For the past 6 months as part of a weekly goal setting practice I’ve listed 5 things I’m grateful for each week. I went back through my documents and pulled my 5 from each week and made it a word cloud.
This is a great way to sum up my 2018, but don’t you worry I’ll be writing a full wrap up post on 12/31 which happens to fall on a Measuring Monday writing day!
Great article on holiday self care from Buzzfeed.
This is what was written on a billboard near my sister’s house. She texted me the pic below and said it reminds her of our mom…
Not the most exciting #transformationtuesday but it’s still important.
The first picture is my sleep from this week, the 2nd is my sleep before I started keeping my phone across the room, and 3rd is my sleep a year ago.
My deep sleep is getting so much better. I’m also no longer having stretches of being up in the middle of the night due to “checking my phone” and getting sucked in.
I’m only sleeping a little longer on average, but the QUALITY of my sleep is so much better.
Perhaps you can set a 2019 intention to move your phone to across the room at night.
I had a lot of years of uncertainty in what was next in my life. From seriously job searching in southern California for all of 2015 into 2016, to starting my current job and getting the house and moving in w/ T in summer 2016 to all the work and renovation drama of 2017 oh and getting engaged – no pressure. Finally 2018 had been a calm year in many ways and I feel like I can really set my sights on the future that’s within my reach.
I have long been one for New Years resolutions, but for 2018 I set an intention…
Jeff Bezos has famously said about work-life balance that it is “a debilitating phrase because it implies there’s a strict trade-off.“ He goes on to say, “I think work-life harmony is a good framework. I prefer the word ‘harmony’ to the word ‘balance’ because balance tends to imply a strict tradeoff.” Bezos said that the relationship between his work life and personal life is reciprocal, and that he doesn’t compartmentalize them into two competing time constraints. “It actually is a circle. It’s not a balance.”
I don’t complete disagree with Mr. Amazon, but for 2018 balance for me meant more than work-life balance. My life needed balance. I needed to work out, sleep enough, eat right, spend quality time with loved ones, budget better, break my phone addiction, relax, and not spend any unnecessary hours at work.
2018 isn’t quite over yet – I’ll be sure to recap all the things I was able to log and measure for the past year – but I am pretty proud of sticking to my intention. I feel such a sense of relief, optimism, and alignment. I found my equilibrium. I think having my Mondays to myself for the past few months and really making MeasuringLife my main squeeze as opposed to treating her like a dirty mistress had made all the difference.
Booked myself a massage today to celebrate submitting my BodyPump assessment video and the end of my comp day Mondays where I got to work for me this semester.
I plan to keep writing on Mondays even if I do have to be at my full time (for now) job!
New post coming up this afternoon about my 2018 New Years resolution.
I’m still reading “The Drama of the Gifted Child.” It’s only 125 pages, but it’s a tough read. This passage really spoke to me today and I thought it was appropriate to share.
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Yes, that perfectly sums up how I feeL towards my Mom. I never know who I’m going to get Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde. The stress of even worrying about it makes it almost unbearable before I’m in the same room with her.
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This year I will be NY for Thanksgiving, but I do not plan to see my Mom. She has rescinded too many invitations over the last few years and I can’t let the dread of seeing her ruin my precious few days off in my favorite city.
I hope I can stay strong and not let guilt take over, this is in best interest of my self care.
A friend shared this quote with me via twitter today and holy hell can I relate.
I’m known to always have a lot on my plate, sometimes by force, but other times by choice. Over the past year I have focused on balance and alignment as my ultimate goals. However this is always a work in progress for me…
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Wellness needs to be an inside out approach. I have found the more I invest in my emotional and mental well-being the easier the improved physical well-being comes about…
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Scenes from my lunchtime walk!