What I’ve done during my time at Michelle‘s:
- Read six books
- Listened to two audiobooks
- Done two JNE interviews
- Written one JNE report and edited a second one
- Had numerous discussions about a candidate
- Had job two interviews and got one call back for a second interview
- Written 9 gap year entries
- Written 8 blog posts
- Applied for 3 jobs
- Explored the area around Placerville
- Gone on three hikes
- Visited 10 free little libraries
- Picked up three new books from free little libraries
- Seen a dozen quilt paintings on the local quilt trail
- Wine tasted at three wineries
- Listened to live music twice
- Walked in the neighborhood every day
- Watched a half season of Bridgerton
- Watched three movies – Boyz N the Hood, Saltburn, and American Symphony, all very intense in their own ways
- Eaten most meals outside
- Done yoga before bed two or three times, not enough
- Picked up mail from the postbox twice
- Hiked to two waterfalls and drove past one
- Watched the sunrise every morning except one
- Given the dogs an average of three treats a day
- Sat outside watching the stars four times
- Meditated once
- Took naps twice
- Worked on my collaging one and a half times – the half time was affixing collage art to my journal cover
- Did laundry once
- Wore the same workout clothes every day, some days when I wasn’t going anywhere or appearing on Zoom I stayed in them all day long
- Took five showers
- Tried out three different dinners from Michelle and Tim’s freezer
- Emptied the garbage and recycling twice
- Ran the dishwasher three times
- Used the coffee maker 20+ times
- Took the dogs on walks up the driveway and beyond eight times
- Comforted Amicus when he was scared and shaking after a loud noise once
- Watched bats in the yard at dusk five times
- Saw dozens of deer, or maybe the same four or five, in the yard
- Waved to a half a dozen people driving by on my neighborhood walks, never passing another soul who was walking
- Drove up and down Raccoon and Hanks Exchange roads seven times
- Went grocery shopping three times
- Fell and scraped my leg once
- Enjoyed beautiful drives on tree lined roads every time I’ve been out
- Became annoyed by my squeaking car every time I’ve driven
- Had lunch in a park once
- Filled my car with gas one time
- Been barked at by dogs as I walked past half a dozen times
- Felt my heart soar when seeing the beauty of this place multiple times every day
- Been grateful for the peace and quiet every day
- Given scratches and love to the dogs several times each day
- Petted the kitties at least twice a day
- Had one of the cats jump on my lap three times
- Got thrown off a zoom call because of Internet issues five times
- Texted Mom to check in four times
- Replied to her check in six times
- Number of her check in texts that referenced the Giants – two
- Figured out 11 Wordle puzzles – I forgot about it one morning
- Listened to approximately 20 podcast episodes, two of them interviews with John Green, such an interesting and nice guy
- Wrote 12 journal entries
- Wrote 68 gratitudes in my gratitude journal
- Wrote 36 gratitudes in my gratitude app
- Added four photos and quotes to the quote page on my website
- Watered the garden and veggies three times
- Sent two texts to Michelle and Tim about the dogs
- Logged 134k+ steps with over 165 floors climbed, I likely climbed many more floors, but I am too slow for them to count sometimes
- Drove an unknown number of miles
- Used two fans to cool down the dogs and myself
- Used four different coffee cups
- Worried I wasn’t doing enough a dozen times
- Went through two pens doing my writing
- Perused 4 streaming services one night to find nothing I wanted to watch
- Ate 3 bags of microwave popcorn
- Purchased two bottles of wine and drank one
- Made and ate two bowls of Honeynut Cheerios sautéed in butter, a childhood favorite treat
- Took over 300 photos
- Texted with 19 individuals or groups
- Billed one hour of work
- Checked my email far too often
- Felt lonely six times, wishing I could share this beautiful place with others.