Yesterday was new-shoelace day
Daily Thoughts 2021-04-28 Wednesday
Today I’ve been wanting to write something here, but wasn’t sure where to start or what to say, so I’m just starting and seeing where it goes. There’s a lot…
The spectacular floof that is Tora
Daily Thoughts 2021-04-26 Monday
Failure! This is one way to describe my weekend, at least from the perspective of getting anything useful done. I had an ambitious to-do list for Saturday and Sunday, and accomplished almost nothing. Hell, I didn’t even start most of the things.
This past year it’s been all headphones and masks
Daily Thoughts 2021-04-23 Friday
Skipped Thursday’s daily post because I just wasn’t feeling it. Writing Friday’s daily post in brief spurts during downtime in the teaching day, so I’ll try something new and do most of this post through bullet points.
Check out this lemon balm
Daily Thoughts 2021-04-21 Wednesday
I’ve been told that the best, most effective goals are formatted as SMART goals. That is, they are best when they are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
This cat!
Daily Thoughts 2021-04-20 Tuesday
Today, simply this: when we feel stuck, like we don’t know what to do next or why or how, often it’s not that we’re actually stuck in any practical way. Instead, we’re often stuck emotionally.
Habit tracking spread for May
Daily Thoughts 2021-04-19 Monday
It was a good, relaxing weekend, and I got a fair amount done, but most importantly was able to relax in a way that I haven’t done much recently. And…
The magical envelope of the last documents I needed to submit, about to be mailed
Daily Thoughts: 2021-04-15 Thursday
Today marks what is hopefully the end of a long, complicated, horribly confusing period of trying to renew my work visa/residency here in Japan.
8 rolls of medium-format film ready to be developed
Daily Thoughts 2021-04-14 Wednesday
Thinking about how we fill our time when trying to grow in our lives and careers, but are also working full time, likely with additional commitments at home. When working…
The azaleas are going crazy these days
Daily Thoughts: 2021-04-13 Tuesday
A good morning today before work. Up at 5:50 with my girlfriend, who had to go into the office in Tokyo today. Cooked her breakfast, washed the dishes and cleaned…
Tora at the table
Daily Update 2021-04-12 Monday
In addition to the topical posts exploring everything I’m working on, I’m going to try to post some daily updates as often as I can. It likely won’t be every…