5:00pm Thursday December 18 — 9:00am Monday January 5
17 days, ~423 total hours
Anticipating torture.
==Major Rewrite==
- I included my plan. Deleted. Less than 1.5% human interaction.
- I gave you a 20+ activity brainstorm. Deleted. In the end I thought it was lame, overly ambitious, and triggered the memory about “I don’t care what you do.”
- I baited you by telling you how little self care was likely to happen (showers/clothes). Deleted. But still, I’m not in the mood to embrace “fake it till you make it” or a forced “routine will feel better.” Instead I want to be empowered by having the freedom to not participate in activities with negative ROI. But can’t tell until after event is over
- I feel resentful that you infrequently ask me questions or even make comments about the stuff I send you. Snarly: don’t you have a printer & a highlighter, stack of post-it notes and a pen, copy/paste to a notes file to save aspects for discussion? I keep trying not to care, but apparently I do. Do better!
- I made it to ch1 pg 29. What is YOUR position on medication? My whole diagnosed life I have had to fight with family/friends about taking meds. I will be crushed if you have a negative view on “what role do medications play?” But I don’t want 45min dissertation.
- I still have time for a gift to grandson, but I’m angry at his mom.
Apparently I’m angry about lots of things.
Silly, I should be encouraging receipt of coping skills; next session on 01-09-2026 will be frickin’ long gap to survive.
Plan
1 hr Diabetes Educator, Anne H.Fun, I like Anne
2 hr Dentist
Payment due
4 hr Stranger Things Netflix Part 2
9 x >1 hr weight training / core work
Suppose to be every other day for rest
17 x 1 hr ACT (generous estimate)
stupid
medication
17 x >1 hr meals pets & self
No food / skipped Factor75
18 x ~6 hr sleep
Little sleep due to Max
3.5hr Sign up as volunteer, Saturday, December 20 (Santa’s helper)
Sign up for shift
Called to find out about bike donation
DONE — Attend community holiday dinner
~264 hr of … what?
=Activity Brainstorm=
Sleep
Breathe
Streaming
Audio Book
Watch/listen to clock
Purchase movie Apple TV
Clean Badger cage / playpen & Max litter-box
Sort previously downloaded photographs
Personal websites – site building
Update CafePress designs & store
Walk 1 block to Echo Tap for Bacon cheeseburger
Walk 5 blocks to bike shops on W Wash
Walk 4 blocks to CVS for nothing in particular
Walk 6 blocks to Panera Bread for tomato soup
Day pass to West Princeton Club resistance pool
Day pass to New Berlin, Princeton Club. Indoor Waterpark (Need Escape)
Ice skating in Middleton (expensive Uber)
Make returns at Amazon dropoff, USPS, Whole Foods (& get Sonoma Chicken Salad)
Continue declutter efforts
Arrange clothing & household donation pickup
Research alternative meal plans
Research scanners