Here’s girl seventeen:
Fashion Girls in a Monthly Project for January 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
- Weekly Intention: This week I am in Zurich, Switzerland until Thursday. I got to see my mom for a bit and now I will be working very long days and do my best to use my time here really well. My intention is to get a lot done. A lot. So that when I am back in town, I can feel really good about the trip and know that I used my time well.
- Choices I want to make:
- One: I will choose to work hard and effectively.
- Two: I will choose to focus on enjoying my time, strengthening my work relationships, and rest when I can.
- Three: I will choose to eat as healthy as I can and move as much as possible.
- I am looking forward to: Seeing my mom. Working hard. Getting things organized. Getting closer to my team. Learning a lot.
- This week’s challenges: Very long days, jetlag, not getting enough done as what’s at the top of my mind. Also the very cold weather.
- Top Goals:
- Work: Meet with everyone, get organized. Go through my todo list.
- Personal: Eat well. Be present. Listen more.
- Family: Be kind. Call my family daily.
- I will focus on my core desires (kind, strong, true, generous, brave) by:
- Moving as much as possible and eating as well as I can.
- Listening more and not rushing in.
- Working hard and earning respect of my team.
- Not focusing on jetlag and just doing what I can while I am there.
- This week, I want to remember to: Make the most of my face to face time. Enjoy the solitude. Make sure I add value.
Here’s to a wonderful week!
Living Intentionally is a year-long project for 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
Here’s girl sixteen:
Fashion Girls in a Monthly Project for January 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
- Three Choices I made this week:
- One: I chose to make sure to go see friends even when I was busy.
- Two: I chose to read to Nathaniel every night, even when I was tired.
- Three: I chose to spend time with Jake and David, helping both with things they needed.
- I read/learned: I finished The Dog Stars and I am now reading My Name is Lucy Barton and listening to When It Happens to You
- I celebrate: I celebrate a bit of a break before life’s hectic again. It was so nice to have the time.
- I am grateful for: a little time at home. good friends. books.
- I focused on my health by:
- Walked 10K steps every day
- Ate as well as I could, had no Diet Coke or lattes
- I made art: A little art last weekend. Very grateful for it.
- I let go of: I let go of the fact that I was leaving in 4 days and had so much to do. I decided to enjoy the moments of this week.
- Core Desire Check-in:
- Kind: I was very kind to my friends and my boys this week.
- Strong: I was worried about juggling all the little things on my calendar this week. but I did.
- True: I stayed true to my life goals this week. I did what I needed to do to stay grounded.
- Generous: I was generous with friends and family this week.
- Brave: I went to book club even though I hadn’t read the book. I would never usually do that!
Here are some photos from this week:
Weekly Reflection is a year-long project for 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
Here’s girl fifteen:
Fashion Girls in a Monthly Project for January 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
Here’s girl fourteen:
Fashion Girls in a Monthly Project for January 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
Here’s week three in my sketchbook. I drew this spread a while back as well. It was just two random sketches I liked. They are not super-meaningful to me but sometimes it’s better to do that than to do nothing.
Here are closer shots of each side:
Today I Choose is a year-long project for 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
I read The Buried Giant because amazon said it was the best book of 2014 and even though I kept resisting it, I finally just gave in and bought it.
Man, am I glad I did.
This was an excellent book. A tough tough one to read but really well written and such interesting thoughts about parenting, families, siblings, and more.
A really thought provoking read and I am really glad I stopped being stubborn and finally tackled it.
Here’s girl thirteen:
Fashion Girls in a Monthly Project for January 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
At the beginning of Christmas Break, Jake mentioned that we really didn’t go skiing at all this past year. We had one very dismal attempt early in 2015 and it ended up being such a disaster that we never went back. He was quite upset that we let the whole season pass without doing anything.
This month has been an exceptionally good month for snow and Tahoe has had many many inches just in the last few weeks. So the Saturday before school was to start, we decided to have one final adventure. We all woke up at 5am and headed out the door to Kirkwood (which was around 3.5 hours of driving.)
When we got there, we all rented snowshoes and went on a 2.5mile hike. It was stunning and painful. It would have been hard enough for me to walk on flat ground for 2.5 miles, let alone doing it uphill/downhill at high elevation in my snowshoes. We all whined a bit (well, except Jake!) but we all did it.
After we were done with the hike, we drove to the ski area and had lunch. Jake and David then rented skiis and a half day pass to go downhill skiing. Nathaniel and I sat in the cafe a bit longer and then played in the snow for an hour or so. When Jake and David came back, they were super-excited and had an absolutely wonderful day.
Since it was already 4:30, we headed back home and made it back in about three and a half hours. All in all, it was a lovely day with lots of fun sports, fresh air, and family time. We decided that day trips to Tahoe is something we want to try more often. It feels less stressful to not have to worry about packing/scheduling anything even if it means we have to get up early and drive a bunch in one day.
Here’s to more snow-time in 2016!
Stories from 2016 is a year-long project for 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
Here’s girl twelve:
Fashion Girls in a Monthly Project for January 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
- Weekly Intention: This is another unusual week for me. (January is full of them apparently.) Monday is a national holiday here and I am flying to Zurich on Friday, so I have three working days this week. Monday is not a holiday in Zurich so I expect they will work and it might be a bit hectic doing five days’ worth of work in three. But I plan to make the most of each of these days. I intend to do art and play with my kids on Monday. I intend to work hard and finish up all the middle school work on the other three days. And then I intend to enjoy my flight to Zurich. I will be patient and present and do the best I can every day this week. And if all goes well, I am lucky enough to get to see my mom on Saturday!
- Choices I want to make:
- One: I will choose to work hard and eat well.
- Two: I will choose to give Jake a lot of space. He worked so hard to take care of the family last week and he will be doing the same starting this weekend since I will be away. I’d like to make sure he uses this week to fill up his reserves.
- Three: I will choose to do the best I can and to let the rest go every day.
- I am looking forward to: Seeing my mom. Seeing some friends this week. Going to Zurich and getting a lot of work done. I am looking forward to a quieter week after last week and before next week. This is a much-needed buffer where I get to sleep in my own bed. I am looking forward to working hard, resting a lot, and socializing a bit.
- This week’s challenges: I’ve already mentioned a few but I am optimistic, especially since I did a bunch of work on Saturday and hope to do a bit more today so I can catch up to my todo list.
- Top Goals:
- Work: Get through my long-todo list and prepare for Zurich by setting up meetings.
- Personal: Eat well. See friends. Be present. Listen.
- Family: Be kind. Be present. Hug a lot. Lots of family time since I will be out of the country soon.
- I will focus on my core desires (kind, strong, true, generous, brave) by:
- Exercising daily. Starting to use weights.
- Giving my time to friends. Filling my well.
- Resting when I need and making sure I get a good night of sleep since I know I will be jet lagged next week.
- Doing at least a few work items I’ve been putting off for a while.
- This week, I want to remember to: Figure out some of our long term plans. Plan for David’s birthday, winter and spring breaks, and the summer. These plans will help me feel a bit more organized and I always feel more grounded when I am organized. I also want to remember how lucky I am. I want to remember to pay attention to it.
Here’s to a wonderful week!
Living Intentionally is a year-long project for 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
|
projects for twenty twenty-five
projects for twenty twenty-four
projects for twenty twenty-three
projects for twenty twenty-two
projects for twenty twenty-one
projects for twenty nineteen
projects for twenty eighteen
projects from twenty seventeen
monthly projects from previous years
some of my previous projects
|
