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Reflection & Rejuvenation: February
My first ever Monthly Self-Summit went well.I spent about 1.5 hours preparing for the upcoming month. I wrote three birthday cards, scheduled our monthly Saturday Supper (which happens to be Henry’s birthday party!), and reflected on what I wanted to make true for the upcoming month.(As an aside, I don’t want to live an overly rigid life, and I have to monitor myself closely so that I don’t cross over the line (or so I can step back over, after I do cross it!). I really do love being intentional and purposeful–it’s just so easy for those characteristics to become overly rigid.)Celebrations first (I’m working on celebrating… Read More -
Monthly Summit Idea
I was just listening to Kelsey and Chris’s description of their annual financial summit, and it gave me the idea for a Monthly Summit.
On the 31st of each month, I’m going to spend two hours (~8pm-10pm) on the following activities:
- Writing my Reflection & Rejuvenation post
- Writing birthday cards for the upcoming month
- Planning any goals for the upcoming month
I need to do this at work, too! I don’t think I want to mix the personal with the professional on this one. I think I need to send time at work that day looking at the upcoming month and making plans. I think it would a really rejuvenating… Read More -
Nightly Relaxation Ritual
I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety at night (work-related stuff), and it’s impacting my sleep. Simultaneously, we’re working through a round of Purposeful Conception: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy, and it’s reminding me of what a conscious effort I made to relax and de-stress my life when I was pregnant with Henry. Every night I would shut down by a certain time, do yoga, and then relax. Here’s what I said about it:
… Read MoreDuring my pre-conception phase, I developed a nightly Relaxation Ritual for myself. At 8:15 every night, I would spend 15 minutes picking up the clutter that had accumulated around our house during
