What made you happy this week

1. ​Hanging out with Kenji
   
2. Talking with Laurie about LA trip, cruises, my kids, life 
   
3. Talking with Nora 
   
4. Making plans with Sean 
   
5. Sitting in backyard with Sean 
   
6. Loving our home 
   
7. New robot vacuum
   
8. Flamingocon growing so well, organized by people other than me 
   
9. Sarah Kendzior’s book about road trips 
   
10. Getting some actual paid working 
11. Baking bread 

Check list

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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…