Sometimes words come out of my mouth and I’m not sure why, where they came from, or if I could even define them. Today? “Humdinger”
Category: Daily Life
Ramblings, often stream of conscious, journaling the events of my life.
It’s about the journey
Oh to imagine where I’d be had I stayed on the path. Walked the line. Followed the rules.
But then, would I have had this most excellent adventure?
Protected: Saint Peter
S.M.A.R.T. Goals – Achievable vs Attainable
S.M.A.R.T. goals are often interchangeably written with the A as either achievable or attainable.
Attainable is wrong.
Achievable refers to something that is capable of being accomplished, while attainable refers to something that can be reached or obtained. In other words, achievable is about possibility, while attainable is about accessibility.
The Content Authority – https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/achievable-vs-attainable
When defining goals, you are looking to remove ambiguity. Therefore the A needs to be achievable because we are interested in assessing whether or not the goal is possible. If it is not possible, then we have not written a clear goal.
S.M.A.R.T. goals are a way of setting oblectives that are clear, trackable, and achievable. S – specific; M – measurable; A – achievable; R – relevant; T – time-bound
Protected: Bullshit
Humor is in the subtlety
Kids are so judgmental these days
Protected: My life lacks
It’s the intention not the outcome
I found a blank journal I gave my daughter years ago. She decided not to use it and put it in our bucket of stuff to repurpose to others. In this case, I needed a blank journal so I repurposed it to me. It gave me a smile. A certain number of pages into the book, I’d written a note to my daughter. She never saw it but it made me smile twice. Once when I wrote it and again when I rediscovered it.
Intentions and results
Sometimes the intention is scrambled eggs but the result is scrambled omelet.
Breakfast
Today’s delightful breakfast is a liquid breakfast consisting primarily of caffeine nutrients. I think it’s time to visit the grocery store.
Republicans
Quit voting for Republicans.
https://theintercept.com/2024/03/21/house-republicans-ban-universal-school-lunches/
Stop voting for Republicans
These morons are so embarrassing.
“Tennessee Senate passes bill based on ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theory”
Form habits
Learn something every day. It will keep you sharp. I’m lucky that my career field is constant learning. However, I supplement it with other things such as language learning. A few minutes study every day won’t make me conversational but it creates a habit which strengthens my willpower for developing other habits…such as daily exercise. For instance, I now feel guilty if I don’t do pushups first thing in the morning.
Exercise is habit forming
As I slowed transitioned from sleep to wakefulness, my mind played through the various exercises I plan to do today including pushups, pull ups, jumping rope, rowing machine, and balance in conjunction with juggling. It felt good. Began the day with 15 pushups. I’ve consistently begun the day with pushups for about 2 weeks and now it is time to add more.
Instead of trying to accomplish everything at once, I’ve chunked my goals into very small tasks and am having greater success. I’m eating this herd of elephants one bite at a time.
So much closer to being the early bird
Eons ago I loved awaking early. I’d exercise. Sit on the porch and listen to the birds. And be really productive. I’m trying for that again. Yesterday I awoke at 4:30. Didn’t stay up but came close. Today it was 5am. Same deal. But I’m on the right path to be an early riser again.