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Then: 7.13.24

Posts titled “Then” were originally shared on my “Now” page.

Good week, although still way too hot in Columbia, South Carolina. To be fair, it’s too hot pretty much everywhere, it seems. I’ve stolen a brilliant idea from Sven Dahlstrand (@sod on Micro.Blog) and I’m going to archive my previous “Now” pages on blog in a category called “Then.” I like to have an archive of everything and it always bothered me that my Now page implementation didn’t have a history.

Feels

  • I’m tired. It’s been a long week for some reason.
  • Looking forward to an upcoming vacation.
  • Sad that summer is coming to an end. Kids start school in less than a month. The excessive heat has been brutal this year. We are fortunate to have shelter and air conditioning so we can manage, but I haven’t felt like leaving the house. Ready for cooler weather.

Projects

Then: 7.6.24

I’m giving the “Now” page concept another go. I love the idea, but I just haven’t figured out how to make it work for me. For now, I’ve settled on an opening paragraph and three category prompts: feels, projects and entertainment. Should capture a nice snapshot of what I’m focused on and how I’m feeling. When I update these, I’m going to copy them over to Notion so I have a weekly journal.

Feels

  • Looking forward to an upcoming vacation.
  • Leadership changes at work are never easy to navigate.
  • Anxious about the state of our country.
  • My sore foot is feeling better, but that means I need to turn my focus back to getting healthy.

Projects

  • I’ve decided to give this “Now” page a try again.
  • Finishing up a couple of fonts that I want to release soon. You can see previews at SbB Fonts.
  • I’ve got a paper that I need to update and...
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