Lost & found

​I couldn’t find my book or headphones to take to the gym. After the gym, I found them. 

Meanwhile, coming back from the gym, I thought I lost my phone, leaving it at the gym. But I found it in the van before we drove all the way back to the gym. 

And I had taken my work laptop to my daughter‘s house this weekend. And had to re-set it up in my workspace today. At first, I couldn’t find where I put my laptop case, but found it eventually. Then I couldn’t figure out why the monitors weren’t working, and then realized the cable I needed had fallen behind the desk.

So yes, a busy morning spent looking for things

Phone addiction v 2

​I’m wasting lot of time on a dumb phone game lately — I keep saying I’ll quit when the harassment to buy upgrades gets bad but it hasn’t yet (I haven’t spent anything yet) — but I’m enjoying being less on social media. Trading one phone addiction for another. 🤷‍♀️😜😆

August Ins & Outs

​In:

• Drinking water
  
• Strength training 
• Walking 16 miles a week
• Planning vacations
  
• Tax work
  
• Unpacking
  
• Finishing half-read books 
• Finish half-done cross stitch projects 
• Hermiting 
• Gratitude 

 Out:

• Staying up past midnight
• Expecting every gathering to be a core memory 
• Over-scheduled weekends

Things I did today instead of doomscrolling

1. Took son to doctor, dealt with subsequent meltdown 

2. Did two hours tax continuing ed

3. Figured out dates & hotels for two autumn trips

4. Labeled bags inside board for ease of clean up 

5. Discussed a potential cease & desist letter for trademark infringement against Disney, of all places!

6. Napped with my daughter’s dog

7. Listened to book 5 of Dungeon Crawler Carl series 

Dog sitting Kenji

​Kenji and I are lounging in bed, enjoying the pretty flowers out the window!  Now I want a flower bed right outside my office window… 

Unproductive day

​Since I so often brag about my productive moments... for balance: today I had blood drawn for a blood test in the morning, looked at cruises we wouldn’t ever want to pay for, paid one bill online, and made 3 phone calls (one of which was annoying). That’s it. 

Otherwise I  mostly played a dumb addictive game on my phone and laid around listening to the rain. 

I even forgot to take my morning pills.

Chinese food for the second night this week and listening to book 5 of Dungeon Crawler Carl and falling asleep on the couch… good end to a slow, rainy day. 

Goals for house before 8/7

• ​Hang up art in foyer
  
• Hang up art behind couch
  
• Fix quilt above TV 
  
• Hang up art in bathroom 
  
• Trip to goodwill — clear off breakfast table and part of garage 
  
• Clean fridge