Day 11: Sunday AGAIN?

Day 11: Sunday AGAIN?

Where do the days go? I woke up at 10am, which is quite late for me nowadays. I’m really keen to start creating a new Japanese journal BUT I need to stick to the ‘schedule’ and do my weekly reset. I also spent too much time this past week online sorting bits out and didn’t get to the things I’d scheduled for myself. To paraphrase, it’s true what they say: we overestimate what we can get done in a day, and underestimate what we can do in a lifetime. 

As today’s a full fasting day and I need to keep busy, I should be able to get quite a bit done on this list:

  1. Weekly reset–email inboxes already empty!
  2. ‘Fix’ (= stop it from falling apart even further) my threadbare towelling gown. I use it as a ‘bath towel’ when I get out of the shower and into my wheelchair. I’ve had it for about 18 years and it’s falling apart at the seams BUT I insist on using it until the end of summer, when I’ll make a new one. The towelling fabric is so thin now that it’s perfect for the summer heat.
  3. Make an ‘ice pack’ for Miquel using calico and 12 small plastic ice packs. I need to figure out how to do it. Perhaps I’ll take photos and do a tutorial…?
  4. Lavender sachets: My sister-in law gave me lots of heavenly lavender from her garden which is now dry and can be made into little sachets.
  5. Study? I’m 4 modules behind this week, so if I have any time later, I’ll do some studying.

CARDS FOR THE DAY:

  • 3 of Cups
  • Oracle: Release (got that yesterday too!)

REFLECTING ON MY CHOICES THIS WEEK (as they relate to my post on Day 1)

  • I chose my health over my food addictions 80% of the time.
  • I chose to exercise every day, even though I generally didn’t feel like it.
  • I chose to read instead of watching TV
  • I chose to nurture my relationships with meaningful conversations.
  • I chose to go to bed before 11pm most days.
  • I chose to see the best in myself as I am right now.
  • I chose to focus on the best in people a little more than before.
  • I chose to smile at strangers.
  • I chose to not spend my money frivolously.
  • I chose to be grateful for all the joy and beauty in my life.
  • I chose to listen to the needs of my body and fast for 36 hours.
  • I continue to choose to see my biggest struggles as my greatest teachers.

WHAT I CAN DO BETTER NEXT WEEK:

  • More creative time: start the Japanese journal
  • More study: stick to the schedule!
  • Sit with my emotions a little more.
  • Declutter the bathroom cupboard that is annoying me.

FASTING UPDATE: 38 hours!!

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2 responses to “Day 11: Sunday AGAIN?”

  1. Selena Avatar
    Selena

    Think it’s time for a new towel robe !!!! Let me know how the ice packs go!!

    1. Leigh Avatar

      Yes! MIquel has been nagging me for ages to make a new one. I just can’t be called to work with all that towelling in this heat! Got to get to it in October!

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