Week 23/2021: memories
21 for 2021 update The Change Journal (thing 4) This week I completed the 66th day of the final habit in the habits chapter (chapter 7) of the Change Journal so I’ve now completed seven chapters. Vegetable of the week (thing 2) Thing 2 is to choose a different...
Week 21/2021: websites, exercise and Tasmanian stories
What did I want to do better this week? That thing about doing afternoon exercise. I’ve been working through the Wicking Centre’s Preventing Dementia MOOC, which is a free online course open to anyone interested in learning about what the risk factors for dementia are and how to modify...
In praise of beetroots and turnips
Thing 2 of my 21 things for 2021 is to choose a different vegetable every week from the book In Praise of Veg and make a recipe from the book using that vegetable. Beetroots First up this week was beetroot, specifically the Beetroot and Honey-roasted Walnut Salad (page 242)....
21 for 2021: another thing done
Week 20/2021. I cooked celery soup and finished updating my resume. ...
21 for 2021: week 19 review
Week 19/2021: week of 10 May 2021 What did I want to do better this week? More than one afternoon’s exercise in the week. So, how did that go then? I did two days . . . I also did the City to Casino seven km walk on Sunday,...
21 for 2021: week 18
Week 18/2021: week of 4 May 2021 21 for 2021 update This week in the Change Journal I tried out the Eisenhower Principle chapter, which I am familiar with but don’t think I’ve ever actually used. It’s a way of prioritising things according to their importance and their urgency. I’ve...
21 for 2021: week 17 update
Week 17/2021: week of 26 April 2021 I had a lovely day out with my sister and her friend at Mt Field National Park on Saturday, which was great because I could forget all about my to-do list and concentrate on not rolling my injured ankle clambering over large...
A threesome of vegetables
Thing 2 of my 21 from 2021 list is to choose a different vegetable every week from the book In Praise of Veg and make a recipe from the book using that vegetable. Some of these cooking adventures have been long enough to make a whole post about them...
21 for 2021: week 13
Week 13/2021: week of 29 March 2021 This week, I started the last of the five habits in chapter 7 of the Change Journal (thing 4). This habit relates to a challenge I’ve started this month with Trina O’Gorman to write for at least 15 minutes every day. Trina...
21 for 2021: week 12
Week 12/2021: week of 22 March I still haven’t started a new chapter of the Change Journal (thing 4) but I have been working my way through the Habits chapter (7), the Clarity chapter (8) and the Pitch Yourself chapter (9). I mentioned doing the UK trip book (thing...