The State of the Swankivy - December 14

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The State of the Swankivy - December 14 - December 20

Dec 21, 2024 22:07

The week in review:

Saturday I organized my holiday meal ideas and wrote out some new recipes. Made a shopping list for all the extra stuff we'll need to host two parties at my house. Then I got my blog done, wrote a book review, and worked on a short story.
Sunday I watched someone make Hanukkah donuts, did some laundry, redecorated for the new season, did some more laundry, trash, and chores, and worked on my short story a lot.
Monday I had some hectic stuff at work--letter reviews and working on a transcript. I also took some packages to the post office and prepared notes for our upcoming interview. Did some Polos, did dishes, texted with friends, and worked more on the short story.
Tuesday I went to a prep meeting for the interview and worked on another letter to go out, and completed some documents for our package that was due for the interview. Did some Polos, wrote my comic, and wrote some more of the short story.
Wednesday I finished the interview package and submitted it, and then drew some comics. Jeaux picked me up to go to Panera, and we stopped at a bunch of places to get special items (Fresh Market, Walgreens, the liquor store to get a tiny amount of bourbon for one recipe, and the grocery store). Finally we watched the very last episode of What We Do in the Shadows and read silly things to each other.
Thursday I went to an interview prep meeting and drew some comics. Also took another post office trip to take eBay items to be sent. Did some processing for my comic. Ben came over and hung out for a bit before going in to Game Night. After he left I finished processing the comic and posted it before going to sleep once it was officially Friday. Also got my bag packed and outfit planned for the interview.
Friday I met my boss to go out to Bartow and our interview went fine--no surprises. Hopefully we did okay and the District will pick us. At home I did my upcoming project reports and took a nap. Jeaux picked me up to go to his company's holiday party, which was on a boat. We had some good food and decent conversation with other people seated with us. Then we visited Sprouts to buy special grocery items. We went back to my place and told each other silly stories before he went home and I went to bed early.

New Reviews:

Kelsey H gave The Invisible Orientation an unrated review on Goodreads.
MuffinMan gave The Invisible Orientation a two-star review on Goodreads.

Social media counts:
YouTube subscribers: 5,468 for swankivy (lost 2), 680 for JulieSondra (no change), 16 for v & V Vids (no change), 210 for Not-So-Giant Women (lost 1), 66 for Tides of Time Band (no change). Twitter followers: 803 for swankivy (1 new), 3,663 for JulieSondra (lost 9). Facebook: 299 friends for swankivy (no change), 643 likes for JulieSondra (no change), 82 followers for Negative One (no change), 253 followers for So You Write (no change), 101 followers for Not-So-Giant-Women (no change). Tumblr followers: 2,427 (no change). Instagram followers: 280 (no change). Threads followers: 76 (no change). I just joined Bluesky Social (where people are flocking for a post-Twitter life). Bluesky followers: 254 (10 new).

Health Plan Update:

Weight stuff: I have no data on this this week. :)
Nutrition stuff: Fruits and veggies are in the right balance again this week, and I seem to have rediscovered that soup exists. Yum. Every day that I didn't get enough protein was a day that I ate dinner out, so I think on days I plan to eat out I should try to focus more on protein for breakfast and lunch. I am still regularly taking vitamins.
Activity stuff: I met my walking goal every day this week. My low day was Friday at 10,028 steps, and my high day was Tuesday at 10,778 steps.

Books Read: