I can't get to my plan even after putting my child to bed.
Some nights, after putting her child to bed, Seojin puts off again the changes she hoped to make to her routine.
After putting her child to bed, Seojin wants to change her routine. Even after hearing about the cycles of her saju reading, she puts off her plan night after night.
Seojin hopes to stretch each night after putting her child to bed, but keeps putting it off. In the counseling room, as they look at the cycles in her saju reading, she starts thinking less about the right day to begin and more about the shape of her day. Dowon's questions bring to mind the chores still waiting after her child falls asleep. In the fourth scene, she says aloud for the first time why she couldn't unfold the plan that night.
When starting a new habit
You can look at your wish to change your routine alongside the time and space you have in your day.
When do you most often find yourself putting off a change to your routine?
The night she couldn't unfold her plan because chores were still waiting after her child went to bed stays with you. When starting a new habit, sometimes what matters first isn't the day you decide, but whether your day has time for it. If you've been having nights like that, you can tell me about them, too.
Scenes
- 01 · Dark living room The paper she couldn't unfold again today — After putting her child to bed, Seojin sets her stretching plan on the table. She couldn't unfold it today, either.
- 02 · Choosing a date When would be a good time? — Seojin says she wants to start stretching after putting her child to bed. Dowon points to the major and annual cycles in her saju reading, and they look at the current pattern together. Seojin: When would be a good time to start? Dowon: Before choosing a date, shall we look at how your day tends to go around that time?
- 03 · The house after bedtime What still needs doing — Asked about when she meant to unfold her plan, Seojin says there are still chores to do after her child falls asleep. Dowon: After your child falls asleep, what do you usually still need to do? Seojin: The dishes and folding the laundry take up the whole evening.
- 04 · The words that finally came The night is already full — Seojin says that by the time she's put her child to bed, done the dishes, and folded the laundry, it's late. There's no time left to look at her plan. Dowon: What's the first thing that comes to mind on those nights? Seojin: I think, “I have to do the dishes first.” The plan is always waiting until after that.
Stories by Dowon
- Dowon
- After the holiday, I find myself wanting to try something new.
- I can’t choose a move-out date in the hospital waiting room
- After the work dinner, I wonder if working with people is right for me.
- When I stop exercising, it feels like the life I want gets put off too.
- While doing the dishes, another path came to mind.
- Why do the words come easily in the car, but stop when I’m with them?
- After the interview, choosing substance over expansion
- Since my body changed, even familiar tasks feel unfamiliar.