Plans

 I have been doing some end of year evaluation reflection and reviewing. I did pretty well. Then I was looking in to some goal setting planner options and went down the rabbit hole so to speak. 

Goals change marital status can change, kids are grown family stuff is different now so changes up that to just personal,  they do not have planners for retired folk that I know of just the $ stuff saving for it ect. 

I have found some info. on goals on line, other things are inspirational info. on Dreams by Dave Ramsey was excellent one other video from that suggestion I liked and gave my daughter a recommendation. 

Books to look into are good for me to consider as well as a Fun List. 

I am making progress and have made great progress on clearing out clutter. I got one more surface cleared this morning. I completed a red white and green hand knit prayer shawl on Christmas day.

I gave a gratitude journal and the favorite kind of pen to a family member one that wants to write a book this year that was really cool. Someone else go a bag and they are planning on some traveling in the New Year. That made me smile. 

I got an Amazon account set up added things to my wish list on that and got a gift card and placed my first order and it came in the mail two days later! I was delighted. Yes that was my New Year's resolution to figure that out! Encouraging others has gotten back on my list too. 

I have been doing seasonal goals the last couple of year that has been working out well for me. 

I am pleased with some supplies for spinning and weaving that I have gotten now the next step is to do the fiber preparation for spinning that up in to  yarn to weave up. I still need to get warp for my looms for future projects in the new year. Squeezing that in to my schedule before spring gardening will be interesting! 

I was glad I did daily journaling and daily planning this year that helped me a lot this year getting those items checked off the list. My grown kids were very surprised and pleased that they did not have to do so much like they thought they might have to get me through this year. 

I was surprised that the doctor had heard of flylady! He knew about doing those daily things. Weekly stuff has changed a bit for me I have been putting my idea triggers for areas I want to make progress on the weekly list. I got those from my goal setting in Franklin Planner. Before that I did that on 3x5"  color cards in a filing system called a Happiness File. When my kids were small. 

I've been writing out affirmations they help as well!  

 

Dec. Checking In

I was getting ready for Christmas up on a step stool and fell off hurt my knee. So that was a set back over a weekend. I had a lot more sympathy for football players that had an injury. I knocked over the small tabletop Christmas tree that I had just decorated put up and had lights on. That was a do over! Nothing serious for that tree or me. 

I got some progress on the prompts journal I was working in, made some great progress on that. I tweaked some of the prompts or put washi tape over them and just wrote about something else that was of interest to me. 

I am getting over this and back to leaf duty most of the leaves are down an off the roof now I have raked and bagged & loaded them up now. That feels great we have had awesome weather this week for this. 

I have been doing shorter walks but at more interesting places I took the dog to a fishing place I like and wanted to check out the new dock for handicap folk at one but each time I drove by it was in use, I found it open and stopped took the dog with me and we strolled on the concrete path and I appreciated the hand rails out to the dock especially this week. The dog came on the dock with me a new experience I was pleased that she came with me to it. 

Another place we walked along the river in the afternoon sunlight I grabbed a walking stick and we had a fun trek on one of the area walking paths the water was calm. It was a great reward for some of the yard work I had gotten done earlier in the day. 

I walked in the field the next time that was great fun in the sun we have had mild weather this week here. 

I have carded up some wool to spin when I get a minute to do that. I am knitting on a red white and green project that will not be done before Easter I suspect! But pastel yarns did not catch my fancy this go round. 

I was pleased to get gift bags ready and coins in them the Susan B. Anthony one dollar coins hubby had collected went to the grand children. I love it that I had festive holiday print bags that I had made up with drawstrings for this. 

 I rounded up a few other items for some on I knew might appreciate them I was right almost immediately the person was sketching and said they had been wanting to do a journal, the journal wss smaller than I like. I knew the size of sketchbook this person had used before and had an extra one! 

I have started a 100 day project. Mine is 100 days of grace. I have been putting scriptures in a soft cover notebook some drawing and inspirational quotes and notes will be going in this with other things yet undecided. It is a strange time to begin a 100 day project but when the 100 days are over I will be past the one year mark of hubby's passing away so it was timely for me to begin it now rather than waiting. 

I am practicing some hand lettering  also in another spot. To be honest it helps me to focus and slow down that helps reduce stress. I have a Woman's gratitude journal  with 200 prompts and inspirational quotes I am excited to start but I am still working on the other one. It has brought up something for me to process prickly stuff that is not fun but also some other things that were great to be reminded of as I wrote so it has been a mixed bag.   I had discovered Ambient music and enjoy that for back grounds when I am doing some of these writing tasks. 

Ready ... or not...

 Ready or not... grief can bite you in the butt at the most unexpected times. We had some snow last week and it was a trigger reminding me of the time I was in hospice house with hubby saying final goodbyes. It snowed three inches that day. So I was processing that. Feeling the feelings that come when you lose a loved one. 

My back had some twinges and I had to slow down and take care of me, I was stressing out about the cv-19 numbers and the threat of shut downs and roll backs that do happen. 

I was sewing up pillow cases, did some yarn crafting last month and some this week. 

Leaves were coming down so I have been going outside to take care of those raking them up and getting hem picked up and put in bags mild temps were great.

I walked the dog they other day and saw 7 deer on that walk, another time I saw a bunch of quail. It is good to be in nature. I got a happy planner recovery journal using my coupon. It was great and has helped me to see some things in a different light something I did need. 

I have been helping my son put on a handle on the patio door it broke today I got wounded and bleed a bit but a minor wound sort of surprised me. I had some wood here that he needed for a project he was very happy to get that because of the rise of lumber and I abandoned that project so it was a perfect solution. Now there is a wall of freed up space now in the shed. 

My daughter came by and I was able to gave her Christmas gift, and another item that she said she could use and was pleased with. The thermos and picnic pouch on a strap that she said she could use all day every day she said! I was a gift she gave her dad that was neat but he never used it. But she chose it with care and she loved it so I was glad to get it to her. I came across it the other day. 

My sleep patterns are still messed up after the time change so that has been frustrating. 

I am glad that I have dialed back holiday decorating. With the  cv-19 restrictions reinstated in our state had me angry. I realize most everyone I talk to have had loss this year.  

My granddaughter was pleased with her belated gift some cash, and embrodery floss for crafting the timing was great on that because she said she had learned how use it for a craft!      

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