Weekly Intention: And here we are on the last week of 2018. May it be a wonderful week and may 2019 bring joy, wisdom, celebrations and a lot of magic. My intention this week is to be as present as I can. To take the time I need to be my best self and to really appreciate the depth and the breadth of my life.
This month’s intention is: Rest Stronger: And finally here we are. You’ve worked hard all year and gave it your all. Time to rest. You pushed yourself to get stronger and now you need to rest so you can be ready for 2019. Here’s to resting for a whole week!
One way I will stretch this week: having lots of family will both fill me with joy and stretch me.
One boundary I will set this week: taking the time i need. and i will need some.
This week, I will focus on pleasing: as many people as possible.
One new thing I will learn this week: hmmm maybe how to balance it all?
One area where I will go deeper this week: really relishing in the joy of my family.
What do I need to sit with this week? how to balance what i need and what i want.
I am looking forward to: christmas day.
This week’s challenges: just the balance.
Top Goals: no goals this week. just enjoy myself.
I will focus on my values:
- Love: love love love my people.
- Learn: to balance.
- Peace: peace with what is.
- Service: to my soul.
- Gratitude: for togetherness.
This week, I want to remember: that it’s magical to get to be together.
Stronger Than Before is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
How I got Stronger this week: And here we go, I have finished the last work week of the year. Since my back was hurt, I didn’t end up exercising at all. This might in fact be the longest I went in 2018 without exercise. But I still feel proud of my week. I worked, I made a few tangible differences this week at work and then I spent Thursday preparing more for the holidays and then my wonderful parents showed up. It was a lovely week.
Top Goals Review:
- Work: I had conversations around 2019 goals. Sadly first of many so there’s still more work to do here.
Personal: I did my december daily, I didn’t scrap more but I did rest and alas did no art.
Family: I wrapped all the presents and finished buying everything, I also relaxed and hugged my kids and hugged Jake and hugged my parents. yay!
I celebrate: David’s culmination was wonderful and I celebrate all of his progress this year.
I am grateful for: some lovely quiet time that always comes at the end of the year. so grateful to get to have it.
Karen’s Points: nothing this week.
A Change I embraced: my family is here and i am embracing it fully.
I let go of: assuming it’s all going to go according to my plans 🙂
Core Desired Feelings Check-in:
- Fresh: some down time is refreshing.
- Magical: this time of year is magical everywhere
- Lighter: i feel lighter now that i have some downtime.
- True: i’m going to have to work hard aligning my boundaries these two weeks but I will do it.
Where I chose Joy: lots of little moments of joy this week.
I showed up for: my kids, my parents.
A Mistake I made this week:
What I tolerated this week: a lot of pain.
My mood this week was: in pain.
I forgive myself for: being who i am and needing as much downtime as i do.
What I love right now: twinkle lights, downtime, time with family, love.
Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
         
I started the week with Seventeen which I just could never get into. It wasn’t that it was bad, just that I never connected with the novel.
The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater was a similar experience too. I really enjoyed bits of it but overall it was meh.
I figured the The Marriage Lie was going to be engaging even though I wasn’t sure I was going to like it. In the end, I did. It was different than the other books in this gene.
Art Matters was a super fast read but wonderful and joyful and even though I am not a huge fan of Neil Gaiman’s books, I love his non fiction.
I enjoyed A Return to Love and it was exactly what I needed at that moment.
I also really really liked the stories in The End of the End of the Earth which kept me company as I scrapbooked.
I like the way Louisa Hall writes and Trinity was no exception. It wasn’t as good as her previous novel but I am still glad I read it.
I then tackled Down and Across which I thought would be fun especially as I have been doing lots of crosswords. It was fun and okay but the crosswords didn’t actually show up as much as I had anticipated.
I had been waiting to read Choose Wonder over Worry and it didn’t disappoint! I really enjoyed this new to me author.
