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52-in-52 Roundup: The final stretch

My planner reminded me that we’re in week 45 of 2026, which blew my mind. I can notice all the Christmas decorations and discussions around the end of the year, but remain blissfully ignorant that 2027 is fast approaching, right?

I didn’t think so.

If you’re new to my blog (hello NaBloPoMo folks), every year I write a list of 52 things to do in 52 weeks, creatively called my 52-in-52 list. There’s not a rule that says I have to get them all done, the point is to just have some cool stuff to do during the year. I’ve only ever finished the list once that I can recall, so for 2026 I decided I wanted to try and achieve them all for a second time.…

52 in 52 update: Reinstate date night

This year, the goal was to get back to having regular time set aside for my husband and me.

When we first got married, we made a rule that each month, the same date of the month as our wedding would be set aside as a date night to do something special together.

Once our son came along, it became a lot more challenging. At first it was because of breastfeeding; then it was a hassle to find a babysitter. Eventually the idea just petered out, and for many years we only had sporadic date nights here and there.

This year I wanted to get back to spending more time together and reconnecting. Get out of the whole “life admin” thing it felt like we were stuck in.…

52 in 52 update: digital tomatoes, green Noosa, and 19 to go

Phew. Another month down, another giant step towards the end of the year. Let’s see how that 52 list is going (52 things to do in 52 weeks).

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Use a timer to take stretch breaks at work

I mentioned recently that I did some time tracking for a week to see where my time went. Well, that was the start of getting back into the habit of having stretch breaks for work.

When you work from home, it’s very easy to fall into the bad habit of slouching and working for way too long without a break. Using a timer definitely helps with that, as did my recent upgrade to an electric standing desk. I’m finding that weeks on, I’m still using it very regularly (about 4 times today in fact, for maybe about 30-40 mins each time).…

A cough and a fresh start

After yet another night of crappy sleep, I finally threw in the towel and took the day off work. I hate it when I feel OK but just can’t sleep because I’m coughing so much. It was an absolute challenge to get my son ready for school today, and as soon as I sat at my desk to work, I knew I wasn’t going to last.

So I rescheduled my meetings, called in sick, and went back to bed.

Turns out it was a good move. I napped…ish…for about two hours. I don’t feel like I ever got a deep sleep, but it was enough that I finally had some energy.

The rest of the day I spent working on my puzzle and then contemplating some of the 52s that I’m working on.…

52-in-52 update: 4 down, 21 to go

Well, we’re officially well into the second half of the year. In fact, there are only 20 weeks left in the year, and of my 52-in-52 list (52 things to do in 52 weeks), I’m still sitting at 26 items left to go.

I refuse to tick them off until I’ve blogged them, so it’s time to get that number down!

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Create a realistic, achievable blog schedule

When I wrote this one, I intended to come up with a specific frequency and deadline that I had to follow.

What I didn’t expect was that this would turn into a deep-dive on where I was finding friction in the blogging process. What was causing me to drag my heels with blogging was the process of reviewing and editing my posts, creating the image headers, etc.…