Hey. How's your Never Ending Journey Going?
Hey there. For someone who said that they’d be running a weekly newsletter, I’ve been pretty inconsistent. This entry is a bit longer than usual.
General Updates
I’ve been looking to do too much and recently, a friend had to remind me why doing a lot of things at work results in a lot of unfinished stuff. That said, y’all get to see a sneak peek of a project I’ve been sitting on for two years (on and off) dubbed twchat. It’s still rough around the edges and it’s something I try to spend quality time but it’s part of my personal shift into side products. That’s in a longer post.
Fitness
For the last 60 days, I’ve managed to (more or less) maintain a morning routine that looks a bit like this:
- Wake Up.
- Write affirmation.
- Drink water.
- Go turn off alarm in office.
- Put down yoga mat and meditate.
- Do sunrise salutations (yoga flow) three times.
- Brush my teeth.
- Change and walk dog (about half a mile).
- Eat exactly one cup of oatmeal (plain, with water).
- Change into running clothes (always by my bed).
- Run 2.5 to 3 mi (depending on workout plan).
- Come home, do weight lifting, HIIT and Fitbit Coach.
- Shower and change into home wear.
- Eat breakfast (usually tofu scramble or leftovers from dinner).
- Write in my journal for no more than 8 minutes.
- Dress up to head outside.
- Toss the pup a treat (this is real - she now expects it before I leave).
- Leave.
It’s a bit of a long list. I get up at 5:55 AM every day (+/- 10 minutes) and leave my place by 8:20 AM (+/- 5 minutes). This routine “unlocked” my mornings for me and lets me do whatever now. Like even on a day like today, I ended up plopping down in front of my laptop feeling stronger, prepped and ready to do whatever. I’ll write more about how I got to this point on my blog.
Travel and Events
I’m heading to Portland, Oregon for the IndieWeb Summit. I mentioned it on my blog but just highlighting again for those locals. I’m also attending FusionConf with a keynote by one of the co-founders of Good For PoC in Tech and accompanying talks by the other (Catt Small and Amélie Lamont respectively). I guess it’s a micro pull up for all of us! That’s happening in North Carolina, so if you’re out there, let me know.
Lastly, this is your 24-hour reminder that not only is WaffleJS is happening tomorrow but that I’ll be hosting it! If you’re in the SF/Bay Area, hit me up, cop a ticket and enjoy a bunch of fun talks with donuts (not in my meal plan - haha).
Going Forward
One more side project I’m planning on finishing up is my public affirmation site. It’s going to be me experimenting with type and how it’s presented on the Web. The affirmations are sourced from the ones I write every day (nothing more than a few sentences). This way, I can share what helps me remain confident and become more of a designer.
Last Minute Notes
- My boy Iheanyi launched a platform called Seeker for building job boards as a service. It’s sleek, fast and simple to use.
- Another friend Gerard built Guapington, a nifty site to keep your finances in check while competing with friends.
- Trudy put me on this article about becoming a better writer in the Guardian. Check it out; it’s worth the read.
- Tricia shared a post from Esquire about Get Out and its role as a film about slavery. She has an excellent live-read recap on Twitter as well. Side-note; she also has a TED talk about the lack of human insight in data today with some reading notes.
Anything interesting happening with you? Got some news? Let me know and I’ll be sure to highlight it. Until next time.