Weekly review: Week ending July 11, 2010

Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Sacha Chua

The tea party turned out to be a lemonade-and-fruits party. It was a wonderful stretch. Twelve people came, and we had lots of interesting conversations. People loved the fruits, home-made biscuits and jam, and home-grown peas. It took little time to prepare and tidy up, and it was well worth it. =) I’d like to host another get-together in August, although it’ll be interesting to figure out how we can make more people comfortable.

Plans from last week:

Work

[X] Finalize posters
[X] Revise expertise locator note
[X] Talk to manager in Lotus (IBM)
Supported upcoming engagements in terms of expertise location and Idea Lab planning
Supported training programs by creating charts and material
Improved newsletter and community toolkit

Relationships

[X] Host tea party on Saturday – Just canned blueberry jam, kiwi jam, and apricot syrup. Perfect excuse to make biscuits and banana bread. Also good time to raid the garden for a pea shoot and nasturtium flower salad, and green beans and garlic scapes. Maybe bruschetta with basil too. =) Mmm…
[C] Check out High Park picnic potluck organized by Gail Vaz-Oxlade – spent the day doing chores and helping J- with ukulele
[ ] Drop off marriage licence application – filled out, still need to drop it off; wedding postponed to October-ish due to parents’ visa delays
[ ] Fix jacket for tea ceremony – postponed because of wedding delay

Life

[-] Try more videoblogging – recorded some more
[X] Practice ukulele for at least half an hour a day. Have to work on those calluses…

Plans for next week:

Work

[ ] Support upcoming workshops
[ ] Plan for and have mid-year review
[ ] Consolidate community toolkit

Relationships

[ ] Organize a get-together or spend time with friends
[ ] Reschedule all the services related to the wedding
[ ] Cook a new recipe

Life

[ ] Find a singing teacher
[ ] Learn how to play “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on the ukulele
[ ] Identify and work on clutter spots

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