Category: autumn

Week 20/2023: Photos of the week

Week of 15 May 2023 Photos of the week Or some photos I liked this week. City to Casino Lil Sis, Kramstable and I took part in the 50th City to Casino fun run on Sunday morning. Kramstable ran; Lil Sis and I walked. It was freezing, and when...

Week 18/2023: Walnuts!

Week of 1 May 2023 Coaldale walnuts open day This week, our friend Lizzie invited me and Lil to the open day at Coaldale Walnuts at Richmond. I’d vaguely heard of Coaldale but I didn’t know anything about it, or even where it was, until Sunday. I definitely didn’t...

Week 15/2023: The air we breathe

Week of 10 April 2023 I love short weeks! I mean, with a public holiday the week isn’t any shorter but I have more of it to myself. So it’s actually a longer week from that perspective. We had visitors over the easter break and what else do you...

Week 13/2023: Making a backup

Week of 27 March 2023 Tranquility by Tuesday: Create a backup slot I’ve been writing about setting up my week so I can fit my new writing habit on three times during the week. This is explained in chapter 4 of Laura Vanderkam’s book Tranquility by Tuesday, which I’m...

21 for 2021: week 17 update

Week 17/2021: week of 26 April 2021 I  had a lovely day out with my sister and her friend at Mt Field National Park on Saturday, which was great because I could forget all about my to-do list and concentrate on  not rolling my injured ankle clambering over large...

21 for 2021: week 16

Week 16/2021: week of 19 April This week I started Chapter 4 of the Change Journal, which is called the Circle Trick. This is a technique by Sigur∂ur Ármannsson,  which Tim Jaudszims, the Change Journal author, says he has modified a bit. It asks you to list your tasks...

20 for 2020: week 21

Week 21: Week of 18 May My 20 for 2020 list. After I handed my uni assignment in last Sunday (thing 8) I felt completely drained and flat and certainly not inspired to start thinking about the rest of the work and the next assignment, which I think is...

20 for 2020: week 17

Week 17: week of 20 April My 20 for 2020 list. This was another slow week for my 20 for 2020 list. There are some things I won’t be able to do while we are in death virus lockdown, such as getting my sewing machine fixed (thing 2) and...

20 for 2020: week 15

Week 15: Week of 6 April My 20 for 2020 list. I’ve lost count of the number of weeks since we have been in the world of covid-19, where no one is supposed to go out unless they are going to work or school, getting essential supplies or medical...

20 for 2020: week 10

Week of 2 March My 20 for 2020 list. On Monday, I started my alcohol-free month (thing 5). I did it in March last year as part of 19 for 2019 and decided to repeat it this year. A few weeks ago I came across The Alcohol Experiment by...