21 Spooky Triangles Where Things Get Lost - by Jessica Hagy
Found myself strongly agreeing with this.
“I’ve always known that I enjoy time with the kids more when we go out and do stuff. Hiking, bounce houses, driving, whatever. I thought it was because the kids behave better when they’re out of our boring house. But now I’m realizing that not having access to my phone is a bigger factor.
When parenting is the only activity I can engage in, and there’s no phone grabbing my attention every minute, I’m a better parent. And kids have more fun and fight less with each other when they’re with a more engaged parent as opposed to a parent who’s doing the bare minimum in between checking a phone.
I hate smart phones.”
https://critter.blog/2022/07/11/naturally-enforced-digital-detox/
The biggest barrier to creativity is feeling that it’s not for you. We were trying to bypass criticality and encourage them to be as free in making as they could be.
‘It’s manic!’ Turner-winner Mark Leckey’s dream comes true as he opens an art school in Cornwall
Car says hot!
Microphone help!
I have sometimes recorded me talking to the kids but feel like a microphone would do a better job then my phone for recording us.
Any suggestions? Thank you
We really enjoyed Everything Everywhere All At Once.
It was also cool to see the family switching between languages (Chinese, Cantonese and English).
We watched it in China on a sofa in a private room in a random tower nearby but the film hasn’t and won’t be released here because of the daughter’s relationship.
See also, Lightyear is also not coming out for similar reasons but McDonald’s Happy Meal toys are from the film.
So here’s what you do. When you’re faced with a tough decision, picture yourself in the future looking back on it. Whichever one you’d regret not choosing, that’s the one you should choose.
I breeze through my feeds sometimes, starring things or even marking unread things I know I should go back to, but it will surprise you to hear that I often don’t. Often, though things will rattle around in my head like an earworm (thoughtworm?) and I will go back to them.
Like this one.
And so I’ll push it forward, sometimes just to a collection I have in Notes, sometimes here on my blog or more often to individual friends.
Then, it has me thinking about my new exercise mantras that I picked up from Street Parking an at home workout plan with, apparently a great community feel. My exercise will never be what I wish it to be. For a few different reasons. I go backwards and forwards with my feelings towards this. Sometimes, I can accept that it and other times…
From the Street Parking intro video they say, be consistent and more than nothing.
I like that. So i’m going with that, for now!
Quote source - The regret minimization framework – Mike Crittenden
They are always your babies.
The mother of all worries never stops - Parents and parenting - The Guardian
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Actually got to the gym today instead of working out in the balcony. Was good to have some company doing it and the air con too!
Dealing with the temperature by sitting in a shallow river in a plastic chair.
Some press ups, some sit ups and tuck jumps, some drawing and some learning how to write in a tally.
Fun fact, in Chinese they use this character 正 which has 5 strokes.
Americans would call it grilled cheese right? A fried cheese sandwich? Except we added, tuna, mayo and roast broccoli. It was pretty good even if we didn’t fry it in anything just put it in a hot pan.
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Still playing?
When it’s hot, eat hot pot, obviously.
Alex Honnold takes another, very competent, free soloing for the first time. Such a nervy video obviously. Seeing the contrast between the two climbers so high up a rock face without ropes. Terrifying.
I just watched Beau Miles looking for a wallet and enjoyed it. (It’s not really about the wallet.)
YouTube
The other thing I would like to say is that once you have kids we often think that once they get in a good sleep pattern, the problems go away. Kids/family always put a kink into training, no matter what age they are at. Just ask any father of a teenager. There is always “something” - school shit, sports, social issues, etc. Fitting what is important to you (for all of us, that would be training) requires some balance and communication with all involved. And it also requires that you prioritize. One of the best things that having kids will do for a successful, driven person is give them more focus on what is important (this is not one of those “KIDS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING EVER!” speech…I hate those.) Life is what is important - your life, their life, the life of your family. And YOUR passions drive your family. Your commitment to being “more than human” drive your family.
Quick question: I often see books quotes here in an image with the words on the left and the book cover on the right. How do you do that? Is there an easy or simple way to make it? Thanks!
Carry a book like you would a phone!
A while back, I read a quote that said something to the effect of “all of us have experiences, but very few of us have stories.”
The author’s point was that we’ve all lived rich and varied lives, but very few of us have spent the time turning our essential experiences into stories we can share with others. A single, well-articulated story about ourselves can tell other people a whole lot of what they need to know about us. [www.stewfortier.com](www.stewfortier.com/p/many-ex…]
The cheat codes for life are worth reading too from the link.
The point is, when you’ve been conducting your working life at the speed of a freight train, it takes quite a long time to roll to a stop and/or point yourself in a new direction—toward a new way of being, living, and working.
, again
Starting
Ending
Packing up lives
Goodbyes
Tearing
Embracing
Promises to keep
Sleep
