We’re back to check-ins and progress, slow as it may sometimes seem. Frustrated as we often get.
The first, most important success for the mid-month check-n: Still surviving during a pandemic. Everything else is built around that.
If that is the ONLY thing any of us achieved this month, the entire month is a win.
We need to hold that perspective, even as too many expect us (and, now, especially our children) to die on the altar of capitalism.
So, the big win: survival.
On my part, this month, I’ve:
–written nearly 50 pages of a new novel in longhand;
–kept up my daily personal journal (longhand):
–returned to this blog;
–returned to Gratitude and Growth;
–kept up with my freelance work;
–worked on the articles for the 2023 Almanac;
–worked semi-steadily unpacking;
–re-instated Artist Dates;
–worked with the cats, to get them comfortable in the new space;
–joined a local food co-op;
–got a library card at the local public library AND a community card at the college library across the street;
–started participating in Remote Chat and Freelance Chat again;
–started learning my new neighborhood and region;
–got in a storage run to Cape Cod, to switch out some things.
There’s a lot of “starting” on this list, and that’s okay, because this move is a new “start.”
How is your month going?
I forgot to mention that I also got back to my daily yoga practice, and that’s made a huge positive difference.
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