Currently October 2019

This is my 4th year reflecting on October. Here! Look at them all below!

Here’s my Currently Workbook for 2019! I’ll be selling a version for 2020 next week. Stay tuned for that.

Let’s look inside!

I was inspired by the aspen trees in Sun Valley Idaho this month. I used some watercolor and pen on my paper to make some.

All the Good Things That Happened This Month!

Let’s break it down!

Things of note this October:

Cooper turned 11.

WHOA. I HAVE A TWEEN!

Inspired By:

Our trip to Idaho to visit Casey’s family. It was nice to experience a cold Fall. It’s pretty warm here in California during Fall so it never feels right. I liked being able to bundle up and wear a coat.

And the light was magical!

I always love experiencing Cooper with his cousins. He’s always on cloud nine when he’s around them.

Also inspired by HORSES!

I spent the weekend working with horses with my friend Emma. You can read more about that here. IT WAS LIFE CHANGING and I want to be around horses all the time now.

Our power was out for a few days as the fires take over California and PG&E plays it safe. We lost a bunch of food in the process, but we activated our imaginations and we didn’t take our normal situation for granted. I am now working on lists for emergencies and getting prepped for the next time this happens. I am inspired to BE PREPARED. Honestly, I kept thinking about my Mom during our blackout. She used to be the one who helped my family through a power outage and since I live in the house I grew up in, it brough up a lot of memories.

Watching:

This month we plowed through Billions. Now we are all caught up.

We’ve been watching a lot of Planet Earth (testing out a new TV)

Been working our way through SMILF too.

I keep falling asleep while watching TV at night…

Reading:

I finally finished Save Me the Plums (loved it!)

Two new cookbooks added to the rotation: Midwest Made and Whole Food Cooking Every Day

One of my favorites- Thriving as an Empath 365 Days of Self-Care for Sensitive People

Find Your Artistic Voice by my friend Lisa!

The Body Keeps the Score – can’t wait to dive into this one

Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents– what I’m working on in therapy.

Thinking About:

The holidays. How busy it will be. How I can do things ahead of time so I am not super stressed out. We are also going to hit the 2 year anniversary of my Mom’s death and a lot of it is coming right to the surface again. I am in a much better place than I was last year.

Listening To:

What I’ve been listening to over and over again:

Also, a LOT of Elton John for some reason….

Dream Life:

I’m dreaming of the past right now. Like, neighborhoods when I was a kid. I can tell there’s a lot of stuff that’s coming to the surface since I’ve bene going to therapy. I love how the brain works!

I had a dream that Casey surprised me with a mini Cooper. It was white. It’s always been my dream to have one! I keep waking up at 4AM and then going back to sleep. It’s activating my lucid dreaming!