The word that sums up this week is: experimentation. Inspired by some planning-related YouTube videos 📺, I tried out a new way to reduce effort by combining weekly a daily planning a bit more efficiently; plus I leaned into having my ‘daily note’ reside solely in my notebook 📓 (only recording important matters in Obsidian). I started the whole: write-my-schedule-and-4-must-do’s-on-an-index-card idea: seems to be a winner!

A top moment for me was introducing my second child to Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy 📖: such fun 🤩. Something I’m looking forward to next week is a new living room: having quite a bit of repair and renewal needing to happen.

My week headlines

🧠 Understanding: Not a whole lot… maybe 💰 project finance? Also my ‘minimum viable planning system’—what I turn to when it all falls apart1.

🧶 Creating & cultivating: A zine for my eldest with a story about her ❤️

📺 Consuming: Taco salad! Also a lot of mindless YouTube clips 😳

🔆 Connecting: Reading to my kids has been great this week 📚

✒️ Most used pen & ink combo: Pilot Custom 823 with 🟦 Sailor Potsu Potsu

🏹 One thing for future self: It’s ok to be slow after a super busy week: seasonality

1 For me: Outlook & Google calendars plus a piece of paper with a long task list

First published 2025-06-01