The State of the Swankivy - November 16

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The State of the Swankivy - November 16 - November 22

Nov 23, 2024 21:59

The week in review:

Saturday I updated some lists, worked on my blogging, did some walking and Poloing people, and wrapped up a package to go out. I also did some applications and ate a potato.
Sunday I slept late and I guess I needed it. Did my chores (dishes, trash, laundry) and organized money stuff, made some Polos, and updated more lists. Got very distracted from the things I wanted to do because I got an idea for a short story and had to immediately write the whole thing, so that's where my Sunday went.
Monday work involved editing a letter, compiling timesheets, following up on correspondence, and putting some approval stamps on stuff. I attended the streamed Q & A of another Steven Universe event and documented it for my fan blog. Then I worked on converting my new short story to its intended format: it's "found fiction" and needs to be told in realistic looking correspondence, including text messages, forum posts, and handwritten letters. Did some walking, reading, and Polo communication, and had my pants admired by a window salesman. Did some more submissions too. And I closed my mother's estate account today. It felt weird to be "done."
Tuesday was full of meetings. I had to go to three of them. And put more approval stamps on things. I spent the rest of the day continuing to make illustrations for my new story. I finally finished making the first draft and offered it to my friends for reading. Got three test reader takers and sent the story to them. Then did my walking and Poloing.
Wednesday I put out fires at work and did some data entry. Reviewed some story feedback and did some applications. Went to Saki with Jeaux, dropped by Walgreens, and shopped at Publix. We watched some Colbert shorts and another new episode of What We Do in the Shadows. And we saw a bunny outside on our walk!
Thursday I did more data entry--pretty much all I did all day, except for a break where I had to go to the dentist and get my second ever cavity filling (in a hard-to-see spot between some back teeth). Not bad! But the dentist commented "I like your outfit. You look like a fifteen-year-old." What. I wrote my webcomic and went to game night with my friends, and then did some drawings and Poloed my friend Steve.
Friday I did my usual reports at work and sent some teaming requests out, and went to a meeting. I cleaned up the house, saw Meghan briefly because she stopped by to pick up and drop off some stuff to sell, and then I worked on my comic, my walking, some reading, and a karaoke song. Fixed some formatting on the new short story and got very cold. It's chilly!

Social media counts:
YouTube subscribers: 5,477 for swankivy (no change), 679 for JulieSondra (no change), 16 for v & V Vids (no change), 209 for Not-So-Giant Women (no change), 66 for Tides of Time Band (1 new). Twitter followers: 809 for swankivy (lost 2), 3,729 for JulieSondra (lost 25--people are still leaving the platform en masse because of Elon). Facebook: 299 friends for swankivy (no change), 642 likes for JulieSondra (2 new), 81 followers for Negative One (no change), 253 followers for So You Write (no change), 100 followers for Not-So-Giant-Women (no change). Tumblr followers: 2,427 (lost 1). Instagram followers: 279 (lost 1). Threads followers: 76 (no change). I just joined Bluesky Social (where people are flocking for a post-Twitter life). Bluesky followers: 183 (143 new).

Health Plan Update:

Weight stuff: Not much to report. I recorded a high of 114.3 and a low of 113.3.
Nutrition stuff: My green veggie is spinach almost every day. I should really get some variety going. Most of my food is either a) smoothies, b) fruit in yogurt, c) packaged fruit, or d) fake meat (Tofurky, veggie burgers) on a bun. Not a huge variety except for restaurant food. I am still regularly taking vitamins.
Activity stuff: I met my walking goal every day this week, but cut it extremely close a couple days. My low day was Saturday at 10,218 steps, and my high day was Wednesday at 12,864 steps.

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