Goldilocks

We had a really nice anniversary. 

Better than #32 when we forgot until the afternoon.

However, I'm dissecting the day ... looking for the goldilocks "just right."

We had parts of the day that were excellent. 

Stopped by a local coffee shop and picked up a mayoral sign for the runoff election. 

Then a drive inside the perimeter to volunteer for a few hours packing for a food market. Met a number of wonderful people doing really good work in the community. 

Cooler in a warehouse.
Very interesting to see
behind the scenes.

Home for a late, quick lunch at our local cafe. 

Met new neighbors renting the house across the street. Moving truck arrives on Monday. Relocated from out of state. We talked for quite a while. It'll be nice to have them on the street.

Took Duke on a long exploratory walk in the area. I found a Korean cafe that's on my list to try asap. You see everything differently when you walk.

Trip to Whole Foods for food for today. Doing a "fancy" little picnic spread to make it festive.

Excellent.

And busy.

Wouldn't change a thing.

Then dinner out with friends. This is where I needed to be more discerning. 

Should have planned another night.

Should have suggested different restaurant choices. (They ask us for options and then they pick.)

We had a good night, but we were tired and a night in would've been welcomed. And, why did I suggest the last restaurant (of course they picked that one)? Totally on me. I didn't want to go there. I didn't think they'd pick that one. What was I thinking?

I talked myself into continuing the yeses for the day and that's was a mistake. 

Not a horrible mistake. 

It was fun.

We walked on a beautiful evening. 

Shared tapas were good, but I couldn't eat many of the choices and had to share the ones I could eat. 

Late dinner, late night. 

The reason I'm rehashing the day is because I KNEW it should've been a pass, and I didn't listen to my body's reaction. I overrode it with my brain. My body said no -- I remember the feeling. The busy day needed a balance of a quiet evening. I'm on a stretch of a full calendar and space is even more important.

Coaching is teaching me to pay attention to the my body's reaction and trust it. My body knows me.

This is why the dissection this morning ... learning the nuances. Another day, the dinner would've been the strong yes of the day.

Busy/full can be "just right" if it's a busy/full that works for that moment. When the yeses and nos are the right ones, you can feel it.

Does that make any sense?

Another ramble of thoughts.

Well, off to the races (literally) to watch my BIL race his car today. It's a mini-family gathering and that'll be nice. 

Hope you have a good Saturday. Later gators.