I’m writing at my usual morning spot, the dining room table. It’s a circular shape, but I think I might prefer it if it were square. We could push it closer to the window, though it would only fit three people. It’s just my wife and me, plus our four animals. The animals don’t know how to sit at a table yet.
I think a table like that in that location would add charm and space.
Anyway, two of my cats are sitting with me now. Olive, my stocky tuxedo cat, is sitting in the chair next to me. Spud, my long-haired cat, is sitting on the table. His head is resting on my wrist right now. He will take whatever attention he can get. He’s not supposed to be on the table, but he’s persistent.
This next part could be a separate post, but I’ll add it here.
Yesterday, I got super distracted and didn’t end up getting any work done. It was one of those distractions that felt productive but really wasn’t.
I’ve been working on my typing skills. I sat down and told myself I would do a five-minute typing test. I literally did the typing test for five hours nonstop! I didn’t get up once. That’s not like me at all; I usually take a five-minute break every 25 minutes.
I was trying to reach 70 words per minute. I got to 69 several times, but never reached 70.
Anyway, I learned two lessons. First, I will never reach my typing goals if I don’t learn to type correctly. This means keeping my fingers on the home row and not looking at the keyboard. It might seem easier to type randomly, but in the long run, I’m hurting myself. Yesterday confirmed that for me. From now on, I will use the home row, and I’ll be typing 100 words per minute in no time, if I can even think that fast.
The second thing I learned is to stick to the plan. If I had worked in 25-minute increments with five-minute breaks, I wouldn’t have gotten trapped in that loop. Because after every 25-minute work session, I review what I’m doing, and I would have realized I needed to stop and start using the home row only.
Welp, today is a new day.