“We are in the habit of imagining our lives to be linear, a long march from birth to death in which we mass our powers, only to surrender them again, all the while slowly losing our youthful beauty. This is a brutal untruth. Life meanders like a path through the woods. We have seasons when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again.”
Source: Wintering
This quote stuck out to me this week as I feel like the last three years of my life have been a meandering journey. Through this, there have been seasons of flourish – birthdays, graduations, projects to completion, new jobs, and professional wins. And, there have been seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones – a cancer diagnosis, the loss of a parent, empty nest, CV19 as an educator.
Through it all, those leaves grow again. And, today, I am thankful for the promise of regrowth.
01: Get 6 – 7 Hours of Sleep Each Night {Status: 100/105}
Despite returning to work, I was able to maintain my sleep habits. It makes such a difference in my daily productivity and ability to handle life’s curveballs.
02: Learn Calligraphy
That new course is still sitting in my inbox!
03: Purge 1000 items {Status: 536/1000}
I am continuing to purge my email subscriptions, and I cleaned out my drawer of workout gear. Although I purged 20 items, I realized – sadly – that I need to shop for a few replacement items!
04: Organize the Attic
No progress in this area this week.
05: Read 100 Books, including ALL of the DBC books. {Status: 18/100}
While I read a lot this week, I didn’t finish ANYthing. Maybe I’m due for a flood of finishes soon? Maybe?
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}
(5) Coaching for Equity | Aguilar {Book Study, Professional Growth}
Complete:
Pleasure Reading: 18 books.
06: Try 52 New Recipes {Status: 08/52}
Southern Green Beans. One word: Amazing. I’m just a meh fan of green beans, probably a result of HOURS of snapping them on the back porch with my Grandmother. But, this recipe has changed my mind FOREVER. Thank you to my neighbor for sharing this dish and the recipe!
07: Get in Shape
Here are some specific action steps that I took this week:
Spring challenge continues this week. I’m enjoying a 35 day streak!
For another week, I closed the Activity Ring every. single. day. There is something quite satisfying about these silly little rings!
I also earned the April Badge for this month!
I joined a StepBet to push myself to get extra steps each day. I also love these bets because I lace up my sneakers, pop in my earbuds, and enjoy this glorious Spring weather!
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! {31/31}April 2021: Collagen Repair {9/9} + Coach to 5K! {Week 2}
**I’m adding collagen repair to my regimen! Before & After pics might happen!
While I LOVE the C25K program, the app on my phone and the app on my phone were NOT playing nicely with each other – even after upgrading to a $5/month premium service. So, I ditched it. I’ll figure out this training thing another way.
09: Write/Send 52 notes/cards {Status: 78/52: Done!}
10: Maintain a weekly blog {15/52}
Here I am!
11: Simplify my life
Spring brings so many of my neighborly friends back to town. My nextdoor neighbor is the hostess with the mostest – and, she entertains better than anyone I know. She invited M & me to dinner for a delicious evening of Prime Rib, potatoes, southern green beans, homemade french vanilla ice cream and carrot cake cookies. So delicious! And, the most wonderful company during a lovely evening. Simplify means slowing down and saying YES to life.
12: Organize my mother’s photographs {348 scanned}
I scanned and organized 92 photographs this week. I was able to eliminate two large envelopes of memorabilia. It was fun to revisit my elementary school report cards – but, I will toss my Fitness Test reports. I don’t need that level of negativity in my life. Haha!
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