Here’s the vision board from 2015. My word was brave (my favorite OLW so far.)
Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.
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How I shone this week: I wish all the weeks could be short weeks. There’s something special about working super-hard for a few days and then resting. Work is better, rest is better. At least for me. I shone this week by trying hard to show up for my kids and my nephew. I’ve loved having more family time and I’ve also loved a little down time. Now I am on a plane off to Sydney. Things I wanted to get Done:
I celebrate: having Jeff here!! I am grateful for: a few days off work to rest and be with family. I nourished myself by: having family time! Reflecting on my worries: I exercised but not enough, ate better but not well. spent a lot of time with jeff. i’ve tried not let down everyone. tried to show up and do my best. I let go of: getting too much done this week. Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):
What made me laugh this week: Jeffiko! What I tolerated this week: a very long Tuesday. and Wednesday, too. My mood this week was: grateful. Here’s to a great week 48. Five more weeks!
I then moved on to Lagom: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life because I knew it would be light and easy and still fun and useful, and it was exactly all that. I then finally felt like reading more but still not sure so I chose Dear Martin which I thought would be right there. and it was. I liked it a lot. I am glad I read it. I knew very little about Heather, the Totality except that it was by the person who wrote Mad Men and it was really short. I figured there was no harm in picking it up and giving it a try. Before I knew it, i had already finished it. It wasn’t my favorite. Ended abruptly. Felt like it was a character study but with characters that weren’t worth studying. I then decided I was ready for The Snow Child even though i knew it would be depressing. It was actually not as depressing as I worried it would be and I ended up really liking it. Sometimes it’s finally the right time and mental state for me to read a book and this was that. I have a few books that are underway and I am looking forward to Thanksiving downtime and the flight to Sydney to read a bunch more on my list! Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
Mind:
Body:
Soul:
At this point i just want to make a contained plan for the last 5 weeks of this year. Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
You can read the story of this project here. Those are all the boards I’ve created in the last few months. I figured since that was fewer than twenty, I could use the last six to share my yearly vision boards with you. Here’s the one from 2012. The first one I made. My word was savor. Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here.
Earlier this year, we went to Idaho so I could go to Brave Girls Camp. The kids were on break so they were kind enough to come with me because I didn’t want to leave everyone behind. During that trip, while I was in class all day, every day, the kids and Jake went on different adventures every day. One of these adventures was going to a climbing wall. Before this trip, the kids had climbed walls at Fairs, etc but never all that seriously. During that one day, they had such an extraordinary time that since then we’ve had them take a week-long climbing camp and Jake has taken them to Planet Granite several times. This past weekend, he suggested I go along just so I could see the kids climb. At first, I was all whiny about it because I generally use that time to have quiet time. When I got there, I was still not super thrilled about it. But towards the end of our time, David really came alive and started working harder and harder. And that one moment made me realize that all of the time I spent there was worth it. It reminded me that sometimes it takes a while for us to get in the flow enough to get to a place where we really connect with something. Where we want to push ourselves harder and try more. It was such a joy to see both my kids come alive in a way I don’t usually get to. All in all, Jake was right of course and I am really glad I went.
And I am deeply happy. I love my tree. I love the lights. I love everything about it. Stories from 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
You can read the story of this project here. And here’s another one from Brene’s class. This one is two lists, love does not and love does. Left side is does not. Love does not:
Love does:
Art Boards is a Monthly Project for November 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. You can read about the start of this project here. Weekly Intention: This is a crazy week. On Monday I have back and forth between work and taking the kids to the doctor and then school and then back to work and then late night my nephew arrives! Tuesday I have work work work with a lot of meetings. Wednesday I am at the kids’ school all morning and then taking me time in the afternoon and then I expect to collapse by Wednesday night. My nephew is here for one more day after that and then I am only here one more day myself before I get on a plane to go to Sydney. Phew I got tired typing all that up. So being that this week is so much back and forth, here are my intentions:
Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.
This month’s intention is: November: Shine for You: This is your month. Take all the time you need. Shine all your light on yourself. Be kind, practice self-care. Think about the next year and what you want. Think about the rest of this year. You’ve got this. Ways to Shine this week:
I am looking forward to: my nephew, having a few days off! This week’s challenges: Monday and Tuesday will be challenging. Also figuring out how to exercise on the holiday days, too. Top Goals:
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: being present with each family member before I leave for my trip. This week, I will say yes to: more family time. making a plan for the last 5 weeks of this year. This week, I will say no to: feeling guilty or overwhelmed I am worried that: i won’t exercise. i’ll still eat poorly, make bad choices, not get enough nutrition. i wont be able to spend enough time with Jeff. i’ll let down everyone. i won’t rest. i won’t get my energy back. i will fall even more off the line i’m trying to walk. i will mess up at work. i will frustrate my kids and hubby. This week, I want to remember: that this is my favorite time of the year. I love it and i do get to relax. it’s all going to be okay!
How I shone this week: I could lie and say that this past week was better than the last, but honestly I am not sure that it was. My days have been going really fast and without a lot of awareness. Within each day, I am trying to make sure to do the things that matter the most for that day. I make sure to exercise, I make sure to work hard, I make sure to spend time with my kids and my husband, I read, etc. but when I put all the days together, I am not sure that they are adding up to the week I want to have. Or maybe they are and I am overthinking it. I don’t know to be honest. On Thursday this week, it poured here all day. It’s pretty atypical for that much and that kind of rain to go all day here. By early afternoon, I really didn’t want to go to the meeting at the kids’ school that I had said I would go to. But this was for Nathaniel and I feel he’s already getting the shorter end of the stick in general, so I went. I drove in the dark, in rain, in heavy traffic to get to the school early and of course in the end I was really really glad I went. I think that and the time I made sure to make for Jake this week were my shiniest moments of the week. Things I wanted to get Done:
I celebrate: getting a little extra social time this week. I am grateful for: my kids’ school providing so much to them and to me. I nourished myself by: spending extra time with friends and enjoying the company Reflecting on my worries: I exercised. the eating issue still bothers me not even because i am eating badly, I am not eating that poorly. What bothers me has been the lack of nutrition. I did make plans for 2018 a bit so I feel better there. My energy seems to be waxing and waning. it will all be ok. I let go of: trying to make everyone happy. i can’t do it. Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):
What made me laugh this week: my friends, a good week. What I tolerated this week: emotionally taxing week trying to support my colleagues. My mood this week was: hanging in there. Here’s to a great week 47. So few weeks left in this year!!
You can read the story of this project here. This board is an assignment from Brene’s Brave Parenting class. I’d link you to the site but it’s shutting down so I am not sure if it’s a good idea. If you want to know what it is anyway, let me know and I’ll add the link. This homework was about “In our house, you always have permission to:”
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