I'm new here but very much enjoying your Substack! What a wonderful reframing of your weekend! I have to admit: I love a time gift, but it can be difficult to know what to do with it. You're modeling a lovely way of thinking about it! Also: I just love this Orchard House schedule! Though I'm a Little Women fan, I'd never seen or heard of this--what a delight! As someone who loves a list and structure, it's really fun to see (and look at that beautiful handwriting--at least I think it must be handwriting). Thanks again!
I love this! Recently, I wrote a post called "It's a Snow Day" all about an unexpected gift of time and how I used it. Like you, I feel most comfortable with structure to my day and I am glad to hear another woman proclaiming the impact of house-cleaning. Creating order and beauty in my environment enhances everything I do in it. After my morning routines (journaling, yoga, meditation, and breakfast), I go to my desk where I check emails and write until lunch (time varies) and then in the afternoon, I run errands or finish home projects, go for a walk and connect socially. In this way, my day has a flow and I can reserve decision-making for how I will do things not what I will do. Stucture frees me!
Thank you, Jesse, for this post. This weekend, like many weekends, my wife and I followed a lovely routine. The cats urge us to get up and feed them. I make coffee, and we have a leisurely morning. After lunch, we go to the YMCA. My wife swims. I am doing my new exercise routine, part of a new program that asks us to log our food and exercises. We then come home and take an afternoon nap, my favorite part of the weekend. :)
Hi Jesse, I wanted to get back to you about your previous post about formulating things in present tense: it has worked wonders for me! Thank you so much for sharing that. Since I've been doing it, I've been able to do much more things that I wanted to do in the day. Things that I don't enjoy doing, that are chores, are done right away, not postponed indefinitely. I'm tackling things like I rarely do. It's deeply satisfying. I'v been talkig about your method to my partner, my parents, my niece, so glad was I, so elated was I feeling that I was able to do all those things. Thanks again!
Well, the weekend has come and gone and I'm only reading this on Monday, 1 p.m. in France. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and were able to clean your appartment as you wanted! I've noted that, since the 2 lockdowns of 2020 in France, I don't cling to regret for things being canceled as much. I seem to have integrated that, at any moment, since that I was looking forward to might not happen as planned. It's oky, I can be sad because of it for a moment, then I plan something else. Or I rest. But I don't linger and cultivate regret and bitterness at the cancelation. Also, since having a baby, I'm training myself to accept that things might be difficult for parrt of the day, but it doesn't mean that "the whole day is ruined". The other day, for example, I went for a walk. It was sunny and my baby was supposed to nap the whole time. Instead, she woke up after 15 inutes and cried for 30 more... I was tense, stressed and disappointed. I headed back home and decided that we were going to leave that behind and that we could still have a nice time. And we did. It's good to let go.
Hi Jesse! Thanks so much for this post. I, too, am a dedicated daily To-Do lister. I also have just been gifted some time. :) I had tickets tonight to see a play, The Odyssey, at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA but it just got cancelled due to technical issues.. On Friday night I was looking forward to seeing the performance of Piaf: the Show about Edith Piaf and that was postponed too! At first I was disappointed by both of these, and somewhat annoyed, but I realized I received lots of hours back this weekend. Tonight I will instead devote the time to continuing my work of judging a photography contest. The deadline was tonight and I was feeling a bit stressed that I wouldn't finish in time, but now I have the gifted time! Speaking of Bronson Alcott, I am now reading a wonderful novel called Finding Margaret Fuller, it chronicles her amazing friendships with Emerson, Thoreau, the Alcotts, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, among others. It is so beautifully written and I just can't wait to read it every night, such a wonderful escape from everything going on. Margaret is so inspiring. I think you would love it! Enjoy the rest of the day, there's nothing like a freshly cleaned home! :)
It does me some good to see this because I, too, have to make a plan and write everything down in order to get anything done. However, the days almost NEVER go according to plan- but without the plan- nothing happens!
A good book on the subject: Daily Rituals- How Artists Work by Mason Currey. It looks at the daily routines of many different individual artists, writers, scientists, etc.
I so love seeing Louisa May's (& her sister's) schedule on your Unexpected Extra Time!post:I brought this with me when I moved to Paris in 1984 & had it framed & since then have broken the glass & poured candle wax on it but I love it anyway:not being grumpy("unquestioning obedience"), this slogan to live by in there is the hardest for me to
live up to..I have to admit.I am not sure to WHOM I am obedient.........maybe my inner Bronson Alcott is subject to change...........currently in New England enjoying the unexpected extra time
in the quiet of this snowstorm next to Wedge Pond where the geese are freaking out.
I was going to go the gym to work out, however something else came up. I had to stay home and rest because I was sore from my workout on Friday. I had to rest until I wasn't sore anymore. I also had to fill my medicine for the next two weeks.
The unexpected gift of your weekend has gifted us all with your substack post ! Thank you ! I tend to be more of a fluttering moth and lists leave me even more moth like ! However after reading your post and the lovely comments I now plan to make my regular dentist appointment tomorrow after putting it off for over a week ! I hope your cleaning time is going well Jesse ! You are an inspiration!
Right, this seems like a sign for me to finally stop procrastinating and just start recording vocals for my new tracks. I've been waiting for a better moment for too long and the frustration starts to eat me alive. Today's the day!
