A few weeks ago Sam and Marceline reAd Harry Potter together and we watched the first movie.
Last week Marceline started the first Harry Potter novel on her own as a reread. She finished it two nights and immediately jumped into the second.
I forget how fun reading can be sometimes, or how much fun it is when you are young. I get up early most mornings and try to spend 30 minutes or so reading with my first coffee to start my day.
It’s not a chore… But almost routine now. I enjoy it… A lot .. but it’s definitely not the same joy that Marceline is displaying.
At the start of the year I set a few goals for myself.
A) I wouldn’t buy myself candy B) I would do 100 push ups a day C) I would 15 minutes a day on my kindle D) I would try to run 50 miles a month
I’ve kept all of them – to one degree or another.
I haven’t bought myself candy, explicitly bought myself candy. I did buy Sam a bag of peanut butter hearts around Valentine’s Day when she was having a few tough days knowing that I would eat some. Same around Easter – buying her or the kids Easter candy knowing I get to eat some. But as far as picking myself up candy as a snack, or while out shopping, or just for myself – I haven’t done it. So totally counts.
I have done 100 push ups a day, every day except one, last week. I did 250 the next day to make up for it.
I have read 15 minutes on my kindle daily. It tracks that, so not really a way around it. And I’ve been enjoying it.
In February I ran 47 miles. It was a shorter month. But that’s close enough to count and I picked it up in March with 85 miles. I’m trying to be most lenient with this one. I run around my family. So getting up early to run or running at night. And when I don’t get at least 6 hours of sleep for one reason or another I refuse to run, and rather prioritize sleep.
And there are days like today where I come out to the living to get my running clothes on before heading out the door and Marceline is just laying on the couch with a big smile on her face. Of course I’m going to sit with her instead of running. She is too cute not to.
Not really, but it is keeping from doing other things I want to at night. I have a pretty healthy addiction to reading the news online. And keeping the iPad near while watching tv or lounging at night keeps me reading the news, playing a game or reading comics.
This time used to be spent drawing, reading, or playing video games; focusing on one thing at a time with the tv or music on for background noise. I generally don’t watch just tv or a movie.
But now I fill that time with the iPad. So my New Years Resolution this year is to put the iPad down more. Get back to spending my time with books, sketchbooks, puzzles and Sam. Basically spending that time more productively.
How I will quantify that as a success or failure I don’t know. But it’s a good resolution I think.
Coming up next I will review my resolutions from last year.
