Week Notes – Aug 27 to Sep 08 2024
I skipped a week to write here because of the long weekend of Sep 02nd (aka Labour Day here in Canada).
🌲 So, it was a lovely long weekend, and we had friends over. We went to Gatineau Park to visit the Mackenzie King Estate. We walked the trail to the waterfall and enjoyed the nice weather. It was a breezy and cool weekend, I loved it! I stayed mostly offline the whole weekend and it was refreshing.
💻 And then this past weekend I almost didn’t use my computer, I was mostly reading, doing chores, errands, and walking. I’m noticing I feel calmer if I don’t constantly check new stuff. The more I stay away from new information stimuli, the less I want to consume new information. And I mean online feeds and timelines. But podcasts, if used in the right circumstances, I’m okay with. It works for me listening to podcasts while cleaning the bathroom or going to the gym.
📕 I enjoyed being totally immersed in 1,100’s Scotland Highland times this weekend. I finished the book “The Bride” by Julie Garwood. I used all my free time to read this book, and it was so nice! It’s the type of writing I enjoy, where we can be inside the characters heads a lot. Now I want to research about Highlander plaids and how they managed to transform what is essentially a long piece of fabric into a “skirt” with pleats and have it stay there with a belt or something. Also, I leaned that kilts are different from plaids. Kilts are from later (around 1700’s).
🍎 I am on the third week of following my new diet and it’s been not hard to adjust so far. I noticed some trigger foods like raw bell peppers, milk or lactose free milk and peppermint tea. I will not have milk anymore, only vegetal ones (like sugar free soy or almond milk). Also, I will stop drinking caffeinated teas (like Earl Grey) or acidic herbals (lemon & ginger, pomegranate, orange, etc). The only teas I tolerate are chamomile and rooibos tea. And only in small quantities between meals.
Currently reading
- Children of Ruin (Children of Time #2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Team: Getting Things Done with Others by Edward Lamont, David Allen
- The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Some views from the Mackenzie King Estate
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By Noisy Deadlines
Minimalist in progress, nerdy, introvert, skeptic. I don't leave without my e-reader.