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Simon Ponder: Haikus, Thoughts, Lomography and Games with a dash of ADD

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Goals Checkin for The First Quarter

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I am a little behind on this blog post, but I am excited to be making it.

My goals are on track, although I did slack on a few of them due to being buried during Open Cloud Academy. I am proud of the things I have done and earning both certificates and a new position was no easy feat.

Goal 1: Get outside more

I have not had as many hiking trips this year as I would have liked, but now that OCA is no more, we have already started planning hiking and kayaking trips.

Goal 2: Read a New Book

This one I have been enjoying. I have read a couple of new books this year, and I have a stack I rewarded myself with right after I graduated from OCA. That was my first trip: half priced books. Picked up some hopefully gems.

Goals 3 and 4

These got side tracked. I have not documented with a picture every day or a haiku. Now that it is all calmed down. I am hoping I can get back into the swing of things.

Hike 2 – Olmos Basin trail

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I had some free time last Sunday before work at the retail job. I knew there was a park nearby so I decided to visit it and see what was there because I had never visited the park and knew there was a trail that follows the creek through the park.

What I did not expect was that the trail was completely paved for the whole .81 miles of its length. Still, a trail is a trail and I had never walked the length of in this park which is build on a flood plain and is part of the cities preventative measures to keep downtown San Antonio from flooding.

It was a nice stroll through the Oak trees and great for a little short day hike before work. I don’t know that I will revisit this trail, and I was disappointed there were not any paths that would take me off the pavement and onto something a bit more rugged.

Weekly Checkin 1/6/2018

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Pokemon Go Steps

This week has been really good. I started the week and the year off right by going on a hike. I also wanted to make certain that I got my 10,000 steps each day. I could do this however I could, which led to a really poor choice, or an excellent example of how out of shape I am.


You see, one day this week the weather was really bad, so I decided to go for a walk in the stairwell downtown. One story up, then 8 stories down then back up 7 stories. It was murder on my calves. And then my iPhone did not record a single step of that. Incredibly cruel.

Because of this. I finally got a replacement for my Apple Watch. I decided to get the Garmin Vivosmart 3. It was on sale on Amazon, and I have some Amazon bucks to spend so I decided to grab one. I like it and that it is keeping track of my walking habits. I can leave my phone behind and just go for a walk.

It is not a permanent solution for me, but it is a nice tracker and I may continue to use it for those times when I do not want to risk my apple watch again.

I did get one solid run in from Couch to 5k, however the stair climbing stunt completely ruined my calves and made it hard to walk the next day. Put that on pause and focused on just walking and stretching.

I did end the week with a nice hike/stroll along a nature trail in Olmos basin which I will write about tomorrow.

Month in Haiku’s – December, 2018

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December 1, 2018
Photos with Santa
Cousins wedding reception
Board games with Ariel

December 2, 2018
Breakfast with Ariel
Walking for Pokemon day
Gather stored items

December 3, 2018
Notes sent overseas
Raid bus tickets are for sale
Write essay for Quest

December 4, 2018
Prepare documents
Assessment meeting with quest
Discuss funding me

December 5, 2018
Observe the new pups
Visit parents for dinner
Stroll along the lake

December 6, 2018
Deliver banner Downtown
for work on projects
Run at woodlawn lake

December 7, 2018
grant organizer call
Failed to eat a healthy lunch
Late night GameStop shift

December 8, 2018
Adoption event
Help mom move heavy items
Blog and clean the house

December 9, 2018
Wake up for bus photo
Clean home and setup home office
Ready for new year

December 10, 2018
Finalize design
Schedule plans with project quest
Frito pie dinner

December 11, 2018
Certification
Meet with project quest advisor
Potential future.

December 12, 2018
Mail package to friend
Lose water bottle during
Consult board game store

December 13, 2018
Surprise lunch with friends
Christmas party for district
Celebrate funding

December 14, 2018
Joy filled walk to work
Pizza and walk for quick lunch
Fermented Friday

December 15, 2018
Waiting for email
Dressed as Santa for rescue
Worked late at GameStop

December 16, 2018
Slept in to mid day
Spicy noodles with Ariel
Relaxing sunday

December 17, 2018
Wrote the big letter,
Completed a final project
The year winds down now

December 18, 2018
Removed the band aid
Informed boss of future plans
Hot cocoA after

December 19, 2018
Up early today
Email confirmation today
PoGo tournament

December 20, 2018
Worked from bosses home
Ran errands and discussed work
Home to clean the house

December 21, 2018
Run Errands today
Visit Game Workshop for toy
Late to evening work

December 22, 2018
Friendly 5k race
Double Christmas parties kept me
Out late in the night

December 23, 2018
Up late for noodles
Last minute Christmas shopping
Game stop shift tonight

December 24, 2018
Red dawn light through glass
Christmas Eve shopping
followed By family joy

December 25, 2018
Christmas gifts for all
Sausage balls hot from the oven
Playtime with the kids

December 26, 2018
Dog sitting for friends
Work downtown setting up computer
Family time after

December 27, 2018
Up early for dogs
Lunch stroll to find warm pizza
Closing shift tonight

December 28, 2018
Gather bus supplies,
Babysitting friends dogs
Final days of work

December 29, 2018
Sleep late, tend devil dogs
Laundry and chores with parents
Relax in the night

December 30, 2018
Full day retail work.
Fajita tacos for sup
End dog sitting trip

December 31, 2018
Finish the year strong
Prepare challenges ahead
Celebrate the day

1Sec Everyday for 2018

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I actually really enjoyed this little project. I started this New Years Eve of last year. I was dog sitting for a friend and scrolling through blogs and I saw people posting about their 1Sec Everyday videos, and was like…I want to make one!

And so I did. I took a lot of videos of my cat. I also shot a large number of vertical videos and a handful of still photos on the days when I forgot to take a video.

This was fun, and something I am going to repeat in 2019.

Goals for 2019

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My goals for 2019 are going to be a bit different. My life is being dominated in the early part of the year by the new career academy so that will be the number one priority with everything else being secondary. I really am betting the farm on this. So goal one is of course GRADUATE. Everything else is just extra special.

Goal 1: Get Outside more

I went to the beach a few times in 2018, and went on a lot of long walks and a few runs. For a while I was training for a half marathon, but then I got side tracked. 2019 I want to get back into hiking, and riding my bike and running. I am currently training for a 5k, but then it’ll be to train for a 10k and more.

I also want to get back into kayaking in 2019, and it will be right around the time of me starting a new job, so it will be a perfect stress reliever.

Goal 2: Read a New Book

I had a goal of reading a ton of new books in 2018. I missed that goal. The problem is I end up reading the same books over and over. I love the
Wheel of Time, but I end up reading my favorite books in the series. I have a ton of books that I have picked up that I should read. So now I need to sit down and read it.

Goal 3: Personal Development

This was pulled from my ToDoist template that I added. Pick up a new daily habit, exercise and get in shape as much as possible. And log my spending and stay on the budget were the items I added to my todolist.

I have been running, but on my off days I am going to be doing the items in the Sworkit app to help me stay on target, and logging my calories with MyFitnessPal.

My new daily habit is to not drinks sodas. Better for my teeth, and my diet. Instead of soda I will get my 10,000 steps.

Goal 4: Document

I am going through a ton of changes in 2019 career and lifestyle wise. I want to document my 2019 as much as possible. In 2018 I recorded a 1 sec video every day for the year. Almost everyday I should say as some of those days I forgot, but I did take a picture.

I am going to continue that in 2019. A picture and a video everyday for 2019.

And blog as much as possible.

What are your goals for 2019?