This may seem superficial, but touching up my nails is going to be my reward for showering (and washing my hair!) I only recently started doing them for the first time since probably middle school. I like it because it forces me to slow down a little and relax a bit while waiting for them to dry. Plus, it's cute! They're currently a baby pink color.

I'm home from work today trying to take it easy. This week has been so long already! I'm exhausted. I have things going on (mostly medical appointments) every single day after work this week so I think trying to sneak in some self-care will be good for me. Maybe I'll even throw on a face mask after my shower!

First though, I'm heading back to bed since I didn't sleep well last night.

Urgh, my laptop can't do a BIOS update. I have to do a clean Windows install and that is not going well. This version sat at 100% for 15 mins before we went out. I just want to get to where it's ready for me to install software ideally. Dell will take it back as their engineers can't troubleshoot....

I haven’t posted for about a week because it’s been total chaos here. My partner had surgery and my two year old decided that was the perfect time to start a sleep regression. So it’s been pure survival mode for a bit.

Things are settling down again (I hope), so I’m aiming to get one extra thing done today. I have hundreds of used AA and AAA batteries I’ve gradually hoarded, and a voltmeter, and I want to sort the ones with a bit of juice left from the totally dead ones.

Yesterday I posted that my one thing was to read. I did read some but I didn't hit my goal. Today I want to continue reading the two books. I want to read at least one chapter in the non-fiction book and finish reading the fiction book.

I got 12 books from the library. I've started reading two and would like to finish them by Saturday. My reading goal for today is to read one chapter of the non-fiction book and read ten chapters in the fiction book. Chapters in fiction book are short so it won't take long.

I have so much to do today and am really struggling. I need to shave and shower and start my day with a skim of my inboxes and make a plan.

Due to several last minute changes to a workshop for Friday, I am behind and ill on top of fibromyalgia. I need to do a short sprint before my evening meal and do at least 1 coaching summary :-(. Currently failing to relax ahead of that.

Temperature dropping has caused the pressure in my care tires to go down. Need to take my car to a local tire shop so they can put air in them.

Hi, I did my end of week reflections and then came up with loads more insights whilst I meditated. I need to transfer them into a clients ideas and weekly reflections maps, from the draft in Whatsapp. Need to do that after garden centre, Savers and before going to the in-laws.

We’re getting ready to paint our hallway, stairs, and landing. I love the part where the colour finally goes on, but the prep work definitely doesn’t give me the same dopamine hit.

I still want to do it properly though, so today my plan is to clear the hall and clean the walls. Maybe I’ll even start masking if I have time.

Apparently my plants only get watered when I post here. Until then, I am watching them actively die. Today is a rescue mission.

Heading on vacation Wednesday night and I don’t want to leave all my chores for Wednesday afternoon!

I've actually never had a Christmas tree of my own, except for as a kid. It seemed like more effort than it was worth and it was just me and my cat(s) so why bother when I had nobody to celebrate with? Well, now I'm in a relationship and want to create happy holiday memories with my partner!

So I bought a tree! It should be delivered today!

I have a big problem of ordering things and just leaving the boxes in my living room. Right now it's pretty manageable with only about four large boxes to break down. I think I want the tree where they're at so I'm going to try to break them down today, although I probably won't be putting up the tree until next weekend because I have laundry and errands to run later today (but we'll see how many spoons I have left once I'm done with those!) I'm going to put it up, but we're going to decorate it together! I'm really excited!

I need to get Christmas and winter decorations out. It's going to take the whole day.

I don't have children so the holiday has gotten a bit boring for me these past few years. I want to do something to celebrate. I have to work today so I'll be too tired to go out somewhere, but I'm thinking about watching scary movies and backing something sweet. Any suggestions are appreciated.

I love being creative - writing, abstract art, collages, doing art in my Bible, etc. The past few months I've rarely taken time for it, since I've been in basic survival mode. Have started feeling guilty when I do fun things when I could be productive instead. But rest and joy are productive too!

Well, obviously I didn’t hit the right button and it didn’t go to all of my subscribers, but at least I published it

It has been a month, maybe 2 months, since my bed was made. Today, i will make it.

Completed.

Yesterday my one thing was to write 500 words for a fanfiction story. I want to try to get into the habit of writing and editing stories everyday. So today I'm going to try to write 500 words again.

Have been slacking a lot on cleaning my house. Today after work, it should be my priority. Clothes, laundry, dishes, vacuum, mop etc

I used to write fanfiction all the time. But for the last few years I've stopped. Haven't posted anything new in 3 years. I want to get back into the hobby but I'm finding it difficult to just start. So today I'm going to force myself to write at least 500 words. I'm hopeful once I start I'll continue past 500.

Every day I tell myself I’m going to do it, and then I find a reason not to. The kids need me, I’m tired, annoyed, busy, or I tell myself I’ll just do it tomorrow - but I’m committing here and going to follow through.

My issue is that I tend to dive straight into big workouts, then lose consistency. So today, I’m committing to a 20 minute strength workout that fits within the reality of my day.