- My daughter got a Positive Office Referral a few weeks ago! I was super duper extremely proud of her ^____^ There were two funny things about it though. First, I got a photo of her in front of the "Wall of Fame", holding a sign that says "I got a positive office referral" and "keep climbing" She looks SO PERPLEXED in the photo! I wonder if she was like, the heck is going on? The second is that later that day I got a text from her teacher that was sent to all parents that the class as a whole had 2 negative behavior incidents that week (it was only Wednesday so I don't even want to know haha). I have now come to the conclusion that my child is such a non-conformist that she behaves impeccably ONLY when the others don't.
- She also had a surprise Glow Party in class a few weeks after. These kids party hard!
- A few weeks ago, my daughter was watching videos, when I heard Caramelldansen, which in turn reminded me of my 20s, which made me think of my college friends, the memories finally landing on the fact that they liked super happy EDM music. I spent days wracking my brain for the name of the genre. I knew it was hardcore something. It was... happy hardcore! I can't believe I forgot happy hardcore, and I ended up looking for compilations for nostalgia. Those were fun days for internet subcultures and memes ^_^ Def some of my fave memes were from early 00s and 10s. Double rainbow, bed intruder, Happy Tree Friends... I bet there are tons more random stuff I enjoyed back then that are awaiting for me to remember them again!
- I learned recently, that if I am searching for something on Google (which I am debating whether to bother with anymore), and I add this at the end of my search term: -AI, it stops the search engine from adding an AI summary. I don't want to waste resources for my dumbass searches, so I was glad to find that I have an opt out of sorts.
- I've been playing Pokopia lately and love it so much! I played Pokemon from Gens 3-7 and I had stopped a few games ago, because I just didn't feel the cozy relaxing vibe that I had associated the IP with. I wasn't expecting much from this one, but I do love cozy building/sim games so figured to give it a try and I am glad I did! The team did such a wonderful job creating a world where one can be creative, and the Pokemon and story have so much more emotion and heart than I ever recalled the games to have (I never did watch the anime). It's the first time I play any Pokemon game where I teared up at different points of the story.
- It's been over 400 days since I started my journey to move more. I haven't skipped one day. Which sounds hopelessly rigid and strict! But it's not, I promise. I learned a very important lesson on this journey. Every day one's body is in a different place. We feel energetic and happy sometimes, but sometimes we are drained, anxious, tired, sick. Hormones have a huge effect too. The way I approached this is by having a basic respect for myself, regardless of where I'm at. I have a plan for when I feel normal (30 minutes in zone 2, and split the routine into 4 strength days, and 3 days mixed cardio and recovery.), and from that baseline, I can add or subtract based on how I feel. A good day might have me at 60 min and integrating some HIIT. A sick day (I blessedly seldom get sick) might have me doing some sitting stretches and a short indoor walk around to check how I am doing. The strength has been amazing for me for feeling better and for recomp. Because I have PCOS, strength has been the only thing that moves the needle for me. The best part is how playful I can be with it. One day I'm cursing the heavens trying to do Bulgarian split squats, another I am celebrating progression on lunges, and the next laughing with my daughter while playing Fitness Boxing on the Switch. For someone so deeply entrenched in her own brain, nothing has felt more freeing as giving my body a chance to evolve too. So these 400+ days have been really good and I am super happy!
- Current Obsessions: Pokopia, knitting socks. Eating berries for the first time this year. Refining my technique to render glitter and sequin fabric.
You do something for years and years, and the only reason you continue is because once you stop, you won’t really have anything.
– Travis Baldree (Bookshops and Bonedust)
