Melyanna's Journal

2024-08-03

A small life update after my holidays

I am reading “GAZA Love and hate for Israel” by Gad Lerner, a Jewish Italian journalist.

I am enjoying various podcasts recently, and listening to “Hit me hard and soft” by Billie Eilish.

I got back last week from my holiday and my batteries are recharged.

Here are some things I would like to pick up:

• Learn Esperanto.
• Learn German (again).
• Pick up Python again.
• Run 10Ks regularly.
• Donate blood.
• Volunteer at a local charity.

My goals for 2024 are:

• Document my life.
• Open savings account.
• Pension fund.
• Run again.
• Read every day.
• Eat healthy.
• Get my own car.
• Drive.

2024-07-31

I am back home and to my regular life. It's actually nice to return to my usual routine now that I spent some time traveling and away.

I feel refreshed enough that I can pick up my personal projects again too, like updating this nice little page I have here.

There are many pages and random bits of writing I made scattered all over various spaces on the web. I am exploring ways of streamlining them and also of updating them from the comfort of the terminal on my RasPi.

2024-07-08

Off to Germany!

This year has been quite busy with work and travel, and I barely had time to pick this little corner of the internet up again.

I have felt tired a lot, mostly because of how tough 2023 was, and how little time I had to take a break as last year rolled directly into this one.

I will be spending the next three weeks touring Germany, and then hopefully return refreshed and rested, ready to get right into a good routine that doesn't mame me feel tired all the time, and that lets me have space for work, family, friends, my partner, and my personal projects.

2024-01-05

Long time no seen!

I am taking a look back at 2023 so I can set my intentions and goals for this new year. As part of the exercise, I am re-reading all of my notes, journal entries and random scraps of writings I have collected in the past year, and WOW, I had forgotten I have been maintaning this journal since 2022.

Re-reading my enytries, I wish I had been more consistent with updating my journal in 2023. So much has happened that I have not documented. I am going to make it a goal for 2024 to be better at journaling and documenting my own life: it does help with introspection and growth.