Filling the Form

[elainegrey]

Take the list or similar, and quickly dash off three small things in each area that can be done to improve your quality of being. Then set aside. Repeat the process some time later (a quarter? "ten week" period?) and then review the previous one. Tag taw@w & ftf

1. health and appearance (eg: wardrobe)

• apply steroids for rashes with more regularity.
• ankle & plantar stretches as discussed with health coach
• stop getting older, i think, as i look at the skin on the back of my hand. Although, never mind, i prefer getting older to the alternative....

2. creativity, reading, entertainments

• music listening more at work
• get out some crochet for TV evenings? 
• practice a bit more with photography management from the laptop

3. spiritual growth

• more intentionality about time early morning/late night outside listening in order to ground and center while experiencing the awe/delight of the night sky and sounds
• more queries?
• i find myself thinking more about mental health than spiritual growth, although i believe i have a more rich meditation life when not taking antidepressants. Maybe working on being less distracted during my centering.

4. relationships with friends & family

• reach out to sibs
• there is a huge pile of "oughts' viz being in contact with folks here

5. working environment, growth (front room & office)

• i have creative plans for decor in the front room - spoonflower wall paper to cover up the kiddie border and replace with something that coordinates with the comforter set. And i bought a decent lampshade at the thrift store yesterday. 
• more intentionality about training and learning
• goals are due at work tomorrow anyhow....

6. the solution

• go through the year's worth of plant photos (and critters) & id
• then post to iNat
• then get website going

7. cooking & eating

• perhaps more dinner prep during lunch, when there are spoons available?
• sprout seeds have been ordered!
• dehydrate some of the bounty of grape tomatoes (and make sure to save seed!)

8. living spaces (inc vehicles)

• spoonflower for some livingroom decor
• fix garage
• fix crack in front landing

9. errands, paperwork, chores

• get back into the orgfile, to do list rhythm
• use D&D/pomodoro to take small bites out of the todo lists

Comments

[arlie]

You may not realize it, but from where I sit you are in pretty good emotional shape, if you can even contemplate this many things - or regard some of them as "small".

Comparing this with posts from before your move, I see a lot more "spoons" and general welfare.

Congratulations!

[elainegrey]

Well, i guess i wasn't following the instructions very well, because there a good number of things i don't consider small at all.

But yes, this has been good -- working in the yard is so good for me, and living near friends and family has been good for Christine. Family has been good for me too, but it's a dramatic improvement for Christine who was a complete hermit in Mountain View the last few years.

And working in the same timezone as most of my colleagues ahs been incredibly pleasant. The rhythm of the day is so much better: i have a quiet morning and then meetings in the afternoon.

So thank you!

And you seem to have hit a "perfect storm" of stress -- just the every 8 hours sick dog care plus work is a challenge. I hope the getting better slope continues in a positive direction.