Had a cracking little body‑doubling session today with my two accountability buddies, Diana and Suliet. We meet twic a week. We were focussing on doing a refresh on our Commitment Letters and Ikigai… but honestly, the real star of the show was Bootzee, my current foster kitten. We’re all learning Miro together — three grown adults trying to figure out how to drag sticky notes, write in text boxes, around a digital whiteboard without accidentally deleting the whole thing. Meanwhile Bootzee is perched beside the screen, absolutely riveted by the tags popping up as @Diana Domantay and @Suliet Rivera add things to the board. Every zoom, every flicker, every colour change — he’s convinced it’s an interactive game designed purely for him. Bootzee’s Ikigai is very clear: Melt my heart. Look adorable. Try to convince me he should stay forever. And he’s doing an excellent job. But my purpose is the other side of the story — getting these abandoned little 2 or 3 week mites healthy, socialised, and ready for their furever homes. I thought it would be hard to give them up, but honestly, reminding myself that there are more kittens who need help makes it easier. We’re already on Batch 4… kitten #9… and we only started in December. And I’m loving it. So yes — today’s body‑doubling session was part productivity, part Ikigai reflection, part tech‑learning, and part kitten‑chaos. And honestly, that combination works for me. It’s exactly the kind of gentle accountability that keeps me moving. If anyone wants to join a future body‑doubling session (with or without feline supervision), you’re welcome. Check my sessions posted on AI Harmony - Body Doubling. - Isn't he just adorable - 🐈

My dad called. He's like his youngest son, or should I say, my brother is just like him. I'm only contacted when somebody needs something. I let him go to voicemail as it means he needs something. On my terms and mental ability, I called him back. My brother asked my dad for money.... again!!! My dad, who last time, and the time before and the time before and the... always says, "i can't stand it anymore. I'm not going to do it again." So, today, I sent money to my brother as my dad doesn't know how to use Zelle. Since I'm a joint owner with him should something happen...notice who he has a joint owner...I sent the money from his account as my dad requested. My brother tried calling me twice over the weekend and didn't leave a message, so I didn't attempt to call back, for reasons mentioned above. I didn't send the funds immediately. My brother sends me a text that his girlfriend is at the store waiting for the money. Talk about putting the cart before the horse. Then he texts my dad, who then texts me asking if I sent it. I had sent it seconds before my dad's text, but I still didn't do it immediately when I got the text from my brother. With that said... Anyways...he called yesterday and mentioned, while half in the bag, about doing his laundry on Thursday (normal pre-arranged day). I said, "Yes. at 10:30." Today, after the Western Union conversation, he again asked if he could come on Thursday to do his laundry. I guess he forgot he asked me yesterday. Man, he and my brother are so much alike. Anyways, I said, "Yes, Thursday at 10:30. We already discussed this." He goes, "I thought 10:30 was just for last Wednesday. " As most of you know, I said no when he called at 11:30 because he was just waking up. Today, I said, "No dad. That was the time we originally agreed on months ago, you just never stuck to it." He said, "I'm not going to argue with you about it." I said, "My mental health is more important than your laundry." I can't believe I actually said that out loud. Go me! 🤣 He attempted to conclude the call saying, "Well, I guess that's all I had to talk to you about." 🤦‍♂️ I engaged him in additional conversation. We talked about Oslo, Lily, and the proverbial, but real kitchen sink. The conversation then became about him again, complaining about his aches and pains. Normal conversation he and I have. This was all after he asked me to send money to my brother. Now, to be fair, my dad said to me after Lily had to be put down, and heard about the bill, "Did you want me to throw you a couple hundred for you to borrow." "To borrow." I said, "No dad. Thank you."

I haven’t been doom scrolling on social media for some time but earlier I was looking to replace my dad’s back door and you could drive yourself crazy looking through different sites to find the right thing. I spent what seemed like hours looking and I am no further forward. I know virtually nothing about doors and whether wood is better with glass or composite or UPVC, I know that wood is probably the cheapest but then some don’t come with glazing (even though they have holes for the glass!), so do I now have to look at where to buy glass? Toughened? Double glazed? OMG how boring 😴 I think I have to go and look at them and see what would work but who can be bothered!

Me: "Okay, we're doing it. We're finally getting this business off the ground. Everything is coming together. Stay focused..." My brain: "Absolutely! But first... let's write an entire book that's completely unrelated." Me: "Right now??" My brain: "RIGHT. NOW." So instead of sleeping like a responsible adult, I got a whopping 2 hours and 45 minutes of sleep last night... but I also wrote the first several chapters of this book, and I'm ridiculously excited about it. I don't just get ideas... I get ALL THE IDEAS. At the exact moment that I am already juggling 47 other things. Why dont I have a brain that says, "Maybe finish one thing first?" Nope Start a business. Write a book. Hyperfocus until 3 a.m. Wonder why I'm tired. Why do I always do this to myself?!

....feeling weird.... Not bad, just reeeeally weird