• Reflection-n-Rejuvenation

    My Intentions for 2022: Starting to Brainstorm Ideas

    intentions for 2022

    I’ve been chipping away at my holiday to-do list for the past month, ever since Katherine and I chatted about what kind of Fall we want to have on the podcast. As the world feels more and more out of control, I seek solace in focusing on what I can control.

    Completed Items

    Here are some of the things I’ve been able to check off:

    • Sending out the Halloween party invite
    • Building my grocery list for our Halloween party
    • Finishing our costumes
    • Sending out the Friendsgiving invite
    • Renting a bouncy house, folding tables, and chairs for Friendsgiving
    • Hanging cafe lights in our backyard for Friendsgiving
    • Painting rocks for
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    New Year’s Resolutions: 2021, Here We Come!

    New Year's Resolutions

    The truth is I’m not feeling particularly inspired by my new year’s resolutions this year. To me, they sort of sound like an uninteresting laundry list of things.

    And—YET!—I am so excited and inspired as we head into 2021 for several reasons:

    1. I’m shifting my mindset. I am going to stop my 2020-tendency of focusing on what I can’t do because of COVID. Instead, I want to focus on all the things I still can do, despite the situation. (Because, let’s be honest. Thursday, December 31, 2020 is not all that different from Friday, January 1, 2021.)
    2. As I focus on the things I can do, I’m going to head
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  • Reflection-n-Rejuvenation

    Looking Ahead: 2020

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    Dearest 2020, I’m looking ahead!

    What do you have in store for me? And what do I want to try and make true for myself?

    If everything goes as planned with our Family Gap Year, our year will be divided into two distinct periods: January through May in Austin. June through December in other countries.

    Let me focus on January through May first and save the possible Family Gap Year for another time.

    In 2020, I want to pick up where I left off last year with my unreached goals related to healing my past wounds and feeling healthy and strong. Specifically, that will look like therapy three times … Read More