As I reflect on September and the previous months, I felt that a great way to start a new month was to revive my ”Taking Stock Series” Here is what has been going on since I last took stock in January. How have the past few months been going for you?
Making : smaller To-do lists and trying to stick to them as things often pile up
Cooking Eating: Plain Yoghurt, which I’m hoping will fill me up all day
Drinking : a medium sized bottle of water *pats back
Reading: Figuring Out Foreigners, A practical guide by Craig Storti -Thank you Carolyn! 🙂
Trawling: for more opportunities to attend some workshops and conferences
Wanting: to fix the cracked screen on my phone
Looking: though old photos of my adventures last year
Deciding: if it’s meant to be it will be
Wishing: the year could slow down a bit as I haven’t quite yet achieved what I wanted
Enjoying: little moments away from everything, by myself a lot more than I would have last year
Waiting: to hear back from a few people
Liking: weekends where we get to chat and catch up
Wondering: what kind of life my kids and great grand kids will have… am i doing enough to plan and prepare for them?
Loving: that in my head everything will work out just fine
Pondering: when I will get that call as promised
Listening: to cars and boda-bodas zoom up and down the road
Considering: new possibilities and staying open to change
Buying: snacks and water for later
Watching: Casablanca later today (again) and episodes of Friends or
Hoping: things work out for us so we have a great start for 2018
Marvelling: at how we seem to be growing up so fast
Cringing: at how much I need to get done before I end the day
Needing: a new phone but seemingly attached to this one
Questioning: some of my decisions to trust a few people
Smelling: breakfast being made down stairs
Wearing: a maxi skirt and vest, with a red sweater
Noticing: I could a little more than I am currently doing
Knowing: that it is by doing several little things consistently that u will see progress
Thinking: about us working together as a team
Admiring: some small projects I’ve visited, that are making an impact for the children
Getting: up to plug in my laptop charger
Bookmarking: some cool events later this month that I hope to be a part of
Feeling: hopeful and determined
Pretending: I can handle all this
Embracing: big changes and dealing with them the best way I can
Happy new month,
Karen
Photos:Papa Shabani(@PapaShabani Photography)
