The word that sums up this week is: cozy. Inspired by the warmth of the living room fire 🔥 as autumn comes, my wife and I were inspired to plan a but more how to decorate the room, especially some cozy lamps 🛋️. I feel like this room will become our ‘winter room’.
A top moment for me was watching The Empire Strikes Back with the kids for the first time. Something I’m looking forward to next week is Getting Wheel of Time Book V (‘The Fires of Heaven’). Hopefully in time for a 🚝train journey … but if not, I could do with spending time life-reflecting on the close of a year quarter and the start of a new.
My week headlines
🧠 Understanding: Learning that I have too high expectations for a Friday and need to spread out the week review and next week’s planning 📅. Also the need to cultivate a few team leaders as sounding boards so I am not carrying things emotionally for as long as I am.
🧶 Creating & cultivating: Feels like not much this week. I sprayed some tiles to seal grout, and decided on the patterned tiles for one room.
📺 Consuming: Chocolate cake 🎂. Finished Wheel of Time book IV. Loved the ending.
🔆 Connecting: Film afternoon with the kids was great. My parents dropped by and had a cuppa ☕️. I feel a little disconnected from recovery at the moment: both people and learning.
✒️ Pen & ink combo: FP Nibs Ronda (stub) with 🟥 Diamine Merlot.
🏹 One thing for future self: Better effort on weekly sand quarterly reflection habits.
A link: Autumn jazz 🎶
First published 2025-09-28