Sourdough and Smiles (w09)

I’m too mentally exhausted to post this week and tomorrow we have a family pickleball date again, so I’m posting quickly to update my goals.

I titled the post Sourdough and Smiles in honor of my favorite two pictures from the past week.

Saturday’s sourdough loaf came out great and the family devoured it!

I haven’t been baking as much as I’d like, but Doughbra is going strong, and I’ve been using the discard in lots of experiments.

The second photo is of me and The Husband.

We pulled out the electronic boats, braved the cold and walked to a pond near our house even though the kids didn’t want to come.

I will say I am definitely running out of energy to persuade people to do things. I barely have enough activation energy for myself anymore. Maybe it’s a byproduct of being a teacher in today’s academic climate or perhaps it’s perimenopause?

I don’t know. All I know is that overall, I find people exhausting, and that’s an odd state for me. I have always been a people person.

Anyway, here’s my update this week…

2025 Goal Check-in

1. Blog Weekly.
   • so far… ✔️
2. Paint More. Don’t overthink it.
   • so far…✔️
3. Make a new handmade pasta monthly.
   • Jan ✔️ ✔️
   • Feb ✔️ ✔️
   • March (not yet)
4. Hike at least twice a month.
   • Jan ✔️✔️
   • Feb ✔️✔️
   • March (not yet)
5. Perform one unassisted dip.
   • Down to the ORANGE BAND!!
6. Perform five strict pull-ups.
   • Training! PROGRESS!!
7. Handstand walk.
   • Training!
8. Take at least three yoga classes a month.
   • Jan ✔️✔️✔️
   • Feb ✔️✔️✔️
   • March ✔️
9. Make homemade sourdough bread.
   • ✔️✔️✔️OMG I did it!✔️✔️✔️
10. Take the kids to Iceland (planning is in the works!).
    • Second installment paid!
11. Fix the holes in my house (long story, lots of plumbing issues this year).
    • Two holes down, two to go!
12. Continue my Spanish Streak on Duolingo (I’m on day 1,231!!).
    • so far…✔️ day 1293!
13. Take a Spanish class in person.
    • My class was canceled. 🙁 Back on the hunt!
14. Plan something special for The Husband’s 50th birthday!
    • Research underway!
15. Snatch 125lbs.
    • Training underway!
16. Compete in at least one weightlifting meet.
    • no progress
17. Walk a minimum of a half-mile daily with Marsh and, preferably, with the Husband, but I can’t base my goal on him.
    • 57/63 days so far this year. (have missed a few 🙁
18. Track my movie-watching on Letterboxd.
    • so far…✔️ Click here to see!
19. Keep my citrus trees alive! (I have a lemon and a lime tree I named Laverne and Shirley. Laverne is not doing too well after a disastrous root rot issue this fall, but we are doing our best.)
    • so far…✔️ They are growing, but I can’t wait to get them back outside this summer.
20. Host an extended family dinner monthly.
    • Jan ✔️
    • Feb ✔️
    • March (struggling here)
21. Clean out and organize my closet and drawers.
    • no progress.
22. Thrift more and purchase no brand-new clothes.
    • so far…✔️
23. Take daily supplements more consistently.
    • so far…✔️ keyword “more,” I’ve missed a few days
24. Reduce alcohol consumption to once or twice a month.
    • Jan ❌ 1/18, 1/23, 1/31 (close!)
    • Feb 2/1, 2/15 ✔️
    • March
25. Cook one new recipe/dish a month.
    • Jan ✔️
      • (Spiced Rubbed Pork, Honey Soy Glazed Cod, Italian Bread!)
    • Feb ✔️
      • (Thai Peanut Sauce, Overnight Pizza Dough, Sourdough Pizza Crust Recipe)