Day: June 15, 2024

The Wandering Hermit: The Day After a Lumpy Friday

Yesterday started out strong, but I ended up not feeling my best most of the day.  I had chosen to not have any caffeine, and I think it just caused me to be a lump.  I barely did much at all after my morning walk.  I do need to remember that it is okay to have days that are intentionally not productive.  It helps everything settle.  I have plenty of days when nothing seems to get done, but those are typically days when I’m using the mental energy to try and stay busy, but this or that thing keeps getting in my way.

It was another warm morning—foreboding.  I was hoping to move some stuff today, but I’m worried about the heat.   I can’t stay too worried about the heat; we have to get everything out!  I’ll do my best to make the biggest impact I can today, even if that means not taking things to storage.  Brent is going to be here Wednesday?  I’m not exactly sure, but next week anyway and I’d like to have him feel better about the process.  I have thoughts on that, but they aren’t worth exploring.

I tried listening to a podcast this morning, this time The Stephanie Miller Show, something I have listened to at home for years… although not in a while just because I have so needed a break from the firehose of politics.  I enjoy the show, and it had its moments, but I didn’t like it as much for walking.  The most successful bits were story driven, and I think the podcast I choose to listen to in the morning should just be a story.  I think those who recommended audiobooks are on to something.  I haven’t yet tried them, but I will do that soon.  Tomorrow morning I’ll probably be back to music though.

[Walk #90]

Daily Log: 15 June 2024

Weight: 270.2 lb/122.56 kg

Exercise: 2.38 mile/3.83 km walk (5:17am–6:07am, ☀️74ºF/23.33ºC)

Mindfulness: TBD; journaling (throughout the day)

Mood: Very Good

Food: 2026 calories

  • Italian wedding cake iced coffee
  • Italian wedding oatmeal with blueberries & grapes
  • vanilla protein shake
  • rice cakes & guacamole