{"id":24175,"date":"2023-02-02T11:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=24175"},"modified":"2023-02-14T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T21:50:40","slug":"thinking-is-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2023\/02\/thinking-is-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking is work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230201_163441786-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230201_163441786-1024x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24176\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230201_163441786-1024x526.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230201_163441786-300x154.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230201_163441786-768x395.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230201_163441786-1536x790.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230201_163441786-2048x1053.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230202_164114035-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230202_164114035-1-1024x605.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24178\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230202_164114035-1-1024x605.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230202_164114035-1-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230202_164114035-1-768x454.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230202_164114035-1-1536x907.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/PXL_20230202_164114035-1-2048x1210.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So wrapped up in my thoughts, I misread the clock yesterday and made dinner very early. With my extra evening hours, I redecorated the shelves to embrace February, ready or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is ward conference season and I am thinking a lot about my stake speaking assignments and ministering to very different needs among the wards. I am thinking about Paige and Michael&#8217;s move, and I am on the hunt for all the places I can display Paige&#8217;s art. Thinking is work. Writing talks and lesson plans is work. Planning is work, and so is settling into a new reality. When I accomplish something tangible, like cleaning out a closet or desk, I call it a nice break from the more arduous and intangible work going on within. Thinking is work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So wrapped up in my thoughts, I misread the clock yesterday and made dinner very early. With my extra evening hours, I redecorated the shelves to embrace February, ready or not. 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