Make don’t buy

​A reminder:

"The measure of a life is not what you consume, but what you contribute.

Spend less time owning, consuming, taking. Spend more time giving, creating, making."

— James Clear

Well … I’m buying this larger dough proofing bucket to make more bread for friends!

And I’m working on painting and cross stitching many already purchased projects, and not buying more.

What made you happy this week

​What made you happy this week 

1. Seeing Barbara
2. Seeing other friends 
3. Learning new games like Rebirth, Canal Houses, Fairy Rings and more 
4. Peter ready for colllege, taking care of house, driving with Sean
5. Nora wanting to share experiences with me 
6. Baking bread
7. Finishing tax returns, good feedback from bosses
8. Sleep 

My weekend

​Hubby is away for a boys weekend. I’m gonna play board games one night, go out for cocktails another night, and go to church with daughter on Sunday. And I have to work Saturday, cause I goofed off too much today. 

Setting aside my To Do list that I’d had planned for weekend. #lifeisgood 

REPORT

​Reading: Orbital, small novel set in space 

Eating: not enough, want more veggies, looking forward to my tax season goulash 

Playing: silly matching phone app game and Cribbage with someone in Boston 

Obsessing Over: moving to Tampa again temporarily 

Researching: amyloid lesions and the heart 

Treating myself: letting go of plans to take a college class, join a Gasparilla Krewe, do jigsaw puzzles that don’t excite me, dress up for DragonCon… just letting go. Plus 90 minute massage on Weds. 

Things I did this weekend instead of doom scrolling:

​Things I did this weekend instead of doom scrolling:

1. Played 2 games with Kathy & Miles & Casey

2. Played a few games with Ari & Holly

3. Played a game with Peter & Eric 

4. Played several games with Mike 

5. Played a game with Yves

6. Played 2 games with Deb, JT & Stephen

7. Played a game with Austin & strangers

8. Was fed lunch twice by Mike

9. Checked on Barbara and took photos of the con

10. Greeted new people, welcomed old friends, like Jay & Danielle & Christine & Garry

11. Demonstrated new games from a sponsor 

12. Played game with Fred & Sara

13. Learned 2 games from Dan

14. Played a live action full-size game

15. Bought 3 used games 

16. Repacked games amd tidied up

17. Drank several toasts with friends  

18. Slept a little 

Juicy news … almost

​I was hoping to share this once she has the job… but It’s too juicy: my daughter, the microbiologist, has an interview coming up for a job at a medical marijuana facility to do quality control. 

My hippie dad is laughing his head off in the great beyond.

Today’s work has been interrupted by

​Today’s work has been interrupted by 

• setting up DMV appt for son
  
• moving laundry around
  
• call to bank about potential fraud but was a legit purchase that I forgot (son’s tuition)
  
• keyboard & mouse & software issues & talking to IT about these things 
  
• taking van to dealership and picking it back up
  
• gym
  
• laying down to rest after starting robot vacuum
  

Despite that, I still finished up my giant 1065, started and finished a tiny brand-new 1041, reviewed open items for another messy client, discussed a 990 with manager, and started another 1041 before laying down.