Weeknotes: Aug. 22-28, 2026

I’m hoping this mini clamp-on shelf (right) will let me keep my thesaurus in arm’s reach without me piling junk on it 😂 also hopefully Mina will not try to sit on it Win of the week: dropped off a ton of household goods at Goodwill (discovered that there’s a lunch hour rush) plus I’ve scheduled curbside electronics recycling for next week to get rid of the old toaster oven Looking forward to: seeing my niece! Stuff I did: 3.75 hours book proposal 3.5 hours finishing my Statement of Qualifications 2 hours professional website updates tracked what I read online on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday baked blackberry ginger scones reorganized my cleaning supplies closet MSFT was back over $500 so I dumped the remainder of my husband’s shares (index funds are already tech-heavy enough) and updated my portfolio tracker prepped for my niece’s visit walked with my friend Dinners: toasted bread + air fryer carrots pizza delivery — cheese pizza PCC Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad (used jarred Fresno…