mindful monday : elvis, my muse.
I've been resting.
And reading.
And enjoying my new orange desk. I may have mentioned that once or eleven times.
I walked around Beaver Lake this morning with my friend, Andrea. It was, as she said, like walking in a postcard.
I ate fruit for breakfast.
I am clearing my head, and my body. More love.
Here is one tool I'm using to clear out, clarify, make simple:
iDoneThis is a simple "here's what I did today" program that I've been using for a month. I love it to pieces. So simple. Respond to an email every day with what you did that day, and it puts that info on a calendar for you. Sometime later, you'll be reminded what you did on October 4 or September 27 and it will ask how you felt that day. There is something so comforting and additive and memory-making about this program. A reminder, a beautiful accumulation of actions and thoughts, a recognition that it is usually the tiny moments that make up a life, not the big events, a way to capture things that might later serve as writing prompts. I hope you might like it too. I find myself noting the simple:
Tue Sep 27 2011
- Flew to Chicago.
- Got a hair cut.
- Had a delicious raw vegan lunch at Karyn's with JD and Lynne.
- Worked in O'Hare airport for hours.
- Skyped with John and Tess from Gate F12 in O'Hare.
- Let people use plugs on my power strip in O'Hare.
- Used my iPod to drown out the constantly talking Mr Loud in the plane to Lincoln.
- Drove to Hastings, Nebraska.
- Ate my traditional baked potato and oriental slaw at Murphy's Wagon Wheel.
Sat Oct 08 2011
- Slept late.
- Went to the library with John and Tess – and to Kim's Oriental market.
- Made Vietnamese coffee for me and John.
- Watched John and Tess paint her bookcase bright, beautiful purple.
- Ate veggie dumplings.
- Put Tess to bed.
- Went to bed early.
- It felt great to be home.
Clarity, restfulness, remembering.
Your results will differ. And that is fantastic.
(p.s. I never mention programs or products because I'm an affiliate with them and will earn income from mentioning them. Long ago I decided not to say yes to any of the many people and companies who offer affiliate links to me–if you see something featured here, it is simply because I love it. No ads, no affiliate links. That's outside my intention with 37days.)
