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Tuesday Tidbits September 26

September 26, 2017
  1. Today is The Captain’s birthday! I never really knew what it was like to be connected to another human being before I met him. He is my person. Tonight we have big plans to go to In-N-Out because we are quality individuals who enjoy only the best things in life. Happy birthday, babe!
  2. My Monday Motivation aspiration of last week went OK, though it was put to the test by our 36-hour Hackathon and the next three days of frantic catch up.  I caught myself internally bemoaning my crushing busyness several times and changed my thoughts to happier subjects (“I’m healthy.” “I have a whole day of sewing coming up.” “My nail polish lasted longer than I expected.”)
  3. This week I am deliberately taking life at a more sustainable pace. It means I’ve had to push a few meetings, and I am going to say no to a project someone else wants me to do. It’s not easy for me to set these sorts of boundaries at work but I’m going to burn out if I don’t start creating space to breathe.
  4. It’s been good to recognize that creativity needs breathing room. Downtime is good for my brain! Is this why people meditate? Sewing all day was like a ten-hour meditation for me. I felt new afterwards.
  5. Drew said something yesterday on the phone that I thought was brilliant: “What’s the worst that could happen? Everything could fall apart and get even better.”

So it’s already almost the end of September and it feels like I am only now settling into 2017.

One thing I’m getting (slightly) better at is giving myself a break. I have been struggling with work-life balance for a while and instead of focusing on how much time has passed me by, I have decided to let all that go. The past is the past. There’s nothing I can do to change last year or last week, all I can do is make today good and happy and positive.

Today I will leave the office early because it’s Birthday O’Clock and I found my person and we both really like a double-double animal style. Everything else can wait. ♥

Tuesday Tidbits September 26 was last modified: September 26th, 2017 by Laurie Perry
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