In this crazy time of COVID - 19 let's set a new intention.  Mine? Try to apreciate something new every week.

I've decided that my version of Self Care is about doing things that make me happy.  Now, I know that seems obvious but I can get caught up in the routine and forget to take stock of the good stuff.  I've decided to put some new rules in place.

New Rules:

1. Do something that makes you laugh, and pass it on.

2. Make something beautiful and share it with someone.

3. Learn something new and contribute to a larger discussion. 

4. Cherish lessons from the past and dream big for the future.

I spent the past few weeks trying to figure out how I was going to keep myself accountable for this new challenge.  I am pretty good at setting small goals and jotting down 5 things each night.  This practice has become a great way to close the day with my own little thank you note, to myself.

So far, I have laughed with friends over House Party, baked cookies and wrap them in a pretty box for neighbors, listen to pod casts and shared my learning with anyone who will listen - and here's the big one, I made a list of things that make me happy and built a plan to do them more often.

So, here we go. I am going to try to post once per month.  I am sure it will start small, even though I have tons of ideas.  My dear friend H.B. gave me some great advice years ago, "you don't have to boil the ocean", start where you are.

I hope you will come along on this journey with me - I promise, it will be a blast!

-Kimiko