W2. Happy New Year!
Checking in from Koh Phangan; the island where 45% score 100 on the woo-woo scale, 45% are backpackers getting trashed at the full moon parties, and the rest are just here to work in peace while enjoying sun, beach and coffee.
Guess which category I'm in.
I've been coming to Thailand for years by now, but every time I arrive it still surprises me just how good it feels to be here. My body relaxes and even the most boring tasks are easy enough to tackle.
Happy places! Plus a padel court, which is not a happy place, but it's fun to learn something new.
This week
... I'm focusing on client work and getting my new website up and running. Learning Framer at the same time, which is a bit of a learning curve.
... I'm reading Body Work, by Melissa Febos. About the art and benefits of writing personal narratives.
... I'm looking forward to getting back into a workout routine. Holidays and travels makes consistency hard and Strava was kind enough to highlight that my workout effort is "below average". Thanks, Strava.
Last week
... I was in Bangkok for a few days. Always a delight.
... I arrived in Koh Phangan, via Koh Samui airport. It's the cutest. I almost didn't mind having to wait two hours for the ferry, since we arrived at the absurd time 7am. Guess what time we had to get up for that flight. 🫠
Airports, what's stopping you from looking like this?
... I celebrated New Years Eve, tropical style. Honestly a pretty lame party, but the company was great.
... I posted a Year on Books here and on Instagram. More for my own amusement than anything else.
... I did my second padel class. One more, and Tom says I'm allowed to play with other people!
... I finished the last episode of Pluribus. Many opinions on this show! I end up in a philosophical discussion anytime I talk about it, which honestly might be the best review a show can get? The main character is painfully annoying though.
Happy Monday!
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