I ended the week with Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died which I also was really looking forward to but it turned out to be what I thought. It wasn’t bad just different than my expectations which is always tricky.
All in all, ok week. I am on to my 300th book now.
Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
Weekly Intention: This is the week I officially start my 2018 wind down and I am so ready. I plan to go to work Monday and Tuesday and some of Wednesday. David has a school event on Monday and then my parents arrive Thursday evening. My intention for early in the week is to be productive and closeout some of the topics that have been open and dragging along, make some decisions to help setup 2019 and then take off. My intention for later in the week is to start the relaxation process.
This month’s intention is: Rest Stronger: And finally here we are. You’ve worked hard all year and gave it your all. Time to rest. You pushed yourself to get stronger and now you need to rest so you can be ready for 2019. Well as if I needed another reminder, my back is forcing me to rest.
One way I will stretch this week: i am trying to take risks, ask for what i want and put myself out there.
One boundary I will set this week: not working once i am not working! 🙂
This week, I will focus on pleasing: Jake and David and Nathaniel.
One new thing I will learn this week: plans for 2019 for work.
One area where I will go deeper this week: i did a lot of work on 2019 last weekend so maybe i can be more intentional and specific about the art portion this week.
What do I need to sit with this week? how to set myself up for success and relaxation for the holidays.
I am looking forward to: taking some time off.
This week’s challenges: Monday will be a bit challenging but that’s ok.
Top Goals:
- Work: have conversations around 2019 goals.
- Personal: do december daily, scrap more if i can, rest, maybe do some art?
- Family: wrap presents, finish buying everything, relax and hug my kids and hug Jake and hug my parents
I will focus on my values:
- Love: start making plans for loving self goals. (since i didn’t do this last week)
- Learn: pick one class.
- Peace: peace with the pain
- Service: to my body.
- Gratitude: for getting to be together for the first time in over 20 years.
This week, I want to remember: that it’s ok to rest and that i will recover.
Stronger Than Before is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
How I got Stronger this week: Well this week turned out to be trickier than I’d hoped. I enjoyed most of my day off on Monday and then was quite productive Tuesday until I threw out my back on Wednesday morning. The rest of the week was reasonably productive but also reasonably painful. I am confident that without all the work I’ve done to get stronger this year, this episode would have been much worse but I am still in quite a bit of pain and would have preferred not to have this happen.
Top Goals Review:
- Work: I have spent some time thinking about what’s next and talked to a few people but I didn’t document my thoughts yet. I have talked to my manager and I’d say it went well so far.
- Personal: I am pretty good on solidifying 2019 plans, I’ve been keeping up with my december daily but I haven’t scrapped more, I did also write up year end posts yay!
- Family: I did not at all work on applications with david because he had a lot of homework, Nathaniel and I did math, but David and I didn’t do any physics, I did buy more christmas presents and we saw several movies!
I celebrate: delivering a personal and touching present to my team.
I am grateful for: my manager and his ability to receive my feedback and hear me when I need to be heard.
Karen’s Points: this week was one yoga and then half a body pump until I hurt myself.
A Change I embraced: well i’m going to say my back was definitely that change this week.
I let go of: trying to get anything done once I hurt myself.
Core Desired Feelings Check-in:
- Fresh: taking monday off was refreshing and lovely.
- Magical: the way the team received my present was magical.
- Lighter: i feel lighter each day now.
- True: it’s been hard to deal with all that i have going on in my head but I am working on it.
Where I chose Joy: taking Monday off.
I showed up for: my colleagues.
A Mistake I made this week: a few times, i think my energy is too much. so i need to learn how to taper it.
What I tolerated this week: a lot of pain.
My mood this week was: in pain.
I forgive myself for: bending down the wrong way and starting this spiral of pain.
What I love right now: that i have days left before i see my family, days left before I get some serious time off.
Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
lots and lots of photos from Zurich.
especially from the pool early in the morning.
it was a magical trip.
