‘5,4,3,2,1…’ is a mindfulness technique that’s used quite often in the audio-guided runs I do with Rochelle Baxter.  The premise is to focus on 5 things you can see then 4 you can touch then 3 that you can hear followed by 2 that you can smell and finally 1 that you can taste.  I’ve adapted the technique a little for the purposes of this post and made it a 5,4,3,2,1 of the week just gone.

5 things I can see:

1. Properly through my glasses.  Who knew that makeup brush cleaner could double up so effectively as lense cleaner?
2. The planets Jupiter and Saturn.  Via the telescope at Mt Stromlo Observatory via their Public Astronomy Night via Facebook on Friday night.
3. Meerkat garden gnomes at Woolies.  This close to putting one in my trolley….
4. The roster for school holiday care.  Already?!?!?
5. An empty laundry basket.  All the feels for this one.

4 things I can touch:

1. My mug of tea ahead of another hectic day at work.
2. The legs of my jeans.  That’s right, jeans.  Not track pants or running tights but actual nearly pants.  On a work day too.
3. Freshly ironed school uniforms hung up for the week ahead.  I’m not letting this on top of my laundry theme quite yet, readers. 
4. My ugg boots as I sit and type while it blows a gale outside.

3 things I can hear:

1. The tick of my wall clock in the kitchen.  Such a restful sound on a Saturday afternoon when you’ve got the rest of the weekend ahead of you.  Not so restful on Monday morning around 7am.
2. The kettle. 
3. A dull pop as I open the ring pull of my can of lunchtime tuna.  For some strange reason, the ring pull is on the underside of the can.

2 things I can smell:

1. The spag bol from a packet I just made into a pasta bake for dinner tonight.  Dare I say it, this packet mix scrubs up nicely.  The sauce has a thickness to it that works well in a pasta bake.
2. A hint of my spendy almond shower oil on my skin.  Spendy bath and body is the way to go when you spend your days in scrubs or activewear.

1 thing I can taste:

Drum roll, please….

1. My TimTam from a recent Adore order.  Ending on a high note, I’d say.

Over to you.  What’s the highlight of the 5,4,3,2,1… of your week been?

Be well.