You and Rory can be disappointed with me on this one. No walking today. However, I chose to do several other physical activities that certainly felt like exercise. I cleaned leaves, pine needles, and various other tree debris off the roof. I cleaned out the gutters. And I did some raking.

Gratitude

1. I am grateful for our doula, who we met with again today. She has a great, peaceful presence about her. In addition to being glad that she will be assisting with the twin birth, I’m also grateful to be around someone who so clearly loves what she does.
2. I am grateful for a house to work on, even if it always seems to be plotting against me.
3. I am grateful for plastic easter eggs, which are still keeping Theo entertained.

Kindness

I almost missed this one, but before I started writing this post, I decided to send off an email I’ve been wanting to send. I was thanking a writer I really admire for his work and his inspiration. It was a small gesture, one he probably sees hundreds of times a week, but it felt like kindness. I’m glad this challenge finally prompted me to get around to it. (And now I realize I totally could have used that as one of my gratitudes.)

Something good

I’ve actually been having a bit of a bummerfest in my mind for the last few days. It’s a combination of stuff I don’t really want to go into right now, but Melanie noticed and asked me about it. I sort of talked about it. That didn’t really make me feel any better, but it did make me feel better knowing that there is someone around to notice my mood and express genuine interest in how I’m feeling. I probably take that for granted too often.

Getting close to a week into the challenge now. But I’m not really supposed to be judging its effects until the end. Instead, I’ll just say that I don’t understand how time continues to go by so quickly.

Enjoy your Monday.