I’m still here, though you wouldn’t think it by reading this blog. I’m still running, lifting and eating healthy, I’m still coding, I’m still speaking Russian, and I’m still meditating almost every day. I am also writing, playing the piano, and taking photographs, though not nearly as much as I’d like to. I hope to remedy this.

On a side note, I’ve decided to read a minimum of one book a month. I’ve always wanted to read more, but I can never seem to find the time. That’s a sad excuse if you ask me. How hard is it to read a few pages a day. It’s not, actually, or at least that’s what I keep telling my daughter who has a book report due in one month. To help her realize this, I took the number of pages in her book and divided it by 30. I then grabbed a sticky pad and started to write the numbers 1 through 30 on them, one for each day of the month. According to my calculations, she needs to read 8 pages a day to reach her goal. I took each sticky note and placed them on the page that she should be on for each particular date (every 8 pages). Okay, so I know this isn’t some revolutionary idea, but it seems to help her when I set small goals instead of big ones. 8 pages a day, to her, is a lot less frighting than 240 pages. Then it hit me! What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. So I did the same thing for the book that I’m presently reading and it turns out that all I have to do is read 10 pages a day to meet my monthly quota. That’s a nice small goal that I’m pretty sure I can handle.

Just in time too, my Amazon wish list is getting a bit out of control.