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 

What made you happy this week

​What made you happy this week 

1. Sitting in the backyard with Sean
2. Spending time with Nora
3. Walking at the gym
4. Simplifying my to do list
5. Reading Sarah Kendzior’s book
6. Seeing my friends and a rick opera and drinking rum 
7. Watching Flamingocon grow — with ticket sales, collaborations with others, more email questions, and so many decisions and discussions by the board. 

Weekly (or occasional) REPORT

​Reading: Orbital, by Samantha Harvey. Short Noel, recommended by Stephen Colbert.

Eating: home made sourdough bread for lunch (at game day), milk duds & popcorn for dinner (at the movies) 

Playing: board games with new friends 

Obsessing: Over whether to go to Italy in 2027 and how many times to go to Italy in 2027 

Researching: transatlantic cruises  

Treating myself to: blessed sleep