This week was about sewing. I made three tops, wow! I might go to the fabric store on Tuesday to see if there are other fabrics that I'd like to turn into tops using the same pattern.

Also, I made lemon meringue for the first time in ages. I tried another biscotti recipe, too.

My Samsung Galaxy S3 started power-cycling, so I replaced it with a Moto G. The Moto G is working surprisingly well. I thought I'd have problems with the small, non-expandable storage, but it works just fine. =)

Blog posts

• Weekly review: Week ending February 20, 2015
• Sketched Book – So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love – Cal Newport
• Learn how to take notes more efficiently in Org Mode
• Different dimensions of scaling up
• Using Emacs to prepare files for external applications like Autodesk Sketchbook Pro
• Tell the difference between diminishing returns and compounding growth when it comes to investing in skills
• Trying on common goals

Sketches

• Journal
  • 2015-02-23b Week ending 2015-02-20 -- index card #weekly
  • 2015-02-21b Saturday -- index card #journal
  • 2015-02-22a Sunday -- index card #journal
  • 2015-02-23a Monday -- index card #journal
  • 2015-02-24e Tuesday -- index card #journal
  • 2015-02-25a Wednesday -- index card #journal
  • 2015-02-26a Thursday -- index card #journal
  • 2015-02-27a Friday -- index card #journal
• Sewing
  • 2015-02-24a New pattern, or several of one -- index card #sewing
  • 2015-02-24d Improving my sewing experience -- index card #sewing
  • 2015-02-25b What's next for sewing -- index card #sewing
• 2015-02-21a Plan for replacement phone -- index card #tech #phone
• 2015-02-24b Exploring idiosyncratic questions -- index card #questions #sharing
• 2015-02-24c Update on phone decision -- index card #tech #decision

Link round-up

• Org HTML themes – interesting Javascript+CSS+HTML output for Org Mode files, with task support. howeverHat-tip to Grant Rettke for the link
• my pkm story: Evolution of models and understanding.
• Greg Kroleski: Six Years of Tracking My Time: Always interesting to learn from other time trackers.
• Balancing Spending and Time: How “Time Frugality” Can Save You Lots of Cash: Be mindful about the artificial substitution of money for time or enjoyment.
• Raising Science-y Kids on the Cheap: So cool!
• Handling Windows: Hmm, maybe I should use bookmarks more often…
• web-mode.el v11 is released: I should get the hang of these expanders.
• (or emacs: Hydra 0.11.0 is out: Oh, it does have non-color options after all.
• New Org Mode app for android, seems like a big improvement over the alternatives.: Hmm…
• Need your help in compiling a list of packages useful for writing prose.: Check out the comments for great recommendations.

Focus areas and time review

• Business (26.5h – 15%)
  • Earn (10.7h – 40% of Business)
    • ☑ Earn: E1: 1-2 days of consulting
    • ☐ Prepare invoice
  • Build (3.5h – 13% of Business)
    • Drawing (1.4h)
    • Delegation (0.0h)
    • Packaging (0.0h)
    • Paperwork (0.8h)
      • ☐ File payroll return
    • ☑ Figure out why library isn't renewing
    • ☑ Fix color detection
  • Connect (12.3h – 46% of Business)
• Relationships (12.5h – 7%)
  • ☑ Help Sean with Emacs
  • ☑ Print tickets
  • ☑ Hang out with Linda and watch Gabriel perform
• Discretionary – Productive (24.1h – 14%)
  • Emacs (1.6h – 0% of all)
    • ☑ Help Sean with Ruby environment
    • ☑ Choose additional fabrics for Sorbetto top
    • ☑ Get 1.5 yards of cotton shirting
  • Sewing
    • ☑ Print out Colette pattern
  • Phone
    • ☑ Figure out what's going on with my phone
    • ☑ Set up new phone
    • ☑ Buy Moto G from Staples
    • ☑ Upgrade to Lollipop
  • ☑ Attend Sketchnote Hangout
  • ☑ Read synopsis for Die Walkure
  • ☐ Read chapter 4 of Intermediate Japanese
  • ☐ Review Createspace
  • ☐ Investigate Powershell
  • Writing (2.1h)
• Discretionary – Play (9.0h – 5%)
• Personal routines (21.6h – 12%)
• Unpaid work (16.3h – 9%)
• Sleep (58.1h – 34% – average of 8.3 per day)