Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling
1. Put on socks
2. Sewed a big project with friends
3. Enjoyed cupcakes made by my daughter
4. Learned more areas of my future hometown
5. Enjoyed grilled cheese and tomato soup with yummy cocktails
6. Got stuck in traffic
7. Listened to an audio book
Day 283
#522
celebrate
Happy birthday to Aunt Laurie. We celebrated with a sewing project, cupcakes by Nora, and drinks at Cob & Pennin Lakeland.
Day 282
#521
use a membership
Enjoyed an afternoon at Busch Gardens with Laurie, Barbara, her son Jamie and two of his friends. I bought a membership in September but hadn’t gone back until today. Fantastic weather today and I’m looking forward to more walking days there.
Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling
1. Walked around Busch Gardens
2. Revealed half of a birthday surprise
3. Bought more supplies for said birthday surprise
4. Bought two sweatshirts that say “in my sourdough era”
5. Watched part of season 14 of Survivor with my son
6. Signed a contract
Day 280
#404
find a new flamingo
Met Phoebe at the airport.
Day 281
Rando # 518
explore a city
Toured downtown Tampa with Nora and aunt Laurie
Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling
1. Finished Sunday NYT crossword
2. Walked along a river, and well, everywhere
3. Learned Florida history
4. Had wings and a Magners hard cider in an Irish pub
5. Looked at art by American impressionists
6. Rode a water taxi
7. Gently teased my daughter about nicknames we’re already developing for a baby she’s not even yet pregnant with
8. Talked with my aunt for an extra 2 hours
9. Baked two loaves of sourdough
10. Ordered a sweatshirt that says: “this is my sourdough era”
Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling
1. Baked sourdough bread
2. Had lunch with an old friend
3. Saved cannoli cake for later
4. Saw a nearly 3-hour insane art film called Dracula by Romanian director Radu Jude made, on purpose, with lots of bad wild AI
5. Bought battery for car key fob
