Just the fact that I am able to step outside of my experience while I’m having the experience is a huge success for me. So I am taking the wins where I can get them. Yes to one step at a time. Yes to awareness. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  Year of Yes – 137
I don’t handle change all that well. I tend to thrive on routine and I like consistency. This year at work has been nothing but change. Just when I get one routine going, another major change descends and I have to reconfigure my thinking and my structure again and again. Today was the beginning of yet another change. I’m not loving it so far. It’s hectic and the ground under me feels like it’s shifting and I am just so tired of having to adapt. And yet I am, of course, learning so much, too, and trying to remind myself that choosing yes was about being here now and leaning into what is. So I am trying to breathe an extra few breaths and reminding myself that it’s all going to work out. Because it always does in the end. And it’s not the end yet. Yes to leaning in. Yes to being open. Yes to being uncomfortable. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes  People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 
I know many people loved Henry’s previous novel, which I liked too but I loved this one so much more. I loved all the little bits of vacations over the years, I loved the two characters. I loved going back and forth in time. I just really enjoyed my time with this story. Wonderfully delightful.
I did not love Weir’s second book but with this one, he won my heart back! What a fantastic story, great humor, super fun science. I enjoyed every single minute I spent with this story from beginning to its unpredictable end. Love love loved it! |
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