Monday

Monday is my day to reset for the week and get my ducks in a row - make some plans for health and home, and get ready for a week of fun activities with my grandsons.

Agenda this week:

1. Read "The Spirited Walker"

2. Walking script

3. Clearing and Home projects

4. Grandson fun

1. Read "The Spirited Walker":

I'm reading this little book by Carolyn Scott Kortge (1998), with the subtitle, Fitness walking for clarity, balance, and spiritual connection. She equates walking to a regular meditation or mindfulness practice. " ... walking has many parallels to life. Walkers move forward, take steps, go toward something. ...the action changes your perspective. It offers a fresh point of view."

I'm in Chapter 5, Breathwork for Walkers. 

2. Clearing and Home projects:

In April I plan to do basic housework with integrity, keeping the house clean, and give greater attention to clearing things out of the house. I'm focusing on the studio space, which is so packed as to be almost unusable - I can't easily put things away again, so they just stack up. I re-organized most of the bins; next I will work on the cabinet, then the table, and then the old shelves and my paintings.

I'm also doing the work to finish our home projects, because creating our home sanctuary is a priority, and finishing projects (one by one) satisfies my need for completion, integrity, and order. 

My goals:

1. Paint last post
2. Call an electrician about grounded outlet
3. Dig up drain field
4. Sew canvas roof 

3. Grandson fun:

Monday is also my day to prepare for fun kid activities throughout the week. I've let go of the idea of teaching crafts to these boys and adopted the role of modeling handwork; I will schedule something each day that I will work on MYSELF while they are here, and be prepared for them to also play with the same materials. 

This week: Painting and sewing.

Today I will also edit and add to our choice cards:

• Play in sand
• Hunt for litter outside
• Plant sunflowers
• Painting
• AC car
• Ride bicycles
• Playground