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A Month of Gratitude 2024: Day 16

Hello there.  How was the start to your week?  Mine was very peaceful.  My long weekend has come to an end, and I didn’t get much done.  I did rest, though, and I think that was the most important thing to get done.  

One Thing I am Grateful For

I didn’t get to see my sister today as planned, so I gave her a call instead, and we chatted for over an hour.  It was good to hear her voice. I am glad we took the time to catch up. 

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Reviewing and Renewing

I have spent this weekend reviewing the year that was and thinking through my 2025 goals.  As I have mentioned,  my word for 2025 will be “Wellness”, so I have been unpacking what that means for me and what success will look like. 

My word for 2024 is “Less”.  I am quite excited that I have managed to get a lot of physical decluttering done.  I will spend the last two weeks of the year improving my digital decluttering.  I store so much stuff that I will probably never use, and I suspect it is because I am often unclear about what I want to do or write about, so I store loads of information “just in case”. 

If you have not tried choosing a word for the year, I highly recommend it.  I find that it helps me stay intentional about how I live my life throughout the year, as the word I choose always hangs around in the back of my mind and gives me a gentle prod when I deviate from my intention.  Thus far, I have developed better digital systems for storing information at work because my 2022 intention was about productivity.  I am still working on one for home, and I am excited because I have finally found one that I like and can make work.  It always helps me feel like I can end the year feeling like I have made significant progress in at least one area of my life.   

That’s it from me today.  Thanks for popping by.  Do you have a word for the year?  How have you progressed towards achieving something towards it? 

Bye for now. 

A Month of Gratitude 2024: Day 15

Hello There!  Wow, we are halfway through December, and there are only 10 days to Christmas.   I have to keep reminding myself to be more mindful of every day so that I make every day count in some way.  

One Thing I am Grateful For

I am halfway through season one of “Bad Sisters” on Apple TV.  Watching the sisters’ relationship reminds me of my relationship with my baby sister and cousin, who I consider a sister.  I can talk to them about anything, and they will always have my back.  I used to worry that my son would never really have that as an only child, but I see the relationship he has with his brothers and cousins, and I know that they will always watch out for him.  I am so grateful that we both have family we can count on. 

My Sister and I

A Moment of Joy

I had forgotten that it was Sunday, so when my dad called at his usual time, it was a wonderful surprise.  He calls every Sunday.  It’s a tradition he started when my son was about two years old, and he continues to this day.  He does it for all his grandchildren.  My son and I have always looked forward to those calls.  

That’s it for today.  I hope you have had an awesome Sunday.

Bye for now.

A Month of Gratitude 2024: Day 13

Hello Hello. How has your Friday the 13th been? Mine has felt like a day of closure. Of course, closed/closing doors is also something to be grateful for.

Two Things I am Grateful for

  1. The squad that I have led for most of this year has been dissolved. It has been an amazing journey with a team that has a diverse set of skills and are just all-around awesome people. New relationships have been formed, and new skills have been gained. Most importantly, we have generated new information to help propel the business forward. I am pretty proud of what we have accomplished, and I am grateful that we had the opportunity that we did.
  2. I have been trying to upgrade my cellphone for the past week. I have never had an issue with walking into a cellphone store and just getting it done. Last week, they had no stock of the phone I wanted. They were supposed to order it and call me by Wednesday. I never heard back from that store. This evening, I visited another store. They had stock. I made an appointment to do the paperwork later, as requested. They were supposed to call me, and, you guessed it, they didn’t. I am taking it as a sign that either I should forget about that phone for now, or now is just not the time to be upgrading as a better deal will come my way in the near future. I am going to be grateful that this door has closed for now and trust that a better one will open instead.

One Moment of Joy

In all honesty, the fact that I have made it through another week is a moment of celebration in my books. I started this week aware that my team and I had a lot to accomplish and that there were certain balls that we could not drop. We did what we needed to do, so I am very proud of my team and myself.

I will leave you with pic of one of the cats that have adopted me. I call him Fred. He is a feisty young cat who can be a bit of a bully. This evening, I caught him squeezing himself onto my chair he is not allowed on and then proceeding to have a good nap. He was not impressed when I woke him. 😜

Thanks for popping by. Let me know what you have been grateful for today.

Bye for now.