October 2025

Personal

• Week 6 of training for the Houston Marathon (Jan 2026) (Strava)
• Reading Julia by Sandra Newman - a retelling of 1984
• Excited for upcoming travel: Philadelphia, Dallas, and Tampa
• Finishing CEUs to maintain NASM Personal Training and UESCA Endurance Coaching certifications

Work

• Wrapping up end-of-year goals and prepping for career development conversations
• Recently transitioned to full-time remote and adjusting to the pace and deeper focus

Thinking About

• Goal setting and where I want to focus in the next year
• And then what? - The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman
• The Hedonic Treadmill and how to increase baseline "happiness" versus being reliant on outside events

“Distracted from distraction by distraction” ― T.S. Elliot