A relaxed Monday is strange but good

Last Monday, I was still getting things ready for Christmas. I was running errands and picking up gifts and making mental lists.

This Monday, I am sitting in a comfy chair covered in a blanket, reading and drinking tea.

I have stuff to do later, but it’s mostly things I’ve chosen to do today instead of at another time.

So, the idea of a relaxed Monday is kind of weird, but the practice of a relaxed Monday is pretty damn good.

I’m pretty sure Khalee agrees.

A dog snoozes in a chair
A photo of my light haired, medium sized dog, Khalee, snoozing on an oversized burgundy leather armchair. There is a Christmas wall-hanging of a lit red candle and a poinsettia and leaves on the wall above the chair back.

Seen on Today’s Walk

We’ve had a dusting of snow a few times this past week (including Xmas day- yay!) and I was delighted to see the trees lightly frosted today.

It’s like icing sugar on a treat.

A photo of trees and long grass lightly covered in snow.
Image description: a photo of evergreen trees and some long, yellowed grass. The trees are dusted with snow and there is snow on the ground with the grass sticking out of it.

December 1

I am really determined to take December slowly this year.

And I’m already off to a good start.

Often, I use December as an excuse, an external pressure, to get projects finished around my house.

So, in addition to the extra tasks of shopping and preparing for Christmas, I ended up giving myself all kinds of extra work.

Not this year though.

This year I have decided that any project I take on in December has to be very short and can’t involve lot of upheaval.

It has already paid off because my mind is a lot less busy than it usually is as we move into this month.

I’m really happy I created that boundary for myself with myself.

After all if I don’t look after myself then who will?

After a busy weekend…

I feel like Friday morning slid into Monday morning without me stopping for breath.

On Friday, I was working on a grant application and on Saturday I went to a story workshop and a couple of other events, Sunday morning I went to another storytelling event – so I know how I spent that time but Sunday afternoon is kind of a blur.

I mean, I know I walked the dog, planted a few bulbs and did a little reading but I didn’t spend very long at either one – I really don’t know where my time went.

I’m not complaining about that – I feel good about my weekend and even about the mysteries of yesterday- it’s just weird how time shifts and reshapes if I don’t tell myself to pay close attention.

A lot of thinking but very little writing

I’m spending a lot of time in my head these days.

And it feels like everything I want to write about is too complicated or too big for me to get into in the time that I have.

That means I’ve been avoiding writing and in the big picture that’s not gonna be helpful.

So I’m posting this kind of ?placeholder today and trying to come back for a longer writing session tomorrow.

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