Now
Writing on June 12, 2024, from my apartment on the Plateau Mont-Royal (Montréal / Tiohtià:ke)
Summer started energetically! Leif and I returned from a wedding in southern Denmark to find Montréal’s lilac and magnolia trees in full bloom, which is one of my favourite little seasons in this city.
While I was in Denmark, I discovered that I got into the UQÀM kinésiologie programme I was applying for, which is a huge relief. I start classes in September, and I’m very excited to embark on that new adventure.
As of June, I am enrolled in the online Yoga For Athletes certification course given by YogaMedicine.com to start elaborating my own stretching and yoga knowledge.
Movement-wise, I’ve been back in the ballet studio a minimum of twice a week. Though I’m eventually going to have to dial down the canicross training with Pippin because of the summer heat, we’re still tackling that training at a very relaxed pace. I’m also registered to run a half-marathon (21.1 km) in September and have embarked on a 14-week running programme (with room for a 2 week taper at the end). I haven’t ran an official race since I was a kid, so this is exciting. I think my right leg is doing a lot better, and I’m really excited to throw myself into this training.
I feel like I did not give myself enough time for reading or writing this May — nor even blogging — and that is definitely something I have to fix this June.
Objectives for 2024
Reading
A complete list of the books I'm currently reading (Mille feuilles)
Manuscripts
Current project is a little novel called Codename Sapphire (my main focus during NaNoWriMo 2023, which produced a complete outline and approximately 15 000 words). My current goal is to complete 120 000 words on this project by the end of the year, so approximately 750 words per day throughout the rest of 2024.
Ballet
The bar below is tracking minutes of technique classes throughout 2024, for a total of 100 * 60 minutes = 6 000 minutes.
Trail running & canicross
I’m experimenting with setting a yearly trail and urban run km goal of 300 km total. At the moment, I’m counting distance run with Pippin as well. (Come follow me on Strava! I also sometimes share cute photos of Pip there!)
This page is inspired by Derek Sivers' Now: as Sivers writes: how you would describe your life to a friend you haven't seen in a year? (If you're mostly here for updates about my puppy Pippin — I do not blame you! — he has his own Now page.)