In April we hit 468 activities, once again setting a record for ourselves! I am very pleased with the output, and at the same time cautious to press much harder for the immediate future. Last month was very action packed, my wife left her job as planned, I had lots of work stress and we did a ton of socializing. I was also able to continue jogging and am feeling good about that as well. I’ve been using basic to-do lists towards the end of the month now, to make sure I’m targeting tasks that are on the threshold of improving, or maintaining tasks that are at risk of deteriorating. All this marks really solid improvement, and I’m ready to continue it even though it feels a bit too close to maximum for me at the moment. We’re continuing to grow.

Last week I finally built my cleaning kit, and I’m looking forward to seeing how that helps me tackle the bathrooms.

Health-wise, I’m back down to withing 5lbs of my goal weight, and it feels like the goal weight is still within reach. I can stand to lose 5 more lbs, but it will be challenging and I need to give myself grace for the food noise and frustration I’ll be feeling. Its very challenging balancing my diet, but I’ve been glad to incorporate more greens and in May hope to keep things balanced, with less partaking of desserts, sugar, and carbs.

On the CompTIA front, things are progressing very well, on schedule. I needed to cut back on the hours due to some intense workdays, but I am still on track to finish my notes by the end of this cycle, take a practice test, and then spend all of next cycle preparing for my Core 1 test at the end of June. I’m really grateful to myself for giving myself plenty of time and space to study as I feel ready to, and to take breaks in between when feeling overwhelmed. Its been extremely challenging, but its interesting to not be feeling hopeless on a school-adjacent thing for a change.

On the subject of sleep, I think we’ve stagnated over the last month. Counting the days on my sleep app, I spent fewer days above 8 hours in April than March, so I should make that a significant focus for the month ahead. I’ve also noticed a “pressure building” over the last few weeks, which could be attributed partially to lack of sleep. I want to make it a goal to have at least one week where I get at least 8 hours a night, and see if the pressure remains after that.

Relationships are doing well, we’ve spent a LOT of time with friends this last month, and also done a lot of socializing at the new tabletop club we’ve been going to. I’ve even been playing starcraft again with a cousin of mine! I hope that as I scale back on the social front to give myself more space for personal goals and rest that I feel lonelier or detached from them, this will be an intentional choice.