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The 2014 Directive // August

July 30, 2014August 25, 2015 Crystal // Dreams, etc. Post a comment
The 2014 Directive // August

August is right around the corner, which means two things: 1) It’s time to start thinking about my “annual” (the way I think of it, but it’s usually a bi-annual) Harry Potter reread; and 2) It’s time to come up with a new 2014 Directive. But first, let’s recap July.

Last month I wanted to clean my desktop on my computer as well as my files. I can check that off the list! It feels so much better to have everything cleaned up. Also, I cleared off a bunch of pictures that I didn’t need to keep (like, spare photos for blog posts, I had a TON!) so that feels good. I also wanted to clear out my bookmarks and I totally forgot about that piece of it. I guess I haven’t been going through bookmarks as much as recently. Oh well, there’s always next month. 
For August I’d like to focus on me a little bit more. I am a bit of a worrywart. I’m sure my family–my parents, in particular–are laughing at me right now because that’s a bit of an understatement. I worry a lot. In some ways I feel like worrying gives me some control; like if something happens I’ve thought about it so it’s not taking me by surprise. But the things I worry about rarely, if ever, happen. 
Awhile back Lauren talked about incorporating “morning pages” into her daily routine. She read about a writer who takes a certain amount of time every morning to write down thoughts and worries about her day, so that she lets them out. I loved this idea, but knew that it was unlikely I would be able to do this in the morning. I don’t give myself enough time for that! When I told Lauren this she said that hers have become daily pages, and I knew that was something that I could do. 
I would love to write my daily pages every day, however I know myself well enough to know that making that a goal might be setting myself up for failure, so instead I’m going to shoot for writing daily pages four times a week. I’ll set a timer for five minutes to start with and increase it if necessary. And, of course, if I write my daily pages more than four days a week that would be awesome!
What are your goals for August? Link up with Jessica over at Kate and Trudy to share and see what everyone else is up to. 
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Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I d Picture it. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. I didn’t go on my weekly dam walk earlier in the week when I was excited about it. On this day I was tired after a long week and my least favorite holiday. My bed was oh so comfortable. I forced myself to roll out of bed and journey to the dam. It was filled with people and I was pokey…taking my time to get there and even journeying down one of the other paths to avoid walking across the dam. (Which isn’t long.) I finally joined the crowd and walked across. And then came back, happy to have made my weekly journey. This is when the top layer of the water started to freeze.
From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock c From March: an old mini vlog from a bagpipe rock concert, which is mostly me trying the say bagpipe rock. Some word combinations are hard! 😂 There was a sign asking us not to film, which is why there’s no concert footage.
Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic Some of my weekly dam walks have been therapeutic and while the walks haven’t fixed the problems, they’ve help me breathe and connect with the world and relieve stress. 💕
April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. April 2023. We got more snow, but it also melted. The dam was almost overflowing. The animals are beginning to emerge. Spring is here!
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee st Happy Independent Bookstore Day! After a coffee stop (of course) a friend and I checks out two indie bookstores that we have never been to before. I definitely want to go back to Uncle Hugo’s and Uncle Edgar’s! Did you do anything for #independentbookstoreday

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I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Le I’m a little behind in weekly dam walk reels. Let’s go back to the third week in November when there was just a little snow on the ground and the footprints in the snow seemed notable.
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