weekly retro #82: my doctor said to sleep more
first of all, rip dolly parton and tim curry. what a blessing it was to have shared a planet with them even if for such a short time relative to how long humans have existed.
it's also a blessing to be able to go outside and do all my responsibilities independently. i don't take that for granted, but also i'm very tired of this heat and all the seemingly random thunderstorms.
the week started with a continuation of a cluster of robot karaoke shows and tech meetups. i woke up on monday exhausted, but fortunately with one night out left in me.
jamie and i were back at wonderville that night, and it was a blast. shouts out to everyone who came and sang with us. i woke up the next day feeling hungover just from traveling back and forth to brooklyn 3 times in 72 hours. i needed a lot of rest and recovery for the next few days, i basically took the week off from lifting and stuck to treadmill workouts.
also hungover was one of the kilns in the ceramics studio. there was some sort of malfunction in one of their bisqueware fires that ruined every piece, 2 of which were mine: a wax melter and a spherical lidded vessel. this has never happened to me before, but still it's a reminder that you can't throw all your eggs into just the final product when it comes to pottery. you have to take in and enjoy the process as well, as it may be the only thing you have at the end.
i saw my endocrinologist, whose office now has valentines day and thanksgiving decorations? i've graduated to having such good thyroid levels that i don't need to see her for another 6 months which is great because the walk to that office is treacherous lol. the hard work i've been doing, staying hydrated and active, has been working. i just need to do a better job at getting enough sleep [jerk-off motion]
this cool guy, who other cool guy andy taught to give high fives for treats, makes it hard to sleep in. i figure this means i'll have to work on getting to bed earlier this week, boooooooo 🍅
things i enjoyed this week
- staying up super late!
- andy and i saw tony in theaters and really enjoyed it. i think the casting and acting was great and it didn't make me miss working in a kitchen lol but that means they did a good job at portraying the chaos and coke rage.
- ann reardon debunks the origin of the "is it cake" phenomenon. when i think of hyperrealistic cakes i think of the iconic armadillo cake with red velvet insides in the film (featuring dolly parton ofc) steel magnolias.
- here's a new haute and freddy song to get stuck in your head with me
- for the last 3 full weeks i've been doing my commutes and treadmill interval walk/runs wearing the saucony cohesion 19s. i'm not very knowledgeable in workout shoes, but these are the most comfortable i've worked out in and they were only $80 and my feet aren't sore after 3 miles of steep incline walks and sprints.
this week is my last ceramics class, i go back to my strength training, and i plan and begin said plans for a fresh new month. september will bring new routines and practices, and i guess a better sleep schedule.
xoxo jenn