A Few Things & Our Stories.

While Jordyn and I are leading very different lives right now we each got something out of this exercise.  So we’re providing ours below to show you how different stories can be (do note how “routine,” Jordyn says her days are and I go completely off about the idea of “a typical day” lol.  If I’m being really honest, Jordyn’s routine sounds amazing right about now – but then I did gain a deeper appreciation for my routine and all that I’m doing.).  Jordyn said she completed hers in the morning, from the comforts of her nomad life in Columbia.  Me, I completed mine (for the third time) at night — after a really beautiful day with my kids but a hard day for work –feeling as if I excel in one I’m not excelling in the other.  Have you felt that way before?  It should be noted that I’m just about to start my period (hormones are dipping!) — but, I got these things out.  As trivial as things may seem just get them out.   And you know what?  I felt better afterward!  I felt more grateful and lighter.

My name is Jordyn Kerr. 

This past year, 2020, for me has been a whirlwind.  And now we are in 2021.  My days don’t seem so dull at first glance – but they are far different than what they used to be. Typically, my days look like working out at the gym, running my biz out of cozy coffee shops, and rounding out the day with dinner and good friends. Before 2020, there was such a stronger sense of unexpected adventure. I never knew what would come next. But these days things are pretty routine. 

Sometimes when I get into a rhythm, no day seems to feel all that different than the next.  But when I take a moment to pause and look closely, I can see that there are daily moments that have challenged me and brought me joy. Lately, my challenges have been determining what’s next for my business, finding ways to stay connected with family and friends while being thousands of miles apart. And simply finding the energy to face each day and whatever it brings. 2020 was a doozy. But I’ve found joy in so many of the little things. Getting to sit in a cozy cafe and write. The morning workouts that I have to drag myself out of bed for, but which leave me feeling exhilarated. Having the best friends in my circle, near and far. And the joy in the life I get to live. I can never take this lifestyle for granted. 

Sometimes I daydream and think about if I could be doing anything right now, it’d probably be cozying up in a cottage in New Zealand with a cup of coffee, my laptop, and a big blanket. 

These pauses are what help me to realize that every single day and detail ladders up to the bigger picture of my story. It is an ever-evolving one, but it’s mine. And a year from now, I could see myself in a wildly different place than I am now — both physically and mentally. Perhaps in that cottage in New Zealand or in the bustling city of Chiang Mai. My business further grounded into my greatest passions. I don’t know where or what I’ll be doing, but something about that feels exciting. Endless possibilities lie ahead.

And like any great story — the best is yet to come.

I’m Dina Marie Haggenjos.

This past year, 2020, for me has been a broken-open year for me in the hardest way and in the best way.  And now we are in 2021.  My days don’t seem so organized at first glance. Typically, it looks like …wait, which day are we talking about?!  I have no typical. This past year has been anything BUT typical — every single day we have a different schedule.  Every single day.  While each day has some predictability, it is not in the sense that I enjoyed in years past.

And sometimes when I get into a rhythm, no day seems to feel all that different than the next.  But when I take a moment to pause and look closely, I can see that there are daily moments that have challenged me and brought me joy. Lately, my challenges have been …sigh.  Starting a business (and all that comes with that in the midst of a pandemic), managing schedules with a family of 5 and two business owners, a sledding accident with my daughter, an injury that keeps me from being able to do one of the things I love and destress the most with (running), and the shifting back and forth between mom-mode to work-mode and back and forth — the challenge of feeling like I’m doing exceptionally well at any one of them.

…and my joys have been the way my kids say “momma”, the feel of Pete’s hand in mine while we take a snowy walk after dinner with the whole family, taking the leap to start my business and the daily rituals I’ve been trying to incorporate – that I get to own, the texts/calls/notes from friends and strangers about my daughter and her healing, the meaningful coaching work with my clients and being invited in to help them on their journey, and seeing my kids’ faces light up when they see I’ve made them one of their favorite breakfasts in the morning.  And also, of course, my journal – I just started a new one.

Sometimes I daydream and think about if I could be doing anything right now, it’d probably be a quiet retreat – just me, my laptop, some books, and my running shoes and mat for a week, maybe two – and have my family join me the second week. 

These pauses are what help me to realize that every single day and detail ladders up to the bigger picture of my story. It is an ever-evolving one, but it’s mine. And a year from now, I see myself smiling at my desk, with a tea in hand – and feeling a great sense of ease between my work and home life.  My calendar blocks are clearly marked, my boundaries more clear, with travel and time off, and work is flowing – the juggling has become a little less, my movements and thinking more fluid.  

 

But like any great story — the best is yet to come.

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Thanks for sharing time and space with us, but most of all sharing time and space for yourself.

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