The trilogy

How could I forget! The week before last I picked up a cheap guitar for kiddo #2. She’s been asking for one for over a year but you know, kids and noisy toys. No, just no. On the other hand, now it’s here, I might as well embrace the situation. This means there is a further demand on my time to commit to teaching her the basics. Early on, practicing is the key. One side effect is that with 4 of them, when one of them has something new the others want it too. Can I quadruple the teaching? Can someone conjure me some extra time? where’s that eye-roll emoji…

Anyway, back to the here and now! I was thinking about publishing this post tomorrow so I could run with the old “May the 4th be with you” but there’s a lot going on so I just decided to get this written down so I can move on with more living. What I like about documenting these thoughts is realising how much stuff I covered in the week before. Stuff that just slips you by when you absent mindedly reflect on how you spent your time.

For instance if it hadn’t been for this blog I would’ve already forgotten that I had my first wisdom tooth extracted ever. Having a piece of you removed that you’ve had around for over 30 years feels like it should be an important event. I’m not as sentimental as I’d like to be so I decided to use this as an opportunity to rectify that. I took a picture of the tooth whilst the dental assistant was out of the room. Sneaky. I have made the pic black and white for those of a more squeamish nature!

To finish up on the tooth that is now no longer there — there has been some weight loss! Since having it extracted there is a period of time where one is supposed to eat only soft foods. Stuff that dissolves such as mash potatoes, pudding, soup etc. I have decided to use this as a launchpad for further gains (losses?) and get exercising. So, I jumped on the rowing machine for 10 minutes this morning. 10 minutes doesn’t seem too long, and for me at this time it’s an achievable daily feat. I can work with that until it becomes a habit. I’ve heard it takes 21 days to form a habit. Once I’m there and it becomes routine, I’ll look to extending the duration.

Another positive effect is taking photos. I don’t really take that many but when I do they’re awesome. No, I jest. They’re just like everyone else’s. But it’s another form of documenting things going on in a visual form. A picture paints a thousand words right? So in some way this vindicates my goal of bringing all these disparate strands of information that is my life together. My concern would be to start taking photos and doing activities for the sake of the blog rather than just being “normal” — so that’s a balance to keep in mind.

And finally, I also heard some good news regarding job opportunities on Friday which means I may have less free time than I thought. I’m up to chapter 7 of Getting Things Done and working on onboarding the system referenced in the book. There’s definitely a Marie Kondo vibe going on with the decluttering process that takes place as part of organising yourself to be more productive. For example, the first step is to gather all things that require your attention and plonk them into one big in-tray. Then you start organising. Anything that takes less than 2 minutes? Just get it done now. Don’t wait. Everything else, well that’s what I’m reading up on right now.

So far so good — see you next week and hopefully I’ll have some interesting updates for my future self to mull on. Ciao for now!