I saw this ad on the back cover of The Economist. It caused me to consider what (if anything) I would hand down to the generation after me. I’m curious; what are some of the things that you intend to hand down or perhaps have been handed down to you?

Patek Philippe advertisement

🍿 Watching Carry-On (2024)

Carry-On poster

A quick peek at Mount Rainier on my afternoon walk. 📷

A view of Mount Rainier across Lake Tapps

Currently reading: The Confident Mind by Nathaniel Zinsser 📚

I don’t remember when or how I got this book but while scrolling through my Kindle tonight, I found it and decided to give it a go. We’ll see.

After battling through three and 4.5 hours of sleep the past two nights, getting six hours last night feels like a small victory—and it’s made a world of difference in how my day is going.

I’ve ordered some melatonin (which I’ve never taken before) that I’m hoping will help improve my sleep.

Lately I’ve taken to only wearing my Apple Watch to track my sleep or when I’m exercising. The interesting thing I’ve noted while wearing my analog watch throughout the day is I’ll get phantom alerts on my wrist that feels exactly like a notification coming through on my Apple Watch. Weird.

I go back to work tomorrow after two weeks off. I’m disappointed the two weeks didn’t go as I hoped, expected, or planned. Most of the time was spent feeling under the weather with no energy to do anything I wanted to do. Not the best way to burn my PTO. Trying to be optimistic about the week ahead.

Currently reading: The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser 📚

Running on just 4.5 hours of sleep last night, plus being held hostage by a cat curled up in my lap for hours this morning, has completely derailed my plans for the day.

I completed my first trip of the year to Home Depot. I had to grab some plumbing supplies to repair the drain for my bathroom sink. This is sure to be the smallest and least expensive of our home maintenance tasks this year. Especially with the need to replace our roof this year.