NOW

This is what I’m doing now:

Project Management

Still at it, but now I’m at Duracell. Varied projects that range from

  • SAP customization
  • Rolling out a new corporate card program across the company
  • RFPs to select new vendors
  • Oversight integration
  • Celonis integration
  • Integrating Third Party Apps for our business/ finance users
  • UIPath migration to the Cloud

Reading

  • Finished
    • To Shape a Dragon’s Breath – Great story about an alternate world where the Vikings continued to dominate and advance their culture over the rest of the world. The main character is a native girl who is given a dragon egg. This is not done. Dragons are only given to Vikings. She has to confront the prejudice and train her dragon so they don’t destroy her.
    • The Humming Effect – Interesting book on the power of humming (includes chanting) and music on our bodies.
    • On the Calculation of Volume – Part III – Still can’t believe this is holding my attention. She and her new found companions try to survive together in their looping day.
    • The Sutra on the Mount – A non-binary (inclusive of all religions) reading on the Sermon on the Mount. Good read. It tries to reach out to all Christians, but I don’t think anyone that is very conservative will like it. I love it.
  • In Progress
    • To Show and Tell
    • Einstein in Kafkaland
    • The Two Towers – I feel as if this is just going to sit on the bathroom shelf for months
    • The Silmarillion – Same
    • Whatever else grabs my attention https://www.librarything.com/profile/remikit

Exercising

Five – Six Days a Week

  • My workouts are the same set of exercises I’ve been doing
    • Weights, Bodyweight, Yoga, Spinning, Dancing, Cardio, Qi Gong, Pilates
    • I signed up for a Gym to include workouts with machines
    • I’ve joined a Gym called HotWorx – which is working out in a sauna. They have Yoga, Cycling, Bands, Barre, an elliptical type bike and a rowing machine. This is fabulous in the wintertime. They say that I will get leaner in this heat – so I’m hoping. We’ll see how it goes this winter.
  • I signed up for Les Mills On Demand. They have great Yoga, Pilates, Core, Dance and Cardio workouts.

Learning

My focus this quarter:
I’m trying to improve my Japanese reading

  • With WaniKani help – (still on Level 12 of 60) and
  • Nihongo Life – they have a Patreon and a slew of YouTube Videos
  • Just found a set of videos from someone called Cure Dolly that I wish I had found earlier. Highly recommended
  • Reading Manga

Socials

Knitting/ Crochet

As usual, I have multiple projects going at the same time.

I started a year-long stash buster blanket. Full of ugly yarn that I will be happy to see go. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/remikit/2026-year-challenge-scrap-yarn-blanket

I started the Penguin Hat – https://ravel.me/remikit/38fqrd

I finished the Into the Hood Mystery Knitalong. I liked the idea, but I will pass on the multiple colors next time – https://ravel.me/remikit/ithamkala

I finished the Chicago Winter Blues Dickey – https://www.ravelry.com/projects/remikit/chicago-winter-blues-dicky.

Continuing to work on another sweater – the Bere by Stolen Stitches. Lots of cables…lots of unraveling and reworking rows…

I’ve also started the Galway Blanket.
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/remikit/galway-blanket-club#

  • I finished two squares and am working on the third

Writing

My focus this quarter:

  • Start writing short stories again
  • Study writers I admire
  • Practice writing

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