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The SHU Box

  • the month so far

    So far, this month has been . . . really wonderful.  I have been settling into a good routine, and (for once) have been able to keep up with my intentions. Josh and I had…

    October 6, 2015
  • October, day 2

    Use of Field Notes as goals tracker: This is based on the list I posted yesterday.  Hopefully I will have a full panel of checkmarks to show off by the end of the month.…

    October 2, 2015
  • weekend / extra time

    We had a lovely weekend.   Both Josh and I were off (!), and things just felt . . . spacious.   Relaxed.  There was time for: * lots of play with A&C, including…

    September 28, 2015
  • YOLO and you

    Gretchen Rubin’s latest post spurred some thinking on habits.  She discusses the “Self-Actualization Loophole”, which may be translated as “the YOLO* excuse.” source The thing is — in some ways, I am totally on board…

    September 25, 2015
  • mind dump

     Hi.  I had the day off today, and it was glorious.  I haven’t posted in a week, and I have post ideas accumulating.  Hence, mind dump.  With photos. day off It’s Rosh Hashanah, so…

    September 15, 2015
  • zen morning: life is short edition

    I needed to read this zen habits post this morning. Yesterday went well, actually, or as well as I could have hoped.  Cameron is sick (just a cold, but with wavering temps and an endlessly runny…

    September 8, 2015
  • problem solving on several fronts

    I have been feeling rather negative for the past few weeks [specifically:  distracted, anxious, self-flagellating, and sometimes sad].  I finally sat down to try to analyze my issues last night, and came up with…

    September 7, 2015
  • 11.5 months of paleo

    Warning:  I talk about weight/BMI using objective data in this post, so if that bothers you, please avoid! The beginning On August 28 in 2014, I decided to try “going paleo” for a month.  Cameron…

    August 27, 2015
  • Weekend / social life

    Another Josh-call weekend in the books.  I still find these incredibly challenging.  There were many bright spots in this one, and also some longer stretches that felt rather lonely.  I am continuing to work on being…

    August 24, 2015