On the regular: Riding my e-bike, strength-training, hiking, journaling with Apple Journal, audiobook listening (Here's my audiobook list). I’ve read a lot so far!
Reading: Good Slut: How Money, Sex, and Power Set Women Free - Zoe Strimpel
Listening: Flâneuse - Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, & London - Lauren Elkin, Inconceivable: Heartbreak, Bad Dates, and Finding Solo Motherhood - Alexandra Collier, The Cannabis Hangout podcast
Experiments: driving my car less and riding my e-bike more, using a minimalist dumbphone, adding hyperlinks to the end of posts, streaming less and downloading/purchasing media, joining volunteer groups, consolidated texting, work breaks sans phone
I just finished a large personal project where I compiled and organized my personal history notes and timeline into more understandable formats (2013-2026 to be exact). It all started with me wanting to write a blog post about the mistakes I’ve felt I made and what I learned from them. This turned into creating more readable personal archive documents that I then printed out. I will use these hard copy notes and timelines to work on a personal writing project (sometime in autumn/winter) that I can then reference for future blog posts as well as for creating my own personal history stories. I’ve also generated a lot of blog post ideas from my notes and lists of the podcasts I listened to before.
Speaking of podcasts, I finished listening to a lot! You can see what I’ve been listening to here. It’s been blowing my mind how many perspectives and notions I’ve exposed myself to since the beginning of 2026.
Last month, in terms of expanding my knowledge on the mobility industry, I kicked off my 90 day audiobook curriculum. I also got clear on the cannabis industry (which I’m in and learning more about each day), revised my resume using specific keywords and saw how my past experience matches up with where I want to advance in it.
Deleted Meetup, Discord, GoFrendly, any apps I felt was taking energy from socializing IRL in less structured and non screen-based environments, something I will do in the coming months with more regularity. Been gradually getting back into practicing my social skills (I practiced them much more in 2022 but dipped back into my introverted tendencies) by talking with co-workers in addition to going to an event where I conversed with people working in Salt Lake City’s transportation and mobility sector. It feels exhilarating to share more of my thoughts and experiences with others! And just to engage in small talk!
Updated: 07.08.26