celebrate this. 10/8/23
Happy Sunday to your sweet heart 💜
How have these past 7 days felt in your body? Your mind 🧠? Your heart 💚? What’s taken hold of your attention?
I tried a new scheduling approach this past week to see if it would work for me, and it got me all jumbled up. I found that it will likely not work for me, which is cool. It was a good learning experience — sometimes we (I really mean me) can cling so tightly to our routines that they can become a hindrance rather than helpful aids. So I’m thankful that I had the courage to try something new. #failforward ✅
This week I want to celebrate feeling more expansive in how I inhabit my neighborhood and yard. I know that might seem odd, and it feels a little odd, but I’ve lived in this same neighborhood for about 11ish+ years and I haven’t really lived outside, which also seems odd 🤯
Inside, I’m all over it. Inhabitation nation. We live in every corner, nook, and cranny there is. I’ve even started incorporating giving gratitude directly to my house through conversation as I walk through and smoke cleanse.
But outside is a whole different story 📖
What about you? Do you live in your neighborhood? More than just the perfunctory nod to a neighbor or culturally demanded lawn care?
Outside in my neighborhood (even though I love it) has usually just been a means to leave or arrive home. I usually enjoy the outdoors somewhere else, you know?
This year, though, I’ve started to intentionally live beyond the four walls of my house 🏡
I’m getting better acquainted with my neighborhood through my daily walks and noticing details about other houses, sidewalks, birds, squirrels, and neighbors, and I have a great appreciation for the observations I’m privy to. It makes me feel more at home in the wider community.
And here’s the biggie: I’ve even taken more interest in my own yard this year. It started with some more intense gardening experiments, and then the addition of a bird feeder 🐦 (and excitement learning what birds live here — lately I hear a red shouldered hawk every morning!). As for the not-so-glamorous things (like leaf and storm clean up), I’ve traditionally left those things to the hands of whoever my amazing landlord hires. But I’ve volunteered to take care of it 👀
That’s a big deal for me. As I’m sure it is for you too.
Outdoor maintenance is a HUGE time and energy investment. Thanks to my upbringing and disdain for the traditional lawn, I abhor when people maintain their yard a certain way for image purposes only — not because they enjoy it or because it functions well for them. This runs deep, so for me to come to a place where I’m genuinely curious about how I want to take care of my yard and how I want to bring change to it, it’s a big ass deal.
And I’m here for it. It’s bringing me some newfound joy and a different way to commune with nature while giving gratitude to our home ✨
Now it’s your turn! What’s given you the jolly vibes this week? Big, small, or anything in between.
Share with me in a comment or email so we can celebrate together 💌
🪄 May this week’s energy alight upon you with the coziness of your favorite blanket ✨
