This week was filled with so much emotion. Monday brought my oldest daughter’s birthday and surgery. Yes, she scheduled her surgery for her birthday. Who does that? While the surgery was tough, it was quick and exactly what the surgeon expected. No surprises and she will recover with a full range of motion within 8-12 weeks. Surgery meant that she headed home to take courses from a distance for the week… I guess that the ability to flip to virtual on a dime is one silver lining of CV19?
The remainder of the week brought the end of the regular season for Lacrosse – and my youngest daughter’s team ended the regular season undefeated. It’s incredible to think that this team just started five years ago — going two seasons without a win (losing by 10-15 goals each game). In Year 3, the girls won their first game…and just had a shot at post-conference play, missing it by a hair. Year 4 was a Silent Spring, ending before the girls even got a home game to play. CV19 ended my oldest daughter’s Lacrosse career without a home game or a senior night. Year 5 feels like redemption for the lost season last year. In fact, nearly every graduate returned to see this year’s team wrap up an undefeated season. Seeing those graduates cheer on their younger teammates, recognizing that this team stands on the foundation that they built, brought tears to my eyes.
The weekend brought the anniversary of CV19 school closures. Such a strange feeling.
01: Get 6 – 7 Hours of Sleep Each Night {Status: 66/70}
Emotionally preparing for my daughter’s surgery resulted in one very sleepless night.
02: Learn Calligraphy
I think that I successfully downloaded the software to my iPad this week!
03: Purge 1000 items {Status: 363/1000}
Still pruning my email lists. 8 more have been deleted!
And, I said goodbye to a basket and a toiletry bag.
04: Organize the Attic
No progress in this area this week.
05: Read 100 Books, including ALL of the DBC books. {Status: 14/100}
Lots of short professional reads this week…
In Progress
(1) Radical Candor | Scott {Professional Growth}
(2) Culturally Responsive School Leadership | Khalifa {Professional Growth}
(3) Hacking Questions {Professional Growth}
(4) The Ethics of Leadership | Ciulla {Professional Growth}
Complete:
Pleasure Reading: 14 books.
06: Try 52 New Recipes {Status: 06/52}
Birthdays + Surgery + Lacrosse games = Lots of quick meals.
07: Get in Shape
Here are some specific action steps that I took this week:
Spring challenge begins this week.
But, not before earning this little gem!
For another week, I closed the Activity Ring every. single. day. There is something quite satisfying about these silly little rings!
And, I do love earning surprise badges!
08: #OneMonthGoals with Michael Matera
Last year, I joined Michael Matera on his #OneMonthGoals journey. I ran every single day for a month – and it was glorious. This year, I am committed to selecting (and sticking with) one new goal each month, which I will document here.
January 2021: Day 31 of my Run Streak! {Done!}February 2021: Track my meals on Lose It App {28/28}
March 2021: Select and maintain a proper skin care routine! {14/14}
09: Write/Send 52 notes/cards {Status: 78/52: Done!}
10: Maintain a weekly blog {9/52}
Here I am!
11: Simplify my life
The sun is shining, and the weather is warming up. Time to simplify!
I’m open to other ideas on how to simplify my life… send them my way.
12: Organize my mother’s photographs
Still sitting there… still laughing at me.
Secret Goals!
- Secret Goal #1: This one is starting to take shape…
- Secret Goal #2: Parts of this one were assembled this week…
- Secret Goal #3: I have sketched out a paper/pencil plan for this…
- Secret Goal #4: I might just switch this one…
How are your goals going?
Cheers, Holly