Category Archives: Holidays

Weeknote for 12/29/2024

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Andy

Holidays 🙂 We got into the swing of our still low-key vacation. Once Abbie and Colleen arrived, our family gathering felt complete and a bit livelier, though overall it was another quiet week of Christmas together, which mostly suited me … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas labels, Holidays, Productivity, Spirituality, Weeknotes | 4 Comments

Weeknote for 12/22/2024

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Andy

People 😌 December’s parties have been pretty low key this year. Our department Christmas party a couple of weeks ago was at a restaurant with lots of good conversation but only a quiz for a game. The company party last … Continue reading →

Posted in AI, Christmas labels, Holidays, Nature, People, Productivity, Travel, Weeknotes | 2 Comments

Weeknote for 12/15/2024

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Andy

Holidays 😌 I finished my Christmas shopping and made some more progress on the gift labels. I want to get through the main work on those in the next few days, but I’m far enough along that they shouldn’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in AI, Christmas labels, Coping, Holidays, Music, Productivity, Spirituality, Weeknotes | Leave a comment

Weeknote for 12/8/2024

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Andy

Holidays 😐 I got the barest start on my Christmas shopping. I was a little too occupied with work and blogging. I did order a new suitcase and a new phone for myself, though, so clearly I had my priorities … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Productivity, Spirituality, Weeknotes | Leave a comment

Weeknote for 12/1/2024

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Andy

Thanksgiving 🙂 I flew to Texas to visit my parents for Thanksgiving. Thanks to my daily routines and my packing database in Notion, preparing for the trip was a much tidier process than usual, which was a big deal for … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, People, Travel, Weeknotes | 2 Comments

Weeknote for 11/24/2024

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Andy

Holidays 😐 I worked through a big chunk of the Christmas gift label design and then had to switch to updating my Christmas wish list. My family needed the update to start their shopping. My wish list is always a … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas labels, Exercise, Holidays, Productivity, Spirituality, Weeknotes | 2 Comments

Weeknote for 7/7/2024

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Andy

Learning 🙂 I continued my mnemonic language setup with notes on the scope and characteristics of the language. Some key characteristics: The language is a mental one used for communicating with oneself, so its expression in English is a transliteration. … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Learning, Math, Math relearning, Memory, Nature, Productivity, Weeknotes | Leave a comment

Weeknote for 12/31/2023

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Andy

Christmas 😌 In contrast with our other recent Christmases, this one was so low-key I had to remind myself it had even happened. Even so, in our quiet way we had plenty going on. Sunday we visited the black church … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas labels, Holidays, Nature, Productivity, Weeknotes | Leave a comment

Weeknote for 12/24/2023

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 🧐 I started redesigning my Admin procedure, the daily session where I do bureaucratic tasks like answering emails. The process always feels unsettled and easily expands to take too much time, so I’m watching how I actually do it … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Nature, Productivity, Weeknotes | 1 Comment

Weeknote for 12/17/2023

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 🙂 I bought some small photo albums to display my motivational posters. That’s tidier than scattering them around the apartment. And instead of waiting to find images for all of them, for now they’ll just be written messages. Holidays … Continue reading →