Declare Your Day (or Window of Time)

About a month ago, I declared that TUESDAYS! are going to be "My Day".  For the most part, the "day" is the period of time in which my son is in school, haha.  Most days, I use that time to do house chores, run errands and all of those daily tasks that are much easier to do when you don't have a young child with you.

What am I doing on My Tuesdays? An "Artist Date" is recommended in a some of the creative books I 've been reading.  That means scheduling a date with yourself for creativity.  Love that!

If I use My Tuesdays to make doctor appointments, clean house, or other maybe "not so fun" things, that is my choice. However, for the most part, I choose to give myself permission to NOT do the ordinary things.

Here are some of the things I may choose to do:

• Photo shoot at a desired location.
• Visit a friend or family member 
• Take a walk or do a workout
• Make a lunch date with a friend
• Listen or watch personal development
• Have a technical free day (no phone, computer, TV, etc.) 
• Writing exercises or reflections in my journal  
• Take a long bath
• Update my living space to exhibit the current season (i.e. Fall leaves, Harvest, Warm Colors).  I keep a lidded plastic container in the garage with "FALL" listed on it and easily bring it down to swap out my SUMMER items.  When those items look tattered, I toss them and update with newer items (well, new to me - could be store, boutique, Goodwill, garage sale, etc.)
• Not answer the phone
• Learn something new that needs some concentration
• Call a friend at my leisure
• Sit on my swing with a beverage (cool/hot depending on weather) and listen to nature
• Take a break from answering inquiries for a day
• Read for fun
• Rest/Nap (doesn't a hammock sound nice? Perhaps I need that on my wish list. HeeHee)
• Not have play dates for my son (company/extra children after school)
• See a matinee by myself or with someone else (can be tricky on timing before school pick-up)
• Work on my "15 Minutes List" (baby steps toward projects that may take a while to get through... mine is currently a corner in our garage and also the "craft room")
• Play in my garden
• Write a "snail mail" letter to a friend or family member

What do YOU give yourself permission to do in your "windows of time"?

Okay, take care! I am going to eat lunch while I begin day two of week three of the fabulous e-course by Kelly Rae Roberts)!  I truly love learning.

Peace & Joy,
Suzanne