Mombie – a bit of everything

Another sunny morning

It’s such a cliche but I guess a cliche is a cliche for a reason, isn’t it?

Waking up to sunshine for the second morning in a row really feels fantastic.

But, me being me, I immediately wonder – ‘How can I help myself to feel this way even when it’s not sunny out?’

My brain is really wired to seek optimization, even if I can’t always follow through on the plan.

Off to a Good Start

I’m not a huge fan of meetings, especially for things that can be handled with an email but I do like to meet with people when nuanced things need to be discussed.

After all, once there has been a misunderstanding via email it can be very hard to get things back on track.

Today, I’m starting my day and my week with three meetings with three magnificent people and it feels good, not like a hassle or a burden.

And it feels like something I may want to make a habit of – starting my week with good energy by connecting to interesting people who have interesting projects.

Let’s see how this goes.

Brain Loop

So, I finished two very important projects today and it feels great to have them off my mind.

But a few minutes ago I said aloud ‘Oh, this has been a GOOD day.’ and now I am seriously overthinking things.

Did I label today good because I got work done?

Or was it good because I did what I intended to do?

If my tasks were all relaxation-oriented would I still be calling this a good day?

I think I would but I have to pay attention here.

After spending the first 40 years of my life thinking I just wasn’t working hard enough, it would be way too easy for me to fall into the trap of working hard = good.

And that could be a real setback for me.

Tons of questions but no clear answers.

It’s how I roll.

New mug, more tea

I’m not normally a dog mug kind of dame but the fact that this one says ‘Mornings are ruff.’ on the inside made me crack up.

A photo of a mug with dogs on it
A close up photo of my new mug on my wooden kitchen table. My mug is orange and features a bunch of cartoonish dogs. The part of the mug facing the camera shows a white dog with black spots and ears, a grey poodle with white fluffy fur around its neck, on the tip of its tail and on the top of its head. The inside of the mug is white and the sentence ‘mornings are ruff.’ is printed in grey. The mug is full of tea.

Weekend Goal

This weekend I’m aiming to do enough planning/doing to make next week easier

AND

Do a lot of relaxing and creative thinking.

I’m hoping that by framing my plans this way it will make it easier to actually do them.

Wishing myself luck!