Saturday, May 30, 2026

Accomplishments this week

  • ​re-organized my Things 3 app, cleaned up a lot of old tasks and unneeded tasks, made more efficient 
  • Improved my dental health with deep cleaning and medical rinse
  • Got an ad posted for condo roommate 
  • Got Nora & Jon together with other geeky 27 year olds 
  • Entertained 8 people at our house for game day
  • Entertained 6 people (hosting 2 of them) for weekend reading retreat 
  • Walked around Lake Morton
  • Finished two jigsaw puzzles (with help)
  • Noted: a full year of baking sourdough bread
  • Helped team win first place at Brass Tap trivia 
  • Finished reading a book before book club day
  • Coordinated trip to NC in July
  • Planned two small vacays to Tampa
  • Coordinated a visit from Susan in June 


REPORT on my week

Reading: finishing Crying in the H Mart

Eating: not a lot. But also not healthily. I need more veggies and good protein. 

Playing: Formula D with 9 people was a hoot. Flip 7 and Telestrations with a crowd. Also taught Moon Colony Bloodbath, Velonimo and Knarr.

Obsessing Over: renting out room in condo

Researching: trains to NC, certified financial planner programs, the depths of various Lakeland lakes, schedule of board game days in Polk County

Treating myself: more moisturizer


Thursday, May 28, 2026

What made you happy this week?

For me: 

Time with friends, lots of reading, recognizing my energy limits, a calendar that’s only half full, being offline more, a fun Italian movie with Peter. 

And always a fresh loaf of bread.


Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Lakeland mural tour

 got info from 2025 from FB

Heres a fun scavenger hunt. #LALtoday posted murals around lakeland, and I asked ChatGPT to organize them into a tour.
If you want to make it a challenge, the Amazing Race Lakeland Edition, you can just print and cut out the addresses into slips of paper and hand them to teams, and have them race to take their photos in front of it.
Lakeland Murals tour
L’Hermione
Address: 3825 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Bartow: Head north on US-98 N/Bartow Rd for approximately 10 miles. The mural is on the right side.
You Are Beautiful
Address: 4520 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from L’Hermione: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 1.5 miles. The mural is on the right.
LoveBird Almost Famous Chicken
Address: 2101 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from You Are Beautiful: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 2.3 miles. The mural is on the right.
Florida
Address: 740 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from LoveBird Almost Famous Chicken: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 1.4 miles. The mural is on the left.
Dixieland mural
Address: 950 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Florida: Head north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.2 miles. The mural is on the left.
Flights of Fancy
Address: 901 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Dixieland mural: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the right.
360 Unlimited
Address: 911 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Flights of Fancy: The mural is adjacent to Flights of Fancy at the same address.
Crape Blossoms
Address: 913 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from 360 Unlimited: The mural is next to 360 Unlimited at the same address.
Let’s Ride
Address: 1058 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Crape Blossoms: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.2 miles. The mural is on the right.
AstroKnights
Address: 844 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Let’s Ride: Head south on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.2 miles. The mural is on the left.
Dixieland THEN
Address: 948 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from AstroKnights: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the right.
Lakeland swan mural
Address: 1035 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Dixieland THEN: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.1 miles. The mural is on the left.
Angel Selfie Wall
Address: 1113 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Lakeland swan mural: Continue north on S. Florida Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the left.
Welcome to Lakeland
Address: 110 W. Highland St., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Angel Selfie Wall: Head north on S. Florida Ave. for approximately 0.2 miles, then turn left onto W. Highland St. The mural is on the left.
Tobacco Leaf
Address: 112 S. Tennessee Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Welcome to Lakeland: Head east on W. Highland St. toward S. Missouri Ave., turn left onto S. Missouri Ave., then right onto E. Main St., and finally left onto S. Tennessee Ave. The mural is on the right.
Watchful Woman
Address: 235 N. Florida Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Tobacco Leaf: Head north on S. Tennessee Ave. toward E. Lemon St., turn left onto E. Lemon St., and then right onto N. Florida Ave. The mural is on the right.
Magnolias
Address: 230 N. Kentucky Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Watchful Woman: Head north on N. Florida Ave. toward E. Pine St., turn left onto E. Pine St., and then right onto N. Kentucky Ave. The mural is on the right.
Exploring Innovation
Address: 235 N. Kentucky Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Magnolias: Continue north on N. Kentucky Ave. for about 0.1 miles. The mural is on the left.
Rec Room
Address: 202 N. Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Exploring Innovation: Head south on N. Kentucky Ave. toward E. Pine St., turn left onto E. Pine St., and then right onto N. Massachusetts
Butterfly Wall
Address: 310 E. Pine St., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Rec Room: Head south on N. Massachusetts Ave. toward E. Pine St., turn left onto E. Pine St. The mural is on the left.
Art/ifact Studios Mural
Address: 820 N. Massachusetts Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Butterfly Wall: Head north on N. Massachusetts Ave. for approximately 0.5 miles. The mural is on the right.
Artcade Mural
Address: 1035 E. Main St., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Art/ifact Studios Mural: Head south on N. Massachusetts Ave., turn left onto E. Main St. The mural is on the right.
Blue Sky Mural
Address: 114 E. Parker St., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Artcade Mural: Head west on E. Main St., turn right onto N. Kentucky Ave., then left onto E. Parker St. The mural is on the right.
Tapestry Mural
Address: 220 E. Pine St., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Blue Sky Mural: Head south on N. Kentucky Ave., turn left onto E. Pine St. The mural is on the left.
Wildflower Mural
Address: 221 N. Tennessee Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Tapestry Mural: Head west on E. Pine St., turn right onto N. Tennessee Ave. The mural is on the left.
Sunflower Mural
Address: 207 E. Bay St., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Wildflower Mural: Head south on N. Tennessee Ave., turn left onto E. Bay St. The mural is on the left.
Celestial Mural
Address: 101 N. Kentucky Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Sunflower Mural: Head west on E. Bay St., turn right onto N. Kentucky Ave. The mural is on the right.
Lake Mirror Swans
Address: 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Celestial Mural: Head south on N. Kentucky Ave., turn left onto E. Lemon St., then right onto S. Lake Ave. The mural is on the left.
Geometric Lake Mural
Address: 502 E. Orange St., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Lake Mirror Swans: Head north on S. Lake Ave., turn right onto E. Orange St. The mural is on the right.
Cypress Tree Reflection
Address: 1500 E. Memorial Blvd., Lakeland, FL
Directions from Geometric Lake Mural: Head east on E. Orange St., turn left onto N. Lake Parker Ave., then right onto E. Memorial Blvd. The mural is on the right.

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Multitasking

 I have been attempting to:


*get rid of a desk
*get rid of some unwanted cat food and a cat tower
*get a new prescription filled
*pay a few bills
*do IT security training for work
*clear up a speeding ticket I got earlier this year
*coordinate with a handyman to install more shelving in this house
*pre-plan a train trip to NC
*get folks interested in a day trip to St Pete
*make a loaf of sourdough bread
*coordinate an investment with Sean
*start a new jigsaw puzzle because I am insane that way

Hoo doggie, yes, that is a LOT when I see it all written down! No wonder I have not been successful at some of these. Today. I have not been successful at them today. But a few are done, and a few are started. and that is good enough.

Tonight is trivia night!

Cinnamon sugar lava pancakes

video on how to 

Monday, May 25, 2026

New travel plans

 train ride up to Raleigh Durham

Researched: would cost us $950 train ride which includes two days of food

If we don’t go see Patrick in R/D … or after we have and we liked the train ride, maybe we can do Savannah as well. 

Small Joys Project

Back in January 2023, I came across a British woman on Twitter who had written out 365 small joys on pieces of paper and put them in a jar, ...