Around here it feels like I’m in a holding pattern. There’s much I wish to do this spring but first I have to get through some work projects and the weather needs to improve.
Around here I’m trying to find balance and rest, productivity and completion. I’m building habits, not by adding to my day but by letting go of the unnecessary. I’m turning off the tv and trying to slowly sift through some small home projects.
Around here, my new bedtime routine has become the best part of the day. I don’t do anything different when it comes to getting ready for bed but have come to think of turning down the bed, washing away the residue of the day, and enjoying classical music while reading myself to sleep as both ritual and luxury.
Around here, good enough is better than perfect and perfect is the enemy of done. Things really just need to be done.
Around here Scout seems to have developed seasonal allergies, I’m having a dental bridge done and there’s an issue with my leg. Between the two of us, we’re kind of a mess.
Around here, the flowering quince is in bloom, and daffodils have exploded. Tiny pink and purple flowers dot the yard in places. Wild onions grow and weeds are sprouting everywhere. Everyone is tempted to start their yard work, a bad decision for the pollinators that are still waking up. Around here they need us to hold off a while longer.
Around here things are hard but there is hope that life will be easier soon, that the sun will shine, and that White Lightning will be ready for a day trip when I’m ready to go.
Friends, it’s Friday. The weekend is so close we can almost touch it. Whether you’re around here or around there, wherever there may be, you deserve something good today. Enjoy this day, stay safe and be happy.
“Around here, good enough is better than perfect and perfect is the enemy of done.“
This is something that I have to remind myself of all the time!
Have a lovely weekend.
Same here. We repeat until it sticks!!
Have a great weekend as well!
Having a calming, centering pre-bedtime routine is essential. Getting things done (good enough) is good as long as you don’t think it all must be done today.
I’m working on some new routines and thought patterns here. Haven’t delved into the yard yet. Today’s big doing was converting our old comforter into a “new” dog bed.
It sounds like you are being quite productive! I badly need some better thought patterns. Thoughts matter.
And you know me well, my friend. Everything needs to be done right now. When that’s not possible I beat myself up for not meeting my own unrealistic expectations. Ha!
I need to do a better job of letting go of the unnecessary. I like that you have a proper bedtime routine and that you’re sticking with it. Sounds like a great way to unwind. Hope you and Scout get better soon. I had no idea cats could develop seasonal allergies.
I didn’t know they could have seasonal allergies either. He had an allergy shot a couple of months ago and it was a huge help. Sadly, it didn’t last long. I opened the windows the other day and he was so happy. I saw him take a few big sniffs of the air and then begin to sneeze. Poor guy. Now he’s itchy so he’s digging and licking the fur right off his body. We are getting another shot tomorrow.
We all could benefit from letting go of what no longer serves us. We would be happier for it.