I found a tangled necklace at Panorama a day or two ago. Lauren's was a knotted mess, and I stuck it into my vest pocket and forgot about it until this AM when getting ready to walk Scottie. I set aside, and we "meandered" for some time with him. We use that word a lot these days. Meander. So, upon returning and during my 1st meeting, I set it on the table per Jen's instructions, removing gravity from the equation. I found that just lightly tapping at the knotted segments slowly loosened them until the individual strands were accessible enough to detangle. I was proud of my patience. It's a quality I seem to be lacking a lot these days. I'm starting to feel like there is so that I have yet to do, want to do, but may never find the time to do at this current rate and pace. Writing being one, but also storing and tagging photos, for example, going through more of my father's history, cooking, even just taking walks. I feel perpetually focused on the current demands. I guess that's my life story. When I think back to even my jobs at Apple, I felt that too. Is it just that I am prone to complain or aspire to too many things. I think the latter. I guess I have a creative bend, and before marriage and kids, I did do a lot more. I wondered why others didn't or would comment on something I did as if they'd not be able to. Now I get it. Finding the time is the most significant barrier. Maybe if all goes well in the next couple of years, I'll reclaim some of that time. We'll see how things work out with the kids, college, and living situations. I did well on some focused objectives today and enjoyed some time with Lauren and Jen. Tommy's still evasive, and I often wonder where he goes. It's sad. The home dynamic of his youth so compromised his character, and then the divorce put him into a fight-or-flight scenario. I wish we'd had a better home life and been able to transition him to having that with Jen and me. At least he seems to like and respect her. That's something. I ended the night playing Farkle again.
📊 seven-day averages: ⚖️ 161 lbs,❤️ 60.9 bpm, 👣 5399 steps, 🧘🏼7 min