Once again, I didn't spend much time on my side project, but I'm almost finished it. I would say more than half, but saying I'm halfway there is catchier, just ask Bon Jovi.
Personally, towards the end of the week, I had a revelation thanks to my wife. We've been hanging around each other a little more, so you could say she's been a positive influence on me. Well, she always will be.
Project Progress
| Project Week | Project Hours |
|---|---|
| Jan 24-30 | 1.5 |
These project numbers are pitiful, but like I've said before (or at least said in my own head) it's better than nothing and consistency is what I'm striving for. Journey of a thousand miles. Look it up. One and a half hours is spread out over the week. There will be times where the number will be higher, but all I care about is progress. I've started adding screenshots to my tutorial and that eats up a bunch of time. It was cool to start doing that, because I realized how frustrating my system would be for anyone else to use. In my tutorial, I'm demonstrating two options for squashing commits in Git. I finished the first one, which is lengthier and now I'm working on the second one, which should be shorter. That's why I'm saying I'm halfway there (livin' on a prayer). I'm sorry I'll stop. Take my hand, we'll make I swear. Okay, now I'm done. I'm aiming to finish and publish my tutorial next week.
Life
I'm still consistently exercising and it feels good. If I haven't mentioned it before, I try to do no more than 30 minutes of exercise every day, but I allow myself to skip a day in between whenever I like. So, I could technically exercise every other day if I wanted to and not feel bad about it. This is my definition of consistency.
I have also made it a priority to keep the kitchen clean every night. I never use to do this, because I didn't think it was more important than my projects, but now that I am, it's strangely satisfying. I am by no means what someone would call a neat freak (or a street freak). Of course, doing this just means less time for projects, but it's also good for my husband brand.
Doing this stuff consistently, although not in a mad rush, but still doing it consistently can get tiring. I recognize that I need time to unwind and what made that very apparent is when my wife was meditating near me, while I was exercising, lifting weights in this case. Looking over at her during my rest periods between sets, I could see how calm her face looked, which made what I would consider a normal pace when working out look like I was moving at a frenetic pace. At that moment, I knew I had to incorporate what she was doing into my weekly routine. I need that time to actively give my mind a break and break away from the constant moving that I'm doing. I need to give my mind a break. It doesn't necessarily have to be meditation, but I'm going to do that, because it's something that requires you to be absolutely still and deliberately slow down. I feel calmer just writing about it, as I madly type away. I'll see how it works out in the next couple of weeks.
Just remember, we're halfway there.