100 Days of Wonder – #96
It was time to go back to work today. I wasn’t hugely looking forward to it. I don’t like working with a slightly foggy depression brain. It makes me worry I’ll miss something. But I have had fun finalising some teaching materials and activities that I am looking forward to trying out with my students from the end of January. But of course it is hard to focus with the Disney trip looming. I have tried to keep reminding myself today that the attention to detail I love about Disney is the level I want to be working towards. If it is worth doing, then it is worth doing right. So just like when working on our LEGO, I have been trying to work through my to do list methodically and with purpose, mindful of each task and activity and giving it the attention it deserves. I am trying not to start the work year rushing from one thing to the next and juggling multiple tasks at the same time because that just sucks the joy out of it all. And remarkable I have got quite a lot done today but have felt relaxed and like I have been taking it pretty easy. It’s been a good workday. So here’s to doing things right and to celebrate that here’s a picture of me post Dopey Challenge 2016 finding joy and wonder outside the Disney Springs LEGO store.
100 Days of Wonder – #73
Here’s me in September 2017 on a sun lounger at the Contemporary Resort. It was 31degrees C and I was a very happy Jess. This wasn’t my original plan for today’s photo but it feels like I need to remind myself that rest and escapism and hopefully some warm sun is coming.
We’ve just got back from a lovely few days in Hamburg but I wouldn’t call them restful and our return journey was made more stressful by motorway closures which meant a detour into the unknown and significant delay getting home.
I was looking for a photo that would make me smiles, give you all a break from Christmas stuff and provide a promise of warm and calm. I can almost feel the sun on my skin looking at the photo and finding it and writing this post have made me pause long enough to remember that I don’t have to log onto work email tonight to get ready for the work day tomorrow- that’s tomorrow’s job. Tonight is just about enjoying my evening off, reflecting on the last few days, getting more excited about how close the Disney trip now is and getting to bed early.
Happy Tuesday Evening.
100 Days of Wonder – #71
Happy 2nd Advent
Happy 2nd Sunday in Advent. To the Magic Kingdom tree picture I took, I’ve added Disney tree number 2, a tree from Wilderness Lodge. I have seen a few pictures of it online recently and it always looks magnificent. I re-watched a documentary about decorating the Disney parks for the holidays the other day and was again struck by the detail and effort. Christmas decorations are refurbished annually, there are so many individual touches that are perhaps not necessary and so many corners that could be cut… but they are not.
I think for me Disney World is always a reminder that if something is worth doing, it is worth doing right, with attention to detail and proper pride in doing good work. I think sometimes we, or certainly I, rush from task to task and am focused on getting it ticked off the list that ‘good enough’ is all that matters. In many ways that is a good thing. I have way too much work to not work on a good enough principle but that should not take away from some things taking more priority than that. Which are the good enough things and which are the doing it right things will vary between us and over time. There is also joy to be found in perfection, sometimes more so than in just getting things done.
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