Every semester, when classes end, I think it’s going to be this great big relief, and it is, to an extent, but then meeting and planning season begins.
I gave a presentation yesterday (photo above). I’m preparing for another next week. Summer classes start in two weeks, and I’m working on some materials for the department.
That’s it. That’s all I’ve got this week. My brain is fried.
I have just enough energy to do a quick goal check-in.
2026 Goal Tracking
Cooking/Food
#SaladTime
Revised Goal: 5 Big Salads a Week ✅
I am marking this one complete because I’m going to make my 5th one after posting this.
Again, let me see if I can remember them…
Top left: skirt steak, sweet potato, sautéed peppers and onion with balsamic over mixed greens.
Top right: mixed greens with grilled chicken, grape tomatoes, pistachios, parmesan, and white balsamic.
Bottom left: mixed greens with grilled chicken, roasted red pepper, pistachio, parmesan, sourdough croutons, and balsamic.
Bottom right: mixed greens with grilled chicken, grape tomatoes, feta, oregano, and white balsamic.
I have a faint memory of putting apple in one, but I can’t remember, and my pictures are too blurry to tell. lol Regardless, I’m eating my greens!
Weekly Soup/Stew/Prep
Goal: Once a Week ❌
Not this week… I was out of town over the weekend.
Sourdough
Goal: Once a Week ❌
Not this week either… I was out of town over the weekend. BUT I’m fermenting dough now. 🙂
Homemade Pasta
Goal: Once a Month
- January 1/9 ✅
- February 2/15 ✅
- March 3/1 ✅
- April 4/18 ✅
- May 5/14 ✅
I did it! Last Thursday, I made a one-pot pasta dish with homemade noodles, chicken, broccoli, and homemade stock.
It came out delicious, even if the photos aren’t that great!
Evan in the Kitchen
Goal: Once a Week ❌ Retired
Revised Goal: Weekly Teen Sanity Check-In
No real teen updates. I’ve been so busy with work we haven’t done much except chat on the way to school in the morning, but he’s usually too tired and grumpy to really engage. 😕
Fitness/Weightlifting
Olympic Lifting Training
It’s a deload week, so no real updates, but I did post a fun collage of today’s floor workout!
Handstands/Pull Ups/Jump Rope
Took a break from pull-ups and handstands for deload week, but I did get my jump workout in.
I will get 100 unbroken double unders if it kills me. This week, my best set was 79!
Hikes
- Goal: Twice a month
- January 1/3, 1/15, 1/23 ✅
- February ❌
- March 3/21, 3/28 ✅
- April 4/3, 4/12 ✅
- May 5/9
Hope to go this weekend, but it’s supposed to rain relentlessly. We shall see!
Hot Yoga
- Goal: Twice a month
- January 1/4, 1/11, 1/18 ✅
- February 2/1 ❌
- March 3/1, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 ✅
- April 4/12, 4/18, 4/25 ✅
- May 5/9
Planning to go on Saturday.
Pickleball
League is over, BUT I got the whole family to the court on Sunday night and we played for two hours. It was so fun!
Creative/Other Pursuits
Music
I need to pick up the guitar tonight. It’s been two days. 😕
Painting
Started a card for Ryan’s birthday!
Acting Class/Drum Lessons
Acting class is in two weeks! I’m hoping to reach out to a drum instructor in June.
Spanish
Still falling short here. 😕
Alcohol Reduction
- Goal: No more than two days of drinking a month.
- January 1/1, 1/31 ✅
- February 2/1, 2/21 ✅
- March 3/21 ✅
- April 4/1, 4/2, 4/18 ❌
- May 5/16
Enjoyed some drinks with old friends this weekend!
Looking Ahead
I’m so depleted right now that I can’t use any brainpower to think ahead. And you know what, I don’t think that’s a bad thing at the moment. I’m just gonna be.
2 replies on “Depleted Deload Week (y02w21)”
Gee, it sounds like you are WYC-WYC 🙂
My son knows how you’re feeling, with classes over and a new year to prep for. Those instructors who give a darn, CARE about their teaching. I can certainly tell that you DO care a lot about your students and your teaching. Good for you!!!
Okay I am loving this!!! It’s like a game of making your life fun and well rounded. I need to get out of my comfort zone.