According to BuJo we must celebrate our wins–big and small–and allow ourselves to feel great when something positive manifests itself in our lives.
Last week I added action items to my Bullet Journal‘s daily log. “Find a lamp for my desk” got onto the list. So, I find an $8 old, swing arm-style lamp at one of the local thrift shops. I get home and realized the lamp failed to include the iconic, cone-shaped lamp shade. Of course, this particular resell store prohibits purchases from being returned for refund. They gladly accept re-donations, of course 😐
This lands much lower on the scale of required, must-do-now action items, than say, “forgetting the milk at the store” (and milk was the only thing on your list.) No worries. Insert a light bulb. Fake it, until you make it. Mind over matter.
I decided to use some heavy cardboard and fashion my own lampshade. How hard could this possibly be? Do you happen to know what the actual flat shape of a cone is? Yeah, I didn’t either.
So, I hit the search engine to learn how to actually make a cone and found this great site, Templatemaker.nl. It provided accurate, customizable templates allowing me to make a “rustic” and rudimentary shade. Fit the shade into place, secured by heavy duty primate tape, inserted an LED bulb, and plugged into my smart outlet.
Now, I have an operational desk lamp, that looks weird and quirky, but has a story behind it.
More important, I remember in my reading that it’s okay to celebrate BuJo style, regardless of how big or small the win. I walked out of my office feeling great about that little experience. I didn’t understand why, completely, but I still felt great!
Wash. Rinse. Repeat!