You can read about the start of this project here.
You can bloom again and again.
Playing with Paint is a Monthly Project for July 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
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Weekly Intention: Here we go, we went on vacation and we’re back and now I can settle into the summer. We have seven weeks left before school starts and five-six weeks before thinking about school and buying things will have to start. that’s not really enough time to get any routine going but it’s enough time for me to take advantage of the flexible schedule to see if I can introduce a few new things into my life that I can bake into a routine next school year. For this week, my intentions are a bit audacious possibly. But I also know that I am not one of those start with small steps and increase kind of gal. I like to go all in. So this week’s intention is to just jump in. All in on work, all in on exercise, all in on food, all in on journaling and reserving time for myself each day, all in with helping the kids with their work. Neither of the kids have camp this week (they start next week) so my goal is to make sure there’s no flopping on the couch. Things I want to get Done: Here’s the list for his week.
This month’s intention is: July: Shine Boldly: This builds on June a bit but it’s time to take things up a notch. Be bold. Be brave. Be loud. Shine with all your might. Hmm. I can come up with some ideas on this but none are coming to me at the moment. Ways to Shine this week:
I am looking forward to: jumping in. here’s to hoping it works. This week’s challenges: two client meetings. two trips to work. getting back on track on everything. but the hardest part of this week will be coming through on my exercise and food goals. let’s see if i can make it happen. Top Goals:
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: remembering that i am really strong. inside and out. This week, I will say yes to: having faith in myself. showing up and trusting the universe. This week, I will say no to: getting stuck on things and letting hurdles trip me up. I am worried that: i won’t exercise. i’ll stop eating well. i will continue to be behind at work. i won’t be ready for the new cycle. all the work i did won’t matter. i won’t make time for me. i will be in so much pain in my knees. This week, I want to remember: that i have the power to be the best version of myself!
How I shone this week: I haven’t updated in three weeks. I was in Australia that whole time. One week of work and two weeks of vacation. I will post all about it on Tuesday. I shone at work by working really hard and getting most of what we intended done. And I shone the two weeks with family by doing my very best every day. Things I wanted to get Done: There were two big items: get work done, go on vacation. I did both. I even travel journaled. I celebrate: being home. I loved the vacation but I missed my home. I am grateful for: the incredible memories we made on vacation. I nourished myself by: well if vacation isn’t nourishment, not much is. Reflecting on my worries: our vacation went wonderfully and there were no glitches at all. I let go of: work. i didn’t work almost at all during the two weeks. Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):
What made me laugh this week: my family made me laugh all week! What I tolerated this week: a lot of plane trips, a very cold AirBnb but noting else 🙂 My mood this week was: tired but content. Here’s to a lovely week 28. Ready to settle into a summer schedule!
I read good reviews about Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore which was ok but not amazing. there was a bit of a twist and it wasn’t super annoying like many twists can be. So I liked it. I then read You Don’t Look Your Age…and Other Fairy Tales. I knew nothing about Sheila Nevins but apparently she’s famous so this book is read by super-famous actresses. I really enjoyed the short, simple but poignant stories. I then tried Dear Cyborgs which was a quick read but I can’t really tell you what it’s about. It was quite weird, even for me. Meh. I read Allegra Goodman’s Cookbook Collector for bookclub in the past so I picked up The Chalk Artist which was okay. I enjoyed bits of it but overall it wasn’t really amazing. And I ended the week with A House Among the Trees, my first Julia Glass novel. It was okay. Not amazing but not bad either. A bunch of not amazing reads this week. Bleh. Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. For July, I decided I wanted to do more painting. I missed painting. But I wasn’t sure I’d have enough time so I decided to pick a small size, give myself 15 mins and do whatever I could. I love the way they turned out.
Spread your love around like confetti. Playing with Paint is a Monthly Project for July 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
I read The Bright Hour on the airplane to Sydney. It was sad but beautiful and I really enjoyed it. It also reminded me to be grateful for my life. More and more. I then read Do Not Become Alarmed without knowing much about it. I’d read Meloy’s short stories years ago and they were sad. This book wasn’t as sad but it was still really sad and I am not sure that I am glad I read it. I knew nothing about Meredith Maran but Anne Lammot has a blurb on the cover and I love her so I checked out The New Old Me. It was okay. It made me feel hopeful but it definitely wasn’t as wonderful as Anne Lammot’s non-fiction. To be fair, that’s a really high bar. I then read The Answers but it was really weird. I kept thinking about putting it down the whole time. But I didn’t. In the end I am not sure I liked it. Interesting in places but not worth all the time in the end. Can’t wait to read some great books again. 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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