4AM Haiku

4 a.m. - Wakeful.

I try a little yoga.

On the mat, I snooze.

Today's planting: Catmint and Lingonberry!

Me at Barre or at Zumba

This is me at at barre or at Zumba. Not a problem, just an observation.

Questions For Weekly Review

1. What worked well this week? What did I learn? 
2. What were my fortunate developments, insights and opportunities for thankfulness?
3. What did not work well? What could I do differently next week or next time?

1. My second meeting with a financial advisor work especially well. I presented the results of the homework I had been given, and we made plans for the next step. I've always felt that I should be able to do all this planning on my own, but working with someone with training saved me a lot of research time. Also, it's a lot easier to complete a list of research tasks when I know someone other than myself is going to review the results. Social Pressure Works haha!
2. I am very fortunate that my new rental situation is working out so well. There is simply nothing to report except that everything is going well, and that's a very good thing! I had had some trepidation about renting out a piece of my house but investing in a new interior wall and door to establish clear boundaries seems to have paid off. Also, the family member who recommended the renter showed good judgment and for that I am grateful!
3. I have not succeeded in striking a satisfactory balance in the use of social media. There seems to be an effective infinity of things to comment on, for I every time I respond to a post there remains more than when I started. This does not seem very useful and yet it is an itch that demands to be scratched. Perhaps it would be to my advantage to limit myself to one comment per hour, or something like that. Or perhaps I might resolve to respond to only in limerick. That would make me think more carefully and leave me with some limericks to share which is always a good thing.

Wasabi peas are the Flerken of the snackiverse

Wasabi peas are the Flerken of the snackiverse: they look so innocent, they are so cosmically dangerous. I learned that this week, and not the easy way

Today We Are Living In The Future Of My Childhood

It is OK
But
Not As Expected

Trillium

My trillium leaves and petals have a curl to them that I haven't seen before. I wonder if it's just the weather, or if I have just caught this in the middle of unrolling from the buds

Moon budding on my hawthorne

Sunday Reflections

My Facebook friend Lily Casura posted this image ("Questions For Weekly Review") and it inspires me to think:
1. What worked well this week? What did I learn?
2. What were my fortunate developments, insights and opportunities for thankfulness?
3. What did not work well? What could I do differently next week or next time?
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1. This week was all about finishing preparations for my new renter, Heather. If it didn't get done by this weekend it was not going to get done. The deadline worked well to focus my attention!
2. I continue to be thankful for Buy Nothing Highland Park, Seattle, WA as a way to pass on the many objects I no longer need but can't stand to waste. Some things are still useable but are not really resellable, such as an old vacuum, a pile of slightly worn towels or a bag of battered books.
3. I have had to face the fact that years of carefully 3-hole punching my bank statements, utility bills and similar ephemra, and organizing them in 3-ring binders, did not really accomplish my objective of being well organized. It just took up space. I have been gradually cutting over to scanning documents into the cloud and recycling the paper. This week I took the step of passing on all those 3 ring binders (via "Buy Nothing" - thanks again!). My home office is much crisper!