Book of Days

outside my window... another sunny summery day
my thoughts... trying to maintain affection despite tension
today's quote... "With love and patience, nothing is impossible."
i am thankful for... Reminders to be grateful.
i embody service by... Flirting
i feed my body with... Blueberries!
i am wearing... Long skirt, comfy layered tops
i am creating... by writing a post on relationships
i find adventure... in new ways of thinking about The Big Project
i am reading... about the Supreme Court
i manifest and co-create... patient relationships
i hear... click-clack keyboards
i find joy in... knowing it is date night
i am planning... what things must happen this week
still life... a messy desk

Book of Days

outside my window... sunshine and little fruit on the tree
my thoughts... excitement, joy, and a twinge of sadness for others
today's quote... “The best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” — Steve Maraboli
i am thankful for... a coworker expressing kindness out of the blue
i embody service by... taking tonight's dinner order (and will make sure it is correct!)
i feed my body with... unsweetened iced tea with lemon
i am wearing... a long soft skirt, cami and summer weight sweater, everything is soft
i am creating... the structure for a long term goal
i find adventure... in music and energy
i am reading... a report as i make the last edits to it
i manifest and co-create... loving acceptance
i hear... punk rock
i find joy in... discovering the bunny next door has built a burrow
i am planning... a mix of fun adventures and steps to prepare for birth
still life...

Book of Days

outside my window... summery sunshine
my thoughts... are scattered - baby prep, work, relationships, family, chores, projects
today's quote... "Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens." ~Epictetus
i am thankful for... an unscheduled night to work on projects
i embody service by... pondering how i can best support the man in the arena, as Ian goes through significant challenges in his work.  i will listen patiently and remind him of his strengths and skills.
i feed my body with... cool water from my glass waterbottle
i am wearing... leggings with a hole in the thigh by accident, and a comfy grey tunic top
i am creating... improved figures for a project at work
i find adventure... in the changes my body is undergoing as my pregnancy progresses
i am reading... not enough!
i manifest... determination
i hear... the hubbub of the office
i find joy in... having a productive plan in place
i am planning... to spend the evening buying birth supplies and managing laundry
still life... this bunny next to my car this morning

Book of Days Experiment

I know, i know, i am a total slacker lately.  I did end up wearing skirts or, more appropriately, not pants for 30ish + days.  It's been warm, so it's so much more comfortable to throw on a skirt when work allows.  Our hiking trips have continued, and so does baby prep.  I can't believe there is just barely a month to go!

I'm going to experiment with a Book of Days to try and return to a morning practice.  I got off track and feel it.  Each day i'd like to try and answer some questions for myself as part of a check in.  These are based on some similar items i've seen around the web.

outside my window...
my thoughts...
today's quote...
i am thankful for... 
i embody service by...
i feed my body with...
i am wearing...
i am creating...
i find adventure...
i am reading...
i manifest and co-create...
i hear... 
i find joy in... 
i am planning...
still life...

i might adjust with time, but we'll see how this goes.

Skirts & Packages

Ok, don't jump to conclusions with that title!

So Namaste recently launched a monthly magazine, Kama, Cara & Chol.  She is the woman who put together the Sacred Feminine Intensive i've been working through.

In the magazine she offered up a challenge - 30 days of skirts & dresses.  She didn't offer any hard & fast rules beyond that.  Because of my career & hobbies i can not exclusively wear skirts or dresses - pants are required on job sites for safety.  I decided to give myself a few little guidelines and take up the challenge.

So, my guidelines:

• From this past Sunday, May 10, until June 9, i will consciously choose to wear a skirt or dress for at least some of the day.
• Nightgowns count as dresses.
• I'll aim to take a picture every day, in a skirt or dress.
• I won't be wearing a skirt or dress where it would be inappropriate (construction sites) or uncomfortable (hiking).

So far i am 3 days in, and 3 for 3.  I've stuck with shorter skirts, in part because we're in summer weather!  I've felt some self consciousness balancing the length of the skirt and the positions i find myself sitting in to be comfortable.  The denim skirt i'm wearing now has a little less mobility than the jersey skirt i had on Sunday, and enforces a more traditional "ladylike" posture.  

In other news, the big box of medical stuff for the baby's birth arrived yesterday.  I was sort of surprised by how small it was.  Everything was neatly organized and arranged.  It made things feel more real than ever that i may very well birth this baby at home.  I've been slowly but surely stocking up on things we'll need in the house, items needed for the birth kit and whatnot.  This simple brown box though was definitely a little bit of a wake up call though.  This is real.  In the next 2-3 months i am having a baby.  Probably at home.  

I am so unprepared.  

I will keep working.  I will get things done.  I will keep cleaning, organizing, making space.  I will keep taking care of my body and learning the skills i will need not just for labor but life with a tiny human.  I will fall down sometimes and i will mess up and i will make peace with that.  

I can do this.  I will do this.