Now

What I'm up to at the moment.

Every month, I update this /now page with a few things that have the majority of my time and attention right now.

Taking a break from climbing; my arm still isn't any better, plus it's too hot to climb. 🧗‍♀️ 🔥
Falling out of love with most things digital, and streamlined personal processes. I want hands-on, manual processes that need to be maintained.

It's May. Did April even happen?
Looking for new work as my employer is laying off 35% of it's full-time workforce.
Recovering from an elbow "blow-out" from last month. Trying to regain strength in my arms and shoulders.

Continue to rock climb.
Trying to reconnect, and strengthen relationships with existing friends.
Finding out that trying to make new friends, as an adult without kids, is difficult.
Falling into the daily, micro journaling habit I began last month.
As a temporary worker, I'm applying to new opportunities like it's a full-time job (on top of both full-time and part-time jobs).

Still considering what online properties I need. I think I've come to terms with my Archive being just that— an archive, and leaving the past in the past. I need a fresh start in many ways; I need to let go of a different era of my life.
Signed up for Bluesky. Not entirely sure why as of yet, but you can find me at @kvl.me.
Trying to remain focused on my word of the year— RESTORE, as the months carry on.
Started a new journaling habit— carrying around a tiny notebook, a new one for each month, whereby I write 10-12 sentences each day on any topic that comes to mind. I think this is a sustainable journaling practice compared to those that require a single notebook/diary/journal to be carried around with me.
Began indoor rock climbing at my local climbing gym. Looking to be challenged in new ways, find a third place, and be part of a community that I don't feel the need to form myself.

Working through some employment challenges; trying to retain my dignity while others try and take advantage.
Looking forward to the coming year, and tax season.
Thinking about how I can become more social (again?) and make some new friends—I'm lonely.
Reflecting on the year that has passed, complete with the challenges and opportunities I was presented with.
Considering what simple actions I can take in the coming months to restore to my life much of what has drifted away or been altered.

Fed up with web-services I rely on shutting down, regardless of if they are paid or free, I'm moving back to a self-hosted strategy for: rss, ~~bookmarking, and read-it-later~~ services. Apparently the only services I can trust are those I operate on my own.
Trying to define some new rhythms for reading: paper, digital, and audio. I might borrow the structure of Jason's routine to get me back into a reading habit.
Fiddling with cheap & old computers to see what I can save from their fate of becoming e-waste.
Leaning into Linux and returning to smaller computers as a way of life.
Being thankful I am a Canadian living in Canada, but watching carefully what's happening to our neighbour down south.

Settling into fall
Getting back into RSS reading again
Revisiting the writing, photos, and creations I'm most proud of from years gone by
Marking university exams and becoming a human AI detector in the process
Finding a new cadence for reading, thinking, and writing

Made the decision to start blogging again, after an 18 yr hiatus of regularly doing so
Started teaching again, at the post-secondary level
Returned to some semblance of work, after a 7-month break