Tag: Daily Update

  • September 12, 2025

    I want to build a successful business. It’s one of those things that I really want but am not working toward effectively. Two or three years ago, I felt as though I was making progress. In the last year or so, I’ve felt stagnant. The progress I was making was slow going but it was going. Lately, not so much.

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  • September 11, 2025

    I recently saw one of Armen Adamjan’s videos in which he demonstrated the myriads of ways you can use an onion. From making your own garlic powder with the skins to cleaning a barbecue grill with half of one, an onion is a versatile vegetable.

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  • September 10, 2025

    I’ve been thinking about what “slow living” might actually look like. Sure, there’s the bike riding, reading, and crocheting, but all of that isn’t enough if I’m still using my phone all the time. That amazing device that connects me with the rest of the world is the first thing that I need to put away.

    We all know that we’re overstimulated. What we’re forgetting is the importance of being bored. Peace requires rest.

    I’m quite tired tonight so I don’t have it in me to write much more about this but I’ll come back to it.

  • September 9, 2025

    ChatGPT is now my writing coach. I threw a couple of blog posts at it to see what it would send back. The feedback, not unsurprisingly, is helpful, well-articulated, and actionable. It’s great descriptive feedback, something I find difficult to offer my students.

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  • September 8, 2025

    I don’t know why I’m in a good mood this evening. I’m tired but still have enough energy to do things. I went out to do some shopping and helped a kid put his stuff in his bag. While walking home, I helped a guy pull out of a tight parking space. I rode my bike home more slowly than I usually do.

    Nothing has gone particularly well or noticeably badly today. That might just be enough. Smooth sailing.

    It occurred to me that I should focus on the good things in life more, but also that people can’t really get upset with me if I’m doing the right thing. Although, what’s considered right is different for everyone so I’m likely to piss someone off. Still, I can rest easy with myself.

    Let’s see if it lasts the night.

  • September 7, 2025

    As if I didn’t already have enough to do, I went and decided to try crocheting. It started with the idea of making our baby a blanket, which came to mind because my mom crocheted blankets when she was pregnant with me and my sister. I thought it might be nice to do something similar. Of course, crochet isn’t as simple as running a hook through wool.

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  • September 6, 2025

    The story this picture doesn’t tell is how many times I’ve unraveled the yarn.

  • September 5, 2025

    We’re down to one poäng chair in the living room. It was in our bedroom, after being in the room that is now the nursery. I bought it several years ago, when I was still living on my own, but haven’t really spent much time sitting in it. Genevieve kind of capitalized it.

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  • September 4, 2025

    Turning my mind away from thinking about school is difficult. The place – the energy of the place – is pervasive. It’s not particular to the school I’m currently at. Indeed, it seems to be at every school I’ve been to. There seems to be no effective way to just leave it behind.

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  • September 3, 2025

    I’m feeling pretty lazy tonight so writing this post feels like a bit of a chore. I don’t want to make a habit out of writing these stupid posts just to keep my daily-posting streak going, but there are going to be a good few more of these.

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  • September 2, 2025

    I stood there dumbfounded, unable to think on my feet and with nowhere to sit. My eyes wandered, looking for a solution. Finally, I heard her voice, calling the students back to the carpet, same as I had been doing, and proposing to sing a song, which I avoided doing. That early childhood educator helped me through that first period back.

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  • September 1, 2025

    Have I already shared how little I’m looking forward to returning to work tomorrow? It could be that I’m nervous or anxious about going to work or that I’m sad to see the summer go. I’m going to miss doing what I like on my own schedule.

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