My One Little Word for 2014 is intentional, and I’ve been thinking about how that relates to rest. My sweet friend Holly recently posted about this very topic, and her post left me thinking about being more intentional in my own rest, which can be difficult in a world where we’re driven to tackle every item on… Read More Being Intentional in Rest
As I’ve mentioned before, my One Little Word for 2014 is intentional. Now that it’s back–to–school time, it’s a make–or–break season for me in continuing the intentionality I’ve been working on this year. Here’s how being intentional looks lately: Health & wellness This is a huge one for me. I’ve been making time for working out,… Read More Being Intentional: A Quick Update
My one little word for 2014 is intentional. You can see here how it started off really well, and you can see here how I kind of fell off the wagon a bit. And you will see in this post right here how the wagon I fell off has left me behind on a dirt road… Read More Being Intentional (an update of sorts)
“it was a quick succession of busy nothings” -Mansfield Park, Jane Austen Well, that’s been life lately. The last time I reflected on my one little word, I talked about how it was going well so far (see the post here). My one little word is intentional–you can read more about why in this post–but… Read More Being Intentional (a minor setback)
“I’m busy.” “I’m so tired. It’s just been such a busy week.” “One more day of vacation, and then it’s back to being busy all the time.” How often do we hear these kinds of remarks? Or make them ourselves? I spent my twenties being busy. The end of college was busy. Graduate school was… Read More The Myth of Being Busy
I’ve been slowly but surely working through Lara Casey’s PowerSheets, and I’m glad I didn’t rush through them. At first, I thought about rushing to get them done so I could start the monthly tabs in January. I know I would have regretted that in the long run! Slowing down helped me to be more… Read More My 2014 Vision Statement
I hope to reflect on my one little word throughout the year. As I mentioned in a previous post, my one little word for 2014 is intentional. So far, I have been more intentional with how I spend my time. I’m doing a better job of balancing the running around with the sitting still, and my sitting… Read More Being Intentional (so far, so good)
I started writing in a gratitude journal about a year ago. One of my 2013 resolutions was to journal more often, and I thought a gratitude journal would be an easy, low-pressure way for me to do this. It helped give me focus and purpose, and I could keep the entries short if I didn’t… Read More Keeping a Gratitude Journal
My one little word for 2014 is intentional. I want to live more intentionally. Truth be told, I used to chuckle or roll my eyes when I would see bloggers write about this because it didn’t make sense to me. But now that I’ve had this trying time in my life, I’m starting to get… Read More One Little Word: Intentional