Highlights: I managed to accomplish a rather extensive list of tasks I did not intend to do today. After the morning meditation and dropping Tommy to get his Tesla from Leigh (school starts tomorrow... ugh... queue the endless caravan of minivans shuttling kids a whole 1/4 mile from home) and dropping a spare reMarkable case at Wendy's, I returned home. I proceeded to focus on NOT sitting down and NOT getting on tech. Along with the usual house-husband upkeep tasks, I roasted several distinctively unique batches of coffee to test out a profile variance. It was a potent reminder that having a consistent starting point, temperature-wise plays into reproducibility. Oh, yeah, that. There was yard raking, branch clipping, weed pulling, and even walkway light repair and resetting. Honestly, I wouldn't say I like the backyard solely because Lucky can't keep from making a mess when chasing random squirrels. The garage got a bit cleaner, laundry got folded, podcasts were enjoyed, and I even tackled the teardown of the outdoor fan to isolate and address the annoying squeaking. As for our shared COVID experience, I had more energy but felt the effects. How a banana slug found its way into my nasal cavity is beyond me. I chased down many action items, following up on in-flight tasks and action items. The remarkable team's sending me a replacement stylus for mine going on the fritz, and I've ordered a TEMU knockoff to have a fallback option. I'm coordinating with the kids on their birthday plans. Hopefully, we'll manage to have a nice meal in Sac on their actual birthday and then coordinate an outing the following weekend (Labor Day).
Insights: I'm having trouble realigning with my book-writing initiative. The kids' photo book and COVID took me off the path, yet they also revealed some plot aspects that needed to surface. I'm also getting a bit stir-crazy, yet I'm still contagious. Still, I'm tempted to flea the valley tomorrow just to get a change of scenery, take a long drive, find a place to safely linger with a book and some writing options, and realign.