Moments from this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
     
I started the week A Heart in a Body in the World which my friend Amy recommended. It took me a while to get into the book but then I enjoyed it until the end when you find out what actually happened and it was such a departure from what I thought it was building up to that it really threw me off and then I got really upset.
The Feather Thief had been on amazon’s best of list for a while and I kept staring at it and not reading it so I finally decided to tackle it this week and I am so glad I did. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Seth’s books are always goos and This Is Marketing was no exception. I really enjoyed it.
Words on Bathroom Walls was a random pick that I thought would be good and even though I think it was good, I have read too many books like this so I didn’t love it as much as I would have had I read it in the beginning of this year.
I enjoyed The Challenge Culture more than I thought I would have. I knew nothing about the author so that alone was fascinating to me.
I ended the week with Thanks A Thousand which was short and lovely and a good reminder that there is so much that goes into every simple thing in your life. It’s good to be mindful and think of all the pieces that have to come together for a simple thing like your morning coffee.
All in all, an ok week.
Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
Weekly Intention: Week 50 if 52. I feel like this year was both so very long and so very short. That’s the case for all the years now as David likes to remind me how as I get older the years get shorter for me. This week, I plan to take Monday off and then work my way slowly through the rest of the week, planning for 2019, catching up to everything I dropped on the floor in the last few weeks and finally finish all the holiday shopping especially for my kids. But the main intention for the week is to slow down. I want to tap into that part of me that only wakes up when I slow way way way down.
This month’s intention is: Rest Stronger: And finally here we are. You’ve worked hard all year and gave it your all. Time to rest. You pushed yourself to get stronger and now you need to rest so you can be ready for 2019. Oh yes, time to rest.
One way I will stretch this week: I am going to be having some hard conversations with my manager and I think they will stretch me for sure.
One boundary I will set this week: not working Monday and working from home on Friday.
This week, I will focus on pleasing: myself by taking the time to really focus on what I want for 2019.
One new thing I will learn this week: my intentions and my goals as i make a list to go over them
One area where I will go deeper this week: I know I said this last week but let’s see if i can do it this week: actually thinking about 2019.
What do I need to sit with this week? how i receive feedback, what i want to change, what i want to keep the same.
I am looking forward to: taking some time off, i am already taking today off but i also have a lot more time off coming down the pipe.
This week’s challenges: having hard conversations
Top Goals:
- Work: think about what’s next, document my thoughts, talk to manager.
- Personal: solidify 2019 plans, do december daily, scrap more if i can, rest, write up year end posts
- Family: work on applications with david, math, physics, buy more christmas presents. see more movies!
I will focus on my values:
- Love: start making plans for loving self goals. (since i didn’t do this last week)
- Learn: see if i want to take more/other classes.
- Peace: peace with feedback
- Service: to self, family, 2019.
- Gratitude: for getting to start a fresh new year
This week, I want to remember: that the outliers aren’t the story. that i want to focus on looking for the right more than looking for the wrong.
Stronger Than Before is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
How I got Stronger this week: This was an insane week. I had summits three days out of the four I was at work. It was months of works with many people and I am super grateful it’s now over. I think it went well but we will find out as the feedback trickles in. I then took Friday off and met with a friend and went to the movies with Jake and chatted with my mom and had dinner with another friend. I am proud of how hard I worked and then proud of how I took Friday off to take care of myself. I only managed to exercise twice this week but it was still better than nothing.
Top Goals Review:
- Work: summit over. time to really start thinking about 2019!
- Personal: starting to make 2019 plans, journaled very little, exercised also very little, scrapped for December Daily.
- Family: did not work on applications with david but made a plan, rested and hugged, did both math and physics, bought some christmas presents but need to buy many more.
I celebrate: david’s excellent scores at his ssat test. he showed up for it and the results show that. i am so incredibly proud of him and how hard he works.
