Week 39 was full of creative energy. I took steps forward on some projects I've been stalled on and I laid the foundations for future projects.
Arts & Crafts
This week, I've been working on my Fairy Cross-Stitch. I'd really like to get it done and on the wall. I'm a very long way away from that, but it was nice to work on it while watching one of my favourite movies, The Long Kiss Goodnight, which stars Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson.
I also made a new patch for my jacket.
Decluttering & Minimalism
Many swear words were yelled as I tried once again to fix my bathroom door situation. This thing has been a saga. The original door was large and swung inward, so even I had difficulty closing the door while inside the bathroom. So I tried a farmstyle door, but that was cracking the drywall above my door frame. Next, I tried just using the wood door I had from that, but I hated it. I tried a folding closet door, but I didn't put the track in the right spot.
This week, I got the track adjusted after fighting with it. I have epoxy in case it decides not to stay in place. Next up was all the steps to repair the bottom of the door, so it can be put in place and used.
It's not perfect, but it's as perfect as I could manage with a lack of space to work properly. I used the professional strength wood glue.
Along with the glue, I also got the wood I needed for a shelf that will join my bookshelves together and cherry red paint for the shelf and all my doors. If there is any paint left after painting all of those, I will paint the inside back of my bookshelves.
Next week, I may fill in some of the hole with some fake wood putty stuff to help ensure it's good for a long time. I'm also hoping to clean it up and paint it.
Gaming & Streaming
As usual, game night was a lot of fun. We battled more kobolds and teamed up with an underground creature who resembles a hell hound with a humanoid face. He wanted to kill kobolds because they invaded his home. We also eventually found our missing butcher who was happy to be returned home.
On Sunday, I tried to play some Minecraft with friends, but I was up late both of the preceeding days and I had to crash.
Goal Setting & Tracking
Arts & Crafts: Fairy Cross-Stitch (25%)Decluttering & Minimalism: Fix the bathroom door (33%)
Gaming & Streaming: Weekly Pathfinder campaign (100%)
Lifestyle & Sports: Q2 Softball Game (100%)
Music & Songwriting: Continue researching genres (Good)
Reading & Writing: Nothing specific.
Lifestyle & Sports
Thursday was softball with Q2. Unfortunately, we lost quite badly, but with some minor tweaks I think we'll have a closer game. I would've had two runs if the timing was better.
On Sunday, I finally got to the dance store to get my first pair of tap shoes. I'm pretty excited to get using them though I won't likely have time until softball is done in October.
With curling starting on October 1st, I'm spending Monday getting ready for it, getting some things done around Tiny Condo, and watching something related to Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Music & Songwriting
I wrote down some lyrics. I don't know if it'll ever turn into a thing that exists in the world outside of my own files, but it's a thing that exists. I'm listening to a wider variety of music these days and I have no idea what style I'd want to do anything in. My natural rhythms seem to lean towards blues, but most of what I listen to is symphonic metal, pop punk, and rap rock.
Sometimes, this journey is about listening to albums I haven't in a very long time. Those ones that helped form me. Songs that I identified with as a teen may have different meaning after decades have gone by.
Reading & Writing
I didn't have a goal set this week as it's the transition from my summer activities to my autumn ones, but something got into me this weekend and I wrote out an outline for a screenplay. I also wrote down ideas for a book.
I'm still stuck on the current screenplay, but I think I accidentally created a structure to outline the rest of the story.