skiing – Anne Z

Day 245 of 1000: Planning for Valentine’s Day Week

Plans for the week including Valentine’s Day dinner, writing about investing, working on Mechanism paintings, dancing through life.

On my experience with Wellbutrin for overeating and overdrinking. How it’s changing the landscape of my desire.

Things I do as a chore vs things I do for joy and delight. Writing for delight. Studying philosopher’s lives. Newsletter topics.

Thinking about elder care issues including dog care and driving. The tradeoff between safety and independence.

Pondering my relationship with my body and what I want that relationship to look like in 2026.

This week I crashed skiing, an accident redux recalling a similar crash of mine from ten years ago. A few thoughts on what it meant to me.

Using Ian Leslie’s 27 Notes on Growing Old(er) as a starting point for reflecting on my new romantic relationship.

What if the goal isn’t to retire forever—but to live fully, for now? A reflection on happiness, money, and agency.