Life Lately – April 2024

Things have been a little quiet on KatreenaDavis.com lately but It’s mostly because I’ve been living and intentionally showing up IRL.

I hit March 2024 and realized that I was/am burnt the hell out. Between dealing with the aftermath of COVID-19, this wretched economy, the wild amounts of racism taking place in the world, freaking wars, grief and a busy work schedule, I’m just wiped. I’ve been taking time to make space for myself, my emotions, and my goals. I’ve pretty much disconnected from the online world to restore myself. I’m the type of person that soaks of emotions, good and bad so it’s really difficult for me to be stimulated by news and current events on an everyday basis. I guess I’m an empath, anyway…

Our church did a fast for lent and I decided to fast social media in all forms from my mobile device but I could still access it via a web browser or iPad. What I realized is that when social media is not easily accessible, I do not have much of a desire to log in. I also realized that social media is way too stimulating for me. Going from one extreme to the next is not good for my mental and emotional health. I also feel like social media was AND continues to be designed for us to be addicted. The more we use it, the more it’s harder to click off. The social apps have been intentionally designed to hold our attention for hours on end. For me, it was soaking up way too much of my productivity (even with screen time controls activated!) I don’t know how I’ll handle social media going forward (especially, because I feel like it’s where my family, friends and digital community are!) however, I know that I still need a break so I’ll continue to keep it off my phone for now.

So what’s been up?

I’ve been slowing down…

I’m taking time to walk more. I love taking scrolls through my neighbors and different parks. I’ve slowed down to really enjoy the moment in front of me. I’m being present to eat my food, engage with others – essentially do whatever I’m set out to do in that moment. My mind is such an active place so it feels good to take things down a notch.

I’ve been following through

One of my goals for the first few months of the year was to declutter my guest room and our office/gym and to repurpose the two rooms. I’m SO very happy to share that I’ve done that with the first room. (Room reveal coming soon). Who knows how long this may have taken if I kept twiddling my thumbs on social media? I successfully decluttered the gym, broke the furniture down, sold much of the furniture, and got the room painted, redecorated and all that jazz in just a month or so. It is REMARKABLE and I can’t wait to share.

I have also changed out all our door knobs and hinges to an updated look as well as gotten our flush mounts updated. Lots of projects taking place at the Davis household!

 

I’ve been connecting 

I have been super intentional about connecting with my professional network more. I’ve been having weekly chats with colleagues who work in different organizations from mine. I have also been connecting with family and friends that I want to continue to strengthen my relationship with. That has looked like more high-quality phone calls, visiting friends and having high-quality meet-ups. 

In February, my family did a heart walk in honor of my older brother, Antwon. I’m so glad that we did this together and I look forward to doing it again.

I also recently hosted a beautiful tea party for about 11 of my family and friends and that truly filled my soul. More to come on that! 

My mom is also here for a couple of weeks and it’s been great to share time and space with her. We don’t get to do that often because she lives in another state.

I’ve been moving my body

In one of my last posts 5 Things On My Mind: February 24′, I talked about my fitness and lifestyle journey. I’m still on it! I’ve been taking time to eat well and exercise – it’s felt so good and the results are even starting to show!

I’ve been praising the Lord

One of my proudest accomplishments of the past few months is that my husband and I joined a new church. Our old church went defunct during COVID-19 and we have been trying to find one since then. We visited lots of churches and none felt right. We finally visited one and I knew from day 1 that the church was the right one for us. We even joined a marriage small group and have been growing spiritually and personally from that experience.

So this is life in a nutshell, I’m feeling more aligned than I’ve ever been. 

Up next, we’ve got some travel coming up, my birthday! Eek!, our anniversary and a few family gatherings! I’m looking forward to it all.