Kyle R. Conway

Day: May 10, 2014

  • Three Things: Three

    a minor commitment
    – three things: one
    – three things: two

    Enjoyment1
    – a walk in the park
    – beautiful weather
    – an early start
    – a park
    – a snack

    Books2
    – a decision pre-made
    – a collection pre-created
    – a clear objective
    – a step-by-step pathway to success

    Cleaning3
    – something you are interested in to listen to fedora.next
    – no distractions
    – a clear and meaningful objective
    – tea

    1. consider making this outing one you repeat. ↩
    2. with many unnecessary books taking up space in boxes in basements I decided to give paperbackswap a trial run. So far so good. ↩
    3. happy mother’s day ↩

  • Three Things: Two

    a minor commitment
    – three things: one

    Basement Cleaning Activity1
    – Loud children’s music by the brilliant Justin Roberts provided the soundtrack
    – Simple objectives for my little helpers (e.g. these in the box; these on the table; these in the garbage)
    – The only distractions were game-oriented and fun

    Bedtime2
    A combination of:
    – The stories they request
    – The poems of A. A. Milne — some favorites: Buckingham Palace and Independence
    – Patience

    Book Selection3
    – You’d pre-selected them first
    – You chose from the much smaller pre-selection
    – They were awaiting action when you arose for the day

    1. tl;dr — fun music and clear game-like objectives won the day ↩
    2. tl;dr — (1) let them choose a few. (2) finish with something good that you enjoy. (3) wait. ↩
    3. tl;dr — remove the unnecessary ↩