Date: 2/10/24   All is solved by walking Total min exercise   10 Walk 30-60 min             The strong anvil 5 min Hindu pushup   Y 5 min Hindu squat     5 min  bridge   P     1.5   Clothes maketh the gender-neutral man Jacket and tie   P A nice close shave   N     0.5   Dawn is friend to the muses Kept 8-10 schedule   N Kept 10-12 schedule   N Kept 12-2 schedule   Y Kept 2-4 schedule   Y Kept 4-6 schedule   P     2.5   Rest is the best medicine 6-8 hours of sleep   N In bed by midnight   N AM writing exercise   N AM meditation   N PM writing exercise   N PM meditation     Interoception meditation   Y        

Here's the front room I'm transforming into my home gym.  The treadmill has been there (not in that orientation) since we moved in, but I've cleared out most of the homeschool stuff.  Just gotta find new homes for the remaining office items and see if anyone wants to buy this table and chairs.  We bought them on Craigslist in 2010 and have gotten more than our $150 out of them; even though I had to refinish the top a few years ago.  The rug can go away, too--maybe Brick will want it for his college dorm room.  The light fixture is new this year, but I might need to raise it a foot or so.  And because I have a spreadsheet for everything:     When I got home from work I pulled the trigger on all my gear purchases (and some new lids for my Pyrex containers).  $1,500 later and now begins the waiting for pacakages to start arriving (my delivery drivers are going to hate me).  But I did go to my local Dick's to pick up the weights, which includes a cheapie barbell and a full set of iron plates.  I've got a better barbell coming from Titan along with my rack.  Since I had the new bar and the house to myself this evening I went ahead and did a 5x5 of unloaded bent-rows, overhead presses, and back squats.  I can't believe how much better I already feel from just the one workout--it's good to touch iron (well, chrome-plated steel) again.   The plan is to loose-lay the rubber flooring directly over the existing wood (cheapest crap engineered hardwood I've ever seen--previous owner put it in before selling) and mount the rack to the center of that left wall.  It's going to be pretty nice when it's done.  I considered putting it the garage, but I'd rather have the high ceiling and the air conditioning, plus the garage is always covered in sawdust.  This was my intent for the house even before I lost Amber, and the goal was always to make it nice and maybe get her training with me.  That wasn't to be, but I'm going to press on.  It'll be nice to have a dedicated space where I can keep working on Lean and Strong.  I'll be interested in seeing just how well this rig supports my goals.

Well… rehearsal was fun. I’m glad I went. Choir friend and I got stymied by a looooong train crossing on the way home though so didn’t get home til like 945, so no dinner until 10 🥲 it’s either eat at 5 pm or wait until 930, no reasonable options on a choir night!   Nonetheless, protein, fibre and calories bang on every day this week so far (and last week was pretty good too)! I am definitely benefiting from meal prep & some leftover-generating meals on the weekend.   I’m so excited for Saturday because Mr TG and I are driving our bikes out of town to a rail trail and going for a long ride!  This weekend can’t come soon enough!! But tomorrow should be good, nothing scheduled except some lifting and some science.  

Very nice. I particularly like the lamppost, I don't know why but my eye keeps getting drawn back to it

Discover   I'm kind of enjoying doing these fast one-offs rather than the labor-intensive art I've been doing lately.  They are rife with mistakes, but it's fine.  It's about getting a vision on paper, even if it isn't perfect.

I like this a lot. A whole story in 5 lines.

I'm sorry. It is frustrating when projects do not go as planned.

Such a great description

Day 2 - Discover   Gonna continue with the spoilers for now, seems most straightforward.