Week Notes – Aug 06 to Aug 11 2024
🍎 I had my first appointment with a Registered Dietitian this week. It's been at least 7 years since I've last seen one and I feel I need better guidance on my diet now. I've been having more GERD symptoms lately, and I also noticed I've been mindlessly snacking all the time, and I gained some weight. I am basically doing a food diary for 2 weeks, registering all my meals and symptoms so that the dietitian can build a meal plan for me.
🧀 Some diet notes: I think my lactose intolerance is becoming more severe. It has not been too intense in the past couple of years, so I still could eat cheese in moderation. But now... I'm already sad I will have to (probably) say goodbye to cheese 😢.
✏️ I joined #Blaugust2024!
📒 I've been using my Rocketbook Fusion for 4 months now for all my work notes. One thing I noticed is that I go through a LOT of ink! I've been buying the pens refills, and they go out fast! The process of scanning the pages with the app is great. Now, wiping off the pages with water and cloth every week... not so much. I haven't decided anything yet, but I think I've been putting off cleaning the pages because it's a lot of work. Food for thought.
📖 I'm glad I finished reading the book for my next Book Club meet-up this weekend (I thought I wouldn't be able to make it). It's called “The City of Brass” by S.A. Chakraborty. It's not a bad book, it's well written, great world building, but I wouldn't give it 5 stars. It was meh. I'm still processing the reasons why I didn't enjoy it that much.
🎧I've been listening to a few podcasts dedicated to the romance genre. I got some recommendations, and I tried a few books that really weren't my thing. Romance is such a vast genre, with hundreds of sub-genres, so I'm still learning about my reading preferences. The good thing is there is a book for every taste/trope/theme/setting. I will try some new authors in the next few months.
Cool Online Reads:
I enjoyed these articles discussing social media. I identify with the issues. I have a Mastodon account, which I don't really check that often.
- Mastodon FOMO | An Almost Anonymous Blog (bearblog.dev)
- Social media isn’t for me – Cole's Blog (coleb.blog)
- Social Media | Loren's Blog (lorenblog.me)
About making reading fun (and reading more!):
And the benefits of therapy:
I loved this writing setup. I noticed we use the same mouse!
Romance Novels Podcasts I've been exploring:
- Fated Mates Podcast
- Heaving Bosoms Productions
- Learning The Tropes: A Romance Novel Podcast
- reformedrakes – Historical Romance Novel Podcast
Games I'm playing: Stardew Valley
- I'm halfway into my first Fall season. I love the colors!
- I got enough money and resources to expand my house and have a kitchen! (under construction)
- I got a second chicken coop (to prepare for winter).
- I found and retrieved Mayor Lewis Shorts.
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By Noisy Deadlines
Minimalist in progress, nerdy, introvert, skeptic. I don't leave without my e-reader.