New year etc. Still recovering from this cold/gunk/crud. But I thought I should get a post in. Looking back on 2023 I think I did ok on my goals. We ended up having a blast in the UK and I did end up getting to…
Got a morning ride in. Hit the road around 6:45AM and it was already hot and oppressively humid. Ugh. Not sure if I was up for it this morning: just had no energy out there. But, whatever. I’ll be on vacation for a week starting…
Got my first (only) morning ride of the week in today. I wanted to get up on Tuesday but I had to go into the office and just didn’t want to stress about the commute and being late for work. Sure, I could’ve got up…
I woke up early to ride before work. Traffic better. Temperatures cooler. I can see the benefits of doing this in the morning, but I’m realistic about my ability to consistently wake up before 6 AM. Riding those waves. Creative stuff: I’m making progress on…
I’ve taken a lot of pictures of my little Bonsai trees over the years but Ive done a terrible job of trying to keep them organized so I can’t really go back and see the progress. I spent an hour this morning digging through my…
I’ve always enjoyed making my own sketchbooks. Sketchbooks are essential for me and I use them all the time – for playing with ideas, working poses or compositions, doing thumbnails or just doodling. I also like sketchbooks for keeping finished drawings in – they function…
Ok January is basically over, let’s review my progress: Goal 1: Bike 1000 miles. 65 miles completed. I started the month off with a great week then fizzled a little then got back at it the last two weeks. I ended up with 65 miles…
It’s Sunday and my kids have both gone back to school. Time to dig into some work to avoid being sad! So after Marcus drove off this morning, I looked at my to-do list and saw “clean out the shed”. This is a good one…
Saturday Jan 7. Woke up feeling much better than yesterday, a little early even (one minute before the alarm went off) poured my coffee and headed directly to the shed to finish up some work. Back to the kitchen for a quick breakfast then back…