It’s been a busy day yesterday and so my curious September post on looking back with curiosity is a day late. Lots of life living going on and I need to catch you up hopefully soon to let you know more. But for now without further ado let’s drive right into the recap.
I satisfied my curious mind by
- reading two new to me authors.
- reading one book for my RatW challenge.
- trying that AI workflow but then ran out of credits so no real progress.
- co-working session with my friend.
- I voting. And reading some of the parties manifestos.
I satisfied my curious life by
- going on a last minute vacation with the husband to the Baltic Sea. Recap to come.
- visiting not one but five museums with Melissa.
I satisfied my curious connections by
- celebrating my sisters birthday.
- some golfing with the husband.
- vacationing with the husband.
- spending three days with Melissa.
- staying overnight at my parents with a quick dinner and breakfast.
- having a quick phone call with my sister.
- having a short call with my aunt.
- having an hour long call with Dad.
- enjoying a dinner in a new restaurant with my church group.
- leaving 67 comments with blog friends.
I tickled my curious soul by
- folding oh so many little stars. And a few bigger ones.
- creating a new Pinterest board for things to do with my dad in the workshop.
I curiously continued my health journey by
- going to my general check-up (which I felt like it was not done well). Everything looks great though.
- getting a TBE vaccine shot. My first.
- starting my Zumba class again. Missed it.
- slightly reducing the coffee intake.
- pretty consistently managing to drink 1 liter of water.
- fighting for less sugar – mostly not successful but a few days where good.
- starting a fitness challenge with my health insurance provider which will result in cash back if I am successful.
I was most curious about
- Berlin museums.
I did one new thing
- helped a stranger on the “Be my Eyes” App.
- saw the Berlin Hat aka learning that it existed.
I managed to check off a few not so curious things
- sold one item (that took up lots of space) on eBay.
- chipped away on sorting emails and emptying the download files. Not nearly where I’d like to be.
Curiosity isn’t a distraction. It is your compass.
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I will tickle my curious mind by
…starting my book inventory – this will be a big project but its time to get moving on it.
I will tickle my curious life by
…spending a weekend with my best friend at the country home.
…spending a craft weekend with my dad in the workshop at the country home.
I will tickle curious connections by
…celebrating a night out in glam with friends.
…meeting my newish friend for lunch.
…having a fun church meeting with a sundowner at the church steeple.
…calling my sisters.
I will curiously continue my health journey by
…going to my OBG appointment.
…continuing my Zumba class.
…working on no sugar during weekdays.
…joining Elisabeth and the blog friends on CBWC.
I will tickle my curious soul by
…gathering a few berries and leaves before winter is here. Maybe try a new recipe.
…watching the stars at night.
…giving myself some grace. Life is a lot.
…planting some kale (if it is not too late).
I am going to be curious about
…the Art of Fighting – I booked an advanced reading club experience.
I will commit to the following not so curious things like
…starting my taxes 2025.
…sorting through my storage area – it is a mess and I need to store outdoor stuff for winter.
…getting the terrace winter ready.
…continue sorting through my download file and desktop file chaos.
…getting rid of my laptop → roll-over goal. And maybe the old phone and Apple Watch as well.
…cleaning my room. → roll-over goal. Its becoming dire… At one point should I delete this form my to-do list.
…reaching out to the landlord with some minor issues. → roll-over goal.
Any curious things happened in your life? What are you currently curious about? Any curiosities you want to explore in October?
6 comments
Always great to read your blog posts. I loved this line:
“Lots of life living going on”
Our summer here in the southern part of the USA was miserable…but when I sat down and wrote out things that were good, I found so many of them. When I thought of it overall, all I could think was how every afternoon we were stuck inside because of the heat. But we did tons of things at other times of the day!
The highlight for September was a tour of a research center about lemurs — they are so cute and we got to see so many different kinds of lemurs. It was to celebrate my eldest grandchild’s 10th birthday. A wonderful day!
I bet it can be unbearable in the heat. I am not a heat person so I would stay inside too. What did you do inside?
Writing down happy things is such a great exercise to see how full life is. This blogpost is a part of what I do. I always wonder if it is interesting for anyone but me but in the end I would write it down just for myself to keep track of all the wonderful things.
A lemur research center sounds amazing. I had to google to be reminded of how they look like indeed cute.
I looked at your Pinterest board, and I love the craft ideas you have for making with your dad! It sounds like a lovely way to spend time with him. I’m impressed that you helped someone on “Be My Eyes.” I hadn’t heard of that app. It sounds wonderful!
I read about the app on someone’s blog I think and signed up almost two years ago. There was one call I was too late to pick up. They rout the call to multiple people and who ever picks up first is the one helping. This time I was on the phone and could take it right away.
I am really looking forward to my dad and I being in the workshop.
I learned from your RatW challenge that I had read a Samanta Sweblin book, too, and it counts for Argentina! I had no idea. I am not as dedicated to you about my RatW, but every once in a while I poke back into my list. Maybe it should be a 2027 goal to finish at least half of it?
I have been working on the list for years and I am far from half way through. Don’t overwhelm yourself. I think I started back in 2020…