how is everyone doing with the 2019 year so far? january is almost over and while it's been great, it's also been so cold, and i am eager to get out of this month and trot through february and march to get to the warmer weather. in the meanwhile, i have books to read and things to try and i jotted down this list of some of these things earlier this month, and i want to preserve it here as well to look back on (here is my list from last year):
things to continue:
1. keep reading: i have ramped up my reading habit over the past year and these days i read like i'm starving. i'm reading several books at a time and trying to get into a good cycle of reading a healthy variety of books that pertain to my interests. the categories are like this:
- fiction: classic & modern works, making sure to include female and writers of color
- non-fiction: memoirs, theological or philosophical, any other book with a topic that i would like to study more
2. keep trying to wake up early: i fell out of the habit of waking early due to several things out of my control, and these days i try to just wake up a little bit before the kids wake up so i can do a couple of the things that are grounding and lifegiving to me before i start my day. the tricky thing now is that i have gotten into the habit of reading before bed, which leads to staying up as long as i dare, which leads to difficulty waking early. i have been finding that i like reading before bed, and writing in the morning - i just need to find a way to balance that out for time purposes.
things to do:
1. integrate more meditation/mindfulness practice: i tried to do this a few times last year but didn't maintain it much beyond a few attempts. i would like to do this more regularly. i'm starting with baby steps by doing a few intentional minutes per day.
2. take masterclasses on writing (malcolm gladwell, margaret atwood, aaron sorkin): my mom got me a year's subscription to masterclass online classes and it is SO good. so far i've taken a gordon ramsey cooking class, which i loved, and i've just started a writing class with malcolm gladwell. i'm hoping to do a couple more of their writing classes!
3. learn more about investments: i need to learn more about this topic for work. culling resources as i go.
4. draw more: it has been a long time since i've drawn regularly and i'm trying to do more of it this year. drawing feels like a meditative practice in itself, and i do want to get better at it. right now i'm working on drawing one thing each day.
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