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2026 Week 21 Notes: All the yeses it took to get here 🗓️ // 18 — 24 May 2026 In therapy today, I heard myself saying something like I don't feel seen by people who don't read my words, and then I had to somehow exist all day inside the brain that barfed t…

Cozy quiet time to break through writer's block In today's Analog Tools meetup I mentioned a daily "cozy quiet time" practice that helped me break through a significant writer's block several years ago.

2026 Week 2 Notes: I need a lot of quiet time to process things 🗓️ // 5 — 11 January 2026 I gotta say, I'm dragging myself through these weeknotes tonight and I don't love the feeling.

2026 Week 1 Notes: Sigh, me 🗓️ // 29 December 2025 — 4 January 2026 Our latest Friendship Material episode is about boundaries.

2025 Week 52 Notes: Monotasking for the holidays 🗓️ // 22 — 28 December 2025 The contented sigh I just sighed, realizing I don't have to go to work tomorrow.

Printing photos for journaling I enjoy adding little flair to my journaling pages.

2025 Week 51 Notes: Definitely Not a Year-End Anything 🗓️ // 15 — 21 December 2025 O, hello there.

2025 Week 27 Notes: Behind the Baseball 🗓️ // 30 June — 6 July 2025 The response to the first episode of "Friendship Material" has been overwhelmingly lovely.

2025 Week 26 Notes: Friendship Material 🗓️ // 23 June — 29 June 2025 Today's the day, hooray hooray!

2025 Week 25 Notes: It's got a funny wobble 🗓️ // 16 June — 22 June 2025 This week I wrote in my five-year journal, "It feels bad to feel good right now."

2025 Week 24 Notes: Dance like no one's watching Mon Mothma 🗓️ // 9 June — 15 June 2025 ✈️ Back home again!

2025 Week 23 Notes: Because I'm only one swan 🗓️ // 2 June — 8 June 2025 ✈️ Hey, I'm in Chicago!

2025 Week 22 Notes: Overthinking it, as always 🗓️ // 26 May — 1 June 2025 ✈️ Soon I'll be heading to Chicago for a brief visit with my mom.

2025 Week 21 Notes: Surprise hug-by-proxy 🗓️ // 19 — 25 May 2025 🫂 If you are ever having a really bad time of it, I hope you have a friend who texts your partner to synchronize a surprise hug-by-proxy to cheer you up.

2025 Week 20 Notes: Real people who live in a real city 🗓️ // 12 — 18 May 2025 After decades of work tote life, I bought a backpack.

2025 Week 19 Notes: All the heartbeats are synonyms 🗓️ // 5 — 11 May 2025 All the beings in the steading have settled.

2025 Week 18 Notes: Megaphones and tin cans 🗓️ // 28 April — 4 May 2025 My friend Sharyn once told me I was the most online person she knew.

2025 Week 17 Notes: Largely-unnoticed nonsense 🗓️ // 21 — 27 April 2025 If you find yourself sobbing on your front stoop, sat next to someone else's jumbo bag of frozen edamame, clutching someone else's sun-faded and fraying Pride flag, just know I have b…

2025 Week 16 Notes: Squat, tired, and ready to fight 🗓️ // 14 — 20 April 2025 Our wonderful neighbors are moving away, far away, next week.

2025 Week 15 Notes: Sing to your cats 🗓️ // 7 — 13 April 2025 So.

2025 Week 14 Notes: Show up for libraries 🗓️ // 31 March — 6 April 2025 Today is the first day of National Library Week here in the US.

2025 Week 13 Notes: Still writing, still moving 🗓️ // 24 — 30 March 2025 🖥️ I caught up with the previous weeknotes I missed posting on time, but I don't know if my RSS feed will tell you that. 🤒 Still feeling punky in the guts, but I think I'm through the

2025 Week 12 Notes: Lackluster cookies 🗓️ // 17 — 23 March 2025 🪫 Our EV charger, barely a year old, died unceremoniously in the middle of a charging session.

2025 Week 11 Notes: Tiny hailstones 🗓️ // 10 — 16 March 2025 👯‍♀️ Lots of social time this week, including a visit from an out-of-town family member, dinner and a film with my sister-in-law, and co-hosting the monthly meetup for fans of analog tools. 🥘 One

2025 Week 10 Notes: Surprisingly listenable 🗓️ // 3 — 9 March 2025 🖥️ I didn't spend much time online this week, and I didn't miss it. 🥘 I made a couple of new recipes: sticky coconut rice and chicken, and stir-fry pork udon.