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The Beginning
Jan. 5th, 2025 07:26 amI worked a bit last week, but it feels like 2025 really starts tomorrow. School is back in session, almost everyone will be back at dayjob, and the lingering calm/forgiveness of Void Week will be past.
I've been keeping to my goals pretty well so far. I've mentally renamed them nibbles, like I'm taking little nibbles out of my goals on a daily basis, turning them into daily practices. 10min reading here, 20min writing there, 15min piano practice mid-afternoon... I actually read for 30min yesterday morning, put my book down, opened my laptop and immediately blocked the internet and wrote for another 30min. Amazing what I can do when I don't just get sucked into social media or a research rabbit hole.
I also ran again yesterday; an easy 6k, although I tripped and fell at almost exactly the halfway point. Had the whole fun slow-mo "oh shit, I'm about to eat pavement" realization with no way to stop it, but I did only scrape my palms and knees instead of actually eating it. I walked for a minute until the adrenaline had crested, then determined I wasn't bleeding that bad and kept running. I didn't really have a choice; it was either 20min running or 40min walking, while it was 40F and all I had on for warmth was a long-sleeve shirt.
Found out, running keeps the pain at bay. Until you stop. I didn't even feel the scrapes until I got home, and then the pain was A Lot. Thankfully, it's just some mild bruises but oof. I haven't tripped while running in easily a decade; idk what happened except I zoned out while on the sidewalk after having been on the road. Must've forgotten to adjust my stride for the irregularities of the sidewalk.
I made bagels yesterday, too. I'd been craving homemade bagels for a while - my brother made them once for us back when they still lived in FL, and I figured if he could make bagels, then so could I. I finally had the time and ingredients to do it, so I did. A lot more time-intensive than I was expecting, but not really difficult technique-wise. And they taste slightly off (probably because I used molasses instead of barley malt) but are still delicious.
It's nice being able to do frivolous but fun things like making bagels again. I've really missed baking and trying new things, but the time just hasn't been there. Now that the kids are getting older/more self-reliant, it's getting easier. I was hoping CG would help me make the bagels, but she wasn't interested. She did pick out another cookbook from the library, though, and has already picked out a few things she wants to try making in it, so the interest is there in general.
Did I mention I also took the kids for a little photo walk on New Year's Day? I don't think I did. I got them both these cute little cameras for Christmas and they've been having a blast with them and I've been able to stop fretting about them using up all the space on my phone, lol. I took them around a lake while Dr Lady did some science on Wednesday and they both got really into taking pics of flowers and buildings. Toddler lost interest fairly quickly, but CG almost had to be dragged away. I look forward to taking them on more photo walks; I mentioned going for a hike and bringing our cameras and CG actually seemed excited. Is this how I get them to go on more nature walks with me?? I'll take it.
Anyway, Toddler is up and I need to figure out how to get Everything done today wot needs doing. Probably by not doing it all, lol.
I've been keeping to my goals pretty well so far. I've mentally renamed them nibbles, like I'm taking little nibbles out of my goals on a daily basis, turning them into daily practices. 10min reading here, 20min writing there, 15min piano practice mid-afternoon... I actually read for 30min yesterday morning, put my book down, opened my laptop and immediately blocked the internet and wrote for another 30min. Amazing what I can do when I don't just get sucked into social media or a research rabbit hole.
I also ran again yesterday; an easy 6k, although I tripped and fell at almost exactly the halfway point. Had the whole fun slow-mo "oh shit, I'm about to eat pavement" realization with no way to stop it, but I did only scrape my palms and knees instead of actually eating it. I walked for a minute until the adrenaline had crested, then determined I wasn't bleeding that bad and kept running. I didn't really have a choice; it was either 20min running or 40min walking, while it was 40F and all I had on for warmth was a long-sleeve shirt.
Found out, running keeps the pain at bay. Until you stop. I didn't even feel the scrapes until I got home, and then the pain was A Lot. Thankfully, it's just some mild bruises but oof. I haven't tripped while running in easily a decade; idk what happened except I zoned out while on the sidewalk after having been on the road. Must've forgotten to adjust my stride for the irregularities of the sidewalk.
I made bagels yesterday, too. I'd been craving homemade bagels for a while - my brother made them once for us back when they still lived in FL, and I figured if he could make bagels, then so could I. I finally had the time and ingredients to do it, so I did. A lot more time-intensive than I was expecting, but not really difficult technique-wise. And they taste slightly off (probably because I used molasses instead of barley malt) but are still delicious.
It's nice being able to do frivolous but fun things like making bagels again. I've really missed baking and trying new things, but the time just hasn't been there. Now that the kids are getting older/more self-reliant, it's getting easier. I was hoping CG would help me make the bagels, but she wasn't interested. She did pick out another cookbook from the library, though, and has already picked out a few things she wants to try making in it, so the interest is there in general.
Did I mention I also took the kids for a little photo walk on New Year's Day? I don't think I did. I got them both these cute little cameras for Christmas and they've been having a blast with them and I've been able to stop fretting about them using up all the space on my phone, lol. I took them around a lake while Dr Lady did some science on Wednesday and they both got really into taking pics of flowers and buildings. Toddler lost interest fairly quickly, but CG almost had to be dragged away. I look forward to taking them on more photo walks; I mentioned going for a hike and bringing our cameras and CG actually seemed excited. Is this how I get them to go on more nature walks with me?? I'll take it.
Anyway, Toddler is up and I need to figure out how to get Everything done today wot needs doing. Probably by not doing it all, lol.
