Sometimes I feel like I go through my day doing a LOT of things. I do laundry, return e-mails, pick some berries, do more laundry, change several diapers, vacuum... But, at the end of the day, what did I accomplish? How do we measure a day's accomplishments? I used to measure the worth of a day by how much violin I practiced -- really. It was a source of pride for me if I'd practiced at least 5 hours. Now, just to get an hour in (usually in small chunks) feels like a huge accomplishment.
I'm trying to measure the worth of a day by its smaller accomplishments: spending time with my daughter: reading, playing, singing, taking a walk, eading a book for ME, playing my violin, preparing my group classes doing work for my teaching job.
This is a new way to look at my daily life, and it will likely evolve.
Accordingly, I will check off another accomplishment for today (on top of the list of household chores, socializing (!!) and playing with my daughter: making baby food from scratch. A wise person once said: "small steps". Small steps indeed.
PS: One thing I want to do MORE of is IMPROVISE on my violin. But, finding the time to do this will have to be a topic for a future post.
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