Reflecting

I love blogs, I really do. I just usually forget that I have one. And I usually get annoyed when my favorite bloggers aren't blogging, and look at me... for that I am sorry. But I know that you all have some how found a way to make it through...

I have been reflecting on reflection recently. I always remember a quote from my old YL leader in high school saying that a bunch of old people were polled and one of the number one regrets they had in life was a lack of reflection. That stuck with me because I would have assumed their biggest regret was never learning how to use e mail or watch television at a reasonable volume...

But reflection is so important in life. We learn about ourselves, patterns, seasons and in the midst of that traditions are born. Those are some of my favorite things in life! A few years ago, my friend Courtney (you can read her fabulous blog here) told me about the journal pictured above, One Line A Day. It has 5 mini lines to record your day, any way you'd like, for 5 years. So it'll say April 15 20_ and you fill in for 5 years. I am in year 3 of doing it every single day. It's one of my many night time rituals, and I can't believe I've done it every day. It's been fun/challenging/encouraging/comforting to see what patterns repeat, to see what has changed and just to see what I was processing at the time. Since my job (like most) is pretty seasonal, I like to see where I was just last year at the same time.

I would like to buy everyone I know one of these journals. I have even bought myself an extra one for the next 5 years, because I have horrible luck with products I love going off the market. I guess I could always just make my own... that's for another blog post.

This Sunday, I have relaxed, laid in a hammock, read, grocery shopped, meal planned, and even scrubbed baseboards (woof). Sundays always feel like that fresh start to the week, but in the midst of to-do lists, I want to reflect as well. I want to build reflection into my week, like I do laundry or watching Dance Moms (why can't I stop?!).

Just to hold myself accountable, and to give you a bit of a tease, in the near future, I will blog about:

• Downton Abbey
• My Hunger Games party (if you're not into either of these, how are we even friends? jk)
• Seeing Titanic 3D (okay, I need to get a life)
• House tour with all my steals and deals I've gotten
• My hopes and dreams for my backyard (Have I mentioned that I am "indoorsy"?)
• My invention that I hope to sell to Hallmark for at least $540 Billion
  

Lastly, I sort of hate how hard it is to post pics on this blog, so if you want to, follow me on Instagram, I like it: suzznews is my username (duh).