And here we are. Here’s to keeping this up. Yes, I can.
Love these.
Onward to November!
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.
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Weekly Intention: So, this week is a mish mosh. My parents are here Monday and Tuesday but I have back to back meetings the whole time. Then Tuesday night is Halloween. Not my favorite. Wednesday has a trip to the kids’ school and then is full of meetings. Thursday also has a trip to the kids’ school. And then a hair appointment and Jake leaves Friday (and the kids have no school!) And of course I am sick! So my intention will be to rest as much as humanly possible. Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.
This month’s intention is: Moving on to 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. Ohh how do these always come at the exact right moment!! Ways to Shine this week:
I am looking forward to: resting a bit. This week’s challenges: Meh most of this week feels tough at the moment. Top Goals:
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: remembering what and who matters most this week. This week, I will say yes to: loving my people. This week, I will say no to: not resting. 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’ll let down everyone. i will get sicker. i will fall really behind. ugh. This week, I want to remember: sick is my body’s way of telling me i need rest.
How I shone this week: This was a good week but also another crazy one. A lot of leadership was away at an event so I had more free time than usual this week but my parents were in town so I gave all of my free time to them. I also volunteered at my kids’ school on Friday all night. I am now a little sick and really, really spent. I am trying to shine but I am not sure I have it in me to do anything but rest for a bit. Things I wanted to get Done:
I celebrate: i got promoted this week so I am going to go ahead and celebrate that. I am grateful for: getting to spend so much time with my parents. I nourished myself by: not much this week unfortunately. Reflecting on my worries: I exercised. i ate not great, but not awful. i did let some people down but came through for others. trying to get it right more often than not. fail sometimes. I let go of: getting work done this week. Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):
What made me laugh this week: Nathaniel, Kelly, my husband. Love them all so. What I tolerated this week: being semi-sick all weekend. My mood this week was: rushed. Here’s to a great week 44.
This is my life motto: yes, you can! 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.
Byron Katie’s A Mind at Home with Itself is as magical as I knew it would be. If you’ve never read her, I can’t recommend her enough. If you have, I am sure you’ll read this anyway. I wasn’t sure Unf*ck Yourself would be good. But it turned out to be useful and inspiring. Forest Dark was okay. I read it on the plane and probably focused 70% on it but I am not sad I read it. I started Turtles all the Way Down on audio but being that it was John Green, I couldn’t get myself to not switch to the book so I could read faster and look at his words like I like to. So I ended up reading the whole thing in one shot. I loveloveloveloved it. Don’t take my word on it, there are some great reviews of this book and why it’s very well written and very much worth your time. I then dabbled into The No Asshole Rule to see if it would be worth it. It was okay. It would have been more helpful if I were some CEO or even manager. I read The Sun and Her Flowers over the course of the week in the quiet mornings and I loved it. I will say that I loved her first book more but this one was magical all on its own. Some really sensitive material in case you haven’t read her before. I had stared Sourdough before but I finally finished it on the plane back. It was okay but not amazing. Here’s to more reading this week! Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
take the time to stop and acknowledge the accomplishment for what it is, Karen! 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:
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Soul:
So grateful still, I have more shots on instagram though very few this week. Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
and not cry 🙂 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.
This was the most amount of time I’ve spent in Seattle. I left Sunday night to ensure a full workday on Monday and then I scheduled my return flight for late late Friday so I could also work that day. Getting- work-done-wise, it was a good call. Almost every single of my minutes were full and I did not feel like any of the days were wasted. But on a personal level, it was a long trip. I feel like 4 days works better than 5. I work super long and hard and then I spend day 5 recovering. Whereas now, I worked all those days, flew back home really late, woke up really early and had to take the kids for flu shots, then swimming lesson, then buy groceries, and then cook food for the week. Which is all too much after working nonstop for 5 days. So now I am exhausted and will end up spending all this week catching up. But alas, that’s the rhythm of my life and I still prefer it over the inflexible schedule I used to have. All in all, besides the rain, Seattle was still fun to visit and I am really grateful for everyone I work with! Stories from 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
i expect other things to take time and effort but when it comes to this, i am so much less patient. 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: So, this week is a quieter week at work which is lovely because my parents will be here all week! So my intention is to focus on my time with my parents and not take it away from work or me or kids or Jake. I’d like to spend more time with Jake this week too and take advantage of the fact that my parents are here. Patience and slow but continuous progress is the goal. 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. Last week of October, gotta make this one count! Ways to Shine this week:
I am looking forward to: time with my parents This week’s challenges: Monday is the toughest day this week but it will still in general be hard to balance life this week. Top Goals:
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: remembering what and who matters most this week. This week, I will say yes to: making choices that reflect my values. This week, I will say no to: feeling bad all the time which i often do when i have visitors because i don’t know how to balance it all. 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’ll let down my parents. i’ll let down my husband or my kids or myself or something else. i will feel wiped out all week. i will fall really behind. This week, I want to remember: that one week is not that long and what matters most is to be with the people I love.
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This card says: Yes you can. I know that sometimes, often times, it feels impossible, like you will never get better at any of this. Like you can’t do one more squat or exercise. But you can and it will. Just keep at it, You can do this.
This card says: Celebrate. It’s important to work hard. It’s important to keep showing up. It’s important to keep at it. But it’s also important to celebrate! To give yourself the credit you deserve. To pat yourself in the back for all the work you’re doing.
This card says: Have a sense of humor. when you’re sitting in class, struggling with all the hard work, remember that it won’t get better without work. instead of chastising yourself, have a sense of humor about this whole thing. Take it easy on yourself. It will be easier to get through the tougher moments if you laugh.
This card says: Choose growth mindset. When you’re sitting in class and frustrated that you are just not good at this, remember to hold on to that growth mindset. Remember that what it takes is work. You were not born to be perfect at this, it takes work to grow. To get better. Choose growth.
This card says: Rest. You are in this for the long haul. Remember that you want to go on and on with this lifestyle. To do that, you need to be able to cut yourself a break every now and then. This means taking a rest day. Letting the muscles repair themselves.
