What My Next 6 Months Might Look Like

Strangely, but not surprisingly, my last week at work has not looked or felt the way I thought. I just hoped it would be uneventful, physically and emotionally.

As a disclaimer, a lot of "small stuff" ends up being magnified in my life because a lot of times it's the only thing that happened to me that day. So, on the bright side, "life is good." That's what I'm supposed to say, right?

I very much want to get excited about starting New Job on Monday, but Brain won't let me. I'm convinced I'll jinx the outcome. Not that silly, if you think about it. How many motivational and biblical directives focus on your thoughts, attitude, and words affecting outcomes.

Because I can't vocalize my excitement, the thoughts I have pent up inside have nowhere to go. What I can do is try to imagine what I would like the next 6 months to look like.

I'm guessing the workday will follow the traditional 9a-5p. So I'm using that as a structure. I'm hoping to move toward a 10a-6p because when the days get shorter, it will get more difficult to be awake and functional at 9a. After all, I have been working late shift for close to 2 years now.

Here's what I had in mind.


Scenes From the Next 6 Months of My Life

•  Stretch 2x daily.
• This is the default for our current safer-at-home order. 
• Not sure how actionable this will be when a commute is involved.

• Brush and floss daily.
• Preferred: Brush and floss daily and nightly.
• Default:  5 days/wk

• Go to church 1x/week.
• Preferred: Actual church in a building.
• Default: online

• Fellowship 1x/week.
• Preferred: Do this outside of the house. Yes, this encompasses secular social interactions and meetups.
• Default: Virtual/ email/ chat/ blog comments. 

• Seasonal creative outlet x1.
• Preferred: Create something, e.g. sewing, music, dance, art, etc.
• Note: This does not include sports and fitness. You need to create something. 
• Note: This does not necessarily have to be out of the house. Just create something. It's okay to take a break between projects, but create something, that ends in an external culminating project.
• Default: blog, baking(?)

• Service to others x1.
• Preferred: > 1x/month
• Default: 1x/month
• Examples: Volunteering, judging science fairs, American Red Cross

• Personality
• Preferred: Be unbroken; be confident; be kind and upbeat; be unburdened.
• Default: Alive.

• Other
• Preferred: Reduce screen time by 8 consecutive waking hours 1x/week.