Rowan’s Weeknotes

Weekly updates about what’s happening in my life. If you want more regular but less structured updates, check out my notes.

  1. Week 64: Adjourned

    A heron standing at the edge of a canal at night

    A week of infuriating cancellations, great vegetarian food, painting walls, winter coats, nighttime walks, and a new direction at work. Read Week 64: Adjourned.

  2. Week 63: Wordle

    A grid of coloured squares indicating a Wordle score. Guess 1: unused, wrong place, correct, unused, unused. Guess 2: unused, correct, correct, wrong place, unused. Guess 3: unused, correct, correct, unused, correct. Guess 4: unused, correct, correct, correct, correct. Guess 5: won!

    A week of Wordle, ideal starting words, kitchen upgrades, bedroom upgrades, worrying about the trial, a slightly different role, and a lot of Minecraft. Read Week 63: Wordle.

  3. Week 62: Zzzzz

    A week of post-Christmas isolation, ringing in the new year, feeling very antiwork, painting prep, and being incredibly tired. Read Week 62: Zzzzz.

  4. Week 61: Christmas Jab

    A week of Christmas celebrations, booster jabs, too much food, wild numbers of sick people, lots of Minecraft, and throwing money at Disney/Marvel. Read Week 61: Christmas Jab.

  5. Week 60: Wings of East

    A series of paint patches gathered together to form the shape of a Christmas tree

    A week of ups and downs at work, an awful lot of Minecraft, some Christmas films, delicious fried chicken, and some paint decisions. Read Week 60: Wings of East.

  6. Week 59: Jordan

    Charlotte standing on a tall rock looking over the desert

    A week of beautiful landscapes, incredible desert hikes, gorging myself on Jordanian food, floating in the Dead Sea, and exploring ancient cities. Read Week 59: Jordan.

  7. Week 58: Wired

    A mess of cables wired into an old thermostat

    A week of travel plans, electrical wiring, smart thermostats, finally having only one house, assembled desks, and a surprise bonus at work. Read Week 58: Wired.

  8. Week 57: Mould Risk

    Movie posters for the four new film's I've watches so far this year

    A week of high mould risks, beautiful desks, winning a quiz, eating delicious Punjabi food, and watching a lot of excellent Christmas films now that it's Christmas. Read Week 57: Mould Risk.

  9. Week 56: Patches

    A wall covered in 20 different green and neutral paint patches

    A week of expanding paint samples, nerding out with temperature and humidity sensors, feeling rough, and a bunch of new board games. Read Week 56: Patches.

  10. Week 55: Germs

    A delicious-looking lasagna with a crispy top and lots of fried sage

    A week of many meals out, lots of cute new plant friends, paint samples, nasty germ spreaders, and a tasty lasagna. Read Week 55: Germs.

  11. Week 54: Drill Bits

    A view of my living room, with a corner sofa now positioned by the window

    A week of reorganising rooms, spending butt-loads of money on power tools, lovely dinners with Euan, getting my hands dirty with some pairing, and gentle roastings all around. Read Week 54: Drill Bits.

  12. Year 1: Home

    A full year of weeknotes represented as a grid of thumbnails

    A year of big life changes, buying a flat, losing Tootsie, writing a lot, trying to keep up to date with technology, games, puzzles, and a lot of isolation. Read Year 1: Home.

  13. Week 53: Settling

    A bright little lamp in the shape of a cute cat

    A week of settling in nicely, some satisfying DIY, sampling a lot of champagne, even more super-fast internet, and a farewell at work. Read Week 53: Settling.

  14. Week 52: Whitechapel

    Me with a shit-eating grin, opening my front door for the first time

    A week of moving house, fast internet, assembling furniture, lots of new shopping options, fake prosecco, and some fun hardware tinkering. Read Week 52: Whitechapel.

  15. Week 51: Tetris

    A large pile of neatly packed boxes full of my possessions

    A week of fighting moths, being great at packing, sorting cables, lots of Minecraft, being super excited for good internet, and some reduced stress levels. Read Week 51: Tetris.

  16. Week 50: Exchange!

    A week of legally binding contracts, transferring large sums of money, giving away our stuff, lovely chats in The Sea Horse, and fighting with our growing moth population. Read Week 50: Exchange!.

  17. Week 49: Chips and Mayo

    Me sipping a cold Stella in a hot tub

    A week of welsh countryside, failing to exchange, birthday scones, a cute cat friend, perfecting some chips, and some sightseeing by car. Read Week 49: Chips and Mayo.

  18. Week 48: Sheep Rescuers

    Me, Charlotte, and Luke looking out over some rolling hills full of sheep

    A week of great flat buying news, a couple of Jägerbombs, 3D printing, a long drive to Wales, a hot tub, and rescuing a lost sheep. Read Week 48: Sheep Rescuers.

  19. Week 47: Mortgage Offer

    A dark cave with glowing vines descending from the roof

    A week of obscene amounts of money, getting excited about cardboard boxes, lovely coffees with friends, three months of crosswords, and a celebratory meal. Read Week 47: Mortgage Offer.

  20. Week 46: Slapped Wrist

    A week of architecture diagrams, booking holidays, signing contracts, a bunch of new TV, and being overenthusiastic about boozing again. Read Week 46: Slapped Wrist.