Monday is the First Day of the Rest of the Week

Mondays, as it turns out, are the perfect day for me to write. Mondays usually involve me catching up from my busy weekends, clearing my head so that I can tackle the upcoming week. Writing helps immensely with that, by bringing closure to what’s done and bringing focus to what’s coming. Mondays are usually days when things are just gearing up, rather than being in the middle of the whirlwind. Writing can happen that mental space, much better than it can on a Wednesday or a Saturday. Mondays are when I lay out my hopes and dreams for the week. Writing that happens on a Monday lets me tick off a big checkbox on my to-do list at the beginning of the week, which fuels the fires of getting more done.

Where am I at now? This weekend I fought in the Crucible at Caid’s Spring Crown Tournament. I got in eight fights in the round-robin phase, which were great. Gwen got video of all of them, so I have some good information about what I need to work on. I even won one of them, which was one more than I expected to. I got to spend time with people who I admire, and I got participate in the pageantry of one of the SCA’s oldest traditions. It was a good time.

Last week I help run one of our biggest semi-annual events at work, and I got a lot of encouraging feedback about changes I’d pushed for. I also found out that I’ll be presenting at two (and possibly three) professional conferences this year, which has me very excited.

What’s on tap? I’m teaching a class on Thursday on making non-alcoholic drinks for our local SCA chapter. I’m also going to be doing improv on stage at the VIC for the first time in about two months, which makes me happy. And I’m going to sleeping in my own bed for ten nights in a row, which is far cooler than it sounds. And you?

See you next Monday.