A quick peek at Mount Rainier on my afternoon walk. šŸ“·

A view of Mount Rainier across Lake Tapps

Currently reading: The Confident Mind by Nathaniel Zinsser šŸ“š

I donā€™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. Weā€™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 victoryā€”and itā€™s made a world of difference in how my day is going.

Iā€™ve ordered some melatonin (which Iā€™ve never taken before) that Iā€™m hoping will help improve my sleep.

Lately Iā€™ve taken to only wearing my Apple Watch to track my sleep or when Iā€™m exercising. The interesting thing Iā€™ve noted while wearing my analog watch throughout the day is Iā€™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. Iā€™m disappointed the two weeks didnā€™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 šŸ“š

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.

Look back in memory and considerā€¦how many have robbed you of life when you were not aware of what you were losing, how much was taken up in useless sorrow, in foolish joy, in greedy desire, in the allurements of society, how little of yourself was left to you; you will perceive that you are dying before your season!

Seneca, ‘On the Shortness of Life’

Settling in to watch the Kraken play the Canucks. šŸ¦‘šŸ’