He saw that he was applying too many ‘musts’ to his list before making time to exercise. Result: Not enough fitness sessions. ‘And’ to ‘or’ made all the difference.
As retired guys, it seems like a good idea to set aside too many conditions and cut ourselves a little slack.
Been a retiree for a while now. I’m always interested to see what others in my age range are thinking. Here are two I visit two or three times a week and a site new to me.
A fault? Absolutely, but honestly, I just like doing lots of stuff.
And then, there’s the garden, which is about to envelop the house with produce.
This is about 1/20th of what’s out there.
These little hummers kind of sneak up on you.
These little hummers kind of sneak up on you.
This is about 1/20th of what’s out there.
The tomatoes photo shows about 1/20 of what’s within weeks of harvest time. And the raspberries? Those little hummers kind of sneak up on you.
And I can’t seem to get out of the kitchen. [Could someone please tell me how to cook without making a mess?]
This brioche dough is step one toward CrockPot cinnamon rolls for tomorrow. Thanks to Zoe Francois and Jeffrey Hertzberg [https://artisanbreadinfive.com] for the recipe.Finally, there is the ongoing AOK Writing project, which will soon show up in one form as a free mini-course, as a preface to a community ed course come late September. [If students ask me to wear a mask during the Zoom class, I might suspect it’s not for health and safety reasons.]
Their people skills are as high-quality as their food.
Found at a thrift store.
All this while under the watchful eye of Buddy…
I’ll be in touch, fellow retirees. [Still looking for another term…]
I’ve been a little lax in sending you resources and my study of Leonardo da Vinci [Yeah, as if he knows anything…] bore out how important sketching, scribbling, etc. was to his process. It was very much his way of thinking and learning. I’m guessing that somewhere in his thousands of notebook pages he also just plain loosened up with his quill pen on paper made from cloth pounded into a pulp.
So, here are a few links to nudge you toward putting pen/pencil/charcoal/lipstick/crayon to paper…
By the way–this drawing/sketching/doodling thing? Make it just for you.
Check that annoying purveyor-of-resistance, audience-looking-over-your-shoulder master of self-doubt** at the door. And if all you do is a little doodling to loosen up for your next creative project, bravo!
I’m currently taking the non-fiction course offered by scribewriting.com. With a number of resources and ample instructor expertise, the logical and methodical approach been very helpful in addressing audience and outlining the larger project. [Tomorrow, we will cover more of the actual writing of the book and on Friday, they are offering a Q. and A. session that will last at least an hour.]
These same folks will be teaching a free course on memoir next week.
Book links are NOT affiliate links. They’re a couple of my favorites they’re worth looking at. [I’ve been linking to Goodreads to give a more detailed overview of a book.]
Have a good weekend, re-tryer-ees! Get stuff done!
