Halfway through 2026
At the beginning of the year I wrote ideas for 2026 and updated with progress on 2026 in March. Now we're halfway through the year!
Here on the site:
- started writing about books I'm reading
- themes and lots of pages have definitely happened
- I'm working on the personal canon type stuff
Personal, home, family stuff:
- monster trucks is booked for next month and ear defenders have been purchased
- the swim event in the Lakes has occurred. Plans for next year are already afoot. Several other swims have also occurred
- fun summer parties have been happening though the weather hasn't been massively cooperating
- a canoe has appeared
- have been to more theatre, a Tolkien festival, and am keeping on top of events-type stuff
- significant amounts of garden have been dug with significant amounts still to go
- DIY projects have gone well and other the next few months there will be more painting, tiling, and now I'm not prepping birthdays I'll spread out some artwork for framing
Learning, reading, projects stuff:
- I'm clearing my reading deck a bit ready to take Middlemarch on holiday with me next month
- signed up for a few courses as I'd let that sort of slide, more on which soon
- my cloudspotting book is sitting by the back door and getting more use than the telescope
- got my camera out and doing some research on cyanotype kits
- still done nothing about learning basic electronics and nothing new about my French. Still whoops!
- Recollections project is trundling along. Running much smoother with Obsidian now. It's been a busy couple of months but I'm still confident it will be done this year
Games:
- keeping my eye out for stuff at the boardgame cafe that isn't D&D, while also going to D&D
- ran a big game day two days ago with lots of scenery and damn near lost my mind. It was fun though
Creativity:
- got a much better idea of the final two chapters of my fic. Cautiously optimistic it will still get done this year. Will have to start more serious work on the next chapter soon
- been writing a very short story a week over the past few weeks. Not had much time but still wanted to finish things and it's been a really great experience
- posted more zine stuff and Joyride and stuff here, that felt good
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