Akesi Farms

We had a pretty busy schedule last few days. Then we fron to our friends farm on Saturday and everything was different. 

Although we were visiting with them I was able to relax an forget about work. Forget about anything that stresses me out. 

The kids are playing outside all the time. We were snow shoeing, tobogganing, boot skating, enjoying the mountain views, playing with the dogs, viewing the chickens. 

What a disconnect. Needed this weekend for a long time. 

How to get better?

The year of the sheep is nearing it's end and while we still have lots to do and prepare this year I'm already thinking of what is going to happen next year - the year of the monkey.

I've ordered a new weapon and received the wrong one... Now I will have 2 different weapons. We will see how that goes. I am finalizing my personal goals.

All that made me think about why I'm signing up again. I want to continue what I started when I joined IHC. To be a better person, parent, martial artist.

When I decide to be part of the IHC team, I know that I am making a decision of prioritizing Kung Fu and the team. I have to stay engaged in order for my year to be successful. It is not easy but this year I will have both my son and my wife in the team. I'm sure there will be lots of weapons flying around the house...

I would like to ask each one of you who signed up for the monkey team to think how can you make it a better year for you? We had a pretty good year but I know we can get even better.

Wasteful Time

We don't have a lot of time to spare. No matter what scale you look at it. Everyday there are so many things that need to be done. Every year there are so many goals that need to be achieved. Our life span is not long enough to all that we wish to.

However there is always wasted and better ways to manage our time. Last week I've been in some meetings at work that felt like we are missing the point and that we just wasting our time. Yesterday I went to buy some doughnuts for Hanukkah and I had to wait 15 minutes in line. Today I planned to do some work and found myself staring at Facebook posts.

How can we get to a level of efficiency without being burnt out too fast? How can I run an efficient day where every minute count and nothing is wasted? I'm going to try to log my day tomorrow and see what is happening throughout the day. It will be an interesting experience.  

Monkey? Bahhh, not yet. I'm still a SHEEP

It is very tempting to look at the next year of IHC and think "what will I be doing?", "what will be my goals?". But at this point I need to see where I am now in this year's of IHC.

I have some personal goals that were not at the top of my to-do list. I've been too busy with other tasks. Important as they are, I still committed to my personal goals and I plan to work on them. I still have time before the end of the year.

I planned to learn how to play the guitar. I borrowed a guitar and got some training apps but the guitar I got is a junior guitar and my fingers are too fat... I need to re-evaluate what I'm going to do. Either I need to purchase an adult guitar or maybe switch to learn how to play the piano... (as we do have one at home).

My second goal was to complete a native art project. I really neglected this and I do hope to pick it up during the holidays season. The big art project I had hoped for might need to wait for the summer (as it is outdoors) but I have some ideas for a project I can do indoors.

Focusing on what I have to do this year and accomplishing it is crucial for me before figuring out what next year will be.