30 November 2023

The end of November marks the real beginning of the Christmas season. With Thanksgiving being so early in the month there was a nice lull in activities this week. The hustle and bustle is starting up again, I ended up getting a lot of the decorations out and about yesterday, it always feels nice to transform the house for a little bit. December is also the home stretch of the year, any big projects should have already been completed and it’s time to make plans for next year. While this year had it’s share of adventures, next year is shaping up to be even wilder. We’ll probably be moving next year and hopefully upgrading to a bigger plot of land. The last time I stopped doing my blog was because I had just bought this house and the amount of work that needed to get done was beyond my childish comprehension. Speaking of, I had never in my life considered having a child before moving out here, it wasn’t until we got established and life began to get quiet that I sought to mix things up. The internal change those decisions sparked was that I seek out those disturbances as I’m getting comfortable for continued development. I know taking on more responsibility makes life more difficult, but I akin that thinking to adding weight makes the bar heavier; I want to lift heavier weight. When I was in highschool we learned about the renaissance and a “renaissance man”. Afterwards I wrote down a list of what I needed to learn to be a renaissance man. That list is long gone, but I’m satisfied in who I’ve become, there’s even a number of activities from reading to music that I didn’t think I had any hope in. After decades of accomplishing goals, I don’t see any limit on what I can achieve, slow and steady wins the race.