You can read about the start of this project here.
Quick Sketches is a Monthly Project for February 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
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Two weeks ago, Nathaniel’s class celebrated 100th day of school. In preparation for this, each student was told to bring 100 of an item and then sort/group them in a way they chose. A few days before the assignment was due, Nathaniel asked me if I could email his teacher and ask if it would be ok for him to do something different. I asked him what he wanted to do and he said he’d like to do 100 equations that equal to a 100. Teachers said it was ok (after they talked to him about how he planned to group it.) So this little boy and I wrote down 100 formulas which he grouped and put on a lovely poster. I love my boy so much!
Stories from 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017?here.
Weekly Intention:?This is an unusual week. It includes a day off, a really full day of work, two days of travel and two days of vacation. My intention this week, which i will have to reset right now on Monday night as I type this is to let everything go. To breathe and try really hard to appreciate all of what I have and all of what I will get to experience in the next week. I have been exhausted, worn out and just off this weekend. I seem to be invigorated at work and I expect I will be so on vacation, too. I will remind myself that these are the moments of my life and I get to choose what they mean. I get to make the most of this week. I get to choose. This month?s intention is:?Shine from the Outside In: It might seem counter-intuitive but sometimes it helps to start with the outside. Take care of your body, your skin, your teeth. Dress in a way that makes you feel good. Show up and look the part. I didn’t get to buy makeup this past week. And clearly I am not doing much of this either. But it’s ok. I will get to it. Ways to Shine this week:
I am looking forward to: magic. with my kids. what more can i want? This week?s challenges: a long work day. a lot of hours in the car. two long days of walking. but also…a lot of magic. Top Goals:
I will focus on my core desires (bold, mindful, nourish, love) by: shining this week. I will go to sleep tonight and let everything go. i will allow myself to experience each moment of this crazy week. This week, I will say yes to: letting things go. whatever happens happens. we will have many more chances to get it right. This week, I will say no to: stressing the rest of my family out. getting in the way of this being a fun experience. I am worried that:?my kids won’t like it. we will mess something up or miss something. something will go wrong. the tickets will be missing. it won’t be a fun vacation. i will be exhausted. i will be grumpy. i will be stingy. i will mess it all up. This week, I want to remember:? that life is about experiences. this is our chance to make new ones. let’s embrace it.
Three ways I shone this week:
I celebrate:?showing up in all the ways this week. I let go of: pretty much all my email this week. Core Desire Check-in (bold, mindful, nourish, love):?
What made me laugh this week: the movies. oh how silly it was. Here’s to a wonderful week eight!
While in Sydney, I decided to give The Look of Love a go. I had it out from the library and I didn’t have the mental energy for anything more sophisticated. As it worked out, it was a lovely read. Very predictable but still enjoyable. I wanted to read Carve the Mark because I loved Roth’s previous book, Divergent. This new book got a lot of controversial feedback and while I respect other people’s perspectives, I didn’t have that point of view when I read the book. I read it relatively quickly, mostly on the plane back from Sydney and found myself enjoying it. I like Veronica Roth. I like the stories she tells and I like the way she tells them. And Carve the Mark was no exception. I only watched one movie on the 28 hours I spent on the airplane last week. It was called Denial and right after the movie was over, I read Man’s Search for Meaning which I had heard of many times over the years but hadn’t managed to read so far. The first part of the book is as heart-wrenching as I was worried it would be, but the second part where he talks about logotherapy was fascinating and really thought-provoking and all new to me. I decided I needed to read a lot more about it. If you haven’t read this, it’s highly recommended (though a difficult read, of course.) I then finished A Gathering of Shadows finally. And that was it for this week. A light week. Books I Read this Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here.
I just got back from Sydney. I am writing this before I am back on the routine so I will be honest. Hopefully by Wednesday things will be more back to nourishment. Mind:
Body:
Soul:
Here’s to getting back on track.
Nourish Me Week 2017 is a year-long project for 2017. You can read more about my projects for 2017 here. |
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