COVID-19 Diary – week 6
Diarrhea of the mouth at this point. Does anybody really care what I think throughout all this? The kids, the wife, the dogs, and I all went for a walk through Four Mile Run in Arlington this weekend. It felt…
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COVID-19 Diary – week 5
More stream-of-conscious crap flowing from my brain about this stupid situation we’re in. Can you tell things are starting to wear on me? I’m okay for the most part, but not being able to go to stores or restaurants really…
COVID-19 Diary – week 4
My silly ramblings and musings and random thoughts that pop into my head over the course of our shared isolation. #AloneTogether I honestly can’t believe this is week 4. It feels like it’s been a week, but then it feels…
COVID-19 Diary – week 3
Still isolating. Still healthy. Still thinking random thoughts. Still thankful for the situation we’re in. Very little disruption in our lives in general. Still thankful for purchasing a Peloton last year. The exercise outlet has been very helpful I love…
COVID-19 Diary – week 2
More random thoughts I’ve been thinking during my second full week of self-isolation, quarantine, social distancing, or whatever. Flatten that curve, baby. Stay home, stay healthy, don’t spread the disease! I’m constantly reminded how much my own personal life hasn’t…
COVID-19 Diary – week 1
Just some random thoughts I’ve been thinking during my first full week of self-isolation … quarantine … social distancing … or whatever. I’m just trying to flatten the curve, stay healthy, and keep others healthy too. I’m very grateful for…
Memento Mori
For the past few years I’ve been trying to be more mindful and present in my day-to-day life. It’s a daily struggle for me as my brain likes to go into autopilot and just cruise through the day. Some days…
My Journal Process
I’ve been writing in my journal for a couple years now. However, it used to be just a recap of the things I did during the day. Sometimes it was only a short bullet list recording events, sometimes a paragraph…
Year of the Rat
Happy Lunar New Year! 2020 is the year of the rat. I don’t traditionally celebrate the Chinese New Year or follow the Chinese Zodiac. But it turns out I’m a “rat” on their zodiac calendar. So this is my year!…
Meditation Monday
I’ve been trying to meditate more regularly. Boy howdy do I need it! Today’s guided meditation was a lesson on equanimity. e·qua·nim·i·ty /ˌekwəˈnimədē/ noun – mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. The message that…
Saving My Sanity
Note: in an effort to become a better writer, blog more often, and maybe grow readers, I’m posting this on Medium too. If you’re so inclined, I would love a clap or a share or whatever. Thx. Part of my morning…
Digital Detox – done
And that’s a wrap! I did my “digital detox” for the 30 days of April. You can read the rules I setup on that link, but basically I removed most notifications from my phone/watch and committed to not checking most…
Digital Detox – halfway point
Yesterday marked two weeks of going through my “digital detox”. I followed Cal Newport’s direction for a 30 day digital detox from his book “Digital Minimalism.” I had been losing my interest in most social media platforms anyway and had…
Focus on work… SQUIRREL!
The last several months have been super busy. I accepted the program manager role at work; but in doing that, I had to not only learn those tasks, but help my old team with their work load, and find and…
20 Things To Start Doing
I can’t remember where I originally saw this graphic, but had it saved in my images folder. If you know, please let me know so I can credit the original! Such a great list though …
Healing
A week off of social media certainly helped make me feel better. I took the time to focus on getting some things done on my to-do list, take care of “me”, and decide how to proceed. Social Media is too…
My Heart Hurts
I’m getting worn down by the political world again. I need a break. Too much hate, anger, accusations, finger pointing, and power struggles. I’m going to do my best to stay off social media for the remainder of the week.…
My Three Words for 2018
Like many people, I never fully subscribed to New Year’s resolutions and only halfheartedly created them. Since I never really took them seriously, I pretty much doomed them to failure. Rather than continue something that didn’t work, I just stopped…
Mindfulness
I’ve recently decided I need to practice more mindfulness. I’ve always been pretty carefree and not really too focused on the past or future. The problem is, I also tend to default to just “live” in the present. I have…