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 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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!.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. Week 45: Coaching

    A week of catching up with people, playing with Architect, binge-watching Castle, career coaching, house news, and a night of Kalimotxo Blondes. Read Week 45: Coaching.

  14. Week 44: Genius

    Six sheets of A4 grid paper laid out with city walls drawn in a large circle across all of them.

    A week of cute babies, lots of fun pull requests, stress and exhaustion, being Spelling Bee geniuses, and ramping up my map-drawing ambitions. Read Week 44: Genius.

  15. Week 43: Caring

    A simple map of a fantasy town named Brightsage. It's a town at the meeting of two rivers and has a large east–west trade route going through it.

    A week of caring for Charlotte, being sad, being desperate to move house, drawing D&D maps, and binge-watching Bones and The Circle. Read Week 43: Caring.

  16. Week 42: Tootsie

    Tootsie laying on his back on his favourite blanket

    A week of moping around the house, crying, terrible phone calls, crying some more, and feeling a bit empty. Read Week 42: Tootsie.

  17. Week 41: Loch Lomond and Fife

    Rowan walking along the rocky shore of Loch Lubnaig

    A week of incredible countryside, lots of hiking, crystal clear lochs, distillery tours, and being surrounded by tiny pups. Read Week 41: Loch Lomond and Fife.

  18. Week 40: Edinburgh

    Rowan and Charlotte in blues, greens, and reds. Picture taken by a thermographic camera.

    A week of second vaccines, lots of fun pairing on a schema, a pint in The Sea Horse, a new Note post type, and the beginning of a relaxing week in Scotland. Read Week 40: Edinburgh.

  19. Week 39: Cold Wet Flannel

    Tootsie laying on the floor with a wet flannel draped over his body.

    A week of work rounders, new Rowans, melting cats, a mid-year review, and a fun stag do where I learned something I'm unexpectedly good at. Read Week 39: Cold Wet Flannel.

  20. Week 38: Searches

    A week of being sensible, visiting family, a lot of code for code's sake, looking forward to seeing work friends, and finally committing money to my flat purchase. Read Week 38: Searches.