The One Notebook Principle

No, really, what is it called when you have too much to write about and you don’t know what to write about first? Is it called anything?

Anyway, this has been my problem lately. There is so much I could write about that I just haven’t written anything. Then it occurred to me that I could write a post about that, except I’m not sure I can expand on it enough for its own post. So instead let’s talk about what’s going on with me. Life update time!

First, I am somewhat waiting on the upcoming Amazon Prime sale. I know lots of people put out lists of items on sale and/or are affiliates, so let’s get the disclaimer out of the way first. I am not an affiliate of any company and no products discussed in the post are specific or recommendations. I will not link you “must-haves” because I don’t agree with them. Who am I to understand your life and needs enough to tell you that you should buy something?

I bring up the sale, not to encourage you to buy from Amazon (whether you do or not is up to you), but because I am waiting to see if a heat gun will go on sale. As an aside, if anyone has any recommendations of good heat guns I would welcome a recommendation. The previous owners of our house painted the stairs so that the treads are black and the risers are white. We’ve lived here for about 3 years now and lately I’ve been thinking of trying to take off the black paint and see what’s under it. The stairway is a bit dark right now and the stairs have started to remind me of a cow. It’s time for a change, but I’m waiting on the heat gun.

Also in life update news is the prep work for the upcoming school year (teacher, remember?). I took the last year off due to anxiety and mental health reasons, so I’m starting to review the history curriculum to refresh my memory. The curriculum is currently in the process of being revised, so I feel like it’s extra important for me to get a good handle on at least the first unit of the two grades (6th and 7th) I’ll be teaching. To help me focus on work stuff during the summer, I’ve started using a productivity game called Ithya: Magic Studies (available on Steam) which so far is working out really well. It’s a bit like Finch (mobile app), which I also use, but on the computer. It also has timers for work sessions, and background music, which I really like.

Getting back to home projects, we’re also trying to figure out new paint colors for the upstairs bathroom, the upstairs hallway/stairs, and the kitchen. My husband says we’re painting the whole house slowly, and he’s not completely wrong. There are some rooms that we don’t need to paint (the green in the guest room, for example, is a very pretty shade of green) but over the past three years we have already painted almost half the house. One of these days we’ll be done with painting and then I imagine I’ll feel like new colors in a decade or so. I think my husband hopes we’ll just be done once we paint over the old owners’ paint jobs, but I painted my childhood bedroom twice between the ages of 8 and 16 so I know better.

It turns out I have more life updates than I thought, despite the fact that I live a pretty boring life right now. Anyway, hopefully I’ll have more posts about painting, stair redecorating, and maybe even a more in-depth review of Ithya for those who might be interested. For now, have a cute picture of Winston (one of the 5 cats living in this house) and have a great week!