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2024: Week 22
May. 28th, 2024 09:59 amI thought it might be a good idea to give myself a bit of space to think about the week ahead and what I'll need to make it a good one. One big part of setting (and achieving!) goals is building in self-review time to see where you're on track, what's taking you off-track, and what you'll need to keep humming along. I have a tendency to over-plan and under-do, though, so I want to keep these relatively short -- but useful!
Memorial Day weekend was probably the most relaxed one I've had in a long time. Puppers came over on Friday night after my D&D game, which was essentially just leveling up to 8 and interrogating the Leonin prisoner. The party came correct, making sure the prisoner (Eight) couldn't move, speak, or even hear when they didn't want him to. They also put the work in to intimidate him, so I wanted to give them a relatively straightforward set of answers.
According to the feedback, it went over very well. Questions were answered, but those answers lead to more questions, and the group is having the kind of reaction I had anticipated. For now, it feels like the story is holding together.
It'll take some work to keep up the momentum AND ensure the story beats land like they should, but I'm feeling better about that. That's one of the projects for week 22: keep building the campaign for Unlicensed Adventures.
I'd also like to re-focus on the meditation habit so that I'm consistent with it, even on weekends. The Laundry Monster (tm) has taken over the burrow again, and I'd like to have it beaten back by the end of the week. Finalizing my updated resume and uploading it to LinkedIn, Indeed, and other places is goal #3; I keep making noises about refreshing my LinkedIn profile, but now it's time to do it.
Finally, I'd love to build my evening bedtime routine at last. Brush, floss, face-wash. :)
Today will be...busy. Lunch with Gay Son, work, gym, and then Furiosa this evening. I've heard the movie bombed, which sucks, but I've heard nothing but good things about it so I know I'll have a good time. The big thing is not really having time for anything outside of the schedule. Cleaning up the burrow or getting in game work will have to be catch as catch can, mostly geared toward setting things up so I can easily establish some momentum for the rest of the week.
Tomorrow is a bit more chill. No meetings planned at the day job, but I'll be working on QC tickets and who knows how much time that will take. BUT we're playing Tomb of Annihilation on Wednesday evening, so there'll be some time after work to make dinner, clean up a little, maybe even write! Annihilation ends fairly early, so I might even have time after that to play Final Fantasy XIV!
On Thursday, Ratty is commuting to South San Francisco for work and won't be back in time for our usual schedule. I'm...not sure if that means we won't be going to the gym or if we're postponing it, but Sneppers will be heading off to spend some quality time with a friend anywho so it looks like I have the night to myself.
Thursday night is an opportunity for deep work that I don't want to waste. That's likely my best chance to conquer the Laundry Monster, maybe get some time in with the world map for my campaign, or take down the shutters in the office to put up the blinds. The possibilities are endless! Work will be analysis all day, so it feels like a chance to...really be mindful about how I'm spending my time. I'll be left to my own devices, so whatever I get done, it's all up to me.
Friday is another day of QC tickets at the day job, but that's not so bad. The evening will be filled with the Kobold game, which I'm very much looking forward to. We *might* actually pull the trigger on stealing the Squeamous Sextant from Grimmerald the dragon. MIGHT.
Saturday is our Children of the Comet session, which should be another good time. I don't think we have any other plans around that, so it might be nice to do a belated baking thing for Kohai. He loves sugar cookies, which I dig, but I've never actually made sheet cookies and I'll need to take a little extra time to make sure it's all going down correctly. I'm also not a great hand with decorating, so we'll just have to see how it goes.
Sunday is an early morning 8K run. I'm not dreading it exactly, but I also know it's not going to be easy. I'll be walking a good portion of it, but I'm hoping I can at *least* run the first mile. Don't know who else from the Rabbit Run Club will be joining us, but it's at least Ratty and I.
The week as a whole doesn't feel too overwhelming, though today alone might exhaust me. XD Honestly I think I need a good week of just unscheduled time where I can just noodle along on things as slowly as I'd like. I realize the need to pick up the pace in general and I'm working on it, but it's also kind of hard to switch contexts soooo quickly. I think that's the thing that tires me out more than anything.
Building in a time buffer for myself to more gently transition out of work and into gym would be nice, but with work there's often stuff that comes up in the last minute so there isn't a chance to wind down, as it were. I don't think it's...that big a deal really, especially when I realize it and can account for it. But it's one of those...nebulous stressors that I can't quite pin down until I really think about it.
