š Hello everyone!
This week I sort of checked outāI turned off Slack and notifications during the day and focused on getting some big work projects done. It was kind of amazing, and it made me realize how often I either get distracted or go looking for distraction when Iām hitting a tough point of a project. This time I just kept pressing on, or stared off into space until I was ready to get back to work. It was pretty dang great.
Iām working on disconnecting a bit from my own expectations of my digital presence. That sounds so high-falutinā, but I have been āonlineā in a very real and open way for a very long timeāfrom Twitter to blogs to Goodreads to Instagram to Pinterestā¦ and Iām slowly gathering myself back in and closing off some of those inputs and outputs. I did a big Instagram and Twitter purge, Iām working on moving Pinterest things to private journals, and Iām letting go of my self-prescribed obligations of weekly newsletters, regular Slack check-ins, keeping up with all the things. Donāt get me wrong, this is no digital detoxāIām nowhere near ready to disconnect completely from many channelsāitās just a decision to ease up on myself and allow my brain to be more quiet.
All that means for Keep Going is that it may not be weekly; I may send this thing out biweekly, or monthly, or quarterly, or I may break all the rules and send more than one a week. WHO KNOWS. š
What have you been up to lately? Iāve beenā¦
šĀ Eating
I guess I forgot to take photos of food this week! I promise I did eat things, though I donāt really remember what. š¤·āāļø
I used up the last of the veggiesāzucchini and tomatoesā and tossed them with pasta, then topped them with vegan feta, which was REALLY good! Justin also made me a cherry nojito, with a fresh cherry on top.
Justin made a veggie omelet and hash browns for brunch! The cilantro really seals the deal.
š Reading
This interactive article from the Washington Post is super fun! And might help explain my love for BTS. š
I started reading American Royals, which I think I have started-but-not-finished before. Itās pretty cute so far, and fun to imagine an alternate universe where America is a monarchy instead of a democracy. One fun quote: āElect the king or queenāwhat a funny concept. Everyone knew that elections only worked for judges and Congress. Making the executive branch pander to the people, go out begging for votesāthat could only end in disaster. That structure would attract the wrong sort of people: power-hungry people with twisted agendas.ā š
I loved this piece on how being irresponsible can be a good thing sometimes. When I feel like Iām just not giving my all, Justin often says to me, āyour 70% is everyone elseās 100%.ā So Iām trying to let go a little. As this article says, āThere are opportunities to fuck off everywhere.ā š
š Laughing
Thatās it! Thank you for readingāhit reply and tell me what youāre up to.
--Crystal