I am grateful for: inishing the summit. it was a lot of work and i ended up having a lot of last minute changes etc. so i am just grateful it came together. also super grateful to get to go to the movies with Jake. we watched Bohemian Rhapsody and I loved every single moment of it.
Karen’s Points: this week was also one body pump and one yoga.
A Change I embraced: both of my core helps for the summit ended up being ooo so i adapted and worked with it.
I let go of: trying to please everyone.
Core Desired Feelings Check-in:
- Fresh: still trying to understand what i want from my life and my work for 2019.
- Magical: the movie and being with jake in the middle of a day was magical.
- Lighter: i feel lighter now that the summit is over and I can transition to holiday time.
- True: i miss my family so much.
Where I chose Joy: taking friday off, going to the movies, chatting with my mom
I showed up for: work this week and david when he needed a day off.
A Mistake I made this week: i got a really negative feedback from one of the people at work, instead of sitting with how it crushed me, i reached out to the person and tried to engage in a conversation to understand better. it didn’t get to 100% of what I wanted of course but we got a lot closer and i was able to shift my pain a little, i am grateful for that.
What I tolerated this week: a lot of long hours at work
My mood this week was: tired.
I forgive myself for: not being able to meet everyone’s needs and not being everyone’s cup of tea.
What I love right now: all the journaling, thinking, intentionality that comes during this time of year is my favorite.
Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.Weekly Reflection 2018 – 44
voted baby! and then traveled to zurich.
i love all these photos of voting. it’s such a privilege for me still.
i took a lot of out of the plane window shots this time.
Moments from this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
     
I started the week The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle which is pretty much unlike anything I’ve read. I can’t really explain it but I did think it was worthwhile, if for nothing else, for how different it is.
Exactly What to Say was a super fast read. it had some gems but it’s nothing amazing for my life.
I’d started Heretics Anonymous a few months ago and finally finished it. It was okay but not the best YA I’ve read.
I was looking forward to The Surrender Experiment but in the end, I decided I didn’t like it. It was too much of a biography of singer and not enough abstraction of the concepts he was trying to explain, for me.
I love love loved The Housekeeper and the Professor It made me so happy. I feel like this year has been a big year for Japanese writers for me.
I then listened to the Ram Dass Audio Collection which was fantastic. I love Ram Dass.
All in all, a good week. I’m up to book number 286 for this year.
Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
Weekly Intention: And here we go. The summit week I’ve been planning up to for months. This week is pretty much eaten by the summit. I plan to make sure I take Friday off so I can relax a little.My intention this week is to really enjoy all the moments of the culmination of the work I’ve done for weeks. I will be with my people, I will hug them and I will love the life I have.
This month’s intention is: Rest Stronger: And finally here we are. You’ve worked hard all year and gave it your all. Time to rest. You pushed yourself to get stronger and now you need to rest so you can be ready for 2019. Oh yes, time to rest.
One way I will stretch this week: The summit will stretch me all the way. Especially all the socializing and long days.
One boundary I will set this week: not working long on Monday and Friday.
This week, I will focus on pleasing: all the product managers.
One new thing I will learn this week: hopefully a lot of things from the summit.
One area where I will go deeper this week: actually thinking about 2019.
What do I need to sit with this week? my feelings about my grandmother.
I am looking forward to: seeing the culmination of the work I’ve been doing.
This week’s challenges: the summit going smoothly
Top Goals:
- Work: execute december summit, think more about what’s next, document my thoughts if i can find the time.
- Personal: same: make 2019 plans, journal, exercise, scrap.
- Family: work on applications with david, rest, hug, math, physics, buy christmas presents.
I will focus on my values:
- Love: start making plans for loving self goals.
- Learn: make plans for personal classes.
- Peace: peace with how i feel
- Service: to the summits.
- Gratitude: for hopefully getting to see my family soon
This week, I want to remember: that all of our days are gifts and we have to make the most of them
Stronger Than Before is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.
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