I’m hanging in there. Hope you are too.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t have anything planned in my editorial calendar for this week’s post. In fact, I had this topic scheduled for a post in late July. But I’ve decided to introduce it now and then check in later (#accountability).
I don’t consider myself a racist. But I am not an activist. Nor am I a protestor. I don’t speak up. I don’t speak out.
But I am a member of the human race.
And Happy 100 Day Challenge Day (that’s a thing, and it’s today)!
Last week was not only a 4-day work week because of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, but it was also my first week back to doing an alternating office/WFH/office/WFH schedule at work. It seemed like the longest short week ever! I am grateful though that this was my biggest concern.
Today I am excited (and a little nervous #accountability) to announce my first ever 100 Day Challenge! I don’t think I’ve mentioned the concept of a 100 Day Challenge here on the blog before (or anywhere actually). I heard about it on A Beautiful Mess, first on their blog (HERE) and then on their podcast. The idea is to pick a few goals to really focus on for 100 days. They can be big projects to accomplish, or small habits to hone, or anything in between really.
In the States, we are celebrating Memorial Day today, a day to honor the fallen men and women who have died while serving our country in the military. We thank you for your service, and for the ultimate sacrifice. We owe our daily freedoms to you, and those who have served beside you.
Today I bring you another Living With Less post. In my last post, I asked “Is Less Really More?” (HERE) and today I’m asking (myself mostly), “Can I Konmari?”
If you’re here today, then I imagine that you’ve heard of Marie Kondo and her Konmari Method, or her book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. I haven’t read her book, but I watched the first season of her Netflix series. I was intrigued and on the verge of attempting her method last January. But I feel like I may not be able to keep to the rules…
What a week. It felt like the longest one in creation. We had a COVID-19 scare in our office. I won’t go into details, but it was stressful for all of us as we waited for our coworker’s testing and then results, which he finally got yesterday. THANKFULLY the results were negative.
As of today, according to Sir Google, there are officially 1,357 days left until my 40th birthday. Ugh, lol!
Last year, on my 35th birthday, I published a list of 40 things (HERE) I wanted to accomplish before I reached that milestone birthday. That of course was before my world fell apart, back when I thought my life (in the short term at least) would be much brighter than I now see it (dimmed by my dad’s illness and ultimate passing, followed by a global pandemic). Despite everything that has happened in the last year, I haven’t given up on this challenge, but I have decided to rewrite the list. I even made it one of my 20 Goals for 2020 (HERE), and I have achieved that goal, hooray!
Last week, in my little work bubble, I returned to what seemed like semi-normalcy… well, as normal as normal can get right now. It was normal-ish in that after working from home on Monday, I was back in the office every day for the remainder of the week. I must say that I have gotten a little too used to my one day in, one day at home alternating schedule! I had to get dressed in real clothes every day! That being said, it wasn’t all bad. Both the other CSR and I were in the office at the same time because our boss was out of the office… because… he and his wife welcomed a baby girl on Wednesday night! Congrats!!!
