Ep. 146: How are you doing? A Mid-year Check-in

<p><strong><a href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/ep-146-how-are-you-doing-a-mid-year-check-in"> Show Notes</a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style= "color: #1176bc"><strong><em>My family's favorite word to use is 'unprecedented,' because everything is unprecedented this year. We try to use the word as much as possible.<br /></em>-Audrey</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left">Hi Friends,</p> <p>How are you doing? I mean, how are you <em>really</em> doing?</p> <p>Many of us - kids and adults alike - are really struggling right now - physically, emotionally, and financially. So much is uncertain, and much has been lost. This pandemic has been devastating. This week (July 2 to be exact) is the mid-point of 2020. What a year this has been. It's nothing like I thought it would look and, for many of us (including me), my life has been turned upside down.</p> <p>I invite you to step back for a few minutes this week and check in with how you're doing in these areas:</p> <p><strong>• Health<br /> • Relationships<br /> • Work</strong></p> <p>If you decide to join me (and my family, who I'm also having complete the check-in), I'd love to hear any insights you come up with about changes you're going to make for the second half of 2020.</p> <p>In this episode, I talk about my own check-in and the activities I'm finding helpful for my own and my family's well-being.</p> <p>It's normal (and human nature) for us to dwell on all the things that have been lost or cancelled this year, but focusing only on all the negatives of this year is not good for our well-being.</p> <p>The lack of ability to plan is hard for many of us. I love my planner and my lists which, this year, have become useless. For my own (and my family's) well-being, I'm choosing to focus on being present and creating habits that improve my well-being and the well-being of my family in the areas of health, relationships, and work.</p> <p>I invite you to join me in looking at what to continue doing, stop (or reduce) doing, or start doin