But who has time for that? I've barely done any work yet and the day's already nearly half-over! Time to hop to it.
Memorial Day weekend was probably the most relaxed one I've had in a long time. Puppers came over on Friday night after my D&D game, which was essentially just leveling up to 8 and interrogating the Leonin prisoner. The party came correct, making sure the prisoner (Eight) couldn't move, speak, or even hear when they didn't want him to. They also put the work in to intimidate him, so I wanted to give them a relatively straightforward set of answers.
According to the feedback, it went over very well. Questions were answered, but those answers lead to more questions, and the group is having the kind of reaction I had anticipated. For now, it feels like the story is holding together.
It'll take some work to keep up the momentum AND ensure the story beats land like they should, but I'm feeling better about that. That's one of the projects for week 22: keep building the campaign for Unlicensed Adventures.
I'd also like to re-focus on the meditation habit so that I'm consistent with it, even on weekends. The Laundry Monster (tm) has taken over the burrow again, and I'd like to have it beaten back by the end of the week. Finalizing my updated resume and uploading it to LinkedIn, Indeed, and other places is goal #3; I keep making noises about refreshing my LinkedIn profile, but now it's time to do it.
Finally, I'd love to build my evening bedtime routine at last. Brush, floss, face-wash. :)
Today will be...busy. Lunch with Gay Son, work, gym, and then Furiosa this evening. I've heard the movie bombed, which sucks, but I've heard nothing but good things about it so I know I'll have a good time. The big thing is not really having time for anything outside of the schedule. Cleaning up the burrow or getting in game work will have to be catch as catch can, mostly geared toward setting things up so I can easily establish some momentum for the rest of the week.
Tomorrow is a bit more chill. No meetings planned at the day job, but I'll be working on QC tickets and who knows how much time that will take. BUT we're playing Tomb of Annihilation on Wednesday evening, so there'll be some time after work to make dinner, clean up a little, maybe even write! Annihilation ends fairly early, so I might even have time after that to play Final Fantasy XIV!
On Thursday, Ratty is commuting to South San Francisco for work and won't be back in time for our usual schedule. I'm...not sure if that means we won't be going to the gym or if we're postponing it, but Sneppers will be heading off to spend some quality time with a friend anywho so it looks like I have the night to myself.
Thursday night is an opportunity for deep work that I don't want to waste. That's likely my best chance to conquer the Laundry Monster, maybe get some time in with the world map for my campaign, or take down the shutters in the office to put up the blinds. The possibilities are endless! Work will be analysis all day, so it feels like a chance to...really be mindful about how I'm spending my time. I'll be left to my own devices, so whatever I get done, it's all up to me.
Friday is another day of QC tickets at the day job, but that's not so bad. The evening will be filled with the Kobold game, which I'm very much looking forward to. We *might* actually pull the trigger on stealing the Squeamous Sextant from Grimmerald the dragon. MIGHT.
Saturday is our Children of the Comet session, which should be another good time. I don't think we have any other plans around that, so it might be nice to do a belated baking thing for Kohai. He loves sugar cookies, which I dig, but I've never actually made sheet cookies and I'll need to take a little extra time to make sure it's all going down correctly. I'm also not a great hand with decorating, so we'll just have to see how it goes.
Sunday is an early morning 8K run. I'm not dreading it exactly, but I also know it's not going to be easy. I'll be walking a good portion of it, but I'm hoping I can at *least* run the first mile. Don't know who else from the Rabbit Run Club will be joining us, but it's at least Ratty and I.
The week as a whole doesn't feel too overwhelming, though today alone might exhaust me. XD Honestly I think I need a good week of just unscheduled time where I can just noodle along on things as slowly as I'd like. I realize the need to pick up the pace in general and I'm working on it, but it's also kind of hard to switch contexts soooo quickly. I think that's the thing that tires me out more than anything.
Building in a time buffer for myself to more gently transition out of work and into gym would be nice, but with work there's often stuff that comes up in the last minute so there isn't a chance to wind down, as it were. I don't think it's...that big a deal really, especially when I realize it and can account for it. But it's one of those...nebulous stressors that I can't quite pin down until I really think about it.
But who has time for that? I've barely done any work yet and the day's already nearly half-over! Time to hop to it.
