Month: August 2022

Culture

Daniel and I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon together. We originally intended on walking up to Pike Place Market but decided to duck into the Seattle Art Museum. One of Daniel’s birthday presents was getting us annual passes to the SAM, and by extension, the Seattle Asian Art Museum.

We spent a pleasant half-hour or so perusing and then hopped on the light rail to Capitol Hill and walked from there to the Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. I hadn’t been inside that museum since 1997.

Afterwards, we walked to the Lookout Bar, had a couple beers and appetizers, then came home.

Seattle Art Museum

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Quatro

Nothing new to report today. My goals and aspirations ran and hid when I tried to round them up so I will be doubling my efforts tomorrow.

In the meantime, Daniel and I saw Franz Ferdinand perform at Showbox SODO and it was an amazing show. One a side note, while we were walking down to SODO, we noticed that there were a LOT of people out and about and traffic congestion around Pioneer Square and a significant police presence. We heard people talking about going to a concert and we thought all these people couldn’t also be going to see FF. Turns out The Weeknd was playing at Lumen Field at the same time. When the FF show was over and we were walking back to our apartment I could hear The Weeknd singing “Save Your Tears.” Tonight was a wonderful night.

Where my goals at?

I am having difficulty organizing a cohesive list of what my goals are. I remember two quips about goals. One was, “You’ve got to name it to claim it.” And the other was, “You’ve got to pursue your dreams because your dreams cannot pursue you.”

As a newly minted 53 year old, I attest that I have always had difficulty sticking with a plan, let alone having any methodology to achieve any goals I have set for myself.

My primary goal needs to be my health. I’ve always been obese and I’ve been diabetic for the past 15 years, which I have failed to manage properly. To begin my fitness journey I will walk four miles today. My fiancé, Daniel, and I weighed ourselves and took each other’s measurements on August 7th. These will be our baseline for tracking our health improvements in the following months. I will schedule an appointment with an diabetic specialist and work with them to get the medications needed to manage my blood sugar levels.

So that is goal number 1. Next will be to apply S.M.A.R.T. goals to aid in my success in achieving this goal, or rather, creating new habits that will foster a healthier lifestyle.

Rusty

It’s been years since I’ve posted anything and I’m feeling out of sorts refamiliarizing myself with the WordPress ecosystem. Things will look wonky here for a while.

I’m going to start documenting what it is I want to accomplish over the next 1,824 days. I will need to devise a means that will help me achieve my goals. I might use S.M.A.R.T. goals: Specific; Measurable; Attainable; Relevant; Time-Based.

I’ll begin to comprise my list over the next couple of days. From there I intend to formulate a plan on how to begin my journey. Many of my goals may appear silly or unrealistic but I think it’s better to list them and, as time goes on, reassess my goals.

DAY 1

It’s been 1,144 days since my last post. I originally started this blog to help me learn WordPress, but now my motivation is to have a record of my life journey over the next five years. I plan on laying out my goals and posting updates on what I’m able to achieve over the next 1,825 days. Today is Day 1.