January 30, 2025

January is a practice month, to do lists, and dreaming of repeating hours.

Hi! It's 8:15pm right now.  Here are the things I would love to do in the next 45 minutes

45 minutes of work.  I logged off really quickly today and could do with finishing a few pieces, since I'm not in work tomorrow

Rebook my hair dye appointment.  I keep a mental note of times I am free in the week and Fridays at 1pm is usually a good time. So I booked a hair dye with my favourite hairdresser and then realized that I had booked a pedicure 3 months ago for that exact same time.  It's easier to rebook the hairdresser than the pedicure, but now I have to go for the next available friday at 1pm, and she's booked for ages. Waah!

Reply to texts.  I have texts from people I like on my phone! I need to reply to them

Update the family photo albums.  I have totally fallen off the wagon on these.  I decided we have too many kids for me to do all 4 kids albums (plus the family album) and so I delegated the twins albums to Andy, starting in November.  In December he told me he was finished, and said there weren't any good photos so each twin only had one page for the month of November.  While my albums aren't filled with the most brilliant photos, I'm super uncool with the "one page a month" album idea, and in fact I feel I had expressed this when trying to hand over this project.  Of course I was then behind in the twins albums (I normally update them monthly) and now I am getting behind in all the albums.  The twins need November now, and everyone (including family album) needs December update.  It's February on Saturday, which means I will need to update for January.  Luckily I have basically stopped taking photos because of life being chaos so January shouldn't be too hard to update, but I just feel *bad* when I'm behind on my albums

Review April trip to Sweden. I just got an email saying my return flight from Sweden has been cancelled (in April) and they're rebooking me on the 7am flight.  I have not travelled in a while but this seems super annoying to me because I'm pretty sure that the 7am flight was cheaper and I paid more to be on the 11:30am flight.  I am a little scared to get the kids on a 7am flight but also, I think it can be done.  It's probably better than flying into heathrow at 8pm.  Or changing my trip entirely to return on Saturday rather then Monday, and all the associated travel logistics with the family I am meeting in Sweden.  As an aside, I am starting to realize that travel is very expensive.

Grocery Delivery Complaint I want to email our grocery delivery place because they sent me sweetcorn which went bad in a day and also brie cheese with a two day expiry last week and that's super uncool.  I am aware I am super middle class.

Line A Day I need to fill in my line a day journal as I haven't for the last few days

Time Log I need to update my time log

Read I would love to read my book! The very Secret society of irregular witches is super cute.

Meditate It would be good to meditate or stretch (I know I won't do either of these)

Budget I managed to update budget for January.  I have had a lavish January birthday month and it shows.  I bought myself a Shark hairdryer and it has many fancy tools for drying hair.  I have asked my hair stylist to teach me how to use it and she said she would and I am so excited to learn how to make my hair look pretty.  Or maybe just less mom bun.

Tidy The floor of the lounge is covered in toys.  Its ok because a baby will be awake in 9 hours to play with these toys.  But life feels nicer when I come downstairs to a cleaner lounge.  Also, Subpoint, there are two nappies on the mantle.  They should probably be in the bin.

Write a blog post I did this! I wanted to write about goals... but I didn't.  Next time.

January is a practice month.  I finished January budget today! I made it through most of a work day.  I did a Peloton ride on my lunch break.  I made some falafels that were pretty tasty AND a hummus that was tasty, all before 8:30am. 

Also, even if I did have the three-ish hours of Rachel time it would take to do all of the above, I probably would use those hours for not doing all of the above.  Time is funny!


9:26 Update - what I did:

Finished the twins albums for November and uploaded December photos (also, I think I can do the december albums tomorrow and then I won't be behind anymore.  A month should only take an hour)

Made a reservation for upcoming dinner with a friend

Wrote to the grocery store about my order

Wrote local grocery store to thank them for having enough twin shopping trolleys

Replied to a few texts

Updated my time log

Texted hairdresser to rearrange appointment


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