I'm new here but very much enjoying your Substack! What a wonderful reframing of your weekend! I have to admit: I love a time gift, but it can be difficult to know what to do with it. You're modeling a lovely way of thinking about it! Also: I just love this Orchard House schedule! Though I'm a Little Women fan, I'd never seen or heard of this--what a delight! As someone who loves a list and structure, it's really fun to see (and look at that beautiful handwriting--at least I think it must be handwriting). Thanks again!
great! best: "Okay, change of plans!!" - delicious - I know that..!
Yes Jesse , i read you. When we rearrange or renew and clean our homes , our vital energy flows more purely . 🥰❤️
I love this! Recently, I wrote a post called "It's a Snow Day" all about an unexpected gift of time and how I used it. Like you, I feel most comfortable with structure to my day and I am glad to hear another woman proclaiming the impact of house-cleaning. Creating order and beauty in my environment enhances everything I do in it. After my morning routines (journaling, yoga, meditation, and breakfast), I go to my desk where I check emails and write until lunch (time varies) and then in the afternoon, I run errands or finish home projects, go for a walk and connect socially. In this way, my day has a flow and I can reserve decision-making for how I will do things not what I will do. Stucture frees me!
Hope your mom is doing well.
Thank you, Jesse, for this post. This weekend, like many weekends, my wife and I followed a lovely routine. The cats urge us to get up and feed them. I make coffee, and we have a leisurely morning. After lunch, we go to the YMCA. My wife swims. I am doing my new exercise routine, part of a new program that asks us to log our food and exercises. We then come home and take an afternoon nap, my favorite part of the weekend. :)
Hi Jesse, I wanted to get back to you about your previous post about formulating things in present tense: it has worked wonders for me! Thank you so much for sharing that. Since I've been doing it, I've been able to do much more things that I wanted to do in the day. Things that I don't enjoy doing, that are chores, are done right away, not postponed indefinitely. I'm tackling things like I rarely do. It's deeply satisfying. I'v been talkig about your method to my partner, my parents, my niece, so glad was I, so elated was I feeling that I was able to do all those things. Thanks again!
Well, the weekend has come and gone and I'm only reading this on Monday, 1 p.m. in France. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and were able to clean your appartment as you wanted! I've noted that, since the 2 lockdowns of 2020 in France, I don't cling to regret for things being canceled as much. I seem to have integrated that, at any moment, since that I was looking forward to might not happen as planned. It's oky, I can be sad because of it for a moment, then I plan something else. Or I rest. But I don't linger and cultivate regret and bitterness at the cancelation. Also, since having a baby, I'm training myself to accept that things might be difficult for parrt of the day, but it doesn't mean that "the whole day is ruined". The other day, for example, I went for a walk. It was sunny and my baby was supposed to nap the whole time. Instead, she woke up after 15 inutes and cried for 30 more... I was tense, stressed and disappointed. I headed back home and decided that we were going to leave that behind and that we could still have a nice time. And we did. It's good to let go.
Hi Jesse! Thanks so much for this post. I, too, am a dedicated daily To-Do lister. I also have just been gifted some time. :) I had tickets tonight to see a play, The Odyssey, at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA but it just got cancelled due to technical issues.. On Friday night I was looking forward to seeing the performance of Piaf: the Show about Edith Piaf and that was postponed too! At first I was disappointed by both of these, and somewhat annoyed, but I realized I received lots of hours back this weekend. Tonight I will instead devote the time to continuing my work of judging a photography contest. The deadline was tonight and I was feeling a bit stressed that I wouldn't finish in time, but now I have the gifted time! Speaking of Bronson Alcott, I am now reading a wonderful novel called Finding Margaret Fuller, it chronicles her amazing friendships with Emerson, Thoreau, the Alcotts, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, among others. It is so beautifully written and I just can't wait to read it every night, such a wonderful escape from everything going on. Margaret is so inspiring. I think you would love it! Enjoy the rest of the day, there's nothing like a freshly cleaned home! :)
thanks for reauthentication bugs ...love your conceptual outlook on time. davpi3.14
I hope you caught the cleaning bug. It only happens a few times a year.
It does me some good to see this because I, too, have to make a plan and write everything down in order to get anything done. However, the days almost NEVER go according to plan- but without the plan- nothing happens!
A good book on the subject: Daily Rituals- How Artists Work by Mason Currey. It looks at the daily routines of many different individual artists, writers, scientists, etc.
Dear Jesse:
I so love seeing Louisa May's (& her sister's) schedule on your Unexpected Extra Time!post:I brought this with me when I moved to Paris in 1984 & had it framed & since then have broken the glass & poured candle wax on it but I love it anyway:not being grumpy("unquestioning obedience"), this slogan to live by in there is the hardest for me to
live up to..I have to admit.I am not sure to WHOM I am obedient.........maybe my inner Bronson Alcott is subject to change...........currently in New England enjoying the unexpected extra time
in the quiet of this snowstorm next to Wedge Pond where the geese are freaking out.
Maybe the geese have the same need to bitch as I!
I was going to go the gym to work out, however something else came up. I had to stay home and rest because I was sore from my workout on Friday. I had to rest until I wasn't sore anymore. I also had to fill my medicine for the next two weeks.
The unexpected gift of your weekend has gifted us all with your substack post ! Thank you ! I tend to be more of a fluttering moth and lists leave me even more moth like ! However after reading your post and the lovely comments I now plan to make my regular dentist appointment tomorrow after putting it off for over a week ! I hope your cleaning time is going well Jesse ! You are an inspiration!
Right, this seems like a sign for me to finally stop procrastinating and just start recording vocals for my new tracks. I've been waiting for a better moment for too long and the frustration starts to eat me alive. Today's the day!