At the end of February, I came home from a trip and sprained my shoulder lugging my suitcase off the baggage carousel at the airport. It’s most likely because I haven’t really exercised since last fall… long story why, but obviously the result is not-very-intentional movement and decreased strength and being close to finishing another decade. Here we are.

Last week I started exercising again and remembered that three short workouts a week is a good rhythm for me; that Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday is better than Monday-Wednesday-Friday because I only have to schedule later meeting start times on two business days a week; and I need to take at least one long walk each week to stay in touch with subtle shifts of season and my changing neighborhood.

I’m also changing up my morning routine as a whole. I have written three pages every morning for about a year now, but in 2024 I’ve noticed I have no time or mental space to draw. So I’m skipping morning pages for now and instead drawing in my sketchbook each morning a series of little vignettes that document my thoughts and ideas. It allows me to listen to a podcast or watch a video while I am drawing — for some reason, I can’t do those things while writing.

Surprisingly (or not?) I experienced inspiration from the video I watched while drawing my morning, and developed it out throughout the day and actually published a finished product on Instagram. Unfortunately, I also procrastinated on replying to emails, so I seek balance of course.

AND I have decided to write and develop content for three hours each day that I work from home. I have ambitious plans for content development this year and I need more discipline around this. Also, I’m customizing a workshop for an event four weeks away. Typical me writes and edits until the day before an event, and then I try to cram in all the practice the night before and morning of. If I can get three hours a day in, I should complete the writing and practice well within two weeks. Which sounds amazing to me.

Wish me luck! These seem like they should be small changes, but they feel enormous. I wish you all a